The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-18
VIM. A. CORNWALL,
Secretary of the Senate.


AMENDMENT l. Section 2 of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 2.
The sessions of the Legislature are to be bien-
nial, 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:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley Baker.
Beatty. Bogardus, Butfum, Cammet Cory.
Clayton. Coombs COvarruhias. Cunningham
of Ell Dorado. Curtis Douglas, Doughty,
Farwell. Flournoy. Gaylord. Gober, Graves
johnson of San Francisco, Jones, Keyes, Kin
ney. Lincoln, Melus, Meredith. Mor,lani
Palmer. Quinn. Ryland, Stevens, Sherrard
Talliaferro, Updegratf, 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 kldorado, and
Vineyard-l7.
There not being majority of all the mem
berS elect. the amendment was lost.
Mr. Ashley moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the above proposed amendment
was lost. Agreed to. and the vote was r.
considered and the amendment again put upon
its passage with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley. Baker
Beatty. Brown of Contra Costa. Buium. Cam
met. Cory. CLAYTON. Coomhs Cnnninoham
Of Ell Dorado. Cunningham of Sierra Curtis.
Dana. Douglass. Douy uyhty. Elwarls. Farl v.
Flonrnoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geller. Gobcr
Graves. Gragg. johnson of San Francisco
Jones. Keys. Kinney. Lincoln McCurdy. Mel
lus. Merrd tn. Morand. Oxley. Palmer, Quinn
Rodgers. Rvland. Stevens. Shnrmln. ShrrrarI.
Smith of Martin. Taliaffrro. Updegraf. Waite.
Wells and Whitney-5O.
Noes-AdkinSon. Bogardus. BOwleS. Brew
ton. Brown of Nevada. Burke. CovarrubiaS
Farwell, Farrell, Foster. F'rguson. Hunt
Johnson Of Ell Dorado. hcCutchen. Muruoch
Phelps. Rowe, Singley. Smith of Ell Dorado
and Vineyard-20.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 2. S,ct:on Of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 3.
The members of the Assembly shall be chosen
by the qualified electors of their respective
districts on the first "Wednesday Of September.
one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.
unless otherwise ordered by the Legislature .
and biennially thereafter; and their term Of
office shall be two years.
Upon the above second proposed amend
mrnt. 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. Coomhs. Cunningham of Ell 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. Mur,iock. OXey.
Palmer. Quinn. Rogers. Rvland. Stevens.
Sherr rd Smith. of Martin Taiaferro Upde-
graf. Watkins. Waite. Wells and Whitney-5l.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewlon, Burke. Covarru
has. Farrrll. Foster, Hunt. MuCutcheon.
Phelps, Rowe, Single yand Vineyard-l2.
So the amendmen twas adopted.
AMENDMENT 3. Section of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section &.
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 nhahitant of the State
two years; and of the county or district for
which he shall he 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-Andrcws, Ashley, Arlington. Adkin-
son. Baker, Beatty. Buffum. Cammett. Cory.
Clayton. Coombs Cunnin CHAM of FL Dorado.
Cunningham of Sierra, Curtis. Dana. Dou-
glass, Doughty. Edwards, Farley. Farwpll,
Flournoy, Gaver. Gaylord, Geller Gober.
Graves, Gragg. Hosmer. Johnston of San
Francisco. Jones. Keyes. Kinney Lincoln, Nc
Curdy, Melus. Meredith. Moreland. Murdock.
OXley. Quinn, Rogers, Ryland, Stevens, Shpr-
rard. Taliaferro. 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-l4.
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
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 Buffilm. Burke. Cammett. Cory. Clayton,
Coomhs Cunnin yham of Ell Dorado. Cunning
ham of Sierra. Curtis. Dana. Douglass, Dough
ty, Edwards. Farley. FaFweli. Flournoy. Fer
guson. Gaver. Gaylord. Gcller. GOber. Graves,