After debate by Messrs. Butler, of Lowell, Hubbard, of Boston, and Dana, member for Manchester,

Mr. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, moved to amend the second Resolve, by adding the following:

I, A. B., do solemnly swear to support the Constitution of the United States.

Also, by striking out, in the sixth line of the second Resolve, (printed copy,) the words "there shall be but one."

Also, the word "which," and inserting the word "the" after the word "that," in the same line.

Also, to substitute the word "oaths" for the word "oath."

After debate by Messrs. Crowninshield, of Boston, Hallett, member for Wilbraham, and Kellogg, of Hadley,

Mr. Frothingham, of Charlestown, moved that the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again, which motion was adopted. And the Committee accordingly rose.

Mr. GRAY, of Boston, in the chair.

TUESDAY, May 31, 1853.

By direction of the Convention, the Committee resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, being the Report of the Committee upon the subject of Oaths and Subscriptions, the pending question being upon the amendment of Mr. Hallett, member for Wilbraham.

After debate by Messrs. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, Butler, of Lowell, Bird, of Walpole, Keyes, member for Abington, French, of New Bedford, and Gooch, of Melrose,

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Whitney, of Boylston, then moved to amend the Report by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting the following:

"That it is expedient to amend and alter the existing Constitution by leaving out all oaths and subscriptions."

After remarks by Mr. Whitney, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Hopkinson, of Boston, moved to strike out from the Resolutions, all except the fourth article of the third Resolve, and the fourth Resolve; but the motion was rejected.

On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Natick, it was

Voted, That the Committee rise, and report that the Resolves ought

to pass.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER, member for Marshfield, in the chair.

By direction of the Convention, the Committee resumed the consideration of the Report from the Special Committee on Elections, relating to Elections by Plurality; the pending question being no the amendment previously offered by Mr. Walker, of North Brookfield. After debate by Messrs. Morton, of Taunton, Kinsman, of Newburyport, and Aspinwall, of Brookline,

Mr. Oliver of Lawrence, moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Walker, by inserting the word "civil" between the words "of" and "officers."

Pending this motion, Mr. Dana, member for Manchester, moved that the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again. The motion was agreed to.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER, member for Marshfield, in the chair. The Committee resumed the consideration of the subject of Elections by Plurality, the pending question being on the amendment of Mr. Oliver, of Lawrence, to the amendment of Mr. Walker, of North Brookfield.

Mr. Walker accepted the amendment of Mr. Oliver.

After debate by Messrs. Dana, member for Manchester, Adams, of Lowell, Keyes, member for Abington, Hurlbut, of Sudbury, White, of Quincy, Walker, of North Brookfield, and Hathaway, of Freetown, Mr. Butler, of Lowell, moved that the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

The motion was agreed to.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

WEDNESDAY, June 1, 1853.

Mr. SUMNER, member for Marshfield, in the chair.

By direction of the Convention, the Committee resumed the consideration of the subject of Elections by Plurality, the pending ques

tion being on the amendment offered by Mr. Walker, of North Brookfield.

Mr. Walker withdrew his amendment.

The question then recurring on the adoption of the original Resolution reported by the Committee,

Mr. Hubbard, of Boston, moved to amend the Resolve by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting the following:

That it is expedient so to amend the Constitution as to provide that the persons respectively having the highest number of votes, for governor and lieutenant-governor, shall be elected: but in case two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for governor or lieutenant-governor, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in convention and choose one of the said persons so having an equal and the highest number of votes for governor or lieutenantgovernor, and the person having the highest number of votes in the convention of the two houses shall be elected.

Resolved, That it is expedient so to amend the Constitution as to provide that, in the election of senators, the person having the highest number of votes in each district shall be elected; but in case two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes in any district, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in convention and choose one of the persons so having an equal and the highest number of votes for senator of said district, and the person having the highest number of votes in the convention of the two houses shall be elected.

After debate by Messrs. Hubbard, of Boston, Churchill, of Milton, and Hillard, of Boston,

Mr. Hale, of Bridgewater, moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr. Hubbard, by adding the following:

Also, That in all elections of representatives to the general court, where there shall be a failure to elect by a majority of all the votes given in on the first meeting for that purpose, the person or persons, when more than one is to be chosen, having the highest number of votes at a meeting for that purpose on any subsequent day when such meetings may be constitutionally holden, shall be elected.

