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vote at any time during theE enlistment"
The President requested Mr.. Balch toi
take the chair, and supported the proposed
amendment; admitting the justice Of the
principle that it was not proper to allow
| the army located in our midst to control
our elections but the small number of sol
dicrs now in the Territory not likely to in-
crease, but more likely to diminish in nun
bcrs, could never change an election, even
| if all cast the same way. lie had voted
| for eXpunging the clause restricting CON
victs from voting, because Of the inconsst-
cncv Of it here He took the case Of Cali
| fornia in its early settlement, where hordeS
of foreign couvctS peoplcd that State and
enjoyed privileges denied to American citi-
zens who had been CONVICTED; a foreign
convict could take out his papers of natu-
ralization and exercise the franchise which
u convict Of California would always lose.
Another Inconsistency was the difficulty
and ineXpediency to carry out the law here.
II could not be known who had been con
victed at home, nor was it policy to inquire
and hunt n man down who had served his
time out. Again your distinction between
petty and grand laFccny-lhc latter made
felony, while the former equally taintS and
iucapactates by dishonor the culprit-
makes the jail victim free man when his
term Of service is Out-the fclon of the
penitentiary forever dsfrnnchised. These
were his reasons for voting against the
whole section, but he was ready to vote for
the amendment, as it secured particular
rights to a small number Of men who were
capable of proper use of this privilege.
The amendment was resisted by Mr.
Catlin and Mr.. Bigelow.
The question being on the amendment,
the yeas and nays were called:
Ayes-Balch, Bradford, Miles, Tappan,
Prcsident-5.
Noes-Bigelow, Catlin, Yantis-3.
The bill was so amended as to fix the
general election on the first Monday inI
September, and then passed.
House Bill, No 3, IAN act to provide
for the appointment of Librarian and def
ming his duties,7 read third time and
passed. .
Memorial of Legislative Assembly to-
Congress to establish the Office of Special
Mail Agent. Passed.
Adjourned till Monday morning.
MoNDNY, March l3, 1851.
No quorum appearing, the journal was
read and Council adjourned till o'clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House Bill, No. 5--to locate Terriiori-
al road from Steilacoom to Seattle-amend-
ed in 4th section by making compensation
I,f e G,., al
lars. Bill passed.
The judiciary committee, through Mr..
Bigelow, reported back c. b. No. AN
act creating the board of county commits
sioucrS compensation Of commissioners al
tered from five to three dollars per diem !;
July made to be the month Of regulating
county assessments instead of September.
Thus amended bill laid upon the table and
ordered printed.
Message from House announcing passage
Of ii. B. No. 8, an act to define the north
crn boundary of Clarke couuty-lI. b. No.
10, an act tOcreate the county of Sawam-
ish-H. b. No. IA, an act to provide for
the appointment Of commissioners of deeds
III. B. No II, an act to locate the cOun-
ty seat of Skmania county. Also the pas
sage of c, b. No 2, an act to create the
Office of notary public, with amenment-
the concurrence by the House in re6olu-
ton asking Congress to establish u marine
hospital on Puget Sound-the passage of a
resolution asking Congress to appropriate
$4,000 to defray expenses of Il geological
survey of Washington Territory.
On leave given, Mr.. Miles introduced a
: bill--C. b. No, Ito change the name of
Edward A. b. Phelps, of Lewis county, to
John Lusk. Rules suspended and bill
read second time by title-laid upon the
table and ordered printed.
Council took up in order business from
the House. Proceeding to consideration
of amendments to c. B. No. 9, it was found
that the amendments adopted by the House.
struck out the whole bill, and altered the
title Council had approved.
The President decided Emotion to
concur" out of order, inasmuch as the
change Of titles made the amendment sub
stitute-the one created an Office, the 9th
er assumed its existence and provided how
it should be filled.
Under the decision Of the chair, the
: Council appointed Messrs. Bigelow and
Miles, on the part of the Council, to confer
with committee from the House.
: ii. B. No. l2-an act to locate the
county seat Of Clarke county-read third
time and passed.
; House message announcing the appoint
ment Of Messrs Biles, Hale and Nloseley
committee of conference on Council Bill,
No. 3, and substitute.
First reading Of House Bills No. s, 10,
IA and II.
! Joint resolution asking Congress to ap-
S propriate $4,000 to complete military
: road across the Cascade mountains-and
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