Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-26
Legislative Proceedings--Eighth Session

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16.-Mr. Clorl
presented the following communica.
ton:
Hon. Paul K. Hubbs, President of
the Council w. 7.
SIR: l have the honor to inform the
Legislature now in session, through
you, that I cannot consistently with
my ems Of duty and pr0pri1ety, dial.
ify and enter upon the discharge of the
duties of Public Printer.
The Joint Convention which elected
me, have my unqualified thanks for tho
confidence and esteem manifested in
their selection, and I now beg to Re-.
turn to their hands the trust rcposed
in me. Very Respectfully,
(Sighcd) GEORGE GALLAGHER.
Olympia Jan. 18th 1861.
Ordered, spread upon the journal.
The annual report of the Territorial
Treasurer, wa read and 100 copies Or.
dcrcd printed.
MI. Clark of committee on Corpora.
tons, reported favorably several articles
of Incorporation, which were subsc.
qucntly passed. Among them were
the act Incorporating tic Vancouver
Hibcrnian Benevolent Association; q
charter to Kane Lodge, A. F. and A.
NJ, and the amcndatory bill to the
Dallcs Portage charter.
Mr.. Clark introduced a joint rcsolu.
providing for a Joint Convention to
meet on Tuesday the 22d of January,
to elect a Territorial Printer, in place
of George Gallagher, Esq. resigned.
Laid on the table.
Council passed substitute for House
bill relating to the school fund in
Clark county. This substitute was re-
ported by Mr.. C'arlcs of a select COM
mittcc to whom the House Bill had
been referred.
MI. Simms introduced a joint resolu.
ton relative to a separate Military Dc.
partmcnt, including Oregon and Wash.
ington, with Headquarters at Fort
Vancouver. Ordered printed.
Several bills received their second
reading and were referred to their up.
propriatc standing committees.
MI. Miller of the committee on Judi
ciary to whom had been referred the
House Bill providing for the publica-
ton of the amc Of Territorial Off
GERS. members and officers of the Leg.
%islative Assembly, made the following
report:
can act to pcrpctuate the history of
the members of the Washington Ter
ritorv Legislative Assembly and others,
and especially Taylor.
SECTION l. Be It enacted By he Ltg;s-
hHre assembly Of Washington Tyr'tovW,
That there shall he pretixed to each
volume of laws hereafter published,
the names and residence Of the several
Territorial officers, the Council men,
bers: the members of tho House the
presiding officers and clerks of both
branches of the Legislature, at the teme
of the passage of such laws.
SEC. 2. This act to take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Mn. PRESIDENT
The Committee on Judiciary, to
whom was referred House Bill No. 81.
has had tho same under long and scri-
Gus consideration. The committee is
aware of the great necessity, (having
an eye to the welfare of future genera
tions) of carefully preserving the his
tory of each and every member of the
present Legislative Assembly of WASH
ington Territory. And to accomplish
that desirable object, the committee
would suggest that Major John Y.
Sewell or Mr.. James q. Swan be EN-.
ployed to write a short biography Of
each member Of the Legislature in tho
style of Plutarch.
The Committee is of the opinion
that the parallels, drawn in the style Of
that illustrious author with regard to
the character and ability of the differ
cnt members of this MushioMs body
would be both entertaining and anu.
sing to the future generations.
The committee unanimously instruct
me to report the bill back with amend
mcnt to title, and recommend that it
do pass as amended.
W. W. MILLER,
Chairman.
The report of the committee was or
dered printed.
Several other bills of minor impor.
lance were acted upon and referred
when the Council adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 17.-Council passed
the memorial from the House relative
to the c~oditication Of the laws.
The Council refused to reccde from
| their amendments to the House memo.
| rial relative to the defences ON Puget