Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-15
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE STANDARD


Clalam county, and also from citizens of
Port Ludlow, in regard to location of
capital at Port Townsend. Read and
referred to committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds.
Mr.. Denny made a majority report
of committee on Governors Message,
he dissenting.
Mr.. Simms introduced a bill to Or
ganizc the county of Missoula out of
that portion of Spokane county in Bit
ter Root and St. Mary's Valley.
Mr.. IIubbs introduced resolutions
in relation to the Union, full of patri-
otism and deprecating Etropean infiu-
encc. Adjourned.
[For Mondays proceedings see first
page. ]-ED.
TUESDAY, Dee. 1O.-NTr. ITubbs pre-
scented the instructions of the citizens
of Jefferson, Island, and Claim counties
in regard to the location Of the capital,
and urging the claims of Port Town
send. Read and referred to committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mr.. lIubbs introduced bill cstab-
fishing pilotagc on the waters of Juan
tlc Fuca Straits and Puget Sound.
Read the first time, laid upon the table
and ordered printed.
Mr.. Simms of Walla Walla, intro
duccd Il memorial praying an appro-
priation to explore wagon road from
Fort Laramie to the Deer Lodge to in
tcrscct the military road from Fort
Benton to Fort Walla Wal!a, also urg-
ing the establishment of military
post at Deer Lodge. Memorial ordered
to be printed. This we consider one
OF the most important measures of the
session. by it the emf grant route,
much shorter than the one used, will be
secured.
A message from tie House reported
the passage of the act locating the cap
ital ut Vancouver. In an incredible
short space of time, it WIGS on It's final
passage, the ayes and noes being called
stood:
AYEs-Mcssrs. Caplcs, Clark, Denny
and Simms.
NoEs-McsSrs. Bilcs, Burbank, Mil
Ter and Woodland.
All eyes and ears were on Paul X.
lIubbs, President Of the Council. lie
briefly announced his reasons torvoting
-"That his people wanted the capital
at Port Townsend, but he saw no chance
for that, and so by the vote about to be
given, he expected to secure something
for them" lie voted aye, and the bill
passed. Before the result was an
nounccd, another bill came from the
House, the bill to locate the Peni,cntia-
ry at Port Townsend. The vote of the
President on the Capital was now cX-
planned, and of course the Pcnitcntiary
bill passed by the same vote.
Mr.. Burbank in a manly speech cen
,urcd hasty legislation, and warned the
nconle Of The Tcrritnry a%ainst follow
ing the example of Oregon in setting
our public buildings on wheels.
President lIubbs spoke about the
last-born twin, under the French juris-
prudence being the oldest, conveying
the idea that here was the motive for
vote on the capital. Port Townsend
was more convenient of access than any
point in the Territory, and his people
had more occasion for such an institu-
ton than any other.
Mr.. Clark followed asserting his con-
victions that the locations now made
were right and just, which was the rca-
son why he had voted for the removal
of capital and was about removing the
Penitcntiary.
A motion also passed to erect an adj
ditional Land Office at Port Townsend.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill to indcm-
nifty f. II. Tucker, Sheriff of Pierce
county, for expenses in taking care of
Pcnitcntiary convicts. The bill calls
for some $140O, and was referred to
committee on Claims. Then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12.-Mr. Simms'
Memorial for the Fort Laramie and
Deer Lodge Road passed unani-
mously. Tho committee on Counties
recommended the passage of the Coun-
ell bill, organizing the county of Mis-
soula, which recommendation was
adopted. (This is the territory now in
Guided in Spokane county, east Of the
Bitter Root.)
Mr.. Burbank of the committee OH
claims reported an amendment to the
bill, paying Joseph Watcrhouse, for
services in arrcsting George Simmons,
who had escaped from Olympia Jail,
while awaiting his trial for the murder
of Seth Billiard of Chehalis county.
The amendment proposed paying him
the sum Of $50. Mr.. Clark moved to
amend by inserting S100-lost. The
amendment of committee being adopted