Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-09

he had right to have hie resolutions snssSiad
upon the Journal, and said that II the so-oalts
| ed Union organisation having 4 numerical
majority should expuuge. them, he wop1
have 500 copies printed and circulated q ~,
private expense. .ge.gs.s q
Mr.. McCsill said that the amendmsnt -
been acted upon and voted do*i ~ tbA
House, afd he saw no use Of Uncumhefil1k
the Journal. ....... .. ... .,.L.H
Mr.. Ward excused from voting. Motion
carried-ayes 18 noes l.
The Chair announced it's opinion that Is
members would form Quorum in the House.
The regular order Was called over; several
bills were sent in.
Resolution by Mr.: Bowles. that l6 nietd.
bers are required to constitute quorum. :.
Mr.. McGill thought the resolution out Of
order; an appeal should be taken. -
The Chair declared the resolution in ordef e
as an appeal. ...saa
Mr.. McLane claimed that Congress had d..
cided that the Legislature should consist of
"a members. .4,
The vote Oh Mr.. Bowles' resolution stood
IL ayes and II noes. Mr. Perrin without The
bar, not voting. -.
MIR. Dugan insisted that Mr.: Perrin should
vote; considered it contempt Of the House
for any member to leave his seat during vote:
Mr.. McGill called attention to Rule 60. re-
quiring every member in the House to vdt,a
unless specially excused.
Chair so ruled.
Mr.. Perrin finally voted aye. Resolution
adopted. =.
Mr. Bradshaw thought Mr. Perrin talked
one way and voted another:
Mr.. Perrin" Then you should have lst
me alone when was outside Of the bar"
Motion Of Mr.. Perrin to reconsider vote ID
resolution-ayes. IA; noes. Q.
Mr.. McLahe moved 70 indefinitely post.
pone resolution-ayes, IL noes, IL.
Question on adoption of resolution ayes,
12; noes, IL. Mr.. Speaker voting aye.
Mr.. Speaker asked leave to changs his vote.
Leave granted. Mr.. Speaker voted ~. and
resolution defeated:
Mr.. Bowles gave notice Of his iutsntiop 10
protest tomorrow against the House doing
business with not more than l3 members
present.
Resolution from the Council to meet ip Joint
convention on Saturday to elect Territorial
TreasuTey. Auditor and Librarian. .-s-s.-..
Mr.. McGill moved to amend By iusertine
Territorial Printer: .t
Mr. Dusan moved to lay the amHndniVpt on
the table: Thought the resolution called Cd
the House to stultify itself. -. n0
Mr.. McGill said that Sec. EVANS had ntt
called upon the Comptroller Of the Trsasufy
TO decide whether the appointment of q Print
er was with the Legislature or the Secretary,
otherwise than the payment In coin al certain
expenses incurred, and in replying to which
the Comptroller had said that II Mr.: BarnAs
refused to do the work in the manner and fol
the compensation provided by law. the Secre-.
tary could appoint some one in his plses.
Mr.. Barnes had sent In communicated h
the Legislature stating that he had always
been ready .tc. comply with the law ID sxsest.
Ing the printing Mf Mctlill said that the 7
Legislature had passed alaw in 1854. provid-
ing for the annual election Of Printer, 10 Joint
convention. which had been carried out uPw
the present time; that while the Secretary
might strictly have the appointing powst an. "a
DEF the Organic Act, II had newer 6een sxes- r,
cissd, and It could hot BE- assumed that ths
Comptroller had issued any instructions ID. The
Secretary which would require him 70 in5afs
the rights of any citizen. He (MSGilD ebnv
sidered it a. nothing but just that Mr.: Bafuses ~
should have the printing until his saieeessot. .,
should be elected acc6rding II la@, s,g ,s,,,
CMr. Dugan here indulged in TRADE At
abuse, calling the STANDARD = dinniea (,
sheet. and Mr.. Barnes disunionist; ETC.. of !,
no interest to anybody, and with which ~ !,
do not intend hereafter to burden our columrs.;
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Mr.. Dugan said; in the course IT Bic ~.
marks that the Journal Of last year Had bssh
in the Printers hands ten months, thlt Il was
poorly executed. amending in typographicil'
errors. He claimed that the Hbuss led Il. {,
ready disposed Of the matter. ..,s,,g,.
Mr.. Ward did not think tters was any.
thing in the Organic Act which gave t6s
Secretary Of the Territory the right 10 sp-
point the Public printer: mt: Ward red
from the law.) It had been stated tbat IL
journal of last session VIA in The printers
hands for ten mouths. The fact was that
the law required the Secretary Of the Terri.
tory to furnish the printer With copies-Sec.
retary Evans had failed to do %, and that
Mr.. Barnes had. a. a personal favor. printed
them from the Journal, on which but one
compositor could work at time whilst II
the Secretary had farnished copies q As
should have done. the work might have been
hurried tiir6ugh: It had also been giveu =
. ras,n for appointing Mr.. MeElroy. tAat b ;,
was capitalist and coald 50 On with TIE
work. Il was q well known fact IN this com
muuity. that a. far as dollars and cents went,
George Barnes could buy and Nsrli Mr. Ne.
Elroy. Mr.. Ward spoke highly ef II.
Barnes ~ being sound Uuion naas &e.uil ln
referring 70 charges preferred sgainst D..
Henry, he (Ward) said that thoss who naAs
them had prefsrrsd no ations1>ahat r.