, 1857-02-06
Territorial Legislature.
IN THE COUNCIL.

AmOhS OthSl PAOSSSN"SS P
lowing bills:
An act to amend an act entitled an act
to increase county revenue. This is an
amendment of the license law, and fxes the
license for the sale of intoxicating liquors
at $500 per annum instead Of leaving the
county commissioners to fix the rate.
A bill relative to notaries public, making
the jurisdiction of notnries co-extensive with
the judicial district and making valid their
official acts in all the counties in the dis
trict, in which the county from which they
may be appointed, is located.
Mr.. Wiley from the Select committee to
whom was referred the slanderous and ma
lignant attacks of the Cincinnati Weekly
Times and other newspapers, made lengthy
report, in which these articles were review
ed at length, and the character Of our au'
thorities, people, and especially the brave
and efficient volunteer forces Of our terri
tory were fully vndicated. This report
closed with a preamble and resolutions,
and is too lengthy for insertion here. The
report was laid upon the table, and the
resolutions passed to their I'd reading, when
on motion Of Mr.. Denny, they were laid
upon the table. Said resolutions were sub
sequenlIy called up on Wednesday, and af
ter two test votes, by which the iltroducer
become satisfied they could not pass, Mr.
Wiley asked and obtained unanimous leave
to withdraw said report, preamble and re-
solutions.
Much Of Mondays session was spent in
an attempt to reconsider the vote whereby
the Cluncil indefinitely postponed House
resolution approving the Kansas-Nebraska
act. A warm aud exciting discussion en-
sned, in which Messrs. Wiley, Van VleeI
and Pagett advocated the motion to recon
slider, and substantially brought into dis
cussion the merits Of the resolution which
they severally advocated. MeSsrs. Wal
lace, Denny, Abernethy and Poe opposed
the motion to reconsider. On the question
Of reconsideration, Mr.. Poe called the ayes
and noes. The following is the vote
AYEs.-MessrS. Cock, HUFF, Pagett, Var
Vleet and Wiley-5.
NOES. .-Messrs. Abernethy, Denny, Poe
and the President.
So the resolution was reconsidered.
The question then recurring on the in
definite postponement, Mr.. Denny called
the ayes and noes, and the Council refused
to indefinitely postpone, by the following
vote
AYEs-Messrs. Abernethy, Denny, POI
and the President.
NoEs.-Messrs. Cock, Huff, Pagett, Var
vleet and Wiley-5.
Mr.. Poe moved to refer to committee OIL
Memorials, which motion was lost by vote
of 4 to 5.
Pending q motion made by Mr.. Denny
to refer to o Select committee, on motion
Of Mr.. HUFF, the resolution was laid upor
the table.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Poe moved to take
up said resolution, and on his motion called
the ayes and noes. The following is the
vote
AYEs.-Messrs. Cock and Poe. }
NoEs.-Messrs. Abernethy, Denny, Huf
Pagett, Van Vleet, Wiley and the Presi
dent.
So the resolution was not further taker
up and considered.
TuEsDAY.-The FIRST business in the Coun
Gil was message from the House of Rep
resentatives, inviting the Council to go al
once into convention to elect territorial of
fcers. Council fixed the time at six o'clk
this p. m.
The Council had under consideration
! the law revising the road laws This is 6
very long law of over forty sections, and
re-enacts, revises and codles all the lawt
heretofore passed in regard to roads. The
legislature having by law passed this day
authorized the immediate printing and dis.
tributiou Of this and the school laws, ante.
cedent to the appearance Of the volume o.
laws of the session, we are excused from
any lengthy notice Of the contents of thi.
bill.
Council had before them q bill regulating
joint conventions of the legislative assemb
ly, and fixing the time for the animal ses
sion thereof, occupied considerable atten
ton and was finally referred to the com
mittee on Elections. That committee re
ported back said bill on Wednesday will
the recommendation that it be indefnitel,
postponed ; which report was adopted.
Memorial from the House praying th