Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-01-10
IMPORTANT BILLS,

by Judge McFadden, Delegate from
this Territory:
A bill TO provide for the construction of n Ger
tain military wagon-road in the Territory
of Washington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled.
That the Secretary of War be, and he is
hereby, authorized and empowered to
survey, locate, and construct military
wagon-road in the Territory of Wash
ington from point at or near Wallula,
in Walla-Walla county, thence via Yak
ina City, to Seattle, in King county, in
said Territory.
Sec. 2. That to enable the Secretary
OF War, to carry out the provisions of
the foregoing sections, the sum of forty
thousond dollars be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated out of any mon
eys in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Inter-
Tor to construct public building at Olym-
pia in Washington Territory
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled.
That the Secretary of the Interior be,
and he is hereby, authorized and di-
rected to cause to be constructed, upon
the tract or parcel of land known as the
Capitol Grounds, in the city of Olym-
pia, in Washington Territory, q suita-
bic building of brick or stone for the ac-
commodation of the legislative assem-
bly,, the tupreme court and district
courts, and the severol officers appointed
fol said Territory by the President of
the United States; said building, in
Guiding the cost of superintendent,
advertising and other contingent ex-
penees, to cost not more than sixty
thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. That the sum of sixty thous-
and dollars for the purpose aforesaid is
hereby appropriated out of any mon
eys in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated: Provided, That no money
hereby appropriated shall be used or
applied to tho purposes above men
toned until o valid title to the said Cap
itol Grounds shall be vested in the
United States
bill to provide for the survey and estimates
OF the cost of removing distractions to the
navigation of the Skagct Snohomsh, and
thchaliS Rivers, i'll the Territory of Wash
ington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That the Secretary of War be,
and is hereby, authorized and directed
to cause survey to be made of the
Skaget, Snohomish, and Chehalis Riv-
ers, in the Territory of Washington,
and also to cause estimates to be made
of the cost of removing from said riv-
ers the distractions to the same.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose afore-
said the sum of twelve thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated out of any mon
eys in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
bill to provide for the purchase Of q site
and the erection of Il public building in
Fort Townsend, Washington Territory.
BE it enacted by tho Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress Assem-
blcd, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to purchase suitable site in
Port Townsend, in Washington Terri
tory, and that he cause to be erected
thereon n building, of brick or stone,
for the accommodation of the United
States custom-house, post office, and
such officers as may be appointed
by the President of the United States
for said Territory.
SEC. 2. That the sum of forty thous.
and dollars is hereby appropriated, out
of any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose
OF carrying into effect the foregoing Sec
ton: Prorided, That no moneys appro-
priated for this purpose shall beused or
applied to the erection of said building
until Il valid title to the site thereof
shall be vested in the United States.
AZ There is great revival among
the Shakanese Indians, 194 of whom
have been baptized.
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