, 1859-01-07
TIE LEoIsLAlIYE AssEMRLY.

The Pioneer and Democrat gives the following
as full report Of perfected legislation up to the
adjournment over the holidays:
Memorial relative to the establishment of a
military road from Fort Vancouver to Fort Sim.
coe -.-. T.
Memorial relative to the extinguishment OF
the rights of the Hudson's Bay and Pugc,
Sound Agricultural Companies. g...
Memorial asking an appropriation for com.
pleting the military road from Fort Walla. Wal!a
TO Fort Benton.
Memorial relative TO the establishment Of o
coal depot at WhatcOm, Bellingham Bay.
Memorial asking an appropriation for mill.
tary road from Gray's Bay to Fort Steilacoom.
Resolution as to line of military posts on
wagon road from Fort Benton to Fort walla-
Walla.
Memorial relative TO military road from Cow.
litz river to the Dalles. ....
Memorial relative to erecting lighthouse at
Grsy's Harbor.
Memorial for grant Of land for Northern Pa.
ciflc Railroad. ... ....... ... F..
Memorial as to confirming Indian treaties.
Memorial as to the erection of lighthouse at
Point Roberts. ... g.. ..r.
Memorial as to separate Indian Superinten-
dency for Washington Territory.
Memorial as to erecting lighthouse on Hoods
Canal. .-.. -,-
Joint Resolution as to making whatcom a
Port Of Entry. . ....
GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The Victoria Gazette, Of November 20, has the
following:
During the present week the Colonial Govern
ment Of British Columbia win probably be form
ally established Immediately after the inaugur.
ation Of its officers, the instruments upon which
the Colonial Government is based will be pub.
lished in Proclamations, BY Governor Douglas
We give below . synopsis Of the character and
contents 0I these documents: 10 J57 = a.
The first is revocation Of the Grown grant
of 1888, BY which the Hudson Bay Company
received the pr vilege Of exclusively trading
with the Indians; the act of revocation having
effect within the Territory now known as Brit.
ish Columbia, bounded "to the south by Che
frontier Of the United States Of America, to the
east BY the main chain Of the Rocky Mountains,
70 the north BY SimpsOns river and the Finlay
branch Of the Peace river, and to the west by
the Pacific Ocean; and including Queen Char
fiotte's Island and all other islands adjacent TO
the said territories, except Is Hereinafter lin the
Act establishing British COlumbial " "excepted.n
!, The second proclamation is the formal publiea.
ton BY the Governor Of the "Act to provide for
tho Government Of British Columbia" which
places Il in actual operation. S.1 ss ~.
The third is "A proclamation having the force
Of law to indemnify the Governor and other Off.
GERS for acts done before the establishment Of
any legitimate authority 10 British Columbia"
\ has the effect Of legai1ing all official action
hitherto had in British 0olanbia, under the
sanction Of Governor Douglas, and acts a. pro-
lection against all legal proceedings that might
otherwise be insiigated against peblic officers
based upon technical infoSmalities In shch action
The fourth proclamation declares that the
Civil and Criminal Laws Of England, as the same
now exist are IN force in British COlumbia, in 50
far as they are not from local circumstances,
inaPplcable to the Colony. % = a. qlaHe