, 1854-03-04

LCIa u4 LtN! county tshluS luF uINi>tou o.
said county. Retired to committee on
counties
Resolution No 2-Dcyicc Of seal adopt
ed.
On motion of Mr. Tappan, 500 copies of
the Governors message were ordered to he
printed
Mr.. McConaha presented a memorial
from VIM. Robertson asking to be appoint
ed pilot for the Straits of Juan de Fuca,
Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound. Re
ferred to committee on commerce
Adjourned till pm
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. Yantis gave notice that he would in
troduce bill locating a road.
Mr.. Bigclow presented the petition Of |.
y. Ehcy and "a others asking the Lcgisla-
tive Assembly to mcmorialzc Congress to
donate TO Geo. Bush, free mulatto, sec
tion Of land, under provisions of act Of
1850. Referred to committee on memori-
ais.
Message from the House informing Of
the passage of House Bill, No. l., entitled
an act to provide for the appointment Of
board Of commissioners to prepare a code
of laws for the Territory of Washington" "
On motion of Mr. Tappan said bill be
, referred to committee Of the whole House.
Mr.. Bradford in the chair.
Mr.. Tappan mNed to amend by subsli-
tutmg " day to day y for the words "timc
to time in section lSt. Carried.
Mr.. McConaha moved to strike ont the
name of " VIM. Strong" and substitute the
name of f. A. Chenoweth.
Mr. Catlin moved to strike ont the name
of VIM. Strong "-and leave blank.
Mr. Tappan opposed the amendments
and insisted upon the right of the citi-
zens of Columbia river to be heard in the
matter
Mr. McConaha in reply hoped Judge
Strong would not be engrafted on any law
of this matter.
After further debate, in which Mr.. Yantis
and Mr.. Catlin participated, amendments
lost.
Mr. McGonuha moved to amend lst sec.
ton by striking out code of laws" and
substituting practice act" Lost.
Bill as amended reported to the House
and laid on tie table
Join resolutions and from the House
as to joint committee on rules, and election
Of Territorial officers. The former was
adopted, and the President appointed
Messrs Tappan, Bgelow and Yantis said
committee.
Messrs. Catlin and Bigclow thought leg
islation was necessary to create the Offices
named in House resolution No. 4, and on
motion it was laid on the table Adjourn
cd till 10 o'clock Thursday morning
WEDNESDAY, MARCH /, 1854.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Bill No. /, passing to q third reading, its
passage was opposed by Mr.. Moseley, of
Pierce, on the ground that the Legislature
was constituted Of members sent here by
the various counties, and presumed to know
the interests of their constituents. They
were competent to discharge these duties,
and it was not polite to create third
Legislative body, which virtually admitted
their inability to pass the requisite laws
In Oregon they had tried the revising COM
mission all the last summer had been
spent in discussing the code adopted by the
board, after the labors of whole summer,
and in few weeks they are again to meet
to resume its consideration
Mr.. Chenoweth supported its passage in
a few remarks, and after slight amendment
and modification in regard to the compen-
sation of the commissioners, the bill was
passed by vote Of to 5. r.
The resolution to print 5000 copies Of
the Governors message was reconsiderd,
and on motion of Mr.. Hale, 1000 copies
were ordered. Adjourned till 2PM
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Biles offered the following
Resolred, By the House, the Council con-
curing, that the two Houses proceed by
joint ballot on tomorrow, March I'd, to
elect one Territorial Librarian, one Terri
torial Treasurer, and one Territorial Audi
tor for the same.
Mr.. Bolon offered the following
Resolred, BY the House, that a commit
tee of three be appointed to prepare me-
morial to Congress asking an appropriation
Of money to open practicable wagon road
from the Dalles of the-Columbia river to
Puget Sound.
The resolution was adopted and referred
TO the committee on roads and highways.
- Adjourned till Thursday morning, 10
o'clock.
THURSDAY, March 2.
Journal read, amended and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Catlin, the Governor,
Secretary Of the territory, and Judges of
the supreme court, were invited to seats
within the bar. .
Mr.. Catlin offered joint resolution to
appoint committee of one on the part of
the council and two on the part Of the house
with power to employ two or more clerks
to report bills to both houses. He advo-
Gated the passage of the resolution-it SUI