The Empire County argus., 1855-07-28

Mr.. Ashley moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the above proposed amendment was lost Agreed
TO- and the vote was reconsdered and the amendment
again put upon its passage with the following result
Ayes-Andrews, Orringtou Ashley Baker Realty
Brown of Contra Costa Butfum, Cammet Cory CIavton
Coombs Cunningham of Ell Dorado, Cunningham of 81,
ounoy aVer Gaylord Geep GoBr GraVa Farley
Johnston of San Francisco Jones, Keys Kinney ncon
nncUurdy, nni1 Mellus MeIedh Moreland 0xley Palmer
rim, Taliaferro Updegraf, Watkins, Waite, Wells and
Whitney-49
Noes-Adkison, Bogardus, Boles, Brewton, Brown of
Nevada Burke Covarrubas, Farwe, Ferrel Foster Fer
gus0n, Hunt johnson of Ell Dorado McCuchan, Murdock
Phelps, Rowe, Singley Smith of Ell Dorado and Vineyard
80 the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT @ Section of article A is amended 50 as
to read as folows Section 8. The members of the AS
semby shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their
districts on the first Wednesday of September one thou
sand eight hundred and fyseven unless otherwise Or
dered by the Legislature and benniay thereafter and
their term of Office shall be two years.
Upon the above I'd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken, with the following result.
Ayes-Andrews, Amyx, Arlington, Ashley. Adkison.
Bates Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada BuHnm
Cammet Cory, Clayton, Coombs, Cunningham Of FL Do
Gaver, Gaylord Geller Gober, Graves, Gragg Hosmer,
Johnston of San Francisco jones' Keys Kinney Lincoln
McCurdy Mellus, Meredith Moreand, Murdock Oxley,
of Marin, Taliaferro, Updegraf, Watkins, Waite Wells
and Whitney-51.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton Burke Covarrubias Ferrell,
Foster, Hunt, McCutchan, Phelps, Rowe, Singey and
Vineyard-12.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT g. Section of article is amended so as
to read as follows Section s. Senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years. at the time and place
members of the Assembly and person shall bea
ber of the Senate Assembly who has not been citizen
jnhn ptoftb
or district for which he shall be chosen year next pre-
ceding his election
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken with the following result:
:, Ayes1nAndrews Arlington, Ashley Addison, Baker,
Beatty Buium Cammet Cory, Clayton, Coombs Cum
Dana Douglass Doughty, Edwards Farley Farwell,
Fournoy Gaver Gaylord Geller, Gober, Graves Gragg
Lincoln, McCurdy Mellus, Meredith Moreand Murdock
Oxey Quinn, Rogers Ryand Stevens, Sherrard Talia-
ferro, Updegraff, Watkins, Waite Wells, Whitney-5O
Covarrubas, Foster, Hunt, McCuchan, Palmer, Phelps
So the Sd amendment adopted.
AMENDMEN4 d. Section of article is amended so as to
read follows Section G. The number of Senators shall
not be less than onehird than oneha of that
of members of the Assembly, and the first session of
the Legislature after this amendment takes effect Sena
tors shall be divided by lot equally may be into two
The seats of the Senators of the class shall
be vacated at the expiration of two years. that oneha
as nearly as may be, shall be chosen biennially
Upon the above 4h proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken with the following result
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada, Buffun
Burke, Cammet Cory Clayton Coombs, Cunningham of
El Dorado Cunningham Of Sierra Curtis Dana Douglas,
Doughty Edwards Farwe, Flournoy, Ferguson, Gaver,
Gaylord Geller Gober, Graves Gragg Hosmer Johnston
OF san Francisco Jones, Keys Kinney, Lincoln, McCur
dy, Mellus Meredith, Moreand, Murdock, Oxey, Palmer
To
aferro Updegraf, Watkins, Waite Wells, Whitney-55.
NoesLBogardgs Brewton, Covarubas, Ferrel Foster,
Hunt johnson of Ell Dorado McCuchan, Phelps Rowe,
Stevenson, Sngley, Nneyard-13.
| So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT 5. Section of article 10 is amended so as
to read as follows Section q And if at any time two
thirds of the Senate and Assembly shall think necessary
to revise and change this entire Constitution they shall
recommend to the electors at the election for mem
OF the Legislature to vote for against conventions
and if it shall appear that majority of the electors voting
at such election have voted in favor of calling conven
ton the Legislature SHALL at its next session provide by
law for calling convention to be holden within six months
after the passage of such law and such convention shall
consist OF number of members not less than that of both
branches of the Legislature The Constitution that may
have been agreed upon and adopted by such convention
shall be submitted to the people at special election be
provided for by law for their ratification rejection
Each voter shall express his opinion by depostng in the
words For the Constitution, or Against the new
Constitution The returns of such election SHALL in such
manner as the convention shall direct be certified to the
Executive of this State who shall call his assistance
the Controller Treasurer and Secretary of State and COM
pare the votes certified to him. If by such examine
ton it be ascertaned that majority of the whole number
of votes cast at such election be in favor of such new Con-
stuon the Executive of this State shall by his procla-
nation declare such Constitution be the Constu-
ton of the State of California.
Upon the above 9Th proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington Ashley, Baker, Beatty.
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada Buum Burke
Cammet, Cory, Clayton, Coombs, Cunningham of Ell Do
Flournoy Ferguson, Geler, Gober, Graves Gragg Hos
mer, Johnston of San Francisco Jones' KEYS Kinney
Lincoln, McCurdy Melus, Meredith, Moreland Murdoek
Oxley Palmer Phelps, Quinn, Rogers Rowe Ryland Ste
yens Sherrard Singley, Stewart, Taaferro, Updegra
Watkins, Wells Whitney and Mr.. Speaker-54.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Covarrubias Cunningham of
Sierra Farley Ferrel Foster Gaylord Hunt johnson Of
FL Dorado, McCuchan Stevenson, Vineyard-13.
So the 5h amendment was adopted.
The within (above) proposed amendments to the Con-
sttuton passed the Assembly this 9th day of April 1856
the vote being taken separately upon each amendment
j. NJ ANDERSON,
Clerk of Assembly
NEWS FOR THE SICK.