Official report of the debates and proceedings in the State convention Volume 2; assembled May 4th, 1853, to revise and amend the Constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...towns had vastly more influence over the legislature than the representatives from the city of Boston. I understood him to say that it is not true that individuals in the city exert an influence over the members from the country in relation to their conduct in the legislature. Sir, it will require pretty strong evidence to convince me that such an influence is not exerted. I believe it is thrown in and around the legislature by the citizens of Boston enough to overbalance the votes of many country members. I may be in an error, but I submit whether the power of Boston in the legislature is not more than a hundred per cent. over her numerical representation? While passing to and from the city, in the cars, I have met with lobby members of the legislature, who were telling how they had been here in the city, and how they had operated upon and influenced such and such members of the legislature to vote for this or that measure. Well, Sir, if this has been done in the past, I do J not know why it will not be done again in the future. At any rate, I think we ought to make provision tor as large a country influence in the legislature as we can without interfering with the rights of the city. Thus it is proportionately with the large and central portions of the Commonwealth. The distant small towns cannot be here in anything like equal proportions; and if they were, their influence would be comparatively trifling. Why, Sir, here are our merchant princes, with their elegant and powerful bearing, our wealthy capitalists, with their all-controlling banking system and operations; our immense railroads, and manufacturing corporations; an empire--yes, Sir, an EMpniE of business men--are here in the city of Boston. Why, Sir, gentlemen have told me, in conversation, that ...

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