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Mr. Balch introduced
| II. b. No. 36, an act providing for the
registry Of births, marriages, and deaths.
Read first time and ordered to a second
reading.
Mr.. Crockett introduced
II. NJ. No. Is, praying the amendment
of the pre-empton law as regards pre-emp-
ton in Washington Territory.
Read first time and ordered TO a second
reading
Mr.. Balch introduced
II. B. No. 81, an act to abolish Capital
punishment, and to provide for the more
effectual punishment of the crime of muir
der
Read first time and ordered to q second
reading.
Mr.. Wilson in the Chair
Mr.. Taylor moved that the vote by which
II. b. No. 26, was laid on the table and
made the order of the day for the 10th of
January be re-considered
Mr.. Speaker in the Chair.
Motion to reconsider carried, by a vote
Of 20 in tie affirmative to in the negative.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly,
Bill was referred to committee Of Eve,
consiting of Messrs. Kelly, Guthrie, Seavy,
Peabody, and Moore
G. B. No 8, read second time, and
On motion of Mr.. Balch,
Referred to committee on Claims
Substitute for J. r. No 9, read a second
time, and
On motion Of Mr. Balch,
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
c. r. No. 2, read second time, and
On motion of Mr.. Morrow,
Referred to committee on Military AZ
fairs, with the pending amendment Of Mr..
Balch.
H. M. No. 10, reported back from the
committee on Memorials, was,
On motion Of Mr.. Guthrie,
Laid on the table and ordered printed
II. M. No. 8, reported back from the
committee on Memorials, was
On motion Of Mr.. Guthrie,
Laid on the table and ordered printed.
H. NJ No. I, reported back from the
committee on Memorials, was
Laid on the table and ordered printed
H. B. No. SO, an act to dissolve the
bonds Of matrimoney existing between
Chas. ]. Bird and Wheelashbow Emluts
Bird, reported by committee on Judiciary.
Read first time and ordered to second
reading.
II. B. No. 8, an act to alter the bounda-
.ry line of Whatcom county, reported back
from committee on Counties, was
On motion OF Mr.. Hincklsy,
Read third time and passed.
C.J.R No. 3, relative to Proclamation
Of Martial Law by Gov. Stevens, was
Read first time and ordered to second
reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker,
II. M. No. 3, praying Congress to con-
firm treaties made with the Indians in
Washington Territory, was taken up, and
On motion of Mr.. Balch,
Was referred to committee Of the whole
House.
Mr.. Shaw in the Chair.
The committe reported the Memorial
back recommending the following amend
ment:
"And all other treaties made with In
dian tribes of this Territory east Of the
Cascade mountains"
The vote being taken upon the amend
ment, il was lost, by vote Of l3 in the
Affirmative to is in the negative.
Mr.. Baleh moved the indefinite post
ponemcnt of the Memorial. Motion lost,
by vote of 10 in the Affirmative to II in
the negative.
Mr.. Balch moved to lay the Memorial on
the table and make it the order Of the day
for the goth Of January. Motion lost by
vote Of 10 10 the afirative to II in the
negative.
Memorial ordered to third reading by
a vote of Is in the affirmative to 10 in the
negative.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson,
Ii. b. No. "a was taken from the table,
and tomorrow assigned for its third read
ing.
Adjourned.