Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-01-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
(BY OUR OWN REPORTER.1
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20
IN COUNCIL.

Council met-Presidcnt Simms in the chair ];
several reports received and placed on file. =
An act to dissolve the bond Of matrimony be.
tween Thos. J. and Mary Ford, passed.
An act to divorce Lewis Younglovs and his
wife, passed.
Mr.. Webster introduced bill for an act deiin-
ing certain crimes and their punishment. Read
twice and ordered printed.
BY Mr.. Simms,-An act to amend an act to in
corporate the Cascades Railroad company. Read
twice. referred to committee on Roads and High
ways, and ordered printed.
House bill, Am act to pay &. W. Shoemaker
for transporting Territorial arms, passed.
House bili,-an act to pay W. b. Kelly for stor-
Ing Territorial arms, passed.
House bill, -an act to incorporate the Meadow
Greek Quartz Mining company, passed.
House bill AN act to abolish the court fund Of
Pierce county, passed.
An act in relation to Quartz mining claims, was
passed.
[Givcs the discoverer an extr. claim on certain
conditions.
House bill AN act regulating fees and costs in
the counties of Boise, Idaho, Nex Perez and Sho-
shOnc, passed.
Several House bills reported to the Council
pr0priate committees.
House BILL act concerning marriages was
amended and passed.
House bill, in relation to Territorial Librarian
was passed. .tI
House Ian act in relation to the support Of
the poor, was passed.
House bil,,-an net to relocate the coin ; seat
Of Idaho county, passed.
Honse bill An act to incorporate the Monticello
and Cowlitx Lending steamboat company, was
passed.
Mr.. Smms introduced o bill for an act to di-
vorce T. Il. lIcniy and his wife. Read twice and
referred to committee on Judiciary.
Inno not n mt rkor tn Nnn-
struct ferry across the Nesqualiy river. Passed.
On motion, Council adjourned till tomorrow ut
10 clock.
IN house.
House met-Speaker Reed in tho chair
Journal read and approved.
MIR. Baglcy introduced memorial TO Congress
asking the passage Of II law making Port Angeles
free port that the interests Of the people Of the
Pacific coast were materially concerned in such II
law. Passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Yantis, an act to authorize the couaty
commissioners, in certain cases. to sell and con-
vey school lands at private sale. Read twice aud
referred to the Judiciary.
[Bi provides for the private sale Of the 10th and
3?nd sections in certain cases where they have
been improved upon prior to the L. s. surveys
being made.
road from Grand Mound Prairie, in Thurston
county, to Lewis river in Clarke county. Read
three times under suspension of the rules and
passed.
by MIR. Hunt, nm act to amend an act to incOr-
poratc the city Of Olympia, passed.
Amends sec. 4, SO us to read to elect JUS
tcc Of the peace, instead Of " to- appoint
BY Mr.. Huntington, an act to prohibit Indians
residing within the limits of organized counties.
except in certain cases. Read lst time, laid ON
the table and ordered printed.
lBill provides no Indians shall live in any coun-
ty, except by permission Of the board Of county
commissioners; those living on Government res
crvations excepted. No one is to employ nm Indi-
nm on his farm to work, except by consent Of the
county commissioners. The provisions Of the bill
are such as to render its operation entirely imprac
tcablc in tho country east Of the mountains, be-
sides encouraging very dangerous system Of PEE
Onage.1
BY Mr.. Frost, an act 10 repeal an net to incor-
poratc the city Of Port Townsend. Read times
and passed.
BY Mr.. Briggs, an act to amend an act to incor-
porate the city Of Port Townsend Read times
and passed.
This bill seems to be supcrhuous as the bill
passed just previous, carries with it the repeal Of
nll amendments made to the original charter, and
consequently covers the whole ground.
Mr.. Smith moved to take up Council bill, an
act to provide for the apportionmcnt Of Washing
ton Territory, on which the ayes and nays were
called with the following result ayes IL nays
IL carried.
The amendments Of the committee on Elections,
were read, and on their adoption, quite leugthy
and animated debate sprung up.
Mr.. Frost moved to recommit the hill to the
committee with instructions TO print the amended
bill. He said monstrous and gross injustice Was
intended to the county he represented, il the bill
passed as amended. I.4.-t rr5
Mr.. Smith characterized some Of the statements
of the gentleman as false The motion to recon-
nit, was lost by q vote Of ayes -; nays Ia. On
motion to adopt the report Of tho committee, the
ayes and nays were demanded with the following
result: .t,.,. tl
Ayes: Mcfanc, Rabbeson, :Yantis-3.
Nays: Andrews, Bagley, Briggs, Bukcr, Chase,
Pagan, Ferguson, Fletcher, Foster, Frost, Girls
void, Hubs, Hunt, Huntington, Longmirc Orr,
Perrin, Potter, Ranck, Smith, Stone, Urqahart,
Weed, Mr.. Speakcr-24. .
Mr.. Longmirc moved today the bill on the table
Mr.. Bagley moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill went to its second reading. Lost
ayes IL; nays II. .ff r 50. l4..t
Mr.. Hubbs moved to adjourn. Lost; ayes 8
The bill was then put on It's ANAL passage.
Mr.. Smith moved the previous question, which
motion prevailed. - na-s 9 1To'f'Al
! "a long end vexatisss discussion here snsued.
on some parliamentary rules, Of little public inter-
est, gotten up with . view 70 stave Oh final ac-
The Tho question arose "shall the main question
now be put?' carried, ayes Is; hsys II. .3i.lt.
j On The final passage Of the bill, the ayes and
nays were demanded with tho following result
ayes IA; nays -. .t,- -....,.....;,
Mr.. Potter explained his vote BY ssying that in
dividually, he was opposed to the passage Of the
bi but % his delegation were voting for it, pas
sage, no should vote with them believing from
the vote Of bis colleagues that It was the wish Of