The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-04
In ASSEMBLY. April II. 1855.


The following amendments proposed by the
Senate to the Constitution of the State of
California. were taken up for consideration
and read third time.
AMENDMENT l. Section of Article 4 is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 2.
The sessions of the Legislature are to he bien
nial. and shall commence OH 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:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley Baker,
Beatty Bogardus, Buffum. Cammet, Cory.
Clayton. Coombs. Covarrubias. Cunningham
of Ell Dorado. Curtis Douglas Doughty,
Farwell Flournoy. Gaylord. Gober, Graves,
johnson of San Francisco. Jones, Keyes, Kin
ney, Lincoln. Mellus, Meredith, Moreland.
Palmer. Quinn. Ryland, Stevens, Sherrard.
Talliaferro, Updegraff, Watkins, Waite, and
Wells-39.
Noes-Amyx. Atkinson Brewton, Brown of
Nevada. Burke. Dana, Farrell Foster, Gellor,
Hosmer. Hunt johnson Of Ell Dorado. Muir
dock, Phelps. Singley. Smith Of EldOrado, and
Vineyard-l7.
There not being majority of all the mem
berS elect. the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Ashley moved reconsideration of the
vote by 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:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington. Ashley. Baker.
Beatty. Brown of Contra Costa, Butfum. Cam
met. Cory. Clayton. Coombs Cunningham
Of El Dorado. Cunningham Of Sierra. Curtis.
No ,vht EIxx-, lc Tn RI.
Flournoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geller. Gober.
Graves. Gragg. johnson of San Francisco.
Jones. Keys. Kinney. Lincoln, McCurdy. Mel
lus. Meredith. Moreland Oxley. Palmer, Quinn.
Rodgers. Ryland, Stevens, Sherman. Sherrard.
Smith of Martin. Talaferro Updegratf, Waite,
Wells and Whitney-5O.
Noes-Adkinson. Bogardus. Bowles. Brew
ton. Brown of Nevada. Burke, Covarrubias.
Farwell. Farrell Foster Ferguson. Hunt.
Johnson of Ell Dorado. McCutchen. Murdock.
Phelps Rowe, Singley, Smith Of FL Dorado,
and Vineyard-20.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 2. Section of Article 4 is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 3.
The members of the Assembly shall he chosen
by the qualified electors of their respective
districts on the first Wednesday Of September,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
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. Bufium, Cammet. Cory,
Clayton. COombs. Cunningham Of El Dorado,
Curtis, Dana. Douglas. Doughty. Farwell.
Flournoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geller. Gober.
Graves. Gragg Hosmer. Johnson of San Fran
cisco, Jones Keyes. Kinney. Lincoln McCurdy.
Mellus. Meredith, Moreland. Murdoch. OXley,
Palmer, Quinn. Rogers, Ryland Stevens.
Shcrr rd. Smith. Of Martin. Taliaferro. Upde-
graf. Watkins Waite. Wells and Whitney-5l.
Noes-Bogardus. Brewton. Burke. Covarru-
has, Farrell. Foster, Hunt MuCutcheon.
Phelps Rowe, Single yand Vineyard-l2.
So the amendmen twas adopted.
AMENDMENT 3. Section 5 of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 6.
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 be
member of the Senate or Assembly who has
not been citizen and inhabitant of the State
two years; and of the county or district for
which he shall be chosen one year next pre-
ceding his election.
Upon the above third proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken, with the follow
ing result:
Ayes-Andrews, Ashley, Arlington. Adkn-
son. Baker, Beatty. Buffum. Cammett. Cory.
Clayton. Coombs, Cunningham of Ell Dorado.
Cunningham of Sierra, Curtis, Dana, Dou-
glass, Doughty Edwards, Farley. Farwell,
Flournoy, Gaver. Gaylord. Geller, Gober.
Graves, Gragg. Hosmer. Johnston of San
Francisco. Jones. Keyes, Kinney. Lincoln Nc
Curdy, Mellus, Meredith, Moreland. Murdock.
Oxley. Quinn, Rogers, Ryland. Stevens, Sher-
rard, Talaferro. Updegraff, Watkins Waite,
Wells, Whitney-50.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Brown of Ne
vada, Burke. Covarrubias, Foster Hunt Nc
Cutchen, Palmer, Phelps, Rowe. Singley.
Smith of Martin, and Vineyard-14.
So the third amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 4. Section 6 of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 6.
The number of Senators shall not be less than
one third nor more than One-half of that of
members of the Assembly; and at the first
session of the Legislature after the amend
ment takes effect, Senators, shall be divided
by 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 biennially.
Upon the above fourth proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken with the follow
ing result:
Ayes Andrews. Arlington. Ashley. Baker,
Beatty. Brown Of Contra Costa. Brown of Ne
vada Rnffnm Rurkp Cammptt Cory ClaytOn