, 1855-01-27
Noes-Bigelow, HUFF, Miles, Patterson,


provided further, that the county of What.
com be excepted also, and that r. V. Pea.
body be the commissioner of said county
Mr.. Miles moved further to amend by
adding to said section as amended, "Pro.
vided also, that Thompson Newlin of the
county of Lewis be the commissioner oi
said county instead Of the county superin.
tendent thereof" On Mr.. Miles amend.
ment, Mr.. Huff called the ayes and noes
Ayes-Huf, Miles, Patterson, Poe
Terry, President-6.
NOes-Bigelow, Strickler-2.
Pending the consideration of bill on sec.
Ond reading, Council adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 1855.
In the absence of the chief clerk, Elwood
Evans acted as clerk pro ten.
Mr.. BigelOw from committee Of ways
and means to whom was referred II. b. Al,
an act to locate territorial road from
New Dunginess, Claim county, to interscct
a territorial road leading from Olympia to
Monticello, reported back said bill with fol-
lowing amendments Strike out section 4
and s and insert as section 4, "this act
shall not be so construed as to allow said
commissioners to create any debt or bring
any charges against the counties through
which the road passes, and with such
amendment recommended its passage.
Mr.. Poe from select committee TO whom
was referred H. b. IL, an act to amend an
act entitled an act relative to elections and
the mode of supplying vacancies, with in
struction to draft substitute, asked to be
discharged from reporting a substitute,
which being granted the committee report
ed the following amendments to said bill /:
strike out all after after enacting clause
and insert,-"that all white American cit
liens above the age Of twenty-one years,
and all other white male inhabitants Of this
Territory above that age who shall have
declared on oath their intentions to the
United States, lat least six months previous
to the day Of election, and who shall have
resided six months in the territory and
twenty days in the county next. preceding
the day of election, and none others shall
be entitled to hold Office or vote at any
election in this Territory Provided, that
no officer, soldier, seaman or marine in the
army or navy of the United States shall
be allowed to vote at any election in this
Territory.
Mr.. Huff from select Committe to whom
was referred II. B. 81, an act to amend an
act to locate the territorial road from Olym-
pia to Monticello-reported same back
without amendment.
H. B. 3S, an act authorizing James @.
Cochran to establish ferry across Cheha-
lis river-read q third time. On the ques-
tion "shall the bill pass p-Mr. Huff called
the ayes and noes, which were as follows /:
Ayes-Messrs. Huff, Miles, Poe, Strick-
Ter, Terry, Yantis and Mr.. Presidents.
Noes-Mr. Bigelow.
So the bill passed and the title was ap-
proved.
II. B. 43, an act authorizing William
Ryan to establish ferry on the Columbia
river-read q third time and on its passage,
Mr.. Terry called the ayes and noes-bill
passed by following vote
Ayes-Messrs Bigelow SIuff, Patterson,
Poe, Strickler, Terry and Mr.. President.
Noes-Messrs. Miles, and Yantis-2.-
Title as read agreed to.
c. B. 90, an act to provide for the selec-
tion aud location Of two townships of land
to aid in the establishment Of University,
pending the second reading Of which Coun-
Gil adjourned yesterday-came up in order.
On motion Of Mr.. Miles, three provisos
added as several amendments to first sec
tion so consolidated as to read as provided
that the the counties Of Cowlitz, Lewis and
Whatcom, be excepted from the operation
Of this section, and that Nathaniel 0stran-
der be the commissioner for Cowlitz coun-
ty, Thompson Newlin for Lewis county,
and II. V. Peabody, for Whatcom county
amendment adopted and bin as amended
ordered to third reading.
Q. b. "a, an act to amend an act enti-
tied an act to provide for the public print
ing and the distribution Of the laws and
journals, the majority report of committee
Of ways and means, recommending that said
bill pass. Mr.. Terry moved to refer to a
select committee-lost. Mr.. Yautis moved
to amend by striking out two" and insert
ing 'one," and strike out "biennially" and
insert annually" in first section. On this
motion Mr.. Terry called the ayes and noes
amendment lost by following vote.
Ayes-Mes Poe, Terry, Yantis, and
Mr.. President.
Noes-Messrs. Bigeiow, HUFF, Miles,
Patterson and Strickler-5.
Bill ordered to third reading.
Report Of select committee on H. b. 81,
coming up in order, Mr.. Miles moved so to
amend bill in section !, as to include
Thurston county, and called the ayes and
noes-amendment adopted by following
vote
Ayes-Messrs Miles, Poe, Strickler
Terry, and Mr.. President.
Noes-Messrs. Bigelow, Huff, Patter
son, Yantis-4.
Bill then orderded to a third reading.
Report OF committee of ways and means
on II. B. Al, adopted, and bill as amended
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