, 1856-01-11
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY JANUARY H. 1856

!. ment of military post upon White river
The report of the committee was adopted
the House severally took up said memori
ais and adopted them. .-.
Mr.. McElroy introduced II. B. No. To-
: an act TO extend the time which the sheriff
S of each county is allowed for the collection
. of taxes. The bill as introduced extend.
the time fromc the lst Of January to Marcl
for the sheriff to make his return to the
comfy auditor. The bill was read and re-
r ferred to the committee on Judiciary. d.
Much of the morning was occupied in the
|; discussion Of II. B. No. ll--an act for the
!, relief Of James c. Strong-which was final
!, ly referred, on motion of Mr.. Van Cleave
to select committee. y
i Second reading of II. B. No. l5-au
act relating to supervisors of roads and
highways. Laid upon the table and or.
dered printed. l....'.
Mr.. Howe, from the select committee
to whom had been referred so much of the
Governors message as refers to the elm.
Iploymcnt of Northern Indians, reported by
bill, making it misdcmeanor for any set.
4 tier, or resident Of Washington Territory
to employ, trade with, or hold out any in.
, duccmenis for said Indians TO visit tbis
TERRITORY but eycents sncb indians m o.
NAV come on 1bnsincss for tLn Hndsor,s
Bay Comnany. and in thc csncciai cLorgs
Of agents of that comnonv, The biIl wos
read twice and laid mon tbe tal,le in order
to ho nr;nted 00'NsSt
4 Tho ITonsn tool ~, ~, Il ,h,g ,gro,nr. ono,. - az
sc,oct ioint comm;ttco ~ liz ~
ond enrolment Of biIIs which renort was
. that that committec had cmnloypI chas @
JnIson Eso thnir cIrrt Mo;;on - T.
definitely ndstno,,n said rcnort ~ wos moda
hv NJ Uaio 1'N ''F0'' - ~
Mr. iIale said that IN maxim, itbissi mo- =.
,ion be meant no disresnect 10 tjs cnmn,;t. t
tco @ nor was Il bos,;Iitv 70 I liz nnrunn
nomod tLaf ;ndncoJ H. mnt tHa q, fs'1Ir H.
,h"nn3t Iowovar @ ,L%t ri, IJorsa, r' In n
od % snoh ~ oficer omJ MI thot;n aim nroa,;nr Su sarh
clarEsh;ns bu H. Monso thav nns ~ara n,ora oIrn
li;kelv tn rcceive nav tbon ~: cIert @ Of :
comn;ttoo 10 f'' }'''H" N'7N NA y =
NJ Crosl;o ,,nn,os,oI5 IL, III ,n,,1ot;on l., ~
dsGn;telv nostnone ef onJ thouabt % ,ha ffonsa
could not "a Loh;nd tbo ronort ~ tho on,n
mittoo Mite Tbey had anthorilsd that y n,m;. MT
too n ,bo i.nrnaao Of AZ rosa,n,;nr -
cmn,ov q c,crk ana tbcir renort waS orIy IL
n courtesy to The House merely r iu. i;nsorma.
t;on of what tbrv ma done IL alluded
to tbe anomaly of tho Connc;j occont;nS
tIe renort and irecognizinr m tho ,clert % on5
tia Heuse refusing to-ana innn;red What
was 10 he the result Of such a nroccd;np5
He concluded his remarks by raising q
point of order that such report was for
information Of the House, and that further
action thereupon. was out Of order. ,oj w.,
Mr.. Clark followed, asserting bis iuten-
ton to vote for the indefinite postpone
lnept, because he believed that the House
could, not delegate such. authority, 10 any
committee; he had not properly. under
stood the resolution, If the enrolling clerk
was to be q clerk Of a committee, and not
an officer of this House. He would not
consent to the bills of this House going
into the chands of an irresponsible man, and
he was free to confess that he believed a
clerk of this House would be abundantly
more likely to be paid for his services, than
the clerk of, q committee, Besides. this
House has passed resolution providing
for tho election, by each branch Of the as
sembly, of an eurolling and engrossing
clerk, pcttioning congress to create the Of
fee, fix the pay, and provide appropriation.
That, resolution If carried out. does away
this, but to remove any doubts, in the mind
OF any member, he. would vote for the IN
definite poStponement.4 gajso: gnR ,eg5ag ags
,,r Mr.. Bishop. desired to state that the apr
pointment made by tho committee, 70 was
about the last vote he would Iiaye thought
of. or consented to have made--but he did
not believe we could 20, behind the action
of the committee. The House had author
lied tho employment of o clerk, by that
committee. The language was plain---au-
thorized to employ-aud ifl he understood
the meaning of f,words---that act was final,
and the House were bound by it. He was
not q lawyer, but he knew enough law to
know, that when he regularly constituted
an agent, withgspecial Instructions to act
for him, and that agent carried out those
instructions, exactly. as desired--he& was
bound thereby-and such was the pres,
ent instance. The House. had delegated