Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-12-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
GBY OUR OWN REPORTER
MONDAY, Dec. 18th. 1862.
~ COUNCIL.
Council met pursuant to adjournment-Mr.
President in the Chair. Roll called; present,
Messrs. Bledsoe. Cochran. CLARK, Hubbe,
McFadden. Moore, Shaw, Webster and Mr..
President. Journal read and approved.
The ballotting was proceeded with for Ser.
geant-at.A Arms. After several Intellectual at.
tempts to elect, Mr.. Moore put in nomination
Mr.. Kingsley who was elected on 13lst ballot
by the following vote: Messrs. Bledaoe,
Cochran, Hubbs, xcFadden, Moore and
President Simms-6.
The following were then put in nomination
T'oles, Grant. Horton and Mr.. Jerry Dennis.
Mr.. McFadden put in nomination Mr.. Jer.
ry Dennis, a man with one arm and one leg.
[This is a correct report as We kxou.l
Mr.. Jerry Dennis was elected on the 10th
ballot.
On motion, Judge Wyche was invited
within the bar OF the Council to administer
the oath Of Office to the officers elect. The
oath similar to the one published in the
STANDARD Of last week was then administered.
Mr.. Webster introduced a resolution that q
committee Of two be appointed to act in con.
junction with a similar committee of tho
House, to wait on His Excellency. tho Gov.
ernor, and inform him that both houses were
organized and ready to receive any communi.
cation he may be pleased to present.
Mr.. McFadden moved to amend the resolu.
ton SO as to read "any communication he
may be pleased to present in writing"
Another amendment was proposed so as to
read ANY communication he may BE- pleased
to present in writing or otherwise"
Upon this quite a lengthy and spirited Do.
bate ensued, which was participated in by
Mcssrs. Clark, Webster, Moore, McFadden.
and others. during which Mr.. McFaddcn rose
to a question of privilege.
The question of privilege was in reference
to some remarks made by us concerning the
gentleman's implied censure of the Governor,
and which appeared in last weeks STANDARD.
W. will here state that we have no desire ii.
ther Intentionally or otherwise to misrcpresent
any gentlemen. but frankly, if it is expected
to give full verbatim reports of all the unim-
portant matters that transpire, expections will
be sadly disappointed. The gentleman should
r%ecollect that we arc employed by private en-:
terprise, and not as an official reporter. and
consequently our reports will be AZ full or as
brief as We think will best serve tho instruc.
tons VIC receive from our employer. 10
give reports to suit the whim or caprice If
any gentleman is not our aim. but in all we
shall endeavor in our condensed form, or elab.
rate'whcn We deem the matter Of sufficient
import, to be truthful and reliable, which we
positively maintain We have been, the asscr-
ton Of the gentleman to the contrary notwith.
standing. We shall pay particular attention
to the gentleman who has taken exceptions
to our remarks and SEQ that mhen We report
any thing that he says in future he shall have
the full benefit of our remarks. REP.1
The motion IVES finally carried 40 amended
so as to read "any communication no may be
pleased to present in writing" Mcssrs. Web.
ster and McFadden were appointed as the
committee to wait on the Governor.
On motion, the Council then adjourned till
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Nv HOUSE.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Reed in the Chair. Roll called {;
journal read and approved.
Mr.. Ferguson moved that the clerk inform
the Council that the House wasfully organ.
lied, and ready to proceed to business-car.
ried. The Sergeant-at-Arms informed the
House that the Secretary Of the Territory
would communicate with them in reference to
tho maps.
Mr.. Griswold presented a Memorial to Con.
gress. asking for appropriations for the forti-
fications of tho Columbia river and Puget
Sound.
On motion Of Mr.. Eagan, the Memorial was
read a second time and referred to the commit.
tee on Memorials with instructions to print.
Mr.. Bagley presented a petition from the
citizeus Of Clalam county. asking for the repeal
Of the law authorizing the formation Of the
"Dunginess Log Driving Company" on the
grounds that the parties receiving the fran.
chise by the last Legislature. had failed to
comply with the law. The petition was on
motion Of Mr.. Bagley, referred to q delega.
ton from Jefferson and Clalam counties.
Mr.. Griswold introduced soms joint Union
resolutions, which were read, and on motion Of
MIR. Eagan they were laid on tho tabls and
ordered printed.
Mr.. Urquhart also presented some "joint
Union resolution" which were reed, and on
motion Of Mr.. Rabbeson. passed their second
reading. Motion to refer them to the COM
mittee on Federal Relations VA lost. % they
were after some discussion laid on the table
and ordered printed.
Mr.. Hubbs presented q Memorial to the
Secretary Of the Interior. asking for an o..
tension Of the public surveys : that instrue-