Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-05-09

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r-esrd 20 organizing . Territory north Of
the Co.umbia river. which VAS referred to
select COMMITTEE Of three. consisting Of
Mes-rs. +. A. Chenowrtl,. (a!terwnI Is
Speaker Of the frs. House Of Representa-
tive. Of he new Territory, Judge Of its
,hi,d Judicial district. and thu Speaker Of
the last Oregon House Of Rcprrsrnta'ives)
George T.. Cole. (since Delegate TO Con.
gress and Governor of the new Territory
and Isaac n. Ebey, whose tragic fate at
the hands Of Northern Indians in August,
1857, is remembered by all. .,.+.. ...
On tho l4tb Of January. Ebey. from
that select committee, reported a strong
mem orial as substitute for the resolution.
1t came up the next day for fual action,
spd afic, severe ordeal and strenuous
eF,rts to cmasoulat. II by Hon. Aaron t.
Wait, who has always wanted, aud sill
believes that Oregon should include Puget
Sound with the Cascade mount aims 40 an
eastern boundary, and Hon. Ben. Stark.
SINGS U. s. Senator. who desired to pre-.
serve leverage to bring the Capital from
Salem towards the Columbia river, it
passed by tho decisive vote Of 20 ayes to
3 noes, with 2 abscn.srs. Stark, however,
on the final passage voted aye, having
failed to secure any amendment. In the
Council tho memorial passed on the 18Th
january. without any resistance or amend
mcnt.
Gen. Lane, then Delegate iu Congress
from Oregon, did not wait for the action
Of the Oregon Legislature. On the re-
ceipt of ths memorial and proceedings Of
the Monticello Convention, he forthwith
presented bill, which was referred to the
Committee on Territories. On the, 10th
February, 1853, the United States House
Of Representatives. by the decisive vote Of
1928 to 20. passed the Organic Act Of the
Territory Of Washing on. Tho bill ~ in.
t,oduecd ascribed the name " Columbia"
to the new Territory, in accordance with
the unanimous desire Of its citizens. The
Committee on Territories substituted ahs
name Of Washington. Col. Richardsou
Of Illinois. moved 10 amend the bill so %
to conform i, with the body Of the bill. aud
the debate on that question 10 not The least
interesting portion Of this Lite history.
G. +. Stuart. Of Michigan. the chairman
of the COMMITTEES on Territories. who had the
+ bill in charge. sppeaL,6 to members not b
hazard the passage of the bin u the late
. period Of the s~ssioa. BY disesssing the
san.. asd shs tisl< vss aeseed 10. Tie
L. S. Senate ses-d ~ish PreaPts-ss. psss'
is- the b;ll ~iihost snesamens 20 the "a