Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-10-23

eye. presented the credentials of f. S.
Joselyn. Councilman EJECT from the coun-
! ties Q: Clarke, Skamania. klickitat and
Yakima, which were objected to by Mes
sers. Clarke and Vansyckle
A motion. BY Mr. B!inn, to refer to the
Committee Oh Elections. was lost.
+ Mr. Nansyckle moved that the gentle
man he sworn in. Objected to by Mr..
! Bradshaw and ruled GU, Of order ty Pres
lident McLatc.
Mcssrs BLnn. Clarke and Vansyckle
then s,epped outside Of the bar, and, on
motion OF Mr.. Struve cal! Of the Council
was made. 10 which the three frs,named
gentlemen did not respond. On ascertain.
ing tha: quorum wa. no; present, the
| Sergcant-a,- Arms, on motion OF Mr. Brad
4, shaw was Instructed to bring the absent
members within the bar. The gentlemen
then ,ndeavored to leave the room. Mr..
Nansycklc succeeding. The poorkceper
by locking the door, prevented all further
/ entrance or exit.
Mr. Blinn AMI Mr. Clarke were escorted
to their seats Mr. Blinn submitted to
the action of the Council under solemn
protest. The Serge -a,-Arm. procured
| from below the attendance OF Mr.. Van
! syck'e.
Mr.. r q Dunbar notary public on the
| invitation of the Council came within the
bar to administer the oath to Mr. Joselyn.
| As sooD as lie had commenced, the three
gentlemen second time stepped outside
the bar. The Scrgcan,-at- Arms. on Mr..
! lei. l.
the members within, which he attempted
to do but without success. The only mem
bcrs within the bar when Josclyn was
sworn in were Messrs. S,ruve. Bradshaw.
| Blinn aud McLanc
During the discussion which ensued. Mr..
Struye alluded to Clarke and Binn as his
Democratic colleagues" whcrcupon Mr.
/ Bllnn responded that the insinuation con-
reved BY Mr.. Struvcs remarks, came with
n excellent grace from man who pre-
sided over the convention which nominated
Geo. +. Cole for Delegate TO Congress.
This settled Struve for the time bein.
Mr.. Nan>ycklc gave notice that on to-
morrow he he would Introduce protest to
the whole proceedings OF the Council in
the matter.
Mr.. Strive moved an adjournment
Capt. Blinn Suggested that it would be
we'll to finish up the business for the entire
session before adjourning to-day, as there
might not be quorum in future.
WEDNESDAY. Oct. 20.
The Council convened a, the appointed
time; the usual morning prayer being Of
fered By Rev. H. n. Hines.
The minutes were objected to by Mr..
Clarke on the ground that he was not with
in the bar when Mr. Joselyn was sworn in.
as the Journals represented him to be.
Objection oyerruled by Prcsidcn, McLane.
The minutes. as read by the Clerk, we're
finally approved.
Mr.. Vansyckle read his protest to the
action Of the President yesterday, in the
case Of Mr.. Joselyn, which was AS follows:
/, j. Milton Vansyckle, = member Of
the Legislative Council of the Territory of
Washington, DO solcmnly protest against
the action of the Hon. William McLanc,
President of said Council, for the follow
ing reasons:
First, That after the Hon. c. NJ. Brad
shaw had presented to the Council what
purported to be the credentials of Mr..
Joselyn, moved that the oath be admin
istered to said Joselyn, in order to test the
sense of the Council as to the right ofsaid
Joselyn to a seat in said Council, which
motion was seconded by the Hon. Marshal
Blinn. Said motion was then stated to
the Council BY the said Hon. William Nc.
Lane, as President of the Council, and was
debated by myself and other members of
the Council, after which debate the Hon.
c. NJ. Bradshaw objected to the further
discussion ofthe motion on the grounds that
the motion was out of order, which objec-
ton was sustained BY the Hon. William
McLane, as President of said Council
upon the announcement of which left
the Hall. and the Hon. w. McLane ordered
the said Joselyn to be sworn 10 as men,
Der of said Council The seat now occu-
pied by said Joselyn was filed at the reg
ular election in june, 1867, by the Hon.
A. G. Tripp, who was duly elected men,
Der of this Council to represent the Coun-
Gil district Composed Of Clarke, Skamania,
Klickatat and Yakima counties, to serve
for four years from the date aforesaid, and
the said Trip did at the first biennial ses-
sion Of the Legislature of Washington Ter
ritory, that cor vened on the FIRST Monday
in November, A. d. 1867, appear and
qualify, and took his seat aud acted as q
member of said Council throughout said
term. and hold that the said Hon. G. A.
Trip has never resigned nor vacated his
seat 10 said Council, nor has the same ever
been declared vacant by any competent au-
thority. and l hold that he is 10 law at this
time legal member Of said Council:
Second, Because the right Of the said
| Joeelyn to scat in this Council was never