After debate by Messrs. Wilson, of Natick, Butler, of Lowell, French, of Berkley, and Hooper, of Fall River,

The amendment of Mr. Hale was rejected.

The question then recurred upon the amendment of Mr. Hubbard, which was also rejected.

The question recurred on the original Resolve reported by the Committee.

Mr. Hooper, of Fall River, moved to amend the Resolve by striking out, in the second line, (printed copy,) the words "officers named in it," and inserting the following: "governor and lieutenant-governor, senators in the state senate, representatives in the general court, all county officers and all municipal officers." Mr. Allen, of Worcester, moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr. Hooper, by striking out the words "governor and lieutenant-governor, senators and representatives."

After debate by Messrs. Hubbard, of Boston, Bradbury, of Newton, Banks, of Waltham, and Gray, of Boston,

Mr. Allen modified his amendment by moving to strike out the word "governor."

After debate by Messrs. Parker, of Cambridge, and Crowninshield, of Boston,

The amendment offered by Mr. Allen was rejected;-one hundred and seventy-five gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred and seventy-six voting in the negative.

Mr. Allen then moved to amend the amendment by striking out the word "lieutenant-governor," and the motion was adopted;-one hundred and eighty-three gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred and eighty-one in the negative.

Mr. Allen, of Worcester, moved to reconsider the vote by which the Committee refused to strike out the word "governor" from the amendment offered by Mr. Hooper, and the motion was adopted ;one hundred and ninety-four gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred and sixty-seven voting in the negative.

The question then recurred upon the motion of Mr. Allen, to amend the amendment by striking out the word "governor."

On this question, one hundred and eighty-six gentlemen voted in the affirmative, and one hundred and seventy-three in the negative. So the motion of Mr. Allen was adopted.

Mr. Allen then moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "senators in the state senate ;" but the motion was rejected;one hundred and sixty-seven gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred and ninety-three in the negative.

Mr. Allen further moved to amend the amendment, by striking out the words "representatives in the general court," which motion was adopted;—one hundred and eighty-six gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred and seventy-one in the negative.

Mr. Thompson, of Charlestown, moved to amend the amendment

by striking out the words "all county officers; " but the motion was rejected;-ninety gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and two hundred and three in the negative.

Mr. Spooner, of Warwick, moved to amend the amendment, by striking out the words "and all municipal officers;" but the motion was rejected;-one hundred and fifty-three gentlemen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred and fifty-four in the negative.

Mr. Spooner then moved a reconsideration of the last vote, which motion was agreed to by a vote of one hundred and eighty-three in the affirmative, and one hundred and fifty-seven in the negative.

The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Spooner, to strike out the words "and all municipal officers," one hundred and ninetyeight gentlemen voted in the affirmative, and one hundred, and sixtyfour in the negative. So the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Churchill, of Milton, moved to reconsider the vote by which the Committee refused to strike from the amendment of Mr. Hooper the words "senators in the state senate;" but the motion was rejected, by a vote of one hundred and sixteen in the affirmative, and two hundred in the negative.

Mr. Lawton, of Fall River, moved to reconsider the vote by which the Committee refused to strike from the amendment offered by Mr. Hooper the words "all county officers;" but the motion was rejected, by a vote of twenty-six in the affirmative, and one hundred and seventy-six in the negative.

The question recurring on the amendment offered by Mr. Hooper, as amended, it was adopted, by a vote of one hundred and fifty-nine in the affirmative, and one hundred and thirty in the negative.

Mr. Hale, of Bridgewater, moved to reconsider the last vote, but the motion was rejected.

Mr. Wilson, of Natick, moved to amend the Resolution, as amended, by inserting, after the word "receiving," the words, "at the second trial;" but the motion was rejected, by a vote of one hundred and fifty-six in the affirmative, and one hundred and seventy-six in the negative.

Mr. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, moved to amend the original Resolve of the Committee, as amended, by adding the following:

But in all elections of representatives to the general court, and of town and municipal officers, a majority of votes shall be required.

Mr. Gardner, of Seekonk, moved that the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again; but the motion was rejected. Mr. Hathaway, of Freetown, moved to amend the amendment