The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-11
IL ASSEMBLY. April u. 1855.
Secretary of the Senate.

AMENDMENT l. Section 2 of Article 4 is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 2.
The sessions Of the Legislature are to he ben
NAL. and shall commence on the first Monday
of January. next ensuing the election of the
members unless the Governor of the State.
shall in the interim convene the Legislature
by proclamation.
Upon the first proposed amendment the
ayes and noes were taken with the following
result:
Aycs-Andrews. Arlington. Ashley Baker.
Beatty Bogardus, Butium. Cammet. Cory,
Clayton. Coombs. Covarrnbias. Cunningham
of Ell Dorado. Curtis Douglas. Doughty.
Farwell Flournoy. Gaylord. Gober. Graves.
Johnson Of San Francisco. Jones. Keyes. Kin
ney Lincoln. Mellus, Meredith, Morrland.
Palmer Quinn. Ryland. Stevens. Sherrard.
Tall afprro, Cpdegralf, Watkins, Waite, and
Wells-39
Noes-Amyx. Atkinson, Brewton. Brown of
Nevada. Burke Dana Farrell Foster. Gcllor.
Hosmer. Hunt johnson of Ell Dorado. Muir
dock. Phelps. Singley. Smith of tldorado, and
Vineyard-I.
There not being n majority of all the mem
herS elect. the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Ashley moved a reconsideration of the
vote hy which the above proposed amendment
was lost. Agreed to. and the vote was re
considered and the amendment again put upon
its passage. with the following result:
Aves-AndreWs. Arrin gton. Ashley. Baker
Beatty. Brown of Contra Costa. Buffum. Cam
met Cory Clayton. Coomhs Cunningham
of FL Dorado. Cunningham of Sierra. Curtis.
Dana. Douglass Doughty. Edwards Farley.
Flonrnoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geller. Gober.
Graves. Gragr. johnson of San Francisco.
Jones. Keys. Kinney. Lincoln. McCurdy. Mel
us. Mered tn. Moreland. Oyley. Palmer. Quinn
Rodgers. Ryland. Stevens. Sherman. Shrrrard.
Smith of Martin. Taliaferro Updegraff. Waite,
Wells and Whitney-50.
Noes-Adknson. BogariuS. Bowles Brew
ton Brown of Nevada. Burke. Covarrubias.
Farwell. Farrell. Foster. Ferguson. Hunt
johnson of FL Dorado, McCutchen. Murdock.
Phelps. Rowe, Singley. Smith of Ell Dorado.
and Vineyard-20.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 2. Section = of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section g.
The member. of the Assembly shall be chosen
bv the qualified electors Of their respective
districts on the first Wednesday of September,
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-sevcn.
unless otherwise ordered by the Legislature.
and biennially thereafter; and their term of
Office shall be two years.
Upon the above second proposed amend
ment. the ayes and noes were taken, with the
following result
Ayes-Andrews. Amyx Arlington. Ashley.
Atkinson. Bates. Brown. of Contra Costa
Brown of Nevada. Buffum. Cammet. Cory.
Clayton. Coombs. Cunningham of FL Dorado,
Curtis. Dana. Douglas. Doughty. Farwell.
Flournoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Gellrr Goher.
Graves. Gragg. lIosmer Johnson of San Fran
cisco. Jones keves. Kinney. Lincoln McCurdy.
Mellus. Meredith, Moreland. Murdoch, OXley.
Palmer. Quinn. Rogers. Rvland. Stevens.
Sherr ri. Smith. of Martin. Taliafcrro. Upde-
gratf. Watkins. Waite. Wells and Whitney 81.
Noes-Bogar1us Brewton. Burke. Covarru
has. Farrell. Foster, Hunt. MuCntcheon.
Phelps. Rowe. Single yand Vin'yard-l2.
So the amendmen twas adopted.
AMENDMENT g. Section ) of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section g.
Senators shall be chosen for the term of four
years at the same time and place as members
of the Assembly; and no. person shall he
member of the Senate or Assembly who has
not been a citizen and nhahtant of the State
two years: and Of the county or district for
which he shall be chosen one year next pre-
cedng his election.
Upon the above third proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken, with the follow
ing result:
Aycs-Andrcws. Ashley. Arlington. Adkin
son. Bak r. Beatty Buffum. Cammctt. Cory.
clayton. CO0mhS, cunningham OF I'll DOraUO
Cunningham of Sierra. Curtis. Dana. Dou-
glass, Doughty. Edwards, Farley. Farwell,
Flournoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geller. Gobcr.
Graves, Gragg. Hosmer. Johnston of San
Francisco. Jones. Keyes. Kinney. Lincoln. Nc
Curdy Mellus. Meredith. Morcland. Murdock.
OXley. Quinn. Rogers. Ryland. Stevens. Sh,r-
rarl. Talafcrro. Updegraff. Watkins, Waite,
Wells. Whitney-50.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Brown of Ne
vada. Burke. Covarrnbas, Foster, Hunt. Nc
Cutchen, Palmer. Phelps. Rowe Singley.
SIN, ,th Of Martin, and Vineyard-l4.
So the third amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 4. Section of Article is
amended SO as to r ad as follows: Section 6.
The number Of Senators shall not he less than
one third nor more than one half Of that o
members OF the Assembly; and at the first
session of the Legislature after the amend
ment takes effect Senators. shall be divided
l,y lot as equally as may be in two classes.
The seats of the Senators Of the first class
shall be vacated at the expiration of two
years. so that one-half. as nearly as may be.
shall be chosen benn ally
Upon the above fourth proposed amendment
th' ayes and noes were taken with the follow
ing result:
Ayes Andrews Arlington. Ashley. Baker
Beatty. Brown of Contra Costa. Brown Of Ne
vada, Butiim. Burke. Cammett, Cory. Clayton.
Coombs. Cunningham of Ell Dorado, Cunning
ham of Sierra. Curtis. Dana. Douglass, Dough
ty, Edwards. Farley, Farwell. Flournoy. Fer
guson. Gaver. Gaylord, Geller. Gober Graves.