Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-16

| all the votes polltd in The district iatuing ne
town OF Stockton, il appears lnat the tour
elected are VI HolingswoUh, 5 Haley, b. $
| Lip. incoll, G l. PECK But Ilonly he woes poll.
ed On The III Of Angus; are 10 lie couEled-i c /.
the vote ot Stockton BE- eycludei-lne tour L,le
gales elected arc J NJ HollInssworh 5 L Yer.
mule, NJ Fallon, b + Moore.
This question is le Tor the decision O. your
| honorable body which j. deemed The proper lodse
o. The election returns, AID qualifications OF lis
own members.
As the relative population OF The several dis.
tricts has materially changed since The issuing q
The PROCLAMATION OF June Sd, calling ,r the cleo
ton Of delegates 10 this convention, The Governo!
won'd respectfully recommend tha, additional
delegates be received from some Of The larger and
more populous districts.
SEN. 4-Al,er much debate relative 10 preli
minary matters, and in deciding upon The per.
sons entitled 10 seats in the convention, il vas re
termned that the following persons should be al
med in addition 10 nose named in The govern
| orS message:
Los Angeles: Hcga Reid, La;s Rubiaeaur
| Manuel Requena. SANTA Barbara: Maure
lnero, Jacin.o Rodriguez, Ami'asia Garlic
San J. Sc Pedro Sanseyaine, Julian Hanks
San Francisco: w u M Howard, Francis J
LiPpit, A ] Ellis, R M Price. Sonoma: Rich
ard a Mawpin, James CymaD. Sacramento
L w Hastings, John BidUe l. John Foaler
M NJ McCarver, John McDougal, 0 Crosby
w Blackburn, James Green, 2 Nj Jones, w
Lacy, G E Pickett. San Joaquin Il f Lippin.
eau, ) Haley, Peck. Moore, NJ Fallon
b Osden, NJ Jones. 7 l. Vsrmuile, o NJ We
zerc7alt, Geo A Pendleton, Jeremiah Ford, Col
Jackson. L Morgan, Waller Chapman.
Sept. 5.-Thc members OF the convention
took the o.th 10 support tie consti ul!on Of be
United States, after which the convention deci-
ded, by voc Of twenty eight TO eight, 10 frame
State constitution, and not plan OF terri o.
rial government.
Sep. 6.-The Char announced the following
standing commit, ee on the constitution:
Messrs Gwin, Norton, Hill, Pedtorena, Eos.
ter, Garlic, La Guerra, Rodriguez, Trft. Ca
barruvios, Dent, Halleck, Dimmick, Hoppe,
Vallejo, Walker, Snyder, Sherwood, Lippircoit,
Moore.
Sept IA report from he committee on the
Constitution was read AID made the order Of The
day Tor The S,h, at 10 o'clock p. IN
Sept. S,-Ihc convention resolved itself in.o
committee OF The whole on the report Of the
committee on the constitution, Mr. Lippitt in
The chair. Many provisions, but of no special
interest, were passed IN the S and 9th
Sept l0-The following sec ion was adop,
ted
10. Foreigners who are, or who may here
alter become, bona I'D residents Of This State,
shall enjoy The same rights. in respect 10 ,hr
os.ession, enjoyment, aud Inheritance Of pro-
perty, as native born CT izcns.
Sept. ll.--Mr. Shannon called I'D his pro.
posed amendment, as f.lo~s:
IT, Neither slavery nor involuntary servi.
tude, unless for the punishment of crimes,
shall ever be tolerated in this Stae
Alter considerable debate on this question,
during which many members expressed the wish
that this question of slavery should be submitted
separately 10 the people, Mr. Shannon tempora.
riy Withdrew his motion 10 allow the following
TO be put:
Shall provision iorbddng slavery be insert
ed IN The declaration Of rights
The question was lost
Thereuron, the question recurring on the pro-
position Of MIR. Shannon, il was unanimously
adopted.
The committee then rose, reported progress,
aud asked leave 10 sit again.
