, 1854-03-04
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Present as in the morning. Message
fam the House announcing its organization.
, resolution from the House adopting as
,n,ropriate the seal designed by Lieut.. J.
Duncan, U. S. Army, (the one alluded
20 in last number Of the Pioneer), was laid
moon the table to take up the joint resolu-
ion appointing a joint committee of two
f,om each House to inform his Excellency,
Gov. Stevens, that both Houses were or
ranized, and would be happy 70 receive a
;1cssage from him if he had onb 10 commu-
nicale. Resolution adopted, and Mcssrs.
Yants and TapPan appointed said commit
fee on the part of the Council.
Council adjourned 10 the hall of the House
of Representatives to hear the Governors
message.
On returning 10 the Council chamber, on
motion of Mr. Catin, the rules of the Ore
son Council were adopted until the COM.
1illee on rules should report the rules for
government of this body. Adjourned till
Wednesday morning, 9 O'Clock.
TUESDAY, FEB. %. 1854.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Present as on yesterday. Mr.. j. X. jack
son claimed his seat as elected from Lewis
county. The poll being purged of one lille
gal vote, he was declared daily elected and
was qualified.
The House proceeded to fill the vacancy
existing by Mr.. Hicks nOn-acceptance of
the Office of assistant clerk. j. Philips, of
Thurston, receiving a majority of the votes
cast, came forward and was qualified
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees:
ELECTIoNs-Hale, Crosbe and Chapman.
JUDICIARY = Moseley, Hale, Crosbic,
Huntington and Brownfeld.
WAYS AND MEANs-Biles, Durgn and
Chapman.
CLAIMs-Ward, Howe and Shelton.
MILITARY AFFAIRs-Bolon, Huntington
and Thompson.
ROADS AND HIoHwAYs-Denny, Ward
and BolOn.
ENGRossED BT1s-Denny, Biles and
ENROLLED BnLs.-Howe, Brownfeld and
Ward.
INDIAN AFFARs-Bolon, Huntington and
Thompson.
CoMERcE-Hale, Scudder and Lewes
PRINTlNG-Moseley, Biles and Durgin.
CoRPoRArIoNs-Hale, Chapman and Nose
ley
CouNrIEs = Brownfeld, Shelton and
Jackson.
MRMoRIALs-Crosbie, Hale and Moseley.
EDucArIoy-Hale, Moseley and Crosbie.
Resolution by the House, the Council
concurring,s that the device designed by
Lieut.. ]. X. Duncan be adopted as that Of
tho Territorial seal Carried.
Mr.. Hale offered the following:
Resoited, BY the House, the Council
cOncurring therein, that a committee of two
from the House and like number from
Council be appointed to wait upon the
Governor and inform him that the Legisla-
turv is now organized and ready to receive
any communication from him he may be
pleased to make. .'-s
In accordance with the above, AIessrs
Hale and Biles were appointed commit
tee enthe part Of the House to act with
q SIMILAR committee Of Council. Adjourn
ed till 2P.M.,ass,
f.tn1t AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Hale, on behalf Of committe appoint
ed. reported that Gov. Stevens would in
person communicate message to the Leg
islative Assembly. Invitation to the seats
on the right of speakers chair extended to
the Council to meet in joint assembly and
hear his Excellency's message. In joint
meeting Of the two Houses, the Governor
read his message; on his retiring, together
with the Council, the House resumed its
session, resolving itself into committee of
the whole, Mr. Chapman Of Pierce, in the
chair. ''
On motion of Mr.. Crosbie, 2OOO copies
Of the Governor'e message were ordered to
be printed for distribution.
Mr.. Chenoweth moved that those portions
Of thesGovernor's message relating to diff
ferent subjects, be referred to the appropri-
ate committees.
q Mr.. Hale offered in place House Bill,
No, ], to provide for the appointment Of a
commission to prepare code Of laws for
he Territory Of Washington, naming Hon.
Edward Lander, Hon. Victor Monroe and
Hon, Wm Strong such commission, and
making it their duty to report from day to
day to the various committees of the Leg
stature suitable laws, and continuing them
during the session unless sooner discharged
by the Legislature. c
,,'Mr. Chenoweth made q speech in sup
port Of the bill in its general features-de-
ploring the confusion heretofore existing as
to the laws Of Oregon and Washington
and moved the passage Of the bill to a sec
-ond reading, which being carried the
House adjourned till 10 O'Clock, Wednes-
day morning.
..is,s, WEDNESDAY, MARCH /, 1854.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
TIE President announced the following
standing committees:
ELrcrroNs-BradfOrd, Miles and BaIch.