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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... committee . The CHAIR appointed , as such Committee , Messrs . Shannon , Hoppe , and Dent . Mr. SEMPLE suggested that there was a good deal of business to transact , which might be done during the sitting of this Committee . It was ...
... committee . The CHAIR appointed , as such Committee , Messrs . Shannon , Hoppe , and Dent . Mr. SEMPLE suggested that there was a good deal of business to transact , which might be done during the sitting of this Committee . It was ...
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... Committee of three to call upon the clergy of Monterey , and request them to open this Convention each day with prayer . Committee - Messrs . Price , Larkin , and Norton . Mr. GWIN then offered the following resolution : Resolved , That ...
... Committee of three to call upon the clergy of Monterey , and request them to open this Convention each day with prayer . Committee - Messrs . Price , Larkin , and Norton . Mr. GWIN then offered the following resolution : Resolved , That ...
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... Committee consisting of members from each district be appointed by the Chair to prepare a draft or plan for a Constitution for the State of California ; and that such Com- mittee be instructed to report to this Convention , with as ...
... Committee consisting of members from each district be appointed by the Chair to prepare a draft or plan for a Constitution for the State of California ; and that such Com- mittee be instructed to report to this Convention , with as ...
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... Committee to do ? What power does it give the Committee ? The very difficulty which the gentleman sought to avoid was involved in the adoption of the Constitution so reported . For his own part , he would vote for the resolution which ...
... Committee to do ? What power does it give the Committee ? The very difficulty which the gentleman sought to avoid was involved in the adoption of the Constitution so reported . For his own part , he would vote for the resolution which ...
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... committee appointed yesterday , the Convention consisted of seventy - three members . This committee was to report the names of the additional delegates duly elected in their respective districts . The journal does not declare what mem ...
... committee appointed yesterday , the Convention consisted of seventy - three members . This committee was to report the names of the additional delegates duly elected in their respective districts . The journal does not declare what mem ...
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