, 1854-12-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 1854.

friday Dec. O. 1000.
Journals read and approved.
Mr.. McCool. on leave, introduced II. B.
No. Ian act entitled an act to locate a
territorial road from Olympia 10 Shoalwa-
ter Bay. Read twice and referred to COM
mitiee on roads and highways. House
resolved itself into committee OF the whole,
Mr.. Wallace in the chair, to consider the
Governors message and the various por-
tions were referred to the appropriate
standing committees, when the committee
rose, reported their action to House, and
adjourned till 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
SATURDAY, Dec. 0, 1854.
Mr.. Br;scoe, from the select committee
to whom was referred the petition Of Geo
T. Eastebrook for q divorce from his wife,
Hannah L. Easiebrook, reported o bill
granting the prayer Of petitioner, which
was read first time.
Mr.. Clark introduced the following:
Resoired, That the committee on print
ing be instructed to procure from the
printing Office the numbers Of the Pioneer
and Democrat to which members Of this
House are entitled, enclosed in wrappers
Adopted.
Mr.. Wallace, on leave, introduced H.
B.-entitled an act to provide for publish
ing certain laws-which was read twice
and referred to committee on printing.
Mr.. Denny, on leave, introduced The fol-
lowing joint resolution:
Resolved hy the House, the Council
concurring, That Congress be requested to
authnrize the Governor of Washington
Territory TO accept the services Of two
companies Of mounted volunteers 10 serve
for twelve months in quelling Indian troub-
les, recovering stolen property and afIording
protection teimmigrants from the South
Pass in the Rocky mountains westward TO
the Pacific on the immigrant route to the
territories Of Washington and Oregon.
Read and referred to committee on In
Indian affairs.
Mr.. Stiles, on leave, introduced II. b.
No. an act to amend an act entitled
an act TO locate the county seat Of Clarke
county-which was read twice and referred
to committee on counties.
Mr.. Spinning, on leave, introduced H.
B. No. an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the assessing and collecting county
and territorial revenue. Read first time.
Mr.. Cock, on leave, introduced II. b.
No. an act in relation to school lands
Read twice and referred to committee OH
memorials.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
MONDAY, Dec. IL, 1854.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Carson, of King comfy, presented
petition signed by A. II. Hilory and
Others, inhabitants of the southeast portion
of King county, asking to be set off from
King and annexed to Pierce county.
On motion Of Mr.. Denny, referred to
committee on counties.
Mr.. Hendrickson, from committee on
counties, reported back H. B. No. AN
act to amend an act entitled an act to 10
cate the county seat Of Clarke county,
Read second time.
Mr.. McCool, of committee on roads, re-
ported back Ii. b. No. Ito locate ter
ritorial road from Olympia to Shoalwater
Bay. Second reading OF bill.
Mr.. Wallace moved that the bill be ell
crossed and read third time Tomorrow
Carried.
Mr.. Heald, from committee on printing,
reported back on act TO provide for pub
fishing certain laws. Read q third time
and passed.
Second reading of bill entitled an act to
amend an act entitled an act to provide for
the assessing and collecting the county aud
territorial revenue.
On motion Of Mr.. Wallace, referred to
committee on ways and means.
Second reading OF II. Is. No. 2-an act
to dissolve the bonds of matrimony exist
ing between Geo. E. Eastebrook and Han.
nah l.. Esiebrook.
Mr.. Wallace moved that the bill be
read third time tomorrow.
This motion provoked considerable dis
cussion in which Messrs. Wallace, Denny.
Clarke and Briscoe participated, when the
motion nreyailed