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 páginas 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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... reference to these districts . He believed that two or three supernumeraries had been elected in the District of San Jose ; but he un- derstood there would be no attempt made by them to claim seats . He regarded the representation made ...
... reference to these districts . He believed that two or three supernumeraries had been elected in the District of San Jose ; but he un- derstood there would be no attempt made by them to claim seats . He regarded the representation made ...
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... reference to the day on which the election may have been held . Mr. HILL explained the motives which had actuated the Committee in arriving at the conclusions contained in the report . He did not believe the Committee with the facts ...
... reference to the day on which the election may have been held . Mr. HILL explained the motives which had actuated the Committee in arriving at the conclusions contained in the report . He did not believe the Committee with the facts ...
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... reference to gambling ? Or , if you entertain these two minor evils , will you omit the great crime of murder ? You go , then , through all the evils of society . If you entertain crime , will you not entertain the subject of usury ...
... reference to gambling ? Or , if you entertain these two minor evils , will you omit the great crime of murder ? You go , then , through all the evils of society . If you entertain crime , will you not entertain the subject of usury ...
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... reference to the right of suffrage and nothing more , what is the meaning of the words following - or deprived of any of the rights or privi leges secured to the citizens thereof . " It appears from this , that the word must have reference ...
... reference to the right of suffrage and nothing more , what is the meaning of the words following - or deprived of any of the rights or privi leges secured to the citizens thereof . " It appears from this , that the word must have reference ...
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... reference to this . Mr .. GWIN wished to know what class under the Constitution of Mexico did the gentleman refer to . Was it the Indian population ? Mr. DIMMICK stated that the Indians could not vote ; but that there was a por- tion of ...
... reference to this . Mr .. GWIN wished to know what class under the Constitution of Mexico did the gentleman refer to . Was it the Indian population ? Mr. DIMMICK stated that the Indians could not vote ; but that there was a por- tion of ...
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