Title
Letter from Puget Sound: Organization of the Territorial Legislature
Subject
Politics and government
Description
A hilarious description of legislative stubbornness. The Territorial Legislature spends a week electing officers. Moving the capitol to Walla Walla was discussed. The Council (forerunner of the Senate) managed to elect most officers with the exception of Sergeant-at-Arms. After the 98th ballot, the effort was given up and the meeting adjourned.
"But little business in the way of legislation will be transacted until after the holidays. In the meantime the most important matters are being discussed freely on the outside."
"But little business in the way of legislation will be transacted until after the holidays. In the meantime the most important matters are being discussed freely on the outside."
Abstract
A report about the inaction and stubbornness of the Territorial Legislature.
Creator
"From an occasional correspondent"
Source
Daily Evening Bulletin
Publisher
San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Bulletin Company
Date Issued
1863-01-01
References
Hurd, Jared S.
Medium
Web
Type
newspaper
Identifier
Article GT3000186922
Bibliographic Citation
Vol. 15, No. 72, p. 3, col. D
Spatial Coverage
Olympia; Thurston
Temporal Coverage
December 1 through December 5, 1863
Provenance
King County Library System database, 19th Century Newspapers
URL
http://infotrac.galegroup.com.ezproxy.kcls.org/
Start Page
3
End Page
3