Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-09
Legislative Proceedings--Eighth Session.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ''sTANDARD."

LeglSlaClVc 00bS1Ou.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ''sTAXDARD."
House.
NoTE.-We stated in our last issue
that a memorial had passed praying
the establishment Of All Indian Reser-
walton on the Lumm;. This was incor-
rect, the memorial was addressed to
the President of the United States, ask
ing q division of the Lummi Reserva-
ton, which has already been estab-
lished. This correction is made at the
request Of Mr.. Hyatt Of Whatcom, the
author of the memorial.-ED.
TUESDAY, Jan. 22.-Mr. Ferguson-a
memorial praying that Jackson Jordon
a free m%ulatto, may hold lands as a
presumption.
Mr.. Cunningham--a memorial rela-
tive to the erection Of light houses up
OH Puget Sound.
Mr.. Caples-a memorial to provide
an additional land office at Walla Walla.
Under a suspension of the rules me-
mortal passed.
Mr.. Cline-an act to permanently
locate the County Seat Of Clallam coun-
ty. Bill passed under a suspension of
the rules.
Mr.. Scttlc-a bill to authorize John
Carson to construct a bridge across the
Nesqually river. Under suspension of
the rules bill passed.
The remainder of the session was
devoted to the discussion of certain
resolutions, ccnsuring Hon. I. l. Ste
vcns for his course in the recent Presi-
dental canvass, introduced by Mr..
Bowlcs of Clark county.
Some amendments were offered and
voted down, the yeas and nays were
called some thirteen times on motions
to excuse members voting, and the
House finally adopted the preamble,
stating the fact, that our people did not
approve of the course of the Dele
gate, in mailing from Oregon, acting
with the secession wing of the Democ-
racy, but struck out the two last lines
of the resolution. As amended the
resolution passed the House by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs-Mcssrs. Anderson, Bowles,
Berry, Chapman, Coupe, Cunningham,
Ferguson, Poster, Hale, Harris, Hyatt,
Pingrce, Purdy, Settle, Stone of KIT
sap-15.
NOES Mcssrs. Bozarth, Briscoc.
Cannady, Cline, Hastings, McCary,
Phillips, Ruth. Stcarns, Stone of Cow
litz, Taylor, Van Vleet, Warbass and
the Spouker-14. Then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23.-Mr. Ander-
son-Pctition of citizens of Lewis coun-
ty relative to boundary between said
county and Thurston, laid upon the t.-
bic.
Mr.. Hastings-a grandiloqucnt me-
mortal relative to the Indian war Of
1856, which was indefinitely postponed
upon motion of Mr.. Hays.
Mr.. Ferguson introduced the follow
ing resolution:
That the United States government
is a nation, and not a league: and that
as it was formed by the unanimous con-
sent of all the States: and as the consti-
tuition and laws of the United States
operate directly upon the people of the
several States, and not the States per Sc;
and as the articles Of confederation were
formed as a "perpetual Union between
the States and as the Constitution
was framed and adopted to form a
"more perfect Union" The Union of
the States was intended by the trainers
of the government, to be perpetual.
Any, and all attempts to dissolve the
Union of the States, is treason to the
government.
That, whereas our delegate in Con-
gress Isaac |. Stevens, has e%ndcavored
to promote disunion and a Pacific Re-
public ; he has grossly and criminally
misrcprescnted the citizens Of Wash
ington Territory, and deserves the en-
sure of every good citizen and patriot.
Objection being made to the reccp-
ton of the resolution, the yeas and
nays were ordered upon its reception.
1t was rejected by the following vote:
AYEs-Mcssrs. Bozarth, Chapman,
Ferguson, Foster, Hale, Hays, Hyatt,
McCary, Pingrce, Purdy, Settle, Stone
of Kitsap-12.
NoEs-Mcssrs. Anderson, Bowles,
Berry, Briscoe, Cannady, Cline, Coupe,
Cunningham, Harris, Hastings, Phil
lips, Ruth, Stone of Cowlitz, Stearns,
Taylor, Van Vlcet, Warbass and Speak
cr-18.
1--WE have been requested to publish
the resolution at length in the report
of the proceedings by its mover, to-
gcther with the proceedings %thcrcupon.
TO avoid a separate published article.