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curing the session, would prefer bills
relating to her own interests referred
TO her own delegation for considera-
ton.
Brown of Marin was opposed to it.,
believing it unfair to other counties,
and especially to those whose interests
might conflict with those of San Fran
cisco.
Conrey said he was opposed to ap-
pointing as standing committee a
delegation from any one city. I'VE are
mere" he said, ito legislate for the
whole State"
On being put to vote, a division was
called for, and the amendment was
lost
Melick, who was last term MEM
Der of the Committee on Retrenchment,
Public Expenditures and Commissions,
offered an amendment striking out the
word '.retrenchment" from the title, as
he and others had found that consid-
cradle odium attached to the word, ana
that it did not properly represent the
purpose of the committee. After con-
siderable trouble in getting his amend
ment just right, and in getting his con-
freres to understand his objection.
Melick had the satisfaction of seeing
it adopted.
The standing rules were then adopted
as amended and ordered reprinted in
the journal.
FOR AN APPELLATE COURT.
Grove L. Johnson offered Assembly
Constitutional Amendment No. 1.
This is in accordance with a sugges-
ton made by Governor Gage in his in
ugural speech that a great need was
felt in this State of a Court of Appeals.
The amendment is to Article OF the
Constitution of California, relating to
the judiciary Department and adds
several sections to the article.
Section % provides that in addition to
the courts heretofore established and
now existing under the Constitution,
there shall be a court to be known as
the Appellate Court, to consist of Chief
Justice and four Associate Justices pos
sessing the qualifications required in
Justices of the Supreme Court. The
Appellate Court shall always be open
for the transaction of business and shall
hold its regular sessions at such times
and places as may be prescribed by
law. Any three Justices may hear and
finally decide any cause as matter with
In its Jurisdiction, provided that when
a cause has been orally argued, the
concurrence of at least three Justices
who have heard the argument shall
be necessary to a decision.
Section 26 The Justices of the APP
pellate Court shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the State at large
at the general State election at the time
and places at which State officers are
elected, and the term of Office shall be
ten years from and after the first Mon-
day after the first day of January next
succeeding the election. The remainder
of the section provides for the distri-
button of the shorter and longer terms
among the first set of Justices elected,
to be decided by themselves. The first
Chief Justice is to be the one to whose
lot falls the shortest term and he shall
be succeeded by the Justice drawing the
next shortest.
Section 81 provides that the Appellate
Court shall have final and exclusive
appellate Jurisdiction on questions Of
law alone, in all criminal cases prose-
cuted by indictment or information in
a court of record.
The Appellate Court is given power to
issue writs of habeas corpus to any
part of the State and make them re-
turnable before itself or any Superior
Court.
Other provisions are that the Justices
may be removed in the same manner
and for the same causes as those of
the Supreme Court that the Appellate
shall be a court of record; that in all
DEGREES it's judgment shall be final after
30 days; that the Appellate Justices may
act in the Supreme Court in case of
need; that the salary of the Justices
shall be $4,000 each per annum.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Pierce of Yolo offered A. c. r. No. 4,
regarding Sacramento River improve
ment The text of the resolution is
given In the proceedings of the Senate
as in that body a synonymous resolu-
ton was offered and adopted. The AS
sembly adopted the measure promptly.
It was, in construction, joint resolu-
ton, but as the difference between a
joint and a concurrent resolution is
that the former must be printed before
adoption and the latter need not, the
more speedy method was desired in
Congress. AS both Houses agreed on
the matter there will be no delay.
MORE RESOLUTIONS.
By Arnerich-That the Sergeant-at-
Arms or his bookkeeper be authorized
to receipt to the Controller for all war
rants for payments to- members, Off