The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18
NUMBER II.
party should preserve intact its organization.
GEoRGE E. Price

Mr.. Price offered substitute
After the resolutions had been amended in
several unimportant particulars, the question
recurring upon the motion to adopt the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Price, Mr. Price pro-
ceeded to address the Committee in speech
of some length, after which Mr.. Ryan offered
an amendment to Mr.. Prices substitute :;
wherupon Messrs. CONFESS, Cotton, De Long
Redington, White, McCallum. Clark and
Ferguson spoke at length in favor of the adop-
tion of the preamble and resolutions and
basis of apportionment as recommended by
the sub Committee and amended. And
Messrs. McCorkle, Reardon, Ryan and Dib-
bic spoke at length in favor of the substitute
offered by Mr.. Ryan; after which, the ayes
and noes being called, the following votes
were cast upon the adoption of the substitute
offered by Mr.. Ryan:
Norton. Wratton, Dibble, Page, Gray, Whip
ley, Walsh and Reardon n-l2.
Noes-Messrs. Furguson, Clark. Shannon,
Caldwell. Cotton, Hoge, Middleton, Haskell,
Truett, Monroe. POLAND, Redington, Den
nison, Schell and De Long-20
SO the motion was lost. The question then
recurring upon the adoption of Mr. PricaIs
substitute, the roll was called and the fol
ing vote was cast
Ayes-IIayward, Lewis, McCorkle, Shdrt
left, Denver, Ryan, Norton, Wratton, Dibble,
Page, Gray, Whipley, Walsh and Reartlon
IA.
Noes-Messrs. Furguson, Clark, Shannon,
Conness, McCallum, jackson, We, Cald,
well, Cotton, Hoge, Middletons Haskell,
Truett, Monroe, Poland, Redkngton,. Dem
niston, Schell and De long-l9..
So the motion was lost. The question then
being upon the motion to adopt the preamble
and the first eight resolutions offered by the
Sub Committee, the roll was called, and the
following votes were cast:
Ayes-Messrs Furguson, Clark. Hayward
Lewis, Shannon, Shurtleff, Price, McCallum,
Conness, Denver. jackson, Ryan, Norton, ,
Wratton, White, Cotton, Caldwell, Hoge, Mid
dleton, Haskell, Truett, Monroe, Poland,
Reddington, Gray, Murphy, Walsh, Schell,
Denniston and De Long-30.
Noes-Messrs. McCorkle, Dibble,. Page
and Reardon-4
SO the motion was sustained. The cues.
tion then being upon the motion to adopt
the 9th resolution and basis of apportion-
ment, the roll was called, and the following
votes cast:
Ayes-Messrs. Furguson, Clark, Shannon,
McCallum. Conness, jackson, White, Cotton,
Hoge, Middleton, Haskell, Truett Monroe,
Poland, Redington, Denniston,. Schell and
De Long.
Noes-Hayward, Lewis, McCorkle, Shurt-
left, Denver, Ryan, Norton, Wralton, Dibble,
Caldwell, Page, Gray, Whipley, Walsh and
Reardon
So the motion was sustained.
Mr.. Conness then moved, that in case of
the passage of the Act relative to the Con-
greslonal election, now pendiug before the
Legislature, be passed, that the Chairman be
instructed to call meeting of the Committee
at Sacramento, at as early day as possible
Carried.
John r. Ridge was then granted leave,
and addressed the committee.
Subcommittee relative to the establish
ment of a newspaper reported, and were dis
charged. The whole subject matter relative
thereto was, upon motion, referred to the Ex.
ecutive committee.
Committee adjourned, subject to the call
of the Chairman