, 1859-02-04

Purdy, Savage, Stiles, Sylvester, Weed,
aud the Speaker-l9.
The question being on the passage Of
the bill, the ayes and noes were ordered,
and the bill passed by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Biles, Briscoe, Caples,
Chapman, Cline, Daniel. Goddard, Cove,
Howe, Judson, Lewis, Mccall, Manner,
Purdy, Savage, Shead, Stiles, Sylvester,
Weed, aud the Speaker-20.
NoEs-Messrs Catlin, Hawk, Henness,
Longmyer, Rutledge aud Teunant-6.
Mr.. Chapman, Of the Select Committee
to whom had been referred the bill amend
ing the law relative to County Surveyors,
recommended the passage Of said bill. The
bill was amended, immaterially, considered
as engrossed, read third time and passed,
The amendment was made to read "owning
or claiming" "Or eidining" being the
amendment
Mr. Caples. of tho Select Committee TO
whom had been referred the bill establish
ing a ferry on the Columbia river, near the
Dallos, reported amendments, striking out
the name Of Stephen Bonser and Silas D..
Maxou, and inserting j. II. Bush, to con
form to q petition sigued by r. II. Lans-
dale and numerous others.
The report Of the committee was adopt
ed, the bill read third time and passed
Mr.. Biles, Of the select committee to
whom had been referred the charter Of the
Cascade Railroad Company, reported an
amendment to said bill, making said road
thirty feet in width.
Report adopted. Bill read third time
and passed
Mr.. Stiles introduced new apportion-
ment bill-it differs from the old-in Civ
ing to Clarke county six members, aud
reducing tho Thurston county delegation to
Eve members.
The bill received its first reading.
The act for the relief of counties in debt
was read second time.
Also, tho Council bill increasing the
salary Of Territorial Auditor.
The act defining the boundary lines of
Thurston, Chehalis and Sawamish counties,
was taken up.
Mr.. Weed, on leave, submitted a report
signed by himself and Mr.. Judson Of the
Committee on Counties, recommending the
indefinite postpohement Of said bill for the
following reasons:
"In view Of the large population of
Thurston county, it is wrong to enlarge its
limits at the expense of weaker counties
now almost unable to maintain their county
organization and bear the county expense.
To reduce those counties would but add to
their embarrassment, and be but tempo
rary benefit to Thurston county"
Pending the adoption Of said report, Mr..
Carter moved 10 amend by defining the
west boundary Of Thurslon county, as fol-
Iows:-" Beginning at the meander post on
the north side Of Chehalis river on the line
between sections 10 and IL, township Is
north, range west; thence north to the
north boundary Of township Is north, range
4 west" Lost. flF .I
On motion Of Mr.. Briscoe, the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Tenant introduced bill correcting
and constituting the act altering the boun.
Diary Of Whatcom county. 1t defines what
shall he and is the boundary of said
county.
Under q suspension Of the rules the bill
was read three times aud passed
Mr.. Carter introduced bill to establish
ferry at the mouth Of Grey's Harbor.
Which bill was read first time.
Mr.. Henness moved to reconsider tn,
vote by which the House indefinitely post
poned the Council bill reducing the salary
Of Prosecuting Attorney. The Houst
refused so to do by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Catlin, Goddard, Cove
Hawk, Henness, Longmyer, Lewis, Mccall
Rutledge, Shead, Sylvester and Tennan
l-l2.
NoEs-Messrs Biles, Briscoe, Caples
Carter, Chapman, Cline, Daniel, Howe
Judson, Manner, Purdy, Savage, Stiles
Weed, and the Speaker-l5.
Mr.. Hawk introduced bill enabling
Trustees to receive and hold lands aud do
nations, and to convey the same for tht
use Of schools, churches and bcnefceR
societies
Bill read first time.
House adjourned.