, 1859-02-04
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y - FRIDAY, Jan. %, 1859.
The President announced the receipt of
communication from Butler p Anderson,
Esq, in reply to the Council resolution
passed Monday, January Gath. The pur-
port of the communication is, that Mr. An
derson has complied with his contract made
with the present Legislative Assembly,
which they have admitted by receiving his
compilation Of the laws That if they will
order said compilation printed, and give
him rational claim against the govern
ment for necessary service performed for
the Legislative Assembly, he will willingly
look to the government and release the
territory. Until then he will not say or
do anything that will hazard his claim for
the labor lie has performed. Said comma
nication, on motion of Mr.. Naxon, was re-
ferred to committee on ways and means. :
The bill prohibiting the ingress of free
negroes, mulattos, &c, into Washington
Territory, was read a second time and re-
ferred to committee on judiciary.
The Council bill amendatory of the tax
law coming up, the question being OH the
adoption of amendment Of committee of
ways and means, exempting from taxation
only one lot in town, on which q church is
erected, Mr.. Denny moved to amend the
report of committee by exempting tt0o lots
Adopted. The other amendment reported
by Committee was adopted, the bill read a
third time and passed.
The House bill allowing county orders
to be endorsed by tax collector for amount
of county tax due, read third time and
passed.
Several bill received from the House
were read and referred Among them the
new school law, which was referred to COM
niittee on education; bill to print the
compilation Of laws, was referred to the
committee on ways and means. s
The act Incorporating Tumwater Division
Sons Of temperance, was read three times
under a suspension of the rules and passed
As also bill Incorporating Monticello Di-,
vision No. Of Sons Of Temperance.
The divorce bill Of Jacob Hans and wife
coming up, on the recommendation of the
committee on judiciary to indefinitely post
pone, Mr.. Wallace called the ayes and
noes; the recommendation of the commit
tee was adopted by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Fales, Maxon, Miller,
Wiley, and the President-5
NoEs-Messrs. Denny, Phillips, Wallace
and Woodard-4. ~ n
The President announced the receipt of
q communication from Edward Furste,
Esq, Territorial Printer, in relation to the
printing of the compilation of b. r. Ander-
son, Esq, which communication is as fol-
lows:
Hon. CRUMIINE La Du, Pres. Of Council
SIR: In reply to the resolution of your
Honorable body, passed January 9th,
1859, requesting to be informed in writing
whether or not (he, the Public Printer, is
willing to print the revision and compila-
ton OF the laws of Washington Territory,
made by b. p. Anderson, Esq, with the
provision therein contained that he is in no
event to look to Washington Territory Tor
The treasury thereof for any portion Of the
cost of the printing Of said revision and COM
pilaton, the Undersigned would respect
fully reply that inasmuch as the payment for
the same by the United States is extremely
doubtful, by the wording of the resolution,
he would be virtually cut out of pay there
for, from any and every source whatever
Very respectfully,
(Signed,) EDWARD FURSTE,
Public Printer Washington Territory.
January 2Stb, 1859.
On motion of Mr.. Maxon, said letter was
referred to the committee on ways aud
means. ~
Then adjourned. .