, 1854-04-29

conduiun that ! approve II, would my ap
probation make il null and void II shnws
they do not know what they are talking
about, or they intend 10 deceive aud i'm
pose upon the ignorance and crrduliy oi
the people. But if they intend to defeat
the law now and for years 10 come, they
could not have taken a more ef,clual way
than 10 throw it back TO the people in the
way they propose. If they vote against il,
that is the end Of h-if they vote for il, il
will equally kill it with more drleterious
effects, for then il is thrown into the el,c-
tion and becomes The subject of criticism,
prejudice, private and combined interests,
political drmagogues and insdlous friends
II is one Of those kind of measures that will
he made a mule, 10 pack oil The combina-
lions Of corruption and fraud that can be
packed on il. All the candidates will be
its friends, real or pretended. Private in
teresI is always quick, active, inslnuating
and insidious merit, slow and dignifed,
depending on the Justice of its cause, has no
active parlizan. Here comes a candidate,
a pretended friend. " We'll, this is a very
good bill, but there is one CLAUSE in il can
nol 90 fo7, hut il will moi hurt tito strike il
cut. But you want ioad or a county or
some other local legislation, this will 20
for" And so on through the rest And
when the legislature meets, they are all
pretended friends, and perhaps not half
dozen real friends in il, all pledged 10 a
particular form, hence no form can b. adopt
ed.
hope, Mr.. President, The Council will
not concur in the House amendments. Let
the House have the responsibility Of either
killing or passing the bill. ! cannot con
sent 10 take part in so indirect a way oil
killing the bill.
Mr.. Miles followed in 70. chile speech
in favor Of the measure. when the vote was
taken as above amended.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, April 81 1854.
Mr.. Tappan introduced bill providing q
special term of the district court for thu
Sd judicial district, 10 be held in King
county on the Sd Monday in May, for the
trial Of Indian offenders. Bill read three
several times and passed.
Council rcceded from amendments 10 II.
B. 61-an act relating 10 marriages.
M,ssts. Miles and Bigelow, OF the CON
mittee to whom was referred the petition Of
citizens Of Lewis county, asking that half
breeds might not be allowed 10 vote except
with certain restrictions, made report ad-
versely 10 the prayer OF The petitioners.
Mr.. Yauiis from same committee, made
a minority report, recommending the petit
lion DO granted, and introducing e. B. 34-
an act supplemental 10 the election bill
which restricts voting 10 such half breeds as
are able 10 speak, read and wEiie the Enl-
lish language, which is the language Of the
memorial.
The two reports, the memorial and bill
were ordered printed.
C. B. 81 read second time.
Council took up order Of day, G. B. l3-
an act To Greats cowlitz eouniy-and re-
solved itself into Committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Balch in The chair.
The balance oi the morning spent in com.
miIpe, when 1t rose, reported back bill
without amendment.
Without taking vote,
Adjourned till 2 O'clock Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The president appointed the committee
Of conference on Hnuss amendments TO the
prohibitory liquor law M,ssrs. Nils,
Yantis and Sayward.
Council took up the Cowlitz county bill.
Mr.. Bigelow moved 50 to amend that the
northern boundary Of Cowliiz county should
be the eastern fork Of the Cowlhz river till
ils junction with the west *, then by Q
line due west TO the ridge Of high lands di-
viding Ihe waterso Of The Chphalis and Co
lumbia river. Bill as ameudrd passed
Council proceeded to hall of House Of
Representatives, TO meri that body 10 joinl
eovrnIioD, to elect three prosecuting auor.
Ineys rf n
On reEuming their session, Council took
up and passed House bill 66--an act regu-
lating warves. l)
Committee Of ways and means reported
hack the Mechanics lein bill, and Council
resolved ilsrlf into committee of the whole.
Mr.. Tappan in the chair, 10 discuss said
bill. rr
Aflpr some time spent in committee, bill
reported back and passed Council by the
fullowing vote: lo
Ayes-Balch, Bradford, BigelOw, Tap
pan, Prrsideni-5.
Noss--Callin, Saywnrd, Yantis--3.
House bill appointing officers for Island
county read third time aud passed. as
Then ADJOURNED. @ rr t'tt