The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
From our o,cn Correspondent.]
Removal of the State Capital.

AssEMBLY.-Feb. 3.-The House met
pursuant to adjournment, Mr. Vaudeville
Speaker pro tenn, in the chair-the minutes
of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr.. Stemmons, of San Joaquin county,
presented copy of the proceedings of the
Court of Sessions of San Joaquin county,
Offering the free use of public buildings in
Stockton to the Legislature in the event of
a removal to that place-read and referred
to a select committee, consisting of Messrs
Tivy, GODDARD, and Griffith.
Mr.. Springer offered a concurrent
resolution, that when the Legisla-
ture adjourn on Saturday tomorrow
next, it adjourn to meet at Sacramento on
Thursday 9th inst-call of the House Or
dered-nine absent. A motion to lay on
the table was lost, 80 to 33. Mr.. Myers
offered substitute that the Legislature
hold its present session at Sacramento
after the 9th inst-the substitute was
adopted Mr.. Hunter moved to strike
out Sacramento and insert San JOSE
Pending motion for the previous ques-
ton, call of the House was moved, which
was lost, 43 to 20. The previous question
was sustained. After debate of about
one hour on question Of order, the amend
ment to remove to San Jose was lost by a
vote of 81 to 90 The question then re-
curing on the original resolution, ia re-
moval to Sacramento,) it was carried by
the following vote:
Ayes -Aylett, Bagley, Bal1ou, Bost-
wick, Briggs, Burton, Conness, Davidson,
Dawley, French, Gilbert, GODDARD, Green,
Griffith, Hollister, Horr, Houghtaling,
Hoyt, Hubbard, Koll, Lindsey, Musser,
McBrayer, McDaniels, Nichols, O'Neil
F. A. Park, j. w. Park, Pratt, Purdy,
Ring, Rowan, Springer, Stevenson
Sweasey, Sweetland, Talmadge, Van
Cleft, Whipple-39.
Noes-Anderson Bennett, Bowie, Brad
ford, Carr, Cingan, CornweIl, Daniels
Ever, Fairfield, Gordon, Hagans, Hast
ings, Henry, Herbert, Hoff, Hubert, Hunt
Hunter, James, Jones, Kellogg, Mande-
vile, Myers, McDulfie, McGee, Mckinney,
NOEL, Stemmons, Stow, Tivy, Warmcas-
tie, Watkins Whitman, Mr.. Spcaker-35.,
The chair declared the resolution
lost, as in his opinion "under the rules"
a vote of two-thirds was necessary. The
opinion of the chair was appealed
from-pending which there was a call
of the house, which was lost, 80 aves,
IA noes. A motion to lay the appeal on
the table ard make it the special order for
tomorrow at II NJ, was lost by vote of
33 to Al. At this stage of the proceed
ings, motion to take up tha special order
(the bill fixing the time of electing Z. S.
Senator) was made, it being few minutes
after twelve. Mr.. Myers moved to lay the
special order of the day on the table,
which was carried by vote of 43 to 80.
A motion-to adjourn was lost, Al to %
Mr.. Myers moved an appeal from the de-
cision of the chair, in which he ruled that
a vote Of two-thirds was necessary for a
removal to Sacramento. The previous
question was moved and sustained, but the
decision of the chair was not sustained,
ayes 35, noes 81; SO the question of re-
moval to Sacramento was carried.
Mr.. Bowie offered a resolution that both
Houses adjourn sine die on the 9th Feb
Laid on the table,
Mr.. Bradford moved to take up the
special order of the day, the Senatorial
question, which was carried, "a to 81 A
motion for a call of the House was sus-
tanned, 81 to 33. Farther proceedings
under the call being dispensed with, the
House adjourned.