Columbia gazette., 1854-04-01

that if the county was divided, it would
return Wing; but he did not want to
legislate even the Wings into office.
i Mr.. CoFrRoTH said that, to show the
Senator from San Joaquin (NIr Crabb)
is the most mistaken man in the world,
[ will state that am willing to accept
any amendment fixing the election Of
the Senator from Stanislaus for the next
general election
| MIR. CRABD.-I will reply to that.
The Senator knows very well that such
a provision in the bill would be uncon
stitutional. Itwouid conflict with that
section of the constitution which re-
quires the Governor to issue writ for
election in such cases. hsa~H
Mr. CoFrRoTH argued against the
position taken by the gentlemen and
said:-1 am sorry to see that questions
which | thought we're definitely settled
few days ago should again be thrown
before the Senatc--to create clamor-
to create turbulence and i'll feeling, and
thus thwart all the purposes for which
we are assembled. Now, Sir, l have 70
other object in view in the division of
Iuolumne county than to have due
representation on this and the other
floor of the Legislature. l have no other
object in view than that the representa-
ton should be regularly elected at the
regular State election, and to show that
am plain and honest again assever-
ate that will accept any amendment
that the Senator from San Joaquin may
offer, putting off the election till next
September.
Mr.. CRABB.-I don't know to what
the Senator alludes-whether he alludes
to any remarks of mine or not
Mr.. CoFFRoTIl-I alludc to the feel
lnSs OF Senators on another question
Mr.. CRABB.-I don't now to what
the Senator alludcs.
MIR. CoFFRoTH.-A question that was
settled here few days ago. ,-.
Mr.. SAwYER.-All l have to say that
II this is an attempt to introduce anoth-
er Senator on the floor this winter, it
was we'll done. 1t was an excellent
piece OF Legislative leSerdemain. (Laugh-
tcr)
The amendment was adopted:-Aycs
ii; Noes Is. (The amendment allows
Tuolumne county to elect four repre-
sentatives (instead of fve) and Stanis-
laus one member Of Assembly,
Mr.. CRABB.-I believe there il no
objection here to the passage of the bill.
[ therefore move that it be put on its
sage. -..-t
Mr. CoFFnorH-I hope the gentle
men will spare their magnanimity. l
move to lay the bill On The table for the
present. Carried. Ayes 81; Noes 7,
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Cor
rRoTH moved to take from the table tho
bill creating the new County of Stanis-
laus out of portions Of Tuolumne coun-
ty. Carried.
Mr.. CoFFRorH-If there he no 9th.
er amendments, move that the bill be
passed to its third reading.
Mr.. CRABB.-I would ask, has the
section which was amended been CD.
crossed
MIR. CorFRoTH.-It was amended by
the other side, and l am willing to let it
stand.
Mr.. KENDALL offered as substitute
for the 10th section the following;
The counties of Stanislaus and Tuol-
umne shall together form the seventh
Senatorial District, and section first of
the Act for the appointment of the Sen
atorial and Assembly District.
After sundry substitutes amcndatory
of the apportionment Act of 1852 had
been offered, the substitute offered by
Mr. Coffroth was amended so as to read
as follows:
"Hereafter, one of the five members
of Assembly allowed by the Act entitled
An Act to apportion the Senatorial and
Assembly Districts of this State, passed
May, 1858, to the county of Tuolumne,
shall be elected from the county Of
Stanislaus by the qualified voters there
OF, and four out of said five shall be c.
leeted from Tuolumne county, and the
county of Stanislaus shall be and remain
part of the seventh Senatorial District"
Adopted. r. a1- .u
Mr.. CoFFRoTH.-I do not think that
either the Senator from Shasta, or the
Senator from San Joaquin, can explain
the Plumas county bill. Whenever any
thing comes from the county of Tuol-
umne, we find Senators Immediately ris-
ing to privileged questions to make out
what it is. l desire to strike out in the
2Ist section "six," and insert "thrcc"
The effect of the amendment would
be to require the Treasurer of Stanis-
laus county to pay over in only three
months instead of six, the debt due Tu-
olumne county. vp
The amendment was adopted, and
the bill passed.
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A DARk Day CoMING.-There will
be an extraordinary eclipse Of the sun
on the 26th Of May next-such a one
as none but the old Californians have