Author: California. Legislature. Assembly. Special Committee Relative to Pledging the Credit of the State to the General Government for Suppressing Rebellion
Report of a Special Committee which reviewed a "petition of certain citizens of El Dorado County, asking the Legislature to pass an act pledging the credit of the State of California, for a certain sum of money to aid the President of the United States, in the suppression of rebellion, alleged to exist in certain States against the government." (Page 1) After noting legal issues in actions by the federal government against states, included states that have seceded, the Committee recommends that consideration of the petition be postponed. The report is signed by Z. Montgomery, C.H. Kungle.
Report of the Select Committee with reference to the division of the state, with respect to Assembly bill no. 262, which would create three states out of the territory of California. Of note the committee determined that the representation in Congress was too small for such a large territory, it seemed too extensive for one government, and the state capital was too inaccessible because of the distances to southern California and various other areas. The bill died in the state Senate.