California. Legislature. Accemaly. THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSEMBLY DURING THE TWENTY-FIFTH (EXTRA) SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 1884. BEGAN ON MONDAY, MARCH TWENTY-FOURTH, AND ENDED ON TUESDAY, MAY UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-ASSEMBLY. TWENTY-FIFTH (EXTRA) SESSION. IN ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, Monday, March 24, 1884. Pursuant to the terms of the proclamation issued by his Excellency Governor George Stoneman, the Assembly of the State of California convened in extra session on the twenty-fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, at the hour of twelve o'clock M., and was called to order by Speaker La Rue. Chief Clerk M. C. Haley, Sergeant-at-Arms James M. Farrelly, Minute Clerk Thomas Cleary, and the several other officers and clerks of the Assembly, occupied their respective positions. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their narnes: Messrs. Atwell, Barry, Beard, Booth, Bowers, Briceland, Brown, Callaghan, Campbell, Carter, Cary, Clark, Coleman, Coombs, Crumpton, Culver, Cutter, Doty, Farley, Faw, Field, Fleming, Flynn, Fortna, Gaussail, Granger, Hall, Hamilton, Harvey, Head, Healy, Heath, Hershey, Hollister, Hunter, Irwin, Johnston, Keeler, Kerrick, Martin, Matthews, McClaskey, McDonald, McHale, McKinley, Murdock, Murphy, Nicol, O'Connor, Parker, Peterson, Plover, Rawle, Reeves, Rhiel, Ryan, Sinon, Stephens, Stewart, Storke, Sweetland, Terry, Townsend, Walrath, Weaver, Wharton, Wheat, Wheelan, Yell, and Mr. Speaker. Quorum present. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Ware. The following members, elected to fill vacancies, presented themselves and were duly qualified by taking the following oath of office, administered by the Speaker, H. M. La Rue: I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of member of the Assembly of the State of California, according to the best of my ability, so help me God. D. G. Barnes. A. A. Bayley. J. W. Breckinridge.. Solano County. El Dorado and Alpine Counties. Merced and Mariposa Counties. The proclamation of the Governor, under which the Legislature convened, was read by the Chief Clerk as follows; and, on motion of Mr. Johnston, was spread in full on the minutes: |