, 1859-01-21
TUESDAY, Jan. II, 1859.

Mr.. Maxon, of the Judiciary Committee
reported back a number of bills which haC
been referred to said committee.
Mr.. Wallace, of the Select Committee
to whom had been referred the bill divorc
ing Maria B. Pullen from her husband
VIM. II. PuIlen, reported said bill with
testimony taken by said committee in sup
port Of the petition, and recommended that
the bill pass.
Mr.. MaxOn moved that said bill and
testimony be recommitted, and that said
committee be instructed to give notice to
the said VIM. H. Pullen that an Hpplca.
tion for a divorce was now pending. Which
motion being lost, Mr.. Wallace moved the
suspension of rules, and that the bill be
read third time now-carried. Bill read
third time, passed. This being a House
bill only requires the signatures of the pre-
siding officers to become law.
Mr. Fales introduced bill TO prevent
the slaughter of beef cattle within the linz
its of Town sites. Bill read a first time.
The act declaring the road heretofore
used by the military from Fort Simcoe to
the Dalles a Territorial Road, was taken
up, and on motion of Mr.. Maxon received
its third reading and was unanimously
passed. The bill declaring as a Territorial
road the Military road around the Cascades
was read third time and passed.
The bill introduced by Mr. Phillips, of
Island, regarding the estates of minors and
insane persons, reported by the Committee
of Judiciary with a recommendation Of
passage, was, on motion of Mr. Phillips
now read third time and passed.
The bill relative TO instructions by court
to jures, in the trial of cases in the Dis
trict Court, (whereby the practice Of chang
ing the jury,before the argument of counsel,
is done away with, reported back by the
Committee on Judiciary without amend
menf, was read third time and passed.
The bill amending the law relative to the
sale Of spirituous liquors to Indians, making
a different disposition of the fines and for
FIXTURES collected under said act, reported
back by Committee on Judiciary, with a
recommendation that said bill be indef-
nitely postponed Report and recommen-
dOton of the committee adopted, and the
bill thereby indefinitely postponed.
Tho bill relative to escheats TO counties
instead of the Territory, of the estates of
intestates, dying without kindred, reported
back by Committee on Judiciary without
amendment, was read third tune and
passed.
(The Clerk of the House here communi-
Gated the passage of House JSint Reso-
luton relative to the payment of an En-
rolling Clerk.
This resolution was taken up, and pro-
vides that the pay of said Clerk shall not
be chargeable to the Territorial Treasury
Resolution read first and second time and
on motion of Mr.. Maxon amended by
striking out the word mot" AS amended,
under the suspension Of the rules, the reso-
luton was read third time and passed.
The House having passed the Council
bill authorizing Edward L. Massey to es-
tabish ferry on the Snake river, with
amendments reducing the charter from ten
to six years, and the rates of ferriage one
half to emigrants crossing the Plains to
seek settlement on the Pacific coast
Council took up aud unanimously concurred
in said amendments. The bill afterwards
was duly enrolled and signed
Then adjourned.