, 1854-12-23
WARRINGTON IFGISIATTRE.-SECOND SESSION
IN COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, Dec. II


Of three-lost
Message from house announcing passage
Of II. B. No. 6, territorial road from van
couyer to the Dalles of the Columbia-H.
B. No. 7, an act to change the name OF the
county seat of Clarke county-H. B. No. |
8. a territorial road from Oak Point, Col
umbia river to intersect the road from
Cathlamet to Sidney S. Fords-H. B. No.
9, territorial road from Willopah river to
intersect road from Cathlamet to Sidney
s. Fords-H. B. No. Is. act Of incorpora-
ton Of the Puget Sound Steam Navigation
Company, and of house joint resolution asD
to calling into service two companies OIL
mounted volunteers.
Mr.. Poe moved further to amend II. b.
No. 2, by adding to second section, from
and after the first day of January 1900,
and called the ayes and noes-amendmentI
lost by following vote.
Ayes-Messrs. Bigelow, Poe, Terry and
YantiS-4.
Noes-Messrs. Huff, Miles, Patterson,
Strickler and Mr.. President-5. Amend
ment Of Mr.. Stricker put and carried.
On motion of Mr.. Strickler rules suspend
ed and H. B. 2, as amended read third
time and passed, the ayes and noes being
called were
Ayes-Messrs. Huff, Miles, Patterson,
Strickler and Mr.. President-5.
Noes-Messrs. Bigelow, Poe, Terry and
Yantis-4.
The President announced the appoint
ment of Messrs Poe and 1STickler as the
joint committee from council on the en-
grossment and enrolment of bills.
Then adjourned till 2PN.
AFTERNOON.
C.B. 4,-an act to create the Office Of
county surveyor-read a third time and
passed. Mr.. Catlin advocated at some
length this bill, explaining its features, and
showing its benefts-on concluding his re-
marks the bill unanimously passed.
On motion of Mr.. Poe, G. B. 6, to mod
ify the exemption law-and G. B. I, to To-
cate the university-laid on the table till
tomorrow, and made the order of the day.
On motion of Mr.. HUFF, G. B. 8, to To-
cate the territorial penitentiary-made the
order Of the day for Thursday.
On motion of Mr.. Terry, Council ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 1854.
G. B. I, an act TO locate the university
being taken up in order, Mr.. Poe moved to
amend by striking out Seattle in King"
and inserting "Coveland in Island"--and
called the yeas and noes-Council refused
to amend by following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Miles, Poe, and Mr..
Presidents.
Noes-Messrs Bigelow. Huf, Patter-
son, Strickler, Terry and Yantis-6 Mr.
Miles moved to 60 into committee Of the
whole|lost.
Mr.. Yantis then offered substitute for
the bill locating the university at Seattle,
and branch thereof on Boisfort plains in
Lewis county-the substitute was adopted
BY the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Bigelow, Huff, Patter-
son, Strickier and Yantis-5. ....
Noes-Messrs. Miles, Poe, Terry and
Mr.. President.
Mr.. Miles moved 10 lay bill on the table
lost.
Mr.. Poe moved to strike ont "Boisfort
plains" and insert Cape Flattery," and
called the ayes and noes-council refused
TO amend by following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Miles, Poe, Terry and
Mr.. President.
Noes---Messrs. Bigelow, Huff, Patter-
son, Strickler and Yantis-5.
Mr.. Miles moved to amend by striking
out Boisfort and inserting Vancouver,
Clark county'-the yeas and noes being
ordered, the amendment was rejected by
the same vote.
Mr.. Poe moved to amend by striking out
Boisfort and inserting "Alki'-yeaS and
noes called with similar result.
Several other places were proposed in
stead Of Seattle and Boisfort, on each pro.
position the yeas and noes being called
with the same result--when Mr.. Strickler
moved the previous question pending which
Mr.. Miles moved an adjournment and called
the ayes and noes Ayes-Messrs. Miles,
Terry and Mr.. Presidents. The remain
ing six voted no. On the previous ques-
ton being put, the vote by yeas=and noes
was ...t -
Ayes-Messrs. Bigelow, Huff, Patter-
son, Strickler and Yantis--5.
Noes-Messrs. Miles, Poe, Terry and
Mr.. President. .i----- - 4---=-
After two or three Intellectual attempts
to adjourn, the bill passed to q third read
ing by vote Of five to four-the yeas and
noes being ordered.
@. B. 6, to modify the exemption law
came up in order-so amended as to make
the head Of family have six hundred dol
lars worth Of property exempt from excu-
ton, and single man two hundred dollars
after these amendments were adopted
bill laid upon the table
Business from House came up in order
first reading of several house bills.