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generally.
Mr.. Poe replied thereto, favoring the
homestead exemption and rational ex-
emption of personal property. He had
voted against the bill excmpting personal
property from exemption and execution,
but he thought the homestead should be
protected from the rapaciiy of creditors.
The question being taken by ayes and
noes, it was lost by following vote:
Ayes-Miles, Patterson, Presidents.
Noes-Bigelow, Huff, Poe, Strickler, and
Yantis-5.
Mr. Bigclow moved to amend by stri-
king out lone hundred and sixty acres, y
aud inserting forty acres" and spoke in
favor of the amendment, and called the
ayes and noes. Amendment adopted by
following vote:
Ayes-Bigclow, Hun, Strickler, Ynntis,
President-5.
Noes-Milcs, Patterson, Poe-3.
Bill ordered to Sd reading.
Mr.. Poe introduced G. b. l3-an amend
ment to act creating Cowlitz county. Bill
read first time. I r.
Memorial relative to Hudson's Bay and
Puget Sound Agricultural companies read
twice and referred to committee on memo
rials.
Message from the House announcing
passage of H. b. No. l4--relative to fix
ing by popular vote the comfy seat of
county, and that House insist
upon their amendment to Council bill No.
9-an act to provide for publishing certain
laws in the Pioneer aud Democrat. ...a 81.
II. b. No. Ia read first and second
lime, and on motion Of Mr.. Catlin, referred
10 committee on counties. l...
The action Of the House on Council bill
No. 9 brought up a question of privilege )
the two Houses. This bill passed
Council in December, went TO House where
i was amended by inserting the original
House bill No 3, which had been lost in
the Council on the 22d December. The
President decided that the consideration
1f the bill was out Of order, as it was re-
llly a substitute for bill already lost in
his Council. The clerk carried message
10 the House of such decision after an ap-
peal had been taken by Mr.. Poe from the
Presidents decision, and the decision Of
,hair had been sustained. The House in
iist upon amendment with view to OBJ
tanning committee of conference. The
President again decided the consideration
1f the matter TO be out Of order, aud on
appeal being taken by Mr.. Poe, considera-
Die discussion took place, in which Messrs.
Yantis, Catlin, Bigelow and Poe partici-
Dated, when the appeal was withdrawn,
and Mr.. Yantis gave notice that he would
introduce in ten days bill relative to pub
fishing certain laws in the Pioneer and
Democrat. l. r.b
On motion of Mr.. Bigolow, G. J. memo
-iAl, No. 2-relative to appropriations for
military roads-taken up and unanimously
adopted. Ddm1.
Adjourned. 40 ... ''faf
SATURDAY, Jan. 6, 1855.
Mr.. Bigelow, Of committee of ways and
means, to whom was referred O. b. No. IL
-an act appointing officers for Walla-walla
back said bill with rec
Of passage. q & >
Report read and bill passed to third
reading. .l.r -,I
Mr.. Patterson, from committee on coun-
lies, to whom was referred II. B. No l4---l
m oct to locate by popular vote the coun-
ty scat Of Chehalis county-reported back
said bill without amendment. ...t
c. B. No. l3-amending the bill crea-
ting Cowlitz county-read a second time,
lndson motion Of Mr.. Miles, referred to
committee on counties,
II. b. No. Gan act to amend an act
entitled an act to locate territorial road
from Cathlamet to Sidney S. Ford's-
read third time and passed.
C. b. No. l0--an act to exempt real
estate from attachment and execution
read third time, and the ayes and noes
being demanded, bill passed by following
vote: ...I
Ayes-Bigelow, HUFF, Miles, Poe, Striek-
Ter. Yantis, President.
Noes-Mr. Patteyon-l. .n.
Council was occupied much Of the morn
ing in discussing the question Of printing
bills for the use of the two Houses, on
motion made by Mr.. Miles in regard to in
structing the Sergeant-at-arms to see that
all Council bills be printed after second
reading The discussion was participated
in by Messrs. Bigelow, Miles, Poe, HUFF
and Yantis, when the motion finally pre-
vailed. ~ ra- on
On motion Of Mr.. Bigelow, select com
mittee Of five were appointed, with iustruc-
tions to revise the foe bill and report such
amendments as they may deem necessary.
Messrs Bigelow, Huff, Poe, Strickler and
Miles constituted such committee.
Adjourned. "''
.. MONDAY, Jan. 8, 1854.
Mr.. Patterson, from committee on conn
ties, reported back @, b. l3-amendment
of the act creating Cowltz county-with-
out amendment, and recommended its pas
sage. '.'