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290 PETER H. BURNETT. Waldo were the owners of more cattle than any other two men in our immigration. THE ACT TO PROHIBIT THE INTRODUCTION, MANUFACTURE, SALE. AND BARTER OF ARDENT SPIRITS. I have already mentioned the happy condition of society in Oregon, and the causes which produced it. This only con- tinued until the beginning of 1847. The act of 1844 to prohibit the introduction, manufacture, sale, and barter of ardent spirits was amended by the House of Representatives of 1845. The same body drew up and submitted to the people, for their approval or rejection, a new and amended organic law, which was adopted, and which conferred upon the legislature the power to pass laws to regu- late the introduction, manufacture, and sale of ardent spirits. This amendatory bill was reported by W. H. Gray from the committee on ways and means, and was passed December 6, 1845, by the following vote: Yeas, Gray, Garrison, Hen- dricka, H. Lee. McClure, and McCarver 7. Nays, Foisy, Hill, Straight, and Newell 4. On the 8th a motion to re- consider was lost by the following tie vote : Yeas, Hendricks, Hill, B. Lee, Smith, Straight, and Newell ; nays. Foisy, Gray, Garrison, H. Lee, McCarver, and McClure. (Gray's "Ore- gon," page 440.) The amendatory act is incorrectly given by Mr. Gray on pages 440-41, by omitting the first section entirely. The first section of the original act was amended by inserting the word "give" after the word "barter" in two places; and the sec- ond section was amended by inserting the word "give" after the word "barter" in one place, and the word "gift" after the word "barter" in the second place. Section 4 of the original act was as follows: SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of all sheriffs, judges, justices of the peace, constables, and other officers, when they have reason to believe that this act has been violated, to give notice thereof to some justice of the peace or judge of a court, who shall immediately issue his warrant and cause the offend- ing party to be arrested; and if such officer has jurisdiction