, 1854-03-25
WEDSEsDAY, MARCH %, 1854.

| luC ChHlcih DOuhudil y VI dCluC COuDty.-
He also reported back House bills No. 9
and | l. with amendments.
Mr.. Huntington was utterly opposed 10
the passage of this bill, contending that tha
Territory thus left for the new, county, to-
to be called Cowlitz Co., was Aliogetherfn
sufficient lie said he doubted very much
if the remaining population would organize
at ALL rH.F frn TIE-ii s4O
Mr.. Jackson said he felt very well ac-
quainted with the country, and he de6ed
any man to gainsay any statement be had
made relative to It. He eontended that
the gentlemen last up had actually &C.
knowledgcd that he did not doubt but that
at some future day the remaining territory
would be made into two counties.
Mr.. Huntington said that monbesSs
should be careful voting On this question:
which involved the interests Of q large por-
tiOn of the inhabitants in the county thus
narrowed down. He warned gentlemen, It
might effect their political reputation here
| after. r.rs rr ..r
Mr.. Bolon said, that of voting on q
question in accordance with the report Of q
committee, who have given it their careful
and impartial attention, is to effect their
political reputation, he for one should beg
to be excused from voting on all questions n
hereafter. ]
He considered it an unnecessary waste
of time to lcgisIatc here, If members are TO
be governed in their deliberations by any
such considerations as these ssal % :
His rule on all occasions was TO vote ae-
cording to his best judgment, witdOutres
gard to any local prejudice OF personal
feeling -. -.
House bill No. 81, entitled an act to To-
cate Territorial road from Olympia 10
Shoalwater Bay, was read q third time and
passed. allrH
House bill No Is, sent baek from the
Council with amendments, was taken, uD +,
and the amendments non-concurred in.6- h
Mr.. Howe, by leave of the House, with
drew his resolution relative TO missionaries
taking other land claims ,. -.
Mr.. BieS introduced bin, entitled an
act to appoint officers for Skamania county.
AFTERNOON SESSION. t,-
Mr., Biles introduced bifl entitled an
act to appoint judge Of probate and jus.
tice of the peace for Clarke county. XXI
The following joint resolutions were ta,
ken up: ,'
JOINT RESOLUTIONS -,t
Raatire 10 the Establishment Of mail satjai
bettceen Olympia and other pCiRfs ~ tis
Territory Of Washington, and SaR Rhans
cisco, Ne,c York and Nete Orleans. r.. .
RcScfred By tie legislative Assembly Of
the Territory Of W'ashsngtOH, That the
Delegate to Congress from this Territory
be requested to urge the passage Of law
at the present session of Congress establish
ing regular mail service, by way Of Puget
Sound, between Olympia and intermediAtel
points in this Territory and San Francisco,
New York and New Orleans, by any ex-
tension Of the existing mail service between
the Territory of washington and the points
aforesaid, and also the extension as afores,
said Of any increased mail service which
may be provided between these several,
points. ....t ....-.t.s s..., ~,
Resolred, That with view to obtain the
greatest mail facilities as Aforesaid for this
Territory, our Delegate be requested to
urge the increase Of the existing mail SER
vice Of the United States between the Az.
lantic and Pacific coasts, and points ada
cent thereto, so that the means Of commus
nication each way shall be four times q
month. =.
ResOlred, That in the opinion Of this
Legislative Assembly, in case there shall
! be an additional semi-monthly mail seryice
established by Congress as Aforesaid, that
the same should be via the lsthmns Of NJ
caragua, so that the mails aforesaid may
be transported each way semi-mcnthly, by
the Panama and the Nicaragua route.
Resolred, That the Senators and Repre-
sentatives of California, and the Delegate
from Oregon be, and they are hereby invi-
ted to aid our Delegate in promoting TIE
object aforesaid. ".' ~ .i.l
Resoired, That the Governor OF the Ter
ritory transmit copy Of these resolutions
to our Delegate in Congress, to each Of the
Senators and Representatives OF Cahiorna
and to the Delegate to the House Of keP-
resentatives from the Territory Of Oregon
Mr.. Crosbe said he presented those res
olutions with the earnest hope that BY the
united efforts of the entire delegation frOm
the Pacific coast, remedy might be aP
piled to the wretched system, or rather
want Of system of the mail service.
He did not deem any explRnationn necef
Sary. The resolutions convey in the most
concise manner, all that need be said Onthe
subject, and he did not believe there would
be solitary dissenting voice to their pas
sage.
On motion of Mr.. Biles, The resolution
was adopted. i5......tr.., r-
Some members coming in who were de-
sirous to offer some amendments, Mr., Der
ny said, he would move to reconsider the
vote although he should vote against the