The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-25
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to be distributed among the several dis
tricts in proportion TO the number OF
children.
Z. Provision is to be made for the
support of State University, and no
sectar:a1 instruction shall be allowed
therein.
S. The State Board of Education is to
constitute State Board of Land Com.
missioners.
8. The State Board of Land Com
missioners is to provide for the loca-
ton. protection. sale. or other disposal
of all lands granted to the State.
10 School lands are to be appraised,
aud not sold at less than their apprais-
ed value.
II. There shall be superintendent
OF Schools in each county. and said
superintendent shall be er,c1fcio COM
missioner of lands within his county.
IL. No religious test or qualification
shall ever be required as condition OF
admission into any public school.
The article, the outlines of which we
have given above, was ordered to q
third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Lacy. the article
entitled Corporations was read third
time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bradshaw. the art
icle entitled Finance was read third
time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Emery, the article
entitled State Institutions was read
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dennison the Con-
vention took from the table the Seps-
rate Articles.
On motion of Mr.. Lsrrabee. the rules
requiring first and second reading
aud consideration in Committee of the
Whole, were dispensed with and the
articles considered in the Convention.
LOCAL OPTION LAW
On motion of Mr.. Wait, the following
separate article No. 3. was added.
1t shall be lawful for electors of any
county, municipal corporation, or pre-
cinct, not included within the corporate
limits of any municipality. at any gen
eral election, to prohibit by ajor-
ity vote the sale or disposal Of spurious
liquors in less quantities than one GAL
Ion, except for medical or mechanical
purposes. And the Legislature shall
pass at its first session such laws as will
carry into effect this criticize
On motion of Mr.. Larrabee the Con-
vention adjourned.
THIRTY FIRST DAY.
WEDNESDAY, July /. 1913.
The Convention met at "a. NJ. Mr..
President in the chair. MIR. Larrabee,
from Committee on Revision and Ar
rangement, submitted a report classify
ing the Separate Articles. The report
was amended and adopted
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Hannah offered resolution de.
claring it the opinion of the Conven-
ton that all Indian reservations and
tribal relations among the Indians on
the Pacific coast should be abolished.
A substitute embodying and elaborat-
ing the same idea was offered by Mr..
Larrabee, and adopted.
Mr.. Bradshaw II 'ved to add to the
first clause of Sec. |, of the article en-
titled Suffrage and Elections q pro-
vision excluding Indians who have not
severed their tribal relations Lost.
SALARIES OF OFFICIALS.
The Convention fixed the pay of
State officials as follows: Governor,
$500; Supreme Court Judges, $1,000;
Secretary Of State, $1,000; State Treas
urer. $500; superintendent of Public
Instruction. $500; District Attorneys,
$1,000 each.
On motion of Mr.. Hannah. the pro-
position entitled Swamp Lands was
taken from the table and referred to
Committee No. /.
The Convention resumed considera-
ton Of the article entitled Suffrage and
Elections, and third clause was ad.
ded to Section 1, as follows:
Persons of mixed white and Indian
blood. who have adopted the customs
and habits of civilization"
Mr.. Bradshaw renewed his PROPOSE
ton in relation to persons of Indian
blood, but failed to secure favorable
vote.
The article was then placed upon its
final passage, and adopted by vote of
Is to-
Mr.. Dsnnison, from Committee No.
l, reported schedule. fixing the man
ner of submitting the Constitution 10
vote of the people, and providing =
u canvass of the vote, etc. LaiA ~
the table and ordered printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Larrabee the Con.
vention adjourned.
THIRTY-SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY. July Is, 1878.
The convention met at usual hour.
Mr.. President in the chair.
Mr.. Larrabee, from the committee
on revision and arrangements reported
a nemb;r of amendments and correc.
tions in the article entitled "Distribu.
tion of Powers" There being no OBJ
lection, the amendments recommended
by the committee were adopted hy
unanimous vote.
On motion Of Mr.. Andrews the con.
vention proceeded to the consideration
OF the schedule. The same was read a
first and second time, and then referred
to the committee of the whole.
At ten minutes after four, at which |
time the reporter left Science Hall, the
committee were struggling with the
schedule" without having arrived at
any conclusion.
THIRTY-THIRD DAY.
9 FRIDAY, July 10Th.
Ihe convention is In committee of