Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-19
Legislative Proceedings--Eighth Session.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ''sTANDARD."
Council.


pies, Miller and Woodard, called Mr..
Burbank to the chair in the absence of
the President, Mr.. Hubbs.
A supplemental Bill, submitting the
location of the seat of government to
vote of the people, having passed the
House, Mr.. Caplcs vacated his seat,
leaving the Council without quorum.
then adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 4.-Thc whole morn
ing spent in trying to tinker up the
journal, so as to make it show that
Mr.. Caplcs was absent, yesterday, with
the evident view of preventing the re-
cepticn of the supplemental bill from
House, to allow the people to vote on a
proper site for their seat Of government.
Mr.. Clark moved to make the journal
establish the fact, that there was a call
of the House, and motion to adjourn,
without the intervening message from
! the House, announcing the passage by
the House of said bill: without vote
on this motion. Council adjourned.
SATURDAY, Jan. 5.-Mr. Clark on
leave withdrew his c.rpuWg'ng motion.
Mr.. Caplcs, then asked that the jour-
nal should show he was not in his scat
at the time of the reception of the
message of the passage hy the House
of the supplemental Capitol Bill. The
Council on motion of Mr.. Clark took
up said bill, and ordered it printed after
its first reading. Then adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. 7.-Mr. Hubbs, pre-
scntcd petition from citizens of Island
county praying for the erection of u
county to be called Snohomish, read
and referred to committee on counties.
The same gentleman laid before the
Council statement in regard to the
ClalIam Indians, accompanying which
he introduced resolution. The whole
matter referred to committee on Indian
affairs.
Mr.. Clark introduced q general in
corporation law, which was ordered,
printed.
The House Memorial PRAYING the cs-
tablishmcnt of Post route from Port
Townsend to Coupcvillc, Oak lIarbor
and Ut-sc-la-da, passed.
The House Memorial relating to the
statioMng war steamers upon Puget
Sound being taken up, Mr.. Denny
moved to amend changing the phrase
ology somewhat. but not altering the
spirit Of memorial. AS amended, the
memorial unanimously passed.
The apportionment bill was received
from the House and referred to select
committee consisting of Mcssrs. Miller,
Simms and Clark, after which the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. S.-Mr. Caplcs-a
bill to incorporate the Vancouver and
Fort Siimcoc road Company-ordcrcd
printed.
The following bills from tho House,
San act relocating the County Seat Of
Island county. and bill establishing
the county of Shoshonc," read and re-
tcrrcd to committee on Counties. The
House Bill relative to the navigation of
Oak Point Slough, referred to commit
tee on commerce. Mr.. Miller, chair
man of select committee to whom was
referred tho arportionmcnt bill, re-
ported that the majority of said COM
mittcc had instructed him to recon-
mend the passage of tho bill without
amendment, hut that he as Il minority
of said committee reported Il substitute.
The majority report was adopted, and
under call of the previous question,
the bill passed by the following vote:
AYEs-Alcssrs. Caplcs, Clark, Denny,
Simms and the Prcsidcnt.-5.
NoEs.-Mcsss. Bilcs, Burbank, Mil.
lcr and Woodard.-4.
BY this bill Thurston county is re-
duccd one Councilman, and two men,
bers. Sawamish county is added to
Pierce for a joint member and joint
Councilman, in other words entirely alb
sorbcd in the larger county. Pierce
and Sawamisll are made a Council Dis
trict. Pierce elects two members, and
Pierce and Sawamish together elect
one. The present district represented
by Mr.. President IIubbs, is allowed an
other Councilman. And the Clark and
Walla Walla region, arc increased in
definitely, in Council and House repre-
sentation. Every county opposed to
Thurston, is literally looked after in
both houses. The Republican counties,
are narrowed down to the strictcst a,lop-
tion of the rule. The outrage alone
to Sawamish county condemns this
bill. Mr.. Denny condemned the bill,
hut rs choice Of evils voted for it.
Other members fearing there would be
no opporhonmcnt, accepted it as Hob
sons choice. And thus this bill of
denominations, fixed up to operate on
the choice Of delegates to nominate a
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