The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-11
The Constitutional Convention.
FOC RTEENTH DAY.


Mr. Denuison. from the special com
mittee, 10 whom was referred the reso-
luton relative 70 Al0uzo Leland's priv
ileges IS metz Der Of the Convention,
subu..-'-i = report, calling attention TO
the wording Of the act Of the Leglssa-
ture creating the Convention, which,
among other things, reads that the del
egate from Idaho. while entitled to all
the privileges Of the floor. shall not
vote. The resolution was reported back
without Recommendation.
The resolution was then taken up,
and, after a discu ssion, IN which Messrs.
Henry, Larrabee. Bradshaw, Leland
and Odcll participated, was defeated by
yeas ,. nays II
The Chair presented a communica-
ton from General SpIague, extending
an invitation on behalf of the o 5. y.
I Company to visit the Snake river coun-
try. On motion, the invitation was re-
ceived and laid on the table.
Mr. Steward, from Committee No. 2,
submitted the following article, entitled
EXECUTIVE.
The executive power shall be vested
in q governor, who shall hold his Office
for four years, and shall not be eligible
to the office for the next succeeding
term.
No person shall be eligible to the
office of governor except citizen of
the United States, who shall have at
tanned the age of thirty years, and has
been three years preceding his election
an inhabitsnt OF the State.
No member Of Congress, or person
holding any Office under the United
States or this State, shall exercise the
Office of governor, except as is other
wise provided in this Constitution.
The returns of every election for gov
ernor shall be sealed up and transmit
ted 20 the secretary of state. directed to
the speaker Of the house of representa-.
tives, who shall, Immediately upon the
organization of the house. and before
proceeding to other business. open and
publish the same, in the presence of
ma ority of tie members Of both houses
of the Legislature. who shall, for that
purpose. assemble in the house of rep
resentatives The person having the
highest number Of votes shall De de-
clared duly elected. But If two or
more have an equal ana the highest
number of votes for the same office, one
of them shall immediately be chosen
thereto by the two houses on Joint bal
loy, ana shall be declared dnlr = cted
governor. Cont, sled election, , ~
ernor shall be determined by the two
houses of the Legislature on joint bal
lot, In such manner as shall be pre-
scribed by law.
The governor shall have power to
grant reprieves. communications and par
dons after conviction for all offences en-
| cept treason, upon such conditions, and
with such restrictions and limitations
as may be provided by law. He shall
communicate to the Legislature at each
regular session, every case Of reprieve,
commutation or pardon granted, sta
ting the name Of tho convict, the crime
of which he was convicted, the sentence
and us date, and e., date of the COM
mutation, pardon 81 reprieve. with his
reasons Tor granting the same
In case of the failure to qualify. re.
moval from office. death, resignation,
| absence from 81, State, or other DIS.
| ability of the Governor, the powers,
duties ard cmoluments OF the office, for
the residue of the term, or until the
disability be removed, shall devolve
upon the president of the senate, and if
there be no president of the senate, or
If for any OF the above named causes
he shall! become incapable of perform
ing the duties of governor, the same
shalt devolve upon the speaker of the
house of representatives, with like
powers, duties and emoluments, for the
residue of the term, or until the dis
ability shall be removed.
The governor is to exercise the veto
power
The governor shall receive, during
his continuance in office, an annual
compensation of one thousand five hun.
dred dollars, payable quarterly.
The governor first chosen under this
| Constitution shall be elected on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of
November, A. ID. 1879.
Mr. Steward, from the same commit.
tee, submitted the following article. en-
titled