, 1862-01-25
The Legislature,

Owing to the irregularty of communication
between this place and the Capital we have
failed in obtaining full reports Of the proceedings
of the Legislative Assembly in time to be of inter-
est to readers. We copy the following from the
Oregonian which paper states that the Shoshone
boundary bill passed both houses on the 22d ult:
A Bill was introduced by Mr. Moore of Walla
| Walla and Shoshone county, defining the bOun-
Garies of Shoshone county, as follows Begin
ming at mouth Of South Fork of Clearwater thence
south along said river to the Lolo Fork thence
East along said Fork to summit of the Bitter
Root Mountains, thence north to the divide be-
tween Palouse and North Fork of Clearwater,
thence westerly along said divide to point one
north of the mouth Of the said South Fork of
Clearwater river, thence one south to place Of be-
ginning" This Bill read twice and referred to
| Committee on counties
| Also an Act to create and organize Nez Perce
county, with following boundaries :-"Begnning
at Mouth of Clearwater up same to South Fork,
along which to Lolo creek, thence along the
South boundary Of ShOshone (as above descrbed)
to summit of BItterRoOt mountains, thence South
to main divide between waters of Salmon river
and South Fork ofClearwater to the Snake river,
thence along the Snake river to the mouth of the
Clearwater, the place Of beginning" with
officers named to serve till next general election.
Which Bill under suspension OF rules was passed.
I Also an act to create the county of Ell Dorado,
including all fthe Territory of Washington south
Of said county OF Nez Perces, and east of Snake
river, naming requisite officers to serve till next
general election.-Whc Bill passed Council
under suspension of the rules.
The Standard, Olympia, states that on the 2Oth
ult., in the House, Mr.. Bates introduced an act
to locate and establish a Territorial road from
Walla Wala to Fort Colville on the Columbia
river.
On the 10Th ult, Gov. Turney delivered his
message to both houses OF the Legislature in joint
Convention.
Mr.. Clark, of Pierce and Sawamish Counties,
presented the following act to define the Judicial
Districts of Washington Territory
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That
the counties of Missoula, Eldorado, Nez Perces,
Shoshone, Spokane, and Walla Walla shall con
stitute the first Judicial District.
SECTION 2. The counties Of Klikatat Skama-
MIA, Clark, Cowlitz, Wakiakum, and Pacific, shall
constitute the second Judicial District.
SECTION g. The counties Of Chehalis, Lewis,
Ihuston, Sawamish, Pierce, King Kitsap, Island,
Snohomish Jefferson, Claim, and Whatcom, shall
constitute the third Judicial District
SECTION 4. All laws, or parts Of laws in con
tct herewith be, and the same are hereby, repeal
ed.
Sec. s. This act to take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
POLICE ORGANIZATION AT LEWISTON. There
are some enterprisng spirits in this little burgh-
men who are determined to do something for
themselves, their country, and the embryo town
of Lewiston in particular. They are also men of
towering ambition-an ambition of that pecu-
liar kind which no obstacle, however insurmount-
able to men of tame dispositions, can in the
slightest degree daunt or circumscribe Neither
time-honored precedent, the mandate of Uncle
Sam" his sacred obligations to an expiring race
of mortals, nor even the protestatons of bis very
influential agent, avail to stay the unconquerabe
march of these modern town builders. In the
very face of these apparent obstacles to their
successful progress, the superstructure is being
reared. They have adopted rules and regulations
for the government of the town, made provisions
for pre-empting and holding town lots, and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
| Councilmen-Joseph Herring, James Bowers;
the Justice of the Peace to act as President
of the board.
Justice of the Peace-Robert Dyson.
Town Surveyor. B. Buker
Recorder-Capt c. L. Irvine
Constable Edward Everett.
The whole number of votes poled was 1O3.
FROZEN TO DEATH.-A man named Joseph
Praree Canadian Frenchman, was found dead
few days ago on the road between he1e and
Lewiston, where he had evidently frozen to DEATH
] 1t is supposed that he had started for this place.