, 1877-10-13
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 4.
COUNCIL.

AchO huu 'tpptovcu.
The president announced as the stand
ing committee ON rules and or.ier Ping,
Reed aud Kuhn.
Hoover introduced a joint resolution
authorizing the appointment s'i joint
committee Of two on pari Of the Coun>
Gil and three on part OF the h ne To
inquire into the legality OF the acts RS
slsting to the incorporation OF towns
and cities. The resolution was passed
and the president appointed Hoover
and Ferguson as members of such cons
mittee on part of the Council.
H. j. Il. ordering 400 copies of that
part of the governors message relating
to the N. p. II. Il. for distribution in
congress the coming session. was in
creased 10 1000.
The chair announced the following
as the standing committees:
Printing. Gregory. Whitney. Long.
Corporations, McReavy, Ward, Greg
ory, Andrews. Warbsss.
Counties, Mcdonnell, Percival, Style,
Warmsn. Atkinson.
Rules and Orders, LaDue, Kelly. Mil>
ler. Chapman. Whitson.
Agriculture. Chapman, Davis, Barnes.
Long, Martin.
Public LIBRARY, Buildings. ETC.. Tib>
bets, Ward, Korter, Fisher.
Mines and Mining Interests, Horr,
Percival. Kelly. Ebey.
Federal Relations and Memorials.
Iverson, Atkinson, Ringer, VanSycle
Daniels.
Ways and Means and Claims. Whit
son. Ward. Tibbets. Barnes, Davis.
Education. Whitney. Daniels, CHIP
man. Kelly, VanSycle.
Judiciary. Daniels, Iverson, LaDue,
Whitson. McReavy.
Military Affairs, Andrews, Warbass,
Foster.
Roads aud Highways, Styles, Miller,
Long. Davis. Mcdonnell.
Engrossed Bills, Ringer. Whitney,
Tibbets.
Enrolled Bills. Miller, Atkinson, and
korter.
Indian Affairs, Kelly. Iverson. Per-
cival.
Commerce and Fisheries. Warman,
Atkinson, Gregory, Styles, Foster and
Horr.
borr gavs notice that he would move
to amend the standing committees by
the addition o. an insane asylum COM
mitiee.
Tibbe:s introduced H. B. No. l, re
latiIg to mortgages on personal props
city; referred to Judiciary CON mittee.
Styles introduced H. 3. No. 2. to
amend the civil practice act; referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Daniels introduced H. Il. No. 3, to
amend the act providing for assessing
and collecting territorial revenue; re-
ferred to the committee on Judiciary.
Auditors report was read and 200
copies ordered printed.
G. B. No. 3. relating to assessments
in King county, was read a tEirdtime
and passed.
c. B. No 4. repealinp the act relat>
ing to election of commissioners in
King county; passed.
c. Il. No. 2. a substitute for the bill
changing the timo of holding cour. nj
Walla Walla; passed.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 5.
SooXNSAAs
The session opened with prayer
by Rev. D. N. Utter.
Hantord, of King, introduced q
memorial praying for restoration to
public settlement of lands withheld
by the N. p. r. R., north OF the
branch line across the Cascades
via tho Naches pass. Also q memo
rial praying for transfer of land
grants of the N. P. road across the
Cascades to the s. and w: w. Co,
Reed. of Pacific, introduced q bill
to change the name Of Andrew Viii.
son to Olif Anderson; referred to
committee on federal relations.
c. B. No. 5, to amend an act re-
lating to chattel mortgages, was sent
to the judiciary committee.
The Territorial superintendent of
schools sent in his report; ordered
printed.
The committee of the whole re-
ferred various portions of the gov
ernors message to committees.
C. J. r. No. 6, adopted appointing
special committee to invite Hon. e.
Evans to deliver his centennial ad-
dress before the legislature.
Adjourned.
The memorial relating to land
grants of the n. p. r. r., is made
the special order for tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Ringer presented House me-
mortal No. 1, relating to extension
of time for building the N. P. r.
K. Referred to committee on me-
MORALS, with instructions to report
tomorrow at half-past 10. The
memorial recommends extension on
conditions similar to those stated in
the governors message.
Mr.. La Du introduced II. =. No.
8, to make valid the location of
county roads; referred to committee
on roads and highways.
H. B. No. 10, amending the act TO
provide for assessing and collecting the
territorial revenue; referred to judiciary
committee.
Whitson introduced H. =. No. II, to