Columbia gazette., 1854-04-01

Sa onS sA"S0 Va pCVplc - uleu lmDueU
with the idea of living on the soil, and
making California their home. I ven
turc to predict at the present time that
the territory about to be cut off from
Tuolumne County contains more reli-
able population than does any of the
larger mining counties Of the State.
really believe that portion of Tuolumnc
that is to be cut off has more perma-
nent population, than has that County,
or portion of the County which and
my colleague represent. Independent
OF this immigration across the plains
and the fact is susceptible of demostra-
tion-independent of the immense i'm
migration of 1000 to that portion of the
County, We have had heavy influx
from San. Joaquin, by way of Stockton,
and even BY way of Sacramento. We
have an immigration by the Volcano
route, and | can assert myself that a
very large number of the population
came across by the Carson route.
There is no constitutional infringe
ment in the amendment offered. 1t
don't increase the number on this floor
beyond the constitutional requirements
of 40, but only makes the exact number
we have at the present time on the floor
According to the apportionment we have
33 Senators; according to our own sta
tistics We have 81. There is flaw in
the law-there is leak somewhere.
We have two Senators from San Diego
and Los Angeles; the Senator from San
Diego leaves his scat this year, and one
is to be elected in the place of Mr.. Nc
Farland, Of Los Angeles; therefore, the
representation will not be increased by
the division of Tuolumne-it will not
i..creasc the number of gentlemen en- the
floor of this Senate.
I neeo not 60 into an argument to
show that ni,.sc tenths of the population
Of the County desc this division. The
people of that portiun Of the county
have asked this unanimously, while the
northern portion-the minera, portion
agree with their southern brethren that
they have good cause to complain of the
exorbltant taxation paid to support the
government in the northern portion
We cut off from Tuolumne County one
of Its representatives and We do not even
get full justice in the amendments pro-
posed, and if the Constitution did not
expressly state that there should be on
ly eighty members on the floor Of the
Assembly, we would have introduced an
amendment that Tuolumnc should have
five representatives and Stanislaus one;
but We cannot do that under the Con-
stitution-hcnce We cut off one Of our
member Of Assembly and only gain by
it an extra Senator. IF Senators pres
ent to me Constitutional obiection-a
bona tfde objection, I am willing to with
draw the amendment.
After long debate, in which Mr..
Sprague, Mr.. Sawyer, Mr.. Crabb, Mr..
Mcfarland, and Mr.. Coffroth paticipat-
ed, the amendment was adopted-Ayes,
IA; Noes, l3.
Mr.. CorFRoru moved that the bill be
put on its passage, which was carried
Mr.. CRABB inquired when the cleo
ton would take place according to the
bill.
Mr.. CorFRoTH-The bill says moth
ing about the time, but I suppose next
September will be the time,
Mr. CRABB.-We all know that the
moment bill passes, it will be the du-
ty of the Governor to order an election
in Stanislaus County.
Mr.. CoFrRorH.-If the Senator moves
to amend by inserting "Septembcr,' l
am willing to accept it ;besides, the coun-
ty is not to be organized till the 10th of
June.
Mr.. MCFARLAND moved to strike
out the fifteenth section.
CHAIR (LYoN. Ruled the motion
out of order, inasmuch as the fifteenth
section was the amendment, and that
had just been adopted. He should
move to reconsider to accomplish his
object. 5a f'"
Mr.. MCFARLAND moved to strike out
"Senator" in the fifteenth section.
The CHAIR decided the motion in Or
der, inasmuch as it was an amendment
to the amendment. aa 81
The motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. MCFARLAND moved to strike out
ssthe county Of Stanislaus shall form the
Twenty-Second Senatorial District, and
shall elect a Senator" and insert "the
counties of Tuolumne and Stanislaus
shall form the Fourth Senatorial District
and the county of Stanislaus shall elect
one member of Assembly, e,ei
Mr.. CoFFRorn appealed from the de-
cision of the Chair allowing amendments
to be made to an amendment after it has
been adopted.
The decision of the Chair was sus-
tained-Aycs, ID; Noes, S.
I Mr.. CRABB contended that the time
for the election should be specified in
the bill. The Senator from Tuolumne
(Mr. Coffroth) tells us that the county
is not to be organized till the 10th of
June That is very well so far as coun-
ty officers are concerned: but SO far as
legislation goes, the county is organized
the moment the bill passed. It would
be the duty of the Governor, the mo-
ment the bill passed, to issue an order
for the election He was opposed to
this species Of legislation. He was told