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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... fixed upon by the Heuse , and it was important that it should be done on the most liberal terms . Mr. HILL thought the House was losing time in this discussion . The CHAIR was of opinion that the discussion was not appropriate to the ...
... fixed upon by the Heuse , and it was important that it should be done on the most liberal terms . Mr. HILL thought the House was losing time in this discussion . The CHAIR was of opinion that the discussion was not appropriate to the ...
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... fixed at sixty - nine . It would then require thirty - six to form a quorum for the transaction of business , which was about the whole number present . In all regularly organised legislative bodies , it would be beyond their reach to ...
... fixed at sixty - nine . It would then require thirty - six to form a quorum for the transaction of business , which was about the whole number present . In all regularly organised legislative bodies , it would be beyond their reach to ...
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... fixed the number for each district . To adopt the plan suggested would only get the House into still greater difficulty . There would be several additional members present in a few days , and with them he thought a quorum could be ...
... fixed the number for each district . To adopt the plan suggested would only get the House into still greater difficulty . There would be several additional members present in a few days , and with them he thought a quorum could be ...
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... fixed rule of action . All business should be suspended until the house was properly organized . It was now in confusion . By an act of the Convention , it would seem that the number of members was fixed at seventy- three ; thirty ...
... fixed rule of action . All business should be suspended until the house was properly organized . It was now in confusion . By an act of the Convention , it would seem that the number of members was fixed at seventy- three ; thirty ...
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... fixed at 10 A. M. until otherwise ordered . The Convention then adjourned . FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 7 , 1849 . The Convention met pursuant to adjournment . Prayer by the Rev. Padre Ramirez . Mr. E. Brown , from the District of San Jose ...
... fixed at 10 A. M. until otherwise ordered . The Convention then adjourned . FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 7 , 1849 . The Convention met pursuant to adjournment . Prayer by the Rev. Padre Ramirez . Mr. E. Brown , from the District of San Jose ...
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