The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-11-15

Twenty-irst Session.
THIRTIETH DAY.
House.

| cOnVlctlOn OF muruererS, was read Il
third time and passed.
McReavy presented letter from
ii. L. Montgomery, Offering to sell
lands inkTacoma for Territorial pur-
poses; referred to the committee on
Hospital for the Insane.
LaDu presented a petition of citi-
zens of Kalama, asking that their
town be dlslncorporated; referred to
committee on interpretations.
House memorial u, asking that
residence upon and cultivation of
lands of the United States prior to a
survey thereof be made to apply to
the time required of homestead clai-
mants for residing thereon, was adopt
ed.
House memorial l3, asking that
Congress appropriate money for the
erection of a fog whistle and bell at
Point Wilson, was adopted.
The subject of the Territorial sys-
tenn of common schools was made a
special order for tomorrow at 10:3O
A. NJ.
Substitute for house bill 30, in re-
lation to Territorial Librarian; was
read third time and passed.
Substitute for house resolution 93,
relating to the duties and compensa-
ton of Territorial Treasurer, was
amended, making the salary of that
official 81 800 per annum, and passed.
House bill 6f, providing for taking
the census of the Territory, was read
"A third time and passed.
A joint resolution asking the Gov
ernor to ca. an extra session of the
committee on Memorials.
THIRTY-FIRsT DAY.
Council
II. b. Is, relating to taxes in King
| County, was read IA third time and
passed.
Reed, OF Pacific, presented petition
asking aid for certain roads in SAID
| county; referred to committee on Roads
and Highways.
G. b. ~, for the relief of j. p. Jud-
son, was referred to committee on
! Claims.
G. b. 25, abolishing the Office of cor
oner, was read third time and passed.
q. b. 43, relating to marriages, was
read third time and passed.
H. b. 81, to encourage the planting
of oyster beds, was read a third time
and passed.
c. b. %, to abolish capital punish
ment, was read third time and passed.
Ii. b. 81, relating to quartz mining,
read third time and passed.
G. B. 65, to amend the civil practice
act, was read third time and passed.
c. b. 46, relating to railroads, was
read third time and tabled.
II. b. 81, amending the act incorpo-
rating the town of Walla Walla, was
read third time and passed.
c. b. 81, amending the charter of the
city of Seattle, read third time and
passed.
II. b. 30, relating to marks and
brands, was read third time and
passed.
c. b. 81, providing for codification Of
the Territorial laws, was read third
time and passed.
II. b. 76, relating to attorneys and
counsellors at law, was read third
time and passed.
House.
A petition asking that provision be
made for the relocation of the county
seat of Pierce County, was read and
referred to select committee.
II. b. LOG, regulating the salmon
fisheries on the Columbia river, was
read third time and passed.
III. b. lis, to encourage the estab-
lishment of salmon Matching houses on
the Columbia river and the propaga-
ton of salmon, was read third time
and passed.
A remonstrance against the passage
Of the bill disincorporating kalama was
referred to committee on Corporations.
| THIRTY DAY.
Council.