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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... reason why they , as well as the supernumeraries from San Jose , should not apply for their seats . It was not probable they would , but the question ought to be decided in advance . He believed there was also a supernumerary elected in ...
... reason why they , as well as the supernumeraries from San Jose , should not apply for their seats . It was not probable they would , but the question ought to be decided in advance . He believed there was also a supernumerary elected in ...
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... reason that he made the inquiry . He was perfectly confident that no instance could be given of any deliberative body transacting business without a quorum of its own members . The report of the Committee named the persons elected . It ...
... reason that he made the inquiry . He was perfectly confident that no instance could be given of any deliberative body transacting business without a quorum of its own members . The report of the Committee named the persons elected . It ...
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... reason why the two questions should be separated . If gentlemen were honest in stating that the two resolutions would have the same effect , it was yielding nothing to comply with the wishes of those who desired to record their vote in ...
... reason why the two questions should be separated . If gentlemen were honest in stating that the two resolutions would have the same effect , it was yielding nothing to comply with the wishes of those who desired to record their vote in ...
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... reason . That nothing should be introduced into the Constitution or the laws of this country , which would disfranchise any person , who , under a particular law , has the right of citizenship . He had heard gentlemen say that under the ...
... reason . That nothing should be introduced into the Constitution or the laws of this country , which would disfranchise any person , who , under a particular law , has the right of citizenship . He had heard gentlemen say that under the ...
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... reason that the clause was put in the Constitution of New York . No such thing as an attempt to limit the Roman ... reasons . It would be impossible , in many cases , for the Legislature to be convened at a proper time . It is only in ...
... reason that the clause was put in the Constitution of New York . No such thing as an attempt to limit the Roman ... reasons . It would be impossible , in many cases , for the Legislature to be convened at a proper time . It is only in ...
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