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Women Will Watch Legislative Action

January 17, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Union, 17 January 1917 Mrs. H. A. Cable of Los Angeles, president of the women’s legislative council, has established a bureau in the Sacramento hotel for the remainder of the legislative session. The women of the state have been studying for the past two years on legislation important to women, and have decided to … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Inheritance Tax, Jury Duty, legislature, Women, Women's Issues, Women’s Legislative Council

Where shall the Legislature Sit ?

December 1, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California, 10 January 1852 Where shall the Legislature Sit ? — This momentous question has now come up, and is being agitated by the members at Vallejo. Our Legislative reports of yesterday (received through Adams & Co.) show that considerable division of opinion exists on this subject. A great number of variously specified … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics Tagged: California, homeless, legislature, Sacramento, state capitol, Vallejo

Must See the Race – 1856

November 24, 2015 by sergneri

From the Sacramento Daily Union, 18 April 1856 – some things never change: Must See the Race. — The Legislature, not much to its credit certainly, adjourned yesterday, not far from 12 o’clock, for the sole purpose of permitting the majority to attend at the Race Course, and witness the race. As per resolution, that body … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, History Tagged: 1856, California State Legislature, legislature, Sacramento Daily Union

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