Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-01-31

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bill was passed.
Council then adjourned.
N. IN HOUSE.
House met-Speaker Reed in the chair
Journal read and approved. Reports Of sew.
eral committees received and placed on file.
On motion Of Mr.. Foster, the bill for an
act to amend an act relative to weights and
measures, and to provide for scaler of the
same, pending the consideration of which
Mr. Ferguson moved that the clerk be in
structcd TO deposit with Secretary Evans, Ill
bills passed by both Houses and signed by
the President Of the Council and tho Speak.
or Of the House, carried.
Mr.. Ferguson moved that the Enrolling
committee be instructed to obtain from the
enrolling clerk all the bills in his possession
belonging to the House, carried.
Mr.. Eagan moved that all original bills
passed, should be signed by the Speaker, Civ
ing him power to correct any clerical errors in
the bills, carried.
The bill in relation to weights and meas
urcs. and to appoint scaler for the same, was
then taken up and amended SO rs to exclude
from its operation the counties of Shoshone
and Walla Walla. Read three times and
passed.
Council bill, an act in relation to weights
and measures, was amended and referred to a
special committee consisting of Messrs Ea-
gan, Fletcher and Griswold with instructions,
to report tomorrow.
Mr.. Eagan moved to take from the table
an act in relation to toll.bridges, ferries and
turnpike roads, carried.
[Bill authorizes the taking Of private proper
ty for public uses, and authorizes an ap-
praiserncnt of the same by one or three dis
Interested parties, if there is any dispute
between the owner and purchaser as to tho
value of said propcrty.l
The bill was finally tabled.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
An act to amend an act TO define tho boun-
daries of Sawamish and Thurston counties,
passed.
Council bill, Nh act concerning the county
commissioners courts of Jefferson and Nez
Perce counties, passed.
Council bill, an act in relation to the con-
victs of the Penitentary of Washington Ter
ritory. passed.
Council bill, m act to incorporate the Pay
ette canal and water company, passed.
This bill gives very valuable franchise to the
incorporators; but, as many of them are
men of known respectability and. means,
the charter has every security that IFS pro-
visions and franchises will not be abused,
so as to oppress or do injustice to tho mi
ncrs.
An act to fix the time for holding the gen.
cral elections Of the Territory, was reported
on by tho committee.
A majority recommending that the time for
holding elections should be the first Monday
in june. A minority report recommended
the passage Of the bill to fix the time on the
first Monday in October.
Upon the adoption Of the report, quite a
lengthy and animated discussion onsued.
which was participated in by Messrs. Bagley,
Potter, Orr, Fletcher, Buker and Others.
Mr.. Bagley contended that if tho report
of the majority was adopted. that the people
east Of the mountains would have no voice in
tho election Of Delegate; and what was Of
far moro Importance, there might, and proba-
bly, would be new issues spring up, between
the month of june, when it was proposed to
hold the election for Delegate and Territorial
officers, and the month Of December, when
the Delegate would take his seat in Congress.
That he might misrepresent the wishes Of the
people If elected so long prior to his taking
his seat.
Mr.. Potter contonded that the elections Of
the Territory had heretofore been held too
early. and hoped that the report Of the minor
ity fixing the timo the first Monday in Octo.
Der, would be adopted. He advocated a
change in the time to the middle of Septem-
Der or October, in very able and forcible
manner,-his reasoning and arguments werc
much to the point. 4
Mr.. Buker moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill, which was lost.
Tho report Of the majority was then voted
down. T.
Mr.. Fletcher then moved the adoption Of
the minority report which motion prevailed
After some further discussion the bill was
finally passed.
An act to organize the militia Of Washing.
ton Territory, was amended by the committee
on Military Affairs, so as to make all males be-
tween the ages of 1S and so liable to service
Bill was read and passed.
Council bill, an act to amend an act to a',-
thorize G. A. Tykel to grade the bluff on
Snake River and to establish a ferry across
said river was passed.
Council bill. an act in relation to Quartz
Mining Claims, was passed.
An act to amend an act to authorize w. 7
Bigelow to establish ferry across Snake riv.
er, was passed.
Council bill. an act for the relief Of A. j
Moses, was passed. i s @A -
An act to regulate fees and costs, reported
by the Code committee, was passed. Bill
reduces the fees of Office. a saai rp