, 1854-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



of Chehalis county-read once.
Mr.. Cock, on leave, introduced bill to-
incorporate 1.-THE Puget Sound Navigation
Communicated a first time, rules suspen-
ded, read second time by title and refer
red to committee on Corporations.
Mr. Abernethy, on leave, introduced a
bill amendatory of the road law. Read a
first time.
On leave, Mr.. Spinning introduced bill
to locate the territorial university. Read
a first time.
\ Message from council, announcing the
passage of c. B. No. 3, an act to locate
the seat Of government of Washington ter
ritory-of resolution as to geological sur
vey-of resolution providing joint COM
mittee of Enrolment and Engrossment-'
and Of memorial praying Congress to re-
imburse certain citizens of Washington ter
ritory for money and labor expended on
THE road from fort Walla Walla to Stella
COON.
House memorial as to geological survey
of territory, read a second time, and on
motion of Mr.. Wallace, laid npon the table.
Report from the territorial treasurer,
read and ordered to be printed
Council resolution as to geological survey,
read first time.
Council resolution on engrosSmcnt OF
bills read first time
Council memorial No. |, asking indem-
nifty to certain citizens Of territory, read n
first time On motion of Mr.. Cock, rules
suspended, memorial read a second time
and referred to committee on Memorials.
G. B. No 8, locating the seat of govern
ment, was read first time, and on motion
of Mr.. Stiles, laid on the table and made
the order of the day for January 18th,
1855
Mr.. Cock moved that the house adjourn
till the 18th of January, 1855.
Mr.. Wallace called for the ayes and
noes, which resulted as follows
AYEs-Messrs. Cock, Denny, Guthrie,
Henuiss and Wells
NoEs-Messrs. Abernethy, Briscoc, Car
son, Clark, Doyle, Heald, Hendrickson,
Irby, McCaw, McCool, Spinning Stiles,
Watkins, Wallace, White and Mr.. Speaker.
Several motions were then made to ad-
journ, on all of which the ayes and noes
were ordered, when the House adjourned
till Saturday a. m.
SATURDAY, Dec. l6, 1854.
Mr.. Guthrie, from committee on claims,
to whom was referred the act for relief Of
sheriff Of Island county, reported back
said bill with recommendation that it be
laid on the table. Report adopted.
Mr.. Clark moved that the House adjourn
till Monday, Up. m.
Mr.. Denny called the ayes and noes, and
the motion was lost by following vote:
Ayes-Carson, Clark, Head, McCaw,
Spinning, Stiles, Wallace, Mr.. Speakers.
Noes-Abernethy, Briscoe, Cock, Den
ny, Doyle, Guthrie, Hendrickson, Henniss,
lrby McCool, Watkins, Wells, White-l3
Mr.. Watkins moved that the vote Of
yesterday, by which c. B. No. 3-locating
the seat of goVernment-was postponed till
January Is, DO reconsidered.
Mr.. Clark called for the yeas and nays,
and the vote was reconsidered by the fol-
lowing vote: ~
Ayes-Abernethy, Briscoe, Cock, Den
ny, Doyle, Guthrie, Heald, Hendrickson,
Hennss, lrby, McCool, Watkins, Wells,
White-l4.
'Noes-Carson, Clark, McCaw, Spin
ming, Stiles, Wallace, Mr.. Speaker.
G. B. No. read second time.
| Mr.. Wallace moved that it be referred
to select committee Of one from each
representative district, and called for the
ayes and noes. Motion lost by following
vote:
Ayes-Abernethy, Carson, Clark, Heald
McCaw, Spinning, Stiles, Wallace and Mr.
Speaker-9.
Noes-Briscoe, Cock, Denny, Doyle
Guthrie, Hendrickson, Henniss, Irby, Nc.
Cool, Watkins, Wells, White-l2.
Mr.. Stiles moved to amend by striking
out all of Sec. LIST after the word located
in line g. and insert Vancouver, al the
county seat Of Clarke county," and called
for the ayes and noes. The amendment
was lost by following vote: ...
Ayes-Carson, Clark, Head, McCaw
Spinning, Stiles, Wallace. ...
Noes-Abernethy, Briscoe, Cock, Den
ny, Doyle, Guthrie, Hendrickson, Henniss,
lrby, McCool, Watkins, Wells, White, Mr.
Speaker-l4. .'-.
Mr.. Spinning moved to amend by stri-
king out the name of Edmund Sylvester
and insert Sydney S Ford"
Mr.. Wallace called for the ayes and noes
The House refused to amend by the fol
lowing vote: ...-.
I Ayes-Carson, Clark, Heald, McCaw,
Spinning, Stiles, Wallace.
Noes-Abernethy, Briscoe, Cock, Den
ny, Doyle, Guthrie, Hendrickson, Henniss,
lrby, McCool, Watkins, Wells, White,
| ISpeaker-l4.
Mr.. Clark moved TO strike out the name
Of Edmund Sylvester and insert the name
of Frank Shaw; pending which Mr.. Wal
lace moved to strike out all of section after
word located" and leave blank.
Mr.. Clark accepted amendment and
called for yeas and nays.
House refused to amend by following
vote:
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