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Mr.. Ashley moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the above proposed amendment was lost Agreed
to- and the vote was reconsidered and the Amendments
again put upon its passage with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Orringtou, Ashley, Baker. Beattv-
Brown Of Contra Costa, Bufum Cammet Cory CIavto1'
Coombs, Cunningham of Ell Dorado, Cunningham of 81,
ournoy Gayer ayloFd Geer Gober Graves fGarlsy Grasy
Johnston of San Francisco Jones' Keys Kinney Lincos
McCurdy, Mellus, Meredith, Moreland, Oxley Palmer
Quinn, Rodgers, Ryand, Stevens Sherrard Smith Of Ma
rim, ,TaliafeTo Updegraf Watkins, Waite, Wells and
Noes Addison, Bogardus, Boes, Brewton, Brown of
Nevada Burke Covarrubias Farwe Ferrel Foster Fer
guson, Hunt johnson of E Dorado McCuchan, Murdock
Phelps, Rowe Singley Smith of Ell Dorado and Vineyard
20.
So the amendment adopted
AMENDMENT Section of article is amended so as
to read follows Section 8. The members of the As
sembly shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their
districts the first Wednesday of September one thou
sand eight hundred and yseven, 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 Buum
Cammet, Cory, Clayton Coombs, Cunningham of El Do
Gaver, Gaylord Geller Gober, Graves Gragg, Hosmer
McCurdy Mellus, Meredith Moreland, Murdcck Oxiey,
Palmer Quinn Rogers Ryanc Stevens, Sherrard, Smith
of Marin, Taliaferro Updegraf Watkins Waite, Wells
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Burke Covarrubias Ferrell
Foster, Hunt McCutchan, Phelps Rowe Singley and
Vineyard-12
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 8. Section of article4 is amended so as
to read as follows: Section 5. Senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years. the time and place as
members Of the Assembly: and person shall be mem.
Of the Senate Assembly who has not been citizen
and nhabitant of the State two years. and of the county
district for which he shall be chosen one wear next pre-
ceding his election.
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken, with the following result:
AycsaAndrews, Arlington, Ashley, Adkison Baker,
ninghatl of Ell Dorado Cunningham of Sierra Curtis
Dana, Douglass, Doughty Edwards Farley, Farwel,
Hosmer Johnston Of San Francisco Jones Keys KinneT
Lincoln McCurdy, Melus, Meredith Moreand, Murdock
fe s'sNens Wes T
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Brown of Nevada, Burke,
Covarrubas, Foster Hunt lcCutchan, Palmer, Phelps,
Rowe Smgley, Smith of Marin and Vineyard-14.
So the Sd amendment was adopted.
AMENDMEN A. Section of article is amended so as to
read follows: Section The number of Senators shall
not be less than onethd than one-haf of that
of members of the Assembly, and at the first session of
the Legislature, after this amendment takes effect Sena-
tors shall be divided by lot equally may be into two
classes The seats of the Senators of the first class shall
be vacated at the expiration of years. so that oneha
as nearly as may be, shall be chosen biennially.
Upon the above 4h proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada, Buffum,
Burke Cammet, Cory, Clayton Coombs, Cunningham of
E Dorado Cunningham of Sierra, Curtis Dana Douglas,
Doughty Edwards, Farwell, Fournoy, Ferguson Gaver
Gaylord Geler, Gober Graves Gragg, Hosmer Johnston
Of San Francisco Jones, Keys, Kinney Lincoln, McCur
dy Mellus, Meredith Moreland Murdock Oxey Palmer,
Quinn, Rogers Ryland, Stevens Sherrard Stewart Tall
aferro, Updegraf Watkins, Waite, Wells, Whitney-55.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Covarrubas Ferrel Foster,
Hunt johnson of Ell Dorado, McCutchan Phelps Rowe,
Stevenson, Singley, Vineyard-13.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 5. Section of article 10 is amended
to read follows Section 2. And if at any time two
thirds of the Senate and Assembly shall think it necessary
to revise and change this entire Constitution they shall
recommend to the electors at the next election for
bers of the Legislature to vote for against conventon
and it shall appear that majority of the electors voting
at such election have voted in favor of calling
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 to be
provided for by law, for their ratification rejection
Each shall express his opinion by deposng in the
ballot ticket whereon shall be written printed the
words For the Constitution, or, against the
Constitution The returns of such election SHALL such
the convention shall direct be certified to the
Executive of this State who shall call to his assistance
the Controller Treasurer and Secretary of State and
pare the votes certified to him. If by such examine
ton it be ascerained that majority of the whole number
of votes such election be in favor of such Con-
stituon the Executive of this State shall by his procla
nation declare such Constitution to be the Constitu
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 Bufum Burke
Cammet Cory, Clayton, Coombs Cunningham Of Ell Do
rado Curtis Dana, Douglas, Doughty, Edwards Farwe
Fournoy Ferguson, Geller, Gober Graves, Gragg Hos
mer, Johnston Of San Francisco, JONES' Keys, Kinney,
Lincoln McCurdy, Meus, Meredith Moreand, Murdoch,
Oxey Palmer, Phelps Quinn, Rogers Rowe Ryland Ste
Watkins, Wells, Whitney and Mr.. Speaker-54.
Sierra, Farley, Ferre Foster Gaylord Hunt Johnson Of
Ell Dorado, McCutchan, Stevenson, Vineyard-13.
So the 5th amendment adopted.
The within above) proposed amendments to the Con-
sution passed the Assembly this 18th day of April 1885,
the vote being taken separately upon each amendment
) J. M. ANDERSON,
Clerk of Assembly.
NEWS FOR THE SICK.
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