, 1867-01-04
Olympia Correspondence.

OLYMPIA, w. T., Dec. 90 1866.
EOIroR SrATEsNAY.-The days of the session
of our Territorial Legislature drLg heir weary
length along" and although the two Houees
are "full of business" it cannot truthfuuy be
said, that much has been accomplished for the
I .Ll-o rcd.
The measures of local Importance to onr ppo
pie that have passed thus far are the extension
Of the limits of the city of Wallt WALL; n me.
mortal praying Congress for full Appropriation
OF 100000 for opening the Mullan Rad an
act to regulate the holding of lead, copper aud
OF mjues-gving to miners the rglt to hold
800 yards square of ground in Suth mines
While upon this subject, will s'ate that the
passage of this law was procured for the espe.
| cial benefit of individuals of oar c,uaty, wac,
it is urd rstonl, have diScovera m nes Of this
character, aud have stood ready u begin the
work Of opening them 50 sIol As they could be
justified iu doingso, by the passage of an Act
thi' kind. Tle location OF tn min - il suD.
posed to be not far distant from WallA Wllla
and IpreSume the DISCOVERIES will m Ike the 10.
cality known As sooa as they can locate their
claims
A Bill has passed giving County Commission
ers the power to increase the pay OF Assessors
to $40 per days or as the law reads, the pay
"Shall in no case exceed the sum of $40 per
diem' for the Assessor or bis deputes-the
amount to be paid out of the current expense
IL
pointment of Court Commissioners by the Dis
trict Judges, in each county in the Territory has
also passed. The powers aud duties of these
Commissioners are thus defined in the second
section of the act:
"Every such Coutt Commissioner shall have
power to administer eaths take ACKNOWLEDGE
ment of deeds and other instruments, take den
ositons aud testimony in all cases where the
same is authorized to be taken out of court by
I,r- of md In,
absence of the District Judge from his county,
allow writ5 of habsds corpus ne Great, and grant
temporary orders of injunction and shall have
and may exercise all the powers of a District
Judge at chambers, (except granting divorces,
or hearing or determining actions pending in
the District Court, and may d. srd perform all
other acts ordered or required to be done by the
District Judge for the county in which he is APP
pointed, TO issue subpoenas for witnesses, aud
compeI their attendance before him in all cases
where he is auth orized to take testimony or de-
positions, and may order aud determine the
amount and suficiency of bail, and recognizan>
ces in all cases where the same is or may be re-
quired by law" .r-
An act conierring upon County Commission.
ers the power to fill vacancies, by appointment,
in county Offices az act to authorize D. J.
Schneblv to construct bridge on the Spokane
river, near Antoine PlAnte s, aud an act to au.
thorize w. A. Ball and his associates to con.
struct wagon road from Goose Island on
Snake river to the old Indian Ferry on the Spo-
kane Ito intersect the Mullan road FIVE miles be-
yond that latter river) are taking their order
in the two Houses. An act requiring the regis>
tration of county script in Walla Walla county,
and barring from payment all script not pre-
sented for registration by the lst day of Novem.
ber, 1867, was introduced in the House bnt
there being desire upon the part of the mem
bers to make che law general it was referred,
and reported back in that form, and the "limit'
extended to the LIST day OF January, 1868, in
which form it will probably pass.
While upon the subject of bills in the course
of digestion" reelected to say thai your cor
respondent "Cumtux," Esq, has an application
for q ferry charter ut WAllula, which is taking
its course. % t7l7fi. DTrdfa ~ .ia.
Have you read the Governors Message The
old gentleman is noted for one-ideaism, and his
mania at this time is the subject of the "Sao-
qualmie Pass" There is not a member here
but has been button hoIed aud bored by him, in
asking their influence for an appropriation of
too thousand dollars out OF the Territorial Trea-
sury to open a road through that pass until all
have wished be was in - the Snoqualmie
Pass The idea Of $1,000 for opening a road
across the Cascade Mountains By any pass
known is too absurd TO listen 70 with any degree
Of patience. The Governor pre,snds TO have
been out viewing that pass airing tbs time he
was .lost' q few months ago, and be makes his
appeal 10 the face Of the fact that. surveyor
Mr.. FarnswOrth) was authorised By the Legis-
laturS OF last winter 10 view and report upon