Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-09
Prooeedings--Eighth Session
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR TIE "sTAXDARD."
Council.


Council.
THURSDAY, Jan. 24.-On motion of
MIR. Denny, the House Bill providing
that the names of this Legislative AS
scmbly be published with the laws
passed ut this session, was indefinitely
postponed. This is the bill introduced
by Mr.. Taylor of Clark county, upon
which Mr.. Miller reported and recon-
mended the publication of accompany
ing brief biographical notices, after the
STYLE of Plutarch. Mr.. Burbank re-
ported also, suggesting that the g lives
of eminent Americans by John Living
ston of New York" be the model. 1t
NAV be well to remark that the latter
is a collection Of sketches sometimes
exceedingly romantic, of such eminent
men, who Lare pull $50, to hare their pie
TIRES published. and her Hrcs printed.
Nobody knew why they were eminent.
the suIiccts have the privilege of wri-
ting an autobiography to suit them
selves. The indefinite postponemcnt
of this bill was demanded-as to forget
such legislators would be impossible.
The bill relating to the salary of G..
NJ. General was also indefinitely post
poncd, as recommended by the COM
mttcc on Military affairs. Scvcr:l bills
reported by various committees read Il
third time and passed.
Mr.. Bics introduccda Il bill to pcrma-
nently locate the County Seat of Thurs
ton county at such point as might be
designated by the popular vote, at next
election; referred to committee on
Counties.
The Council passed House Memorial
for Port of Delivery at new Dungin-
css; also a bill from House incorpora-
ting the Evergreen Cemetery at Port
Townsend: also House Bill incorpo-
rating the st. Johns Lodge no. 9. \. +.
and a. NJ. also Il House Memorial for
an additional Land office at Walla
Walla; also bill introduced by Mr.
Simms, authorizing Charles Mullan
and II. r. Goodwin to establish a wag-
on road in Walla Walla county.
The House Resolution relative to
paving w. ii. Pope for certain services,
referred to committee on Claims. A
Joint Resolution coming from House
providing Il Joint Convention for the
election OF Territorial Printer, the Presi-
dent of the Council (Mr. Hubbs) ruled
it ont of order, as one of, a similar
character had been indefinitely post
poncd by the Council.
The following measures were passed /:
An act to permanently locate the
County Seat of Clallam county; an act
in relation to lunatics and paupcrs ;
memorial relative to the erection of adj
ditional light houses on Puget Sound !;
an act to incorporate the West Olym-
pia Wharf Company; an act to author
ize John Carson to construct bridge
across the Puyallup river; and an act
incorporating the Franklin Lodge (Te-
kalct) of A. i. and A. NJ.
Two divorce bills were indefinitely
postponed, several bills were referred
to appropriate Standing Committees.
Then adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25.-Thc House Res
olution in regard to paying VIM. II.
Pope for certain services, passed.
The bill relative to sale of School
lands in Clark county to raise School
Funds, amended on motion of Mr..
Simms so as to include WalIa Walla,
and the title further amended by Mr..
Denny so IA to read: an act relative to
the sale of School lands. Thus amend
cd. the bill passed.
The bill from House creating the
Office of Territorial Superintendent of
Schools, laid upon the table, on motion
of Mr.. Denny.
Mr.. Burbank of committee on coun-
ties made report upon the bill relative
to the location of County Scat of Thurs
ton county. Mr.. Miller moved to add
a section, the purport of which was that
before the County Seat should be de-
clared permanent, the title to real estate
donated to county for County Seat,
should be approved by the District
Atty. of the second Judicial District.
Amendment adopted, and bill made
the order of the day for tomorrow.
The bill incorporating tho Bishop of
Nisqually. read j third time and passed.
The bill fixing the boundary between
Thurston and Lewis Counties, reported
back by Mr.. Burbank of Committee on
Counties, with an amendment to the
effect that majority Of voters in the
portion of territory sought to be taken
from Thurston county, should approve
the bill, ut next general election. and
that the Holmes estate should still be-
long to the county Of Thurston, to
which it had eschcatcd by the laws Of