Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-02-06


pursued, that hut few measures were passed
which would be endorsed OH their own merits
by anything like majority of the Legisla-
turp, when once outside of the Capitol.
The proposition to build Territorial wag-
on road over the Cascade Mountains was
killed, not because majority of the House
were opposed to having road, but because
it was part Of compound bargain t" kill it
as the Capitol removal and the Pcni;cntiary
bills were killed.
For the benefit of whoever it may concern,
we give the ayes and noes upon the indefinite
postponcmcnt of House bill No 100. which
proposed to levy tax of one mill for the
construction of Territorial wagon road from
Fort Sttlacoom to Fort Walla Walla. Aud
we may here say that Mr.. McGill. The intro
Queer of the bill, stated that he was ready TO
accept Of any amendment that would promote
the object IF opening a road orer tie noun
tains, as he had no preference to one point OH
the Sound above another.
Upon the question to indefinitely postpone,
those voting aye were:
Messrs. Austin, Babcock, Beam, Balstow,
Bradshaw. Foster. Lesser, Mccall, Perrin,
Shelton, Toby and Willicmson--l2.
The noes were Mpssrs. Barkhousen, Mad.
docks, McCaw, McLano, McGill, Taylor,
Urqulart and Mr.. Spraker-S.
We have no doubt but that the constitu-
,ncies of Mrssrs. Austin, Babcock, Barstow,
Ltiser, Mccall, Perrin, Shelton and Toby,
will be satisfied when they are informed that
their vote in favor of an indefinite postpone
ment of this bill was part of a regular pro-
gran,me, which would probably result in re-
mo, ing the Capitol to Vancouver next year.
and which was. at least, sure to force the
travel between the upper and lower countries
to the Columbia river and through Judge
Hardy's toll gates and ferries. But we think
that the same reason will rot answer the pur
pose with Mcssrs. Beam, Bradshaw, Foster
and Williamson, if their constituencies should
ever question them upon the subject, as they
woull probably be unable TO see in what way
they were to be benefited, either by re-
moval of the Capitol to Vancouver, Or by be-
ing forced to communicate with the Eastern
portion Of the Territory by way of Portland.
The votes of these four gentlemen killed the
bill, and to them belong the responsibility.
In another article, We have given the Leg
slature full credit for having rejected all of
the numerous applications that were made
to them for divorce bills. The immortality of
previous sessions, in this particular, had be-
come such sncrr and byword, even in coun-
tries far to the east of the Cascade Mountains,
that we were prepared 10 hail with unquali-
fed appreciation that session which should
first finally blot this stain from our cscutch-
con. and we should now feel disposed to off:
set this single step in the right direction
against many Of its short -comings. if it had
been content to let well enough alone. Alas
that we should BE- constrained to believe that
even this reform was not sanctioned upon its
own merits but that it was made conditional
upon the passage of n law which should rem
der it as easy to procure n divorce from the
Courts, as it has heretofore been to obtain
them from the cgislature-making special
rules in divorce cases, which render it next
TO impossible for a nonresident party, against
whom complaint is made. to receive notice in
time 10 make defence before decree is rem
derpd. Oh shame! Would it not have been
better if such Legislature had passed some
ten or fifteen bills of divorce, without refer.
ence tn their merits, than that the rules of ev
idence should have been changed to suit par
ticuar cases 7 A bill in the Council, chang
ing the rules of evidence in another class Of
cases, was killed by Judge McFndden. aftrr
it had passed the House. on the ground that
its object was to enable Mr.. Dugan's clients
to swear through some three cases on their
own oaths, which would otherwise fall
through Why was not this change in d.
vorce cases also killed, as the same principal
was involved
We have, in previous article. pointed out
the leaders who controlled, and the party
which constituted the majority Of the Legis.
lature, and wa now say, that VIC envy them
neither the honor HOT the responsibility.
THE STEAMER "PIONEER." This neat
little steamer. built by Mcssrs. Miller & Eth
ridge, made trial TIP to Tumwatcr ysster-
day. Her machinery worked 20 perfection.
aud she made very good speed, notwithstand-
ing but about one.third allowance Of steam