, 1854-04-22
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE--FIRST SESSION.


serving on committee OF conference as to
the memorial relative to making Budd'S
Harbor port of delivery. The gentleman
was excused and Mr. Bradford substituted
Mr.. Bradford, on leave, introduced c.
b. 3O-an act regulating weights and
measureS-which was read twice and or
dcred printed
Resolutions received from the House
asking joint committees on apportionment
for election districts, to elect members of
the legislature, and another to district the
Territory for judicial purposes, taken up
and seyerally adopted.
Resolution as to allowing location of
land warrants of soldiers discharged in
this Territory by those who remain here,
came up as order Of the day.
Mr. Sayward moved its indefinite post
ponement Carried
Mr.. Sayward, of committee to whom was
referred bill regulating the admeasurement
of saw-logS, reported back said bill so as to
adopt as a standard of measurement the
tables prepared by j. A. Seribner A. NJ,
and laid down in 4th edition of " Seribner's
Ready Reckoner." Bill as amended passed
Council.
Message from House announcing passage
of II. B. 5S-an act appointing officers for
Thurston county, and indefinitely postpon-
ing c. b. %, bill of same title.
Mr. Shelton is the author Of the bill, and
it provides the appointment of MessrS. $. 5.
Ford, SEN, d. j. Chambers and james
McAllister, county commissioners d. X.
Bigelow, county treasurer U. +. Hicks,
county auditor Messrs BroShearS, Hen
mis- and Plumb, justices of the peace ; +.
Kennedy, Sheriff.
Council bill on same subject named G.
c. Hewitt in place of Mr.. Ford, and G. A.
Barnes, county treasurer. The latter bill
being lost in the House, H. b. 5S took its
place.
Mr. Yantis moved the indefinite post
; ponement of Ii. b. SO. On this vote the
yeas and nays were ordered
Ayes-Balch, Bradford, Yantis-3.
Noes-Bigelow, Catlin, Miles, Sayward,
Tappan-5.
i The question came up on final passage.
Mr.. Bigelow asked TO be excused from
voting, as he was named in said bill as one
of the officers. After declining to excuse,
Oh motion of Mr.. Yantis, the vote was re-
considered and Council granted the gentle
man his request On the passage of the
bill, ayes and noes order and were
Ayes-Catlin, Miles, Sayward, Tappan,
President-5.
Noes-Balch Bradford and YantiS--3.
Same disposition was made of H. b. Sc
An act appointing officers for Pierce couu-
ty. Bill passed. The yeas and nays being
ordered were
Bigelow, Catlin, Miles, Sayward,
Tappan, President-6.
Noes-Balch, Bradford, Yantis-3.
Council before adjourning gave notice
that they would meet House in joint meet
ing to elect Territorial officers.
Adjourned till 2P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Both houses met in joint meeting, and
elected Territorial officers.
House amendments to c. b. 24--thc
road bill-were non-concurred in
On motion of Mr.. Bigelow, the Council
recOnsidered the resolution providing that
oil bills from code commission should origi-
nate in the House.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, April ls, 1854.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
q. B. 30-an act regulating weights and
measures-was taken up for third reading
The following will give your readers the
standard measure adopted by the bill:
Whenever wheat, rye, Indian corn,
oats, barley, clover seed, buckwheat, dried
apples, dried peaches, potatoes or onions
shall be sold by the bushel, and no special
agreement shall be made by the parties,
the measure thereof shall be asccrtained
by weight, and shall be computed as fol-
lows:
Sixty pounds for bushel of wheat or
clover seed iifty-siX pounds for bushel
of rye or Indian corn thirty-six pounds
for bushel of oats forty-6ye pounds for
a bushel of barley; forty-two pounds for
bushel Of buckwheat; twcnty-eight pounds
for bushel Of dried apples or dried peaches;
sixty. pounds for bushel of potatoes; fifty
pounds for bushel Of onions.
The standard bushel shall be two thou
sand one hundred and fifty and forty-seven
hundredths cubic inches, and the half bushcl
and the parts thereof shall be the standard
measure for charcoal, fruits, and other
commodities customarily sold by heaped
measure, and in measuring such commodi-
ties the half bushel or other smaller meas
ure shall be heaped as high as may be,
without special effort or design"
Bill passed the Council.
The committee on counties reported back
Council bill 27-the supplementary act to
an act relative to counties-without amend
ments.
On motion of Mr. Catlin, referred to
select committee, consisting of Messrs
Callin, Yantis and Sayward.