, 1854-04-22

AFIERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Denny presented petition, signeC
by 40 inhabitants of this Territory, asking
for the passage of prohibitory liquor law
which was referred to committee preyi
ouSly raised on the same subject.
c. b. I was read a second time. Mr.
Moseley moved 50 to ameud that the Coun
ty superintendent of schools should receive
$25 instead of 500 salary, which was
agreed to.
H. B. 80 was read third time.
Mr. Hale moved 50 to amend that the
salary of the auditor should be 5000 instead
of S4OO dollars. Agreed to. As amend
ed the bill passed.
The memorial relative to making Budd's
Harbor IA port of delivery, returned from
the Council with amendments, and the
amendments non-cOncurred in.
Messrs. Brownfield Chapman, MOseley,
and Ward constituted committee to con
fer with a like committee from the Council.
NlIouse Bills Al, 80 and 81 returned
from the Council with amendments, were
sevcraly taken up and the amendments
non-concurred in, and committee Of confer
ence appointed.
G. B. 22-the prohibitory liquor law
was read a second time, and by request of
Mr.. Crosbie, it was laid on the table till
Wednesday week
House adjourned.
THURSDAY, April l3, 1854.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
The journals were read and approved.
Mr.. Crosbie, of committee on memorials,
reported back memorial relative to allow
ing soldiers discharged in the Territory to
locate their land warrants on unclaimed
lands in this Territory, which was adopted.
The committee of conference on House
bill 80 reported, recommending the occur
renee Of the House in Council amendments,
which report was adopted on the ayes and
noes
Ayes Biles, Denny, Durgin, Hale,
Howe, Huntington, jackson, MoSeley, Shell
ton, Thompson, Ward-ll.
Noes-Bolon, Brownield, CroSbie and
Mr. Speaker.
c. B. ll-relating to ferries-was read
u second time, amended, and under sus-
pension of the rules, was read a third time
and passed.
IL. B. 46 was read third time, amend
ed and laid on the table till tomorrow
Then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
II. b. 54 was read a second Nime, and
under suspension of the ruleA read a
third time aud passed.
Mr.. Howe introduced a bill, entitled an
act offering bounty for killing wild animals,
which was read once and laid on the table
till Saturday.
Mr. Thompson introduced BILL entitled
an act appointing officers for Pierce county,
which was read, under suspension of the
rules, three times and passed.
Mr.. Biles, Of committee Of conference on
IL. b. 5l-relatiug to elections--madc two
reports, majority and minority report.
Minority report recommended the rejec-
tion of all proyisos allowing half-breed In
dians to vote.
The majority report substitutes a proviso
still allowing the half-breeds to vote.
Mr.. Huntington introduced bill amend
atory to an act appointing commissioners
to locate Territorial road from Olympia
to Monticello, appointing f. Kennedy to
serve in place of NJ. 7. Simmons. The bill
was read three times and passed.
Mr. Ward moved to adopt the minority
report on the election bill. A discussion
ensued as to the propriety of permitting
half-breeds to vote in this Territory
Mr.. Chcnoweth argued at length in fa-
vor Of inserting proyiso allowing them to
vote.
Mr.. Denny opposed it in an able and
candid manner. Hewas decidedly against
any proviso permitting half-brecds to vote.
He had once sacrificed some feelings in or
der to bring about compromise on this
bill, and in the end nothing had been effect
ed. He was decidedly against opening the
gates to large class of persons wholly un-
qualified, for the sake of permitting few
worthy halt-breeds to vote.
Mr.. Chenoweth replied in like manner
He was in favor of the proviso. He felt
like yielding to the majority, even though
he was obliged to sacrifc his own peculiar
views. lie argued the question at length
Mr.. Moseley spoke briefly in favor of
the proviso.
MIR. Ward spoke in opposition to it,
Mr.. Hale said he was opposed to allow
ing halfbreed Indians to vote and excluding
negro half-breeds He was in favor of
both or none.
The speaker deciding that the vote on
the majority report should first be taken,
Mr.. Moseley moved to adopt the same.
Mr.. Denny called for the ayes and noes,
and the result was as follows:
Ayes-Bolon, Brownfcled, Chapman,
Jackson, Moseley, Thompson, Speaker.
Noes-Biles, Crosbie, Denny, Durgin,
Hale, Howe, Huntington, Shelton and
Ward-9.
The report was rejected