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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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208 HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
the objects visible. At the center of the first
floor is a large piece of statuary, cut from Its]ian marble by Larkin G. Meade, and representing Columbus before Isabella. It was purchased
by D. O. Mills, at an expense of $30,000, and
by him presented to the State.
The completion of the Capitol in the fall of
1869 was celebrated by a grand ball given by
the citizens of Sacramento, and the rooms, as
they were finished, were occupied during the
months of November and December. The
present constitution provides that the seat of
the State Government shall not be removed
without a popular vote.
ASSEMBLYMEN.
Amos Adams, 1861, 1863; Alexander Badlam, Jr., 1863-64; John E. Baker, 1881; J.
N. Barton, 187374; W. H. Barton, 1862-’63;
John E. Benton, 1862; Marion Biggs, 186768; Marion Biggs, Jr., 1875-76; Jolin Bigler, 1849-51: J. G. Brewton, 1855; Elwood
Bruner, 1880; W. E. Bryan, 1873-74; H. C.
Cardwell, 1849-50; Seymour Carr, 1880, 1887;
H. W. Carroll, 1887; George H. Cartter, 1856;
A. P. Catlin, 1857; Robert C. Clark, 1857;
Thomas J. Clunie, 1875-76; Paechal Coggins,
1867-68, 1873-74; Gilbert W. Colby, 1852;
A. Comte, Jr, 1867-68; George Cone, 1856;
P. B. Cornwall, 1849-’50; Charles Crocker,
1861; N. Greene Curtis, 1861; T. R. Davidson, 1854; Winfield J. Davis, 1885; W. Grove
Deal, 1849-50; W. B. Dickenson, 1849-’50;
Gillis Doty, 1883; James A. Duffy, 1869-70;
Charles Duncombe, 1859, 1863; P. L. Edwards,
1855; R. B. Ellis, 1859-’60; M. M. Estee,
1863; J. H. Estep, 1853; R. D. Ferguson,
1858, 1862; L. W. Ferris, 1857; I. F. Free
man, 1869-’70; C. G. W. French, 1871-72;
L. ©. Goodman, 1860; Thomas Hansbrow,
1865-66; J. W. Iarrisun, 1853; Obed Harvey, 1871-°72; Thomas J. Henley, 1849-"50;
Dwight Iollister, 1865-66, 1885; Peter J.
Hopper, 1865-766, 1871-72; M. S. lloran,
1869-70; Charles S. Howell, 1858; William
B. Uunt, 1863-"66; A. R. Jackson, 1859;
Grove L. Johnson, 1877-78; J. Neely Jolinson, 1858; William Johnston, 187172; Charles
T. Jones, 1885; Reuben Kercheval, 187374,
1877-78; Alpheus Kip, 1852; Hugh M. La
Rue, 1883; Bruce B. Lee, 1867-68; George
W. Leihy, 1856; D.J. Lisle, 1851; J. B. Maholmb, 1865-66; J. M. McBrayer, 1854; G.
N. McConaha, 1852; E. W. McKinstry, 1849‘50; John H. McKune, 1857; H. B. Meredith,
1855; E. B. Mott, Jr., 1871-72; Jobn A.
Odell, 1869-°70; F. A. and J. W. Park, 1854;
A. D. Patterson, 1875-76; Jvseph Powell,
1861; J. W. Pugh, 1856; John P. Rhoads,
186364; Charles Robinson, 1851; Robert
Robinson, 1853; Joseph Rontier, 1877-’78;
P. H. Russell, 187374; Frank D. Ryan,
1883; James B. Saul, 1862; James E. Sheridan, 1858-59; Henry Starr, 1860; R. D.
Stephene, 1869-70; Moses Stout, 1858; L. S.
Taylor, 1887; George B. Tingley, 1849-750;
Joseph C. Tucker, 1852; Francis Tukey, 1863—
64; W.C. Van Fleet, 1881; J. R. Vineyard,
1855; Madison Walthall, 1849-’50; J. H. Warwick, 1862-63; J. R. Watson, 1863-64; Daniel W. Welty, 1860; Thomas J. White, 1849—
50; John F. Williams, 1849-50; Charles
Wolleb, 1867-’68; John N. ¥oung, 1880-’81.
POLITICAL,
In 1854, during the rapid decay of the old
Whig party and the uprising of the anti-slavery
party into prominence, and when the struggles
in “bleeding Kansas” constituted the most exciting topics of political discussion, a Democratic convention was held at the Fourth Street
Baptist Church in Sacramento, at 3 o’clock p.
m., Tuesday, July 18. Some time befure the
hour for the meeting, the doors of the church
were surrounded by a large assemblage of persons, many of whoin were not delegates; and as
soon as the doors were opened, the church,
which was estimated to afford accommodation
for about 400 persons, was filled tu its utmost
capacity.
D. C. Broderick, the chairman of the State
Committee, ascended the platforin, and was re-