Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02
Legislative Proceed;ngs--Eighth Session.
Council.

wharf III ! OIL LOW IHcI"t was t'NN"
from table, read twice and on motion
81 Mr.. Simn.t the rules were suspended
hill read third time and passed.
444IInuAr ELL l1iinin%- the bound
.ry line of Thurston and Sawamish
,%ol,tirS read twice and referred to
committee on Counties.
House Bill to divorce VIM. Webster
.nJ wife. referred to committee III Jul
dietary.
NrCap!cs introduced Council Joint
Resolution relative to every member f
,hc LEGISLATURE voting himself a Terri
,orial rifle, under suspension of rules
read three times and passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
.\yES-Nicssrs. CaplcS, Simms, Den
nv. Woodland and Prc,idcnt-3.
NoES-Mcssrs. BilcS. Burbank and
Nillcr-}.
The Council refused to concur in the
House amendments to Council Memo
rial relative to appointment OF Judge
Watson. Indian Agent at Fort Colvlllc.
Then adjourned.
MoNpAY. Jan. 2i.-Nr. Burbank, in
IrDtltltcii II biII ittiiNiINiiS II ' l'NS-
tee act. Ordered printed.
Mr. Dilr>-an act relative to The costs
Of establishing roads. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Clark Of the committee ON Cor
porations reported back several bills
referred to that committee, divorce bills
&c.. for the consideration of Conncil.
which were passed during the morning.
Mr.. Clark moved to take up the res
olution from House providing for a
Joint Convention to elect Territorial
printer. in place Of George Gallagher
Esq. who had declined to qualify. On
motion of Mr.. IIubb>, the resolution
was indefinitely postponed by the fol-
lnwinG vote:
.AYEs-Nic<sr>. CAplrs, Silnm., Mil
Ter. Woodland and the Prcsidcnt-5.
NoEs-McSsrs. Bilcs, Clark, Denny
and Burhank--4.
Mr.. Clark moved to take up the pi-
lot bin. the pet OF the President OF the
Council, %whcrcupon Mr.. liubl~ moved
10 reconsider the vote, whereby the
Council had indefinitely postponed the
House Resolution ordering the Joint
Convention to elect Printer, which mo-
ton Was Indefinitely postponed on mo-
ton Of Mr.. siimms.
On motion of Mr.. ITubbs, the Coun-
eli took UP the Pilot bill. and it being
put upon its final passage, the follow
j. the vote:
.Ayra-Mc*:rs. Cap+es, Clark, Sinms
anil the preSident-i.
No"*-AlcSsrS. Biles. Burbank, Den
NY. Miller and Woodarl--5.
so the bill was again killed.
The Council under Il suspension OF
the rules passed an act in reference to
the establishment OF a Territorial road
from jno. NJ. S!lotwvll'S ON Black river
in Thurs.on county, to David +. l;ilcs'
in Chcllalis county.
The House Bill cxcnpt;ng al the
property a man Is likely to own, or
need in this Territory, from attachment
and execution was read twice and re-
ttrrcd TO the committee on judiciary.
such laws which prevent honest men
from obtaining credit, without giving
security, work no benefit to the poor,
for whose benefit they are intended.
they only provoke money lenders and
capitalists to exact greater security. and
l%arSllcr terms of those who most de-
pend upon that class.
Some other bills were read and re-
tcrrtd.~nd the Council adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 22-Mr. IIubbs-a
Joint Resolution in regard to printing
the laws. Under a suspension Of the
rules the resolution passed.
Mr.. Denny introduced a memorial
relative to establishing a Military Post
upon White river. Under a suspension
Of the rules memorial passed.
MIR. Clark from the judiciary com
mittcc reported Il bill authorizing Egg
bert ii. Tucker Sheriff of Pierce coun-
ty to receive pay for the future expense
of keeping Penitcntiary ccnvicts which
may have been, Or may hereafter be
placed in his charge. This bill is al
most as good as making the Stcilacoom
Jail the Pcnitcntimy, until We really
find out where the Territorial Pcnitcn-
tiary is to be built-ordcrcd printed.
Mr.. Clark-a bill defining the duties
Of Judges of District Courts in certain
eases, and also a bill defining the duties
of Shcriffs in certain eases and provid-
ing for their payment for certain scrvi-
COS. Also a bill explanatory Of sec
tions 246 Il 247 of the civil practice act.
The first two were ordered printed, un-
der a suspension of the rules, the latter
passed.
Mr.. Bilcs introduced a petition of
Smith UaVs. and others to pass q bill