Early Governors' Papers

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, February 5^th 1814.

The Committee of both Houses, to whom was referred the Message of His Excellency the Governor of this Common-wealth, transmitting a letter from the Governor of Tennessee, enclosing a resolution of the General Assembly of that State, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, so as to reduce the term of service of Senators in Congress from six, to that of four years, from the time they enter upon the duties of their appointment; Report, That it is inexpedient that the same should be adopted.

Read and Accepted. Sent down for concurrence, John Phillips, President In the House of Representatives February 5^th. 1814.

Read and concurred Timothy Bigelow, Speaker

Secretary's Office, A true Copy Attest Alden Bradford Secy. of Common^th.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be requested to transmit to each of the Senators and Representatives of this Commonwealth in the Congress of the United States, an attested copy of these Resolutions.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to inform the Chief Magistrates of the several States in the Union of the doings of this Legislature respecting this subject, and to request them to communicate the same to the Legislatures of their respective States, and to solicit their co-operation in procuring the aforesaid amendments to be adopted and made a part of the Constitution.

House of Representatives, Feb. 8^th, 1815. Sent up for concurrence. TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker.

In Senate, Feb. 9^th, 1815. Read and concurred. JOHN PHILLIPS, President.

February 10^th, 1815--APPROVED, CALEB STRONG.

A true copy—ATTEST'R, Alden Bradford Secretary of the Commonwealth.