Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Constitution, in September and October, 1849J. T. Towers, 1850 - 479 strani John Ross Browne (1817-1875) of Kentucky, the official reporter for the California State Constitutional Convention of September-October 1849, came to California in 1849 as an employee of the government revenue service. He traveled widely in the next two decades before settling down in Oakland. Report of the debates of the Convention of California (1850) comprises the official records of the convention. Browne had been a shorthand reporter for the U.S. Senate before coming west, and he provides transcripts of the proclamation calling the convention, proceedings of the convention, text of the state constitution adopted by the delegates, and official correspondence regarding the convention and the institution of state government under that constitution. |
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... desire that members present should vote for absent members ; but if an increase was made in other districts , he claimed the right of those districts to an additional representation . He held that the Convention could with perfect ...
... desire that members present should vote for absent members ; but if an increase was made in other districts , he claimed the right of those districts to an additional representation . He held that the Convention could with perfect ...
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... desire of gentlemen to place their constituents in this position ? Mr. GWIN read from the Constitution of the United States the following clause : " The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended , unless when in ...
... desire of gentlemen to place their constituents in this position ? Mr. GWIN read from the Constitution of the United States the following clause : " The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended , unless when in ...
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... desire to be in a majority , for the novelty of the thing . I confess , however , that I can seen no connexion between a McAdamised road and a bill of rights . The question being taken on the first clause of Mr. Ord's proposed amendment ...
... desire to be in a majority , for the novelty of the thing . I confess , however , that I can seen no connexion between a McAdamised road and a bill of rights . The question being taken on the first clause of Mr. Ord's proposed amendment ...
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... desire now to cast my vote in favor of the proposition just submitted , prohibiting the negro race from coming amongst us ; and this I profess to do as a philanthropist , loving my kind , and rejoicing in their rapid march toward ...
... desire now to cast my vote in favor of the proposition just submitted , prohibiting the negro race from coming amongst us ; and this I profess to do as a philanthropist , loving my kind , and rejoicing in their rapid march toward ...
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... desire to have a gentleman at twenty - two , they can best judge as to his qualifications for the position , and should be entitled to elect him to the Senate . Mr. McCARVER was not satisfied as to the propriety of striking out this ...
... desire to have a gentleman at twenty - two , they can best judge as to his qualifications for the position , and should be entitled to elect him to the Senate . Mr. McCARVER was not satisfied as to the propriety of striking out this ...
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