CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-ASSEMBLY. NINETEENTH SESSION. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, Monday, December 4th, 1871.} Pursuant to law, the House was called to order by Robert Ferral, Esq., Chief Clerk of the last session. The roll of counties was called and the following gentlemen appeared and were duly qualified (the oath being administered by the Hon. Lewis Ramage, Judge of the Sixth District Court) and took their seats as members of the Assembly, as follows: Alpine and Amador-Cyrus Coleman, John A. Eagan. Alameda-E. H. Pardee, E. S. Crane. Butte-J. N. Turner, W. N. De Haven. Calaveras-C. L. F. Brown, L. M. Schrack. Colusa-Loomis Ward. Contra Costa-Joseph W. Galloway. Del Norte and Klamath-T. H. Rector. Kern and Tulare-J. Burckhalter. El Dorado-Samuel H. Center, William Barklage, Robert Chalmers, A. J. Bayley. Humboldt-Joseph Russ. Lake and Napa-W. W. Stillwagon. Los Angeles T. D. Mott, Asa Ellis. Mariposa-John W. Wilcox. Mendocino-George B. Mathers. Merced-J. B. Sensabaugh. Monterey-H. M. Hayes. Nevada-Henry Everett, Robert Bell, J. M. Days, S. Barker. Placer-Jacob Welty, O. H. Lee, Henry Long. Sacramento-C. G. W. French, P. J. Hopper. San Bernardino-F. M. Slaughter. San Diego-Geo. W. Dannals. 4 San Francisco-Giles H. Gray, T. B. Shannon, W. T. James, W. A. Aldrich, A. D. Splivalo, Charles Goodall, David Meeker, Charles Jost, Wm. R. Wheaton, John Seibe, Samuel McCullough, H. R. Reed. San Joaquin-R. C. Sargent, F. J. Woodward. San Mateo-Curtis Baird. Santa Clara-J. P. Sargent, F. E. Spencer, F. C. Franck. Santa Cruz-G. W. Bockius. Shasta-A. R. Andrews. Sierra-D. L. Whitney, B. J. Sammons. Siskiyou-J. K. Luttrell, W. A. Little. Solano-M. J. Wright. Sonoma-E. G. Henshaw, William Caldwell, B. B. Munday. Sutter-C. P. Berry. Trinity-W. J. Tinnin. Tuolumne, Mono, and Inyo-P. B. Bacon, Geo. A. Whiting, W. C. Connolly. Yuba-J. C. Bradley, F. R. Lofton, William Edgar. Yolo-F. S. Freeman. The roll was called and a quorum present. Mr. Luttrell offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Assembly do now proceed to the election of officers. as follows: 1. Speaker. 2. Speaker pro tem. 3. Chief Clerk. 4. Assistant Clerk. 9. Assistant Sergeant at Arms. 10. Journal Clerk. 11. Two Copying Clerks. And moved its adoption-pending which, at ten minutes to one o'clock P. M., on motion of Mr. Hopper, the House adjourned to ten o'clock A. M. on Tuesday. ROBERT FERRAL, House met pursuant to adjournment. Tuesday, December 5th, 1871. Robert Ferral, Chief Clerk of the last session, called the House to order. Roll called. Quorum present. The following gentlemen appeared and were sworn in by the Honorable Lewis Ramage, Judge of the Sixth Judicial District Court: Messrs. E. B. Mott, Jr., William Johnston, John L. Gibson, O. Harvey, Joel H. Cooper. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Mr. Barker offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Standing Rules of the last session govern the proceedings of this House till changed. Resolved, That the Assembly do now proceed to the election of its officers and attachés, in the following order: 1. Speaker. 2. Speaker pro tem. 3. Chief Clerk. 4. Assistant Clerk. 5. Minute Clerk. 6. Sergeant at Arms. 7. Assistant Sergeant at Arms. 8. Enrolling Clerk. 9. Engrossing Clerk. 10. Journal Clerk. 11. Two Copying Clerks. Adopted. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. For Speaker-Nominations being in order, Mr. Splivalo nominated Thomas B. Shannon, of San Francisco. Mr. Luttrell nominated A. R. Andrews, of Shasta. The vote was taken, as follows: Mr. Shannon having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared duly elected Speaker. Mr. Bradley moved that a committee of three be appointed by the Chair to conduct the Speaker to the Chair. Carried. The Chief Clerk appointed as such committee: Messrs. Bradley, Harvey, and Wilcox. The committee conducted the Speaker to the Chair, where Judge Ramage administered the oath of office. REMARKS OF THE SPEAKER. GENTLEMEN OF THE ASSEMBLY: I accept the office of Speaker, sensible of its honors and appreciating the delicate duties it imposes. A presid ing officer can do much to expedite legislative business. In the organization of committees (upon which so much depends), he puts in motion the law-making machinery, and by an impartial and rigid enforcement of the recognized rules for the observance of order, he leads in preserving the dignity of the House, and securing for it the respect and confidence of the community. In these and all other matters appertaining to my office, I shall bring to my aid whatever of ability and experience I possess, and shall under all circumstances be actuated by an anxious solicitude to do right. But to insure success as a legislative body, there |