, 1854-12-30
WARRINGTON LEGISLATVRE--SECOND SESSION.
IN COUNCIL.
THURSDAY. Dec. 81. 1854.

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Mr.. Bigelow, chairman Of committee OF
Wsys and Means, reported c. b. No. T.
the University bill-with a recommenda-
ton that it pass.
Mr.. Poe, chairman OF joint committee
on the enrolment and engrussment of bills.
reported that the committee had secured
the services of Elwood Evans.
H. B. No. 9, read second time, and
referred to committee on roads and high
ways.
H. B. No. Is, to incorporate the Puget
Sound steam navigation company; read q
second time, ordered to be printed, and re-
ferred to committee on corporations.
House resolution as to accepting services
Of two mounted companies; read a second
time and referred to committee on militia
ry affairs.
H. B. No. I, continued on its second
reading, and, on motion Of Mr.. Huff, post
poned till 5th Of January, 1855.
Order of the day-C. B. No. 8-The
Penitentiary billion motion Of Mr.. Poe,
Council resolved itself into committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Terry in the chair After
some time spent therein, bill reported back
without amendment, and its passage rec
commended.
Mr.. Poe moved to postpone till the 9th
Of January, and called the ayes and noes.
Motion lost as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Miles, Poe and Presi-
dent-3.
Noes-Messrs. Bigelow, HUFF, Patter-
son, Strickler, Terry and Yantis-6
Various amendments were suggested,
naming places other than Vancouver,
among which were Steilacoom, Pierce CO.,
and New Market, Thurston county, which
we're lost by the same vote, The bill then
passed to third reading.
c. B. No THE University bill, coming
up in order, Mr.. Poe moved 10 postpone
till January 9Th, 1855, and called the ayes
and noes
Motion lost by following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Miles, Poe and Mr.. Pre-
Gdent-3.
Noes-Messrs. Bigelow, HUFF, Patter-
son, Strickler, Terry aud Yantis-6.
On motion of Mr.. BigcIow, postponed
till January Sd, 1856. 51ass
c. B. No. 0, The amendment to the
exemption law, came up in order. The
amendments reported by committee, sey-
orally adopted, and the bin passed to third
reading; the yeas and noes on the vote
p were,
Ayes-Messrs. Bigelow, Hnf1, Miles,
Patterson, Strickler, Terry and Yantis-7.
Noes-Messrs. Poe and the President
Adjourned till 10 a. in., Friday.
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 1854.
Mr.. Miles presented q petition from
WIN X. Strong asking for indemnity for
services performed as sheriff of Lewis coun-
ty. Read and referred to committee on
judiciary.
I, Mr.. Yantis from committee on military
Affairs, reported back House joint resolu-
ton as to employment Of two companies
mounted volunteers, with recommendation
Of ofpassage.
Mr. Miles, from committee on elections,
to whom was referred the question as to
the term of service Of the councilmen from
the districts Of King and Pierce counties,
and Of Clarke, Skamania, &C., reported
back the same, and asked to have the
whole matter indefinitely postponed. Re
port adopted.
c. B. No. Ga modification Of the ex-
emption law-read third time and pass
ed. On the final vote the ayes aud nays
were demanded, and were as follows,
Ayes-Bigelow, Huff, Miles, Striekler,
Terry-6.
Noes--Patterson, Poe, Presidents.
c. B. No. 8-to locate the penitentiary
Of Washington territory ~ read third
Mr.. Miles moved to postpone till Janu-
ary 8, and called for the ayes and noes.
Council refused to postpone by following
vote: rotI.l ..t-. Ill. l.. :.
Ayes-Miles and President-2.
Noes-Bigelow, Huff, Patterson, Poe,
Strickler, Terry, Yantis-1.
The question on the final passage Of bill
being taken by ayes and noes, it was car
ried by following vote:
Ayes-Bigelow, HUFF, Patterson, Strick-
Ter, Terry and Yantis-6.
Noes Miles, Poe and Presidents.
Message from House that that body
had passed G. B. No. Gan act to provide
for Publishing certain laws, with amend
nents;cf Council resolution No. l-ask-
ing congress to indemnify certain citizens
Of Washington Territory for work sNd
money expended on military road from
Steilacoom to Walla-walla; of H. B. 10
an act to amend the act establishing ter
ritorial road from Cathlamet to Sidney S.
Ford's; Of joint resolution as to adjourn
ment to January 5, 1854.
The joint resolution as to adjournment
then read and so amended as to read Sd
January, 10, q. m. Rules suspended and
resolution as amended passed, and clerk
ordered to report its passage to the House
House joint resolution as to two volun-
teer companies, read and passed.
h. B. 10 read first time.
Then adjourned till January 8, at 10
o'clock a. m.