, 1854-04-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, April IL, 1854.

Mr. Biles reported back the resolution
relative TO allowing the code commission to
employ more clerks, which was adopted.
Mr.. Moseley, of select committee, re-
ported back H. b. relative to public print
ing, &c, with amendments, which were
adopted and the bill passed
Mr.. Brownield, Of committee on conn
ties, reported back bill and petitions rela-
tive to setting of certain inhabitants Of
Thurston county, and recommended that
no further action be taken in the matter,
which report was adopted
House bills so and 81 were read Sec
ond time
On motion of Mr.. Hale, H. b. 81, under
suspension of the rules was read third
time and passed.
G. B. II was read a second time, and on
motion of Mr. Crosbie, was continued on
its second reading till tomorrow.
c. b. 10 was read Il second time.
Mr.. Hale moved so to amend that the
finder of an estray, &c, should be allowed
ten days instead Of seven, before the requi-
red notification, which was agreed to.
Mr. Hale also moved to amend so that
the value should be twenty-five instead of
five dollars, to require notice Of the same
to be given in a newspaper, which was
agreed to.
Mr. Brownfield moved so to amend as to
allow the owner of property to claim it at
any time within two instead of one year,
which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Ward, the bill was
referred to a select committee consisting Of
Messrs. Ward, Crosbie, Denny, jackson
and Chapman.
II. b. 40, under suspension Of the rules,
was read a second and third time and pass
ed
ii. b. 40 was read a second time
Mr.. Hale moved to amend so that the
election of coroner should be biennally in
stead of quadriennially, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Crosbie, of committee on memorials.
reported back the memorial relative to-
making Budd's Harbor port of delivery,
which was laid on the table till afternoon.
House adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
H. b. SO was read second time.
MIR Moseley moved to fill up the blank
by inserting the word November" which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale moved so to amend as to make
the election of auditor annually instead of
biennially. Agreed to on the yeas and
nays
Ayes-Brownfeld, Denny, Durgin, Hale,
Howe, Shelton, Thompson, Ward and Mr..
Speakers.
Noes-Biles, Bolon, Chapman, Crosbie,
Moseley-5.
II. b. 80 was read third time.
Mr. Bolon moved so to amend as to
make the election of treasurer annual in
stead of biennial. Agreed to. The bill
as amended passed.
II. B. 81 was read third time
Mr.. Hale moved that the amendments,
made some days since in committee Of the
whole, should be adopted, which was agreed
to. As amended the bill passed.
II. B. 46 was read second time
Mr. Denny moved to amend the 9th sec
ton. Pending the discussion, on motion
of Mr.. Hale, the bill was laid on the table
till to-mOrroY.
The memorial relative to making Budd'S
Harbor port of delivery, was taken up
and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Brownfeld, under a
suspension of the rules, II. B. so was taken
up and read third time.
Mr. Brownfeld moved to amend so that
the salary Of the prosecuting attorney should
be FIVE hundred dollars instead of two hun
dred dollars. The bill as amended passed.
H. B. AZ, returned from the Council with
amendments, was taken up and the amend
ments non-concurred in.
Messrs. Biles, Chapman, Moseley and
Brownfeld constituted a committee of con-
ference.
Mr.. Moseley, Of committee on judiciary,
introduced bill, entitled an act relative to
grand and petit jurors, which was read
once
On motion of Mr.. Moseley, under a sus-
pension of the rules, H. B, 46was taken
up, read third time and passed,
Mr.. Bolon introduced resolution rela-
tive to adjourning sine die" on the 2Sth
inst, which, on motion of Mr. Crosbie, was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Moseley introduced bill to regu-
late toll for grinding, which was read once.
House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April II, 1854.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Bolon, of committee on Indian af-
fairs, introduced a memorial relative to the
extinction of Indian title to lands in Wash
ington Territory, which was adopted.
Mr.. Hale, of committee on memorials,
reported back the memorial relative to ask
ing assistance from Congress to aid in the
construction of Territorial roads, which
was laid on the table to be printed.
H.B. 46 was read a second time.
Mr.. Moseley moved to amend so that in
case there was no sheriff or coroner quail