, 1863-02-14
BILLS PASSED.

Of Walla Walla County to levy special tax.
An act to create and organize the county of
Yakima
House bill, an act to authorize J. Baker and
his associates to construct a trail from Florence
City to Warrens Diggings in Idaho county, and
to establish ferry on Salmon River
Mr.. Simms introduced a bill for act TO
amend an act 10 incorporate the Walla Walla
Railroad Company.
An act in relation to ferries
bill provides that every owner 1f a ferry shall
post notice up on each side Of the river as to
the rates of charges for ferryhg, and if he fails
TO do so for five consecutive days be IS to lose his
franchise
Council substitute for House bill-An act to
authorize the Governor Of the Territory TO take
possession of the Territorial Seal was adopted.
An act regarding the clerks of the supreme
and district court Of the Territory and defining
their duties.
An act relating to prosecuting attorneys.
An act relative to counties.
LNoTE-These four bills are the same as
those now on the statute book, only compiled by
the Code Committee.
Council substitute for House memorial to ex-
tend the surveys in Washington Territory.
An act 10 authorize Wesley Vansciyer to es-
tablisL ferry across the Columbia river at Van
couver
An act to regulate the practice OF the probate
court
An act TO amend an act 70 incorporate the
Walla Wala Railroad Company.
An act to locate Territorial road from Walla
Walla TO Fort Hall.
An act 10 authorize the county Treasurer of
Spokane County to loan he money of the school
fund.
An act to create and organize the county Of
Stevens.
An act to authorize Vansyckle and others to
construct ferry on the Columbia river at Wal
lula, amended and passed.
An act to amend an act to incorporate the city
of Walla Walls.
An act to regulate the fees and costs in Walla
Walla county.
An act to pay G. w. Shoemaker for transport
ing Territorial arms.
An act TO incorporate the Meadow Creek
Quartz Mining company.
An act in relation to Quartz mining claims.
rGives the discoverer an extra claim on certain
conditions
An act regulating fees and costs in the coun-
ties of Boise Idaho Nez Perce and ShosEone.
An act to relocate the county seat of Idaho
county.
An act to pay L. Jackson, sheriff of Walla
Walla county.
An act to authorize the County Commissioners
in certain cases to sell and convey school-lands at
private sale.
Besides these acts large number of
ferry franchises have passed, enough, it
would seem, to supply every ten miles of
the rivers in the Territory with ferry.
MEMORIALS PASSED.
Memorial in relation to establishing military
post in the Snake country amended so as to
memorialize the Secretary Of War, instead of U.
S. Congress.
Memorial asking additional Judge.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Foster moved to take up the G. B., to ap-
portion the representation of W. t. He then
moved to indefinitely postpone the bill, on which
the eyes and nays were called with the following
result
Ayes: Bagley. Briggs, Eagan, Fletcher, Fos-
ter, Frost, Griswod Hubbs, Hunt, Huntington,
Longmire, McLane Perrin, Rabbeson, Stone,
Urquhart, Weed-17.
Navs: Andrews, Buker, Chase. Ferguson,
Orr, Potter, Ranck, Smith Yantis, Mr.. Speaker.
10.
Mr.. Orr moved that the up-country (eastern)
delegation, be excused from further participation
in the deliberations of this body
Mr.. Smith moved to take up the House bill to
apportion the representation of Washington Ter
ritcry, which prevailed
He moved that the bill be referred TO a select
committee of three with instructions to report on
Monday Lost.
Mr. Orr moved to indefinitely postpone the bill,
as he thought it useless to waste any further time
of the House.
Mr. Bagley moved to lay the motion on the
table, which prevailed.
On the question Of indefinite postponement
quite lengthy and animated debate sprung up,
which was participated in by Messrs. Bagley,
Reed, Frost, Griswoid and others.
Mr. Reed contended that there never was so
great an act of injustice attempted to be perpe-
trated on the people of the Territory, as to cut
them off from fair representation. The defeat
Of this bill would disfranehise large number OF
citizens east of the mountains and it would be
one of the greatest outrages perpetrated on an
intelligent community. He said that if the ap-
portonment bill was defeated that two-thirds OF
the people Of the Territory would be diSfran-
chised on the next election, and called on mem
bers under the sanetity Of their oaths, to know
whether they were prepared to commit such an
act-Vhether they would vote away every prin-
ciple of Justice, humanity, and good sense. II the
present bill was indefinitely postponed there would
not be time TO frame another before adjournment.
Mr. Frost argued for the indefinite postpone
general election it would be better to frame an
apportionment bill.
Mr. Griswold alluded to the action of Congress
on the division of the Territory and that should
be an argument why no apporionment bill should
be passed at the present time.
After some further debate Mr.. Reed moved
that the bill be laid over till Monday next at
10 o'clock. Lost
The bill was indefinitely postponed by the votes
of the members of the SQUAD district
We give the above extract from "House
procee lings" in order that it may be known
to the people of the upper country that they
have been disfranchised in part by members
of the western portion of the Territory
We did not expect that members OF the
Sound would be willing to give the eastern
portion Of the Territory fair apportion
nent this session, but we did expect an ap-
portionment bill of some kind would bt
passed. The Legislature adjourned with
out making any aPportionment whatever
In falling to do this il has inAicted.a griev.
GUS wrong upon the eastern district which
will not be forgotten by the people. Tht
objections urged by the Sound member
against passing an apportionment bill arr
Aimsy and unwarranted. The secret of thi
opposition by the western delegation ma,
be summed up in few words. BY stavinl
off an apportionment at the late session
the Sound country would hold the baanc
Of power next session, and thereby retail