Sept. l2.-The elective franchise was dscu s.
ed and the following conclusion arrived al:
Sec. L. Every Uhi.e male citizen Of The Uni>
led States, AMI every male citizen OF Mexico, In
dams, Africans ami descendants OF Africans ex.
.rFted, uho shall have elected 10 become ci.i-
zen 81 The United Sales under n treaty Of peace
exchanged and ratified al Guerelaro ca The 30 b
day Q! May, 1915, Of he age o! twen:y.one years,
who shall have been a resident Of tic STATE six
mon'hs next preceding The election, ami the coun.
~ or district in which he claims his vote thirty
days shall be cu,ied 10 vote a, all elections
which ale now or hereafter may be authorized
by Law.
Sept. I3-Thc legislative, executive, and ju.
dicial powers were under discussion, and several
sections aG0ped in relation thereto, which are
important, but are undressing to be reader
We therefore omit them.
Mr. Dent, after some debate, moved he follow.
inc; which was adopted, viz:
K, solved, That so much Of lhe report Of The
committee ard Tie communicaions ot Governor
| Riley as relates 10 The ways and meaus ot 90
tanning he funds for payir expenses, be referred
bach to Inc committee; ard hat ne sal. commits
| lee be inslrucic! t. make he necessary arrange
mems with Gov. Riley Tor paying the expense
Of this Convention; aid also be instructed 10 re-
po,, IN ne proposition Tor furnishing prne'
| copies OF his reports by The relufer.
| Nh Hastings from The committee on The boun
dafy, made a report, which was received an'
read, and referred 10 he committee Of the whole
Report n the Commute! on tie Boundary OF III
proposad Stnts # California, IN tonrsrhoi
Spt Is, le49.
MIR. PaEslDEST:- The committee 10 whor
was referred The subject II the boundary OF IN
| Stale OF California, IN accordance win feso
luton Of this House requiring the appointment
| ut committee " i've 10 report What, IN 'hei
oria;on, shou,i constitute The boundary Of IN
| stale OF California. have had the same unde
consideration and teg leave 10 report Inc follow
ing:
If hp min a
n,esenl boundary Of California compartments
tract OF country entirely 100 extensive Tor 90
State, and that there are various other iorcibi
reasons why that boundary should not b. acopte
| by This Convention. Tbs area Of The tract O
| county included within the present boundary l
| estimated 10 BE- four hundred AMI iory>e1s Oh
thousand six hundred and ninety-one (44S b9l
square miles, which is neatly equal 10 that o! a
The non.slayeholt.;ng States oi the Unlor; IN
which, detuc,ing the area Of Iowa, IS create
than lha, OF all he residue OF the non slayehold
ing States.
Your committee arc Of the opinion that
country like this, exlending along III Coast near
ly thousand miles, 1000, and more than 20
miles into Inc interior, cannon be convenient
or iailly Represented in STATE legislature here
esp, cialiy as greater part OF Inc interior Is en-
tirrly cut off from the country on the coast by n
I q
,a;ns which is covered With snow, and is who'll
impossible nearly nine months in the year.
Your committee are also Of The opinion IA
The country included within The boundary oi mi
territory as now established must Ultimately 3
diyidei AMI subdvided INTO several ditcfer
states which divisions and sub divisions (shoul
the pre>en, boundary be adopted) would be veI
likely To diyesl the State OF California OF vaiu
able norton CT her seacoasl. Your commute
are therefore Of the opinion that houndaf
should now be hx"d upon which will entfel
preclude he possibility OF such result IN future
Another impJftan, reason when has aided yer
much in proaucins the conclusions TO which you
commi lee have arrived, is Pfodica,ed upon III
fac, Ina, there is already vast settlement IN
remote portion Of his territory, he population
which is variously estimated TO be from fifteen
thirty thousand human sous, VINO are not repr.
senlet in this convention, and who, perhaps, d
not desire 10 be represented mere.
The religious pecuiiariiies If these people
and the very fact of their having selected III;
..,o , nd ,Solat.d reoion az a rermauent hom,