, 1857-01-30
Territorial Legislature.
IN THE COUNCIL.

asking for q relocation of the county seat
of said county Petition read and referred
to committee on Counties.
The following bills were taken up and
considered upon their second and third
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An act to more specifically define the
dnties of county commissioners, which bill
submits the question Of incurring debts for
the erection of county buildings, without
the county has a surplus fund, to vote OF
the county. Bill amended in the Council,
reported to the House, and the amendment
concurred in. The bill has since been sign
ed by the two presiding officers. An act
to locate q territorial road on the east side
of the Cowlitz river.
Council resolved itself into committee of
the Whole upon the series Of bills from No.
"A to so inclusive, reported by the special
committee appointed to so revise the laws
of this territory as to make them conform
to the late act Of congress, prohibiting the
holding of U. S. district courts at more
than one place in each judicial district.
Several amendments were made in commit
tee of the Whole, when the committee rose
and reported progress and asked leave to
sit again-which leave was granted.
Council adjourned until 3, p. M, when
they again went into committee of the
Whole on said bills, and having made sun
dry amendments thereto, rose and reported
back said bills with the recommendation
that the bill and amendments as adopted
in committee of the Whole, be referred to
the committee on Judiciary. The bill was
so referred.
II. B. No. 81, an act to amend the law
relating to gaming contracts, was taken up
and referred TO the Judiciary committee.
1t amends the old law SO as to make penal
gaming with cards, &C., and fines the keep
er of house who permits gaming with
cards, and confers jurisdiction upon the
justices of the peace and the probate court
at its criminal term.
II. B. No. Al, an act to amend the act
to increase county revenue-making it ne
cessary before the granting Of license to
sell intoxicating liquors, to have u petition
signed by majority of the adult white in
habitants, and to pay therefor the sum Of
three hundred dollars per annum. This
was referred to committee on Ways and
Means. 1t was subsequently reported by
them and has passed both houses and is now
the law.
II. B. No. 81, the bill apportioning the
representation of the territory was repor-
ted to the Council. BY this bill Sawamish
county is re-annexed to Thurston as q
council district, the county of Slaughter
is annexed to King as council district.
In other council districts the law is not al
tered, but il the house there are material
differences in the bill : the county of Thurs
ton is cut down one, and joint pember
allowed to her and Sawamish Clarke is
increased one-Thurston and Clarke each
electing five representatives Pierce three I;
Slaughter, two King, two Island, two ;
Jefferson, Claim and Whatcom, each one
member Lewis, two Cowlitz, one Cow
litz and Wahkiakum, one Pacific, one /;
Chehalis, one, and Walla Walla and Ska
mania, one. This bill was referred to q Sc
lect committee, on motion Of Mr.. Aber-
nethy. That committee consists of Messrs.
Poe, Wiley, Abernethy, Denny and Van
Vleet.
SArURDAY.-Much Of the morning aud
portion Of the afternoon session were oc-
cupicd in the discussion Of the apportion-
ment bill, reported back without amend
ment and with recommendation Of ma
jority that the bill pass. Mr. Cock moved
to lay upon the table and make it the order
of day for Monday-lost. Mr. Wiley Of
fcred an amendment to the bill, apportion-
ing the representatives as follows: Walla
Walla shall elect one Skamnnia one !;
Clarke, Eve Cowlitz, one Cowlitz and
Wahkiakum, one Pacific, one Chehalis,
one Lewis, two Thurston, six Sawam-
ish, one Pierce, three ). King, two Is
land, two Slaughter, one Whatcom, one;
Jefferson and Clallam, one. Lost. Bill
read third time under suspension Of the
rules and passed.
The Clerk was this day instructed to re-
port to the House that the Council had
amended the joint resolution relative to the
time for the election of territorial officers
This fixes the time therefor on Tuesday,
9th January.
Council passed II. ]. II. No. IL, relative
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