, 1854-04-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, April 81, 1854.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
The journals were read and approved.
Mr. Biles, of select committee to whom
II. B. Al was referred, reported the same
back with amendments, which report was
adopted.
H. b. 66 was read a second time, amend
ed and under a suspension of the rules, was
read third time and passed.
The joint resolution relative to adjourn
ing sine die was taken up and postponed
indefinitely.
Mr.. Biles offered a resolution relative to
holding evening sessions, which was lost
c. b. returned from Council, with non
concurrence in House amendments, was ta-
ken up.
Mr.. CroSbie moved TO adhere, on which
the ayes and noes resulted us follows:
Ayes-Brownfeld, Chapman, Crosbie,
Howe, jackson, Moseley, Shelton.
Noes-Biles, Bolon, Denny, Durgin,
Hale, Huntington, Strong, Thompson,
Ward, Speaker--l0.
The motion was lost
The House voted to insist. MessrS.
Strong, Denny and Huntington were APP
pointed q committee Of conference on the
same.
Mr.. Moseley, Of committee on printing,
rVpoEied back II. B. 75-relating to prini-
ing thA laws in the Pioneer and Democrat
with Amendments, which was adopted.
The bGl was laid on the table till after
noon. ....
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The two Houses met in convention to
elect Prosecuting Attorneys for the three
Judicial Districts.
For the LIST District, "a. Chenoweth
had 90 votes scattering. 8
Mr.. Chenoweth was elected.
For I'd District, D. r. Bigelow had Is /;
Elwood Evans had 8; scattering, 2.
DR.. r. Bigelow was elected.
For the Sd District, F. Clark had II
votes; scattering, o.
+. Clark was elected
House again in session.
II. b. IS was read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Moseley, Of Judiciary committee, in
troduced q bill relative to crimes and pun
ishments and proceedings in criminal cases,
which was read twice
Mr.. Huntington moved to change the
punishment for murder from death to inn
prisonment in the penitentiary for life,
which was not agreed to.
&C. u. 81 was read twice, amended and
passed.
House adjourned.
SATURDAY, April %, 1854.
House met pursuant to pdjoormcnt.
Mr., Strong introduced memorial rela-
tive 10 mails on the Columbia river, which
was read and adopted.
Mr.. Bolon presented a petition from
citizens of Clarke county praying for di-
vision Of said county, which was referred
to committee on counties.
Mr.. Strong, of select committee, report
ed back @. B. 22-prohibitory liquor law
with amendments.
Mr. Brownfeld moved to postpone in
definitely, which was not agreed to.
Mr.. Strong moved to adopt the report
Of the committee, which was not agreed to.
O. B. 33 was taken up and read a second
time and referred to a select committee,
consisting Of Messrs Denny, Brownfeld
and Howe.
H. B. T6 was taken up, read-a third
time and passed.
Mr.. Strong introduced bill relative to
stray boats, scows, &c, which was read
once. M -.
Mr.. Strong introduced bill appointing
officers for Pacific county, which, under a
suspension of the rules, was read three
times and passed
Mr.. Bolon introduced bill to create
and organize the county Of Walla-walla,
which was read once. st-
House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Strong moved to take up the bill
relating to stray boats, canoes, scows, &c,
and to refer to aselect committee. Agreed
to. al H
Mr.. Biles introduced bill to regulate
fees and costs, which was read once and
laid on the table till Tuesday.
Mr.. Howe moved to take up the bill To-
eating the penitentiary. Agreed to.
He then moved to postpone indefinitely.
Ayes and noes stood, rli..
Ayes-Biles, Denny, Hale, Howe, Hunt
ington, Jackson, Shelton, Wards.
Noes -Bolon, Brownfeld, Chapman,
Crosbie, Moseley, Strong, Speaker.
The bill was so postponed
Mr. Howe called up bill locating the
University. r..N
Mr.. Hale moved to postpone indefinitely.
The ayes and noes called: s.
Ayes-Biles, BOlon, Denny, Hale, Hunt
ington, jackson. Shelton. Strong. Wards