Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-01-24

stood adjourned, but the Speaker entertained the
motion for call Of the House.
When u quorum was present Mr.. Smith moved
to adjourn. which was Carried.
House adjourned till tomorrow.
IN COUNCIL.
SATURDAY, Jan. Gath, 1862.
House met. President Simms in the
c}lrir.
Council substitute for House ill, an art to
incorporate the Puyallup river navigation
company was read and passed.
Mr.. Cochran, from the committee, reported
against the passage Of the act to amend an
act to incorporate the Cascades Rail Road
company, for good reason assigned.
Tho report of the committee was adopted
by vote of ayes Z, nays =. Messrs. Bledso
and Simms voting in the negative.
A motion was made to reconsider this vote
which was lost by vote of ayes 4, nays S.
Messrs. Bl-dso, McFadden Moore and Mr.
President voting in the affirmative.
Messrs. Cochran. Clark. Hubbs, Shaw and
Webster voting in the negative.
House bill, an act to vacate the alleys III
J.. Balch's claim to part of Steiiacoom, was
passed.
House bill, an act to locate the Territorial
road FROM Grand Mound Prairie to Lewis
river, was passed.
An act to authorize j. G. Smith to Keep a
ferry on Bois. River, was passed.
House bill, an act to authorize G. Mcssen.
ger to establish a ferry at Salmon Falls on
Snake River was passed.
An act to dissolve the bonds Of matrimony
between w. N. Savage and Elizabeth, his
wife, was passed.
The Civil Practice Act in District Courts
was read third time and passed. amended as
reported by the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hubbs introduced bill for an act to
submit for ratification by the people Of Wash.
iugton Territory, the Constitution Of the State
of Idaho. Read twice and referred to Com.
mittee on Federal Relations. .if IS
Several House bills were read twice and re-
ferrcd to their appropriate committees.
House bill, an act defining the time Of con-
vening tho Legislature, passed. as did the
other bills, reported OH by the Code commit
tee. and noted in House reports Of Friday.
The committee of Conference on tho tclc-
graph Till reported and recommended that the
southern terminus Of the telegraph be at
Vancouver. Report adopted.
Several bills were referred, when the Coun.
cI adjourned meg. s,.- +.s, :..f
.ff.iy n "a IN HOUSE. 3.i EWH
House met. Mr.. Speaker Reed in the
Mr.. Yantis reported on the bill to prohibit Indi.
ans from reading within organized counties, and
aud recommended its indefinite postponement.
Report adopted and bill indefinitely postponed.
Council bill, an act concerning the county COIN
missioncr's court Of Jefferson, was recommitted
with instructions to report on Monday.
On motion Of Mr.. Longmire, the act to perna-
nently lecats the seat Of government Of Washing
ton Territory, was taken up. He then moved 10
isdefntsly postpone the bill, on which he called
the previous question, which was sustained. b
Quite Lengthy dsbsts sprung up ON this motion.
Main question was then put by vote Of ayes Is /;
nays H. . q. . ~ NJ . &A 81
The motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was
Ayes: Briggs, Eagas, Poster, Post, Griswold,
Iubbs Hunt, Huntington. Longmir =, AcI.ane,
Perrin, Rabtesea, Stone, Urquhart, Weed, yam
isle.
Nays: Andrews, B.gIey, Buker, Chase, Fsryu-
son, Fletcher, Orr, Potter, Ranck, Smith-lo.
Mr. Foster moved to take up the y. b., 70 aP'
portion the representation Of W. 7. He then
moved to indefinitely postpone the bill, on which
the ayes and nays were called with the following
result;
Ayes: Baglcy, Briggs, Bagan, Fletcher, Poster.
Frost, Griswold. Hubs, Hunt, Huntington, Long
mire. McLanc, Perrin, Rabbeson, Stone, Urquhart,
Weed-l7. 1851
Nays: Andrews, Bukcr, Chase, Ferguson, Orr,
Potter. Ranck, Smith, Yantis, Mr.. Speaker-l0.
Mr.. Orr moved that the up-country (eastern)
delegation, be excused from further participation
in the deliberations Of this body. f
Mr.. Smith moved to take up the House BILL 10
apportion the representation Of Washington Ter.
Ii,ory, which prevailed,