The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-25

feated, and q substitute offered by Mr..
Dennison, was adopted IS follows :
THE legislature shall pass laws to pre-
serve the purity Of elections and guard
against abuse Of the elective fran
chise."
The article entitled Declaration of
Rights" was read . third time and
passed by a unanimous vote.
on motion of Mr.. Hannah, the srti-
Gle entitled Education" was taken
from the table and considered in
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Lacey in
the chair. Various amendments were
adopted in Committee, and among
others the provision fixing the price OF
school lands at 81 en- acre, was stricken
| out
Tie Committee reported the amend
ments. but before proceeding to vote,
on motion of Mr.. O'Dell, the Conven-
tion adjourned.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SATURDAY, July Is, 1873.
The Committee on Engrossed Bill:
reported the articles entitled "Judic-
airy" and Suffrage and Elections" as
correctly engrossed.
Mr.. Larrabee, from the Committee on
Revision, reported sundry amendments
to the article entitled Declaration oil
Rights" With one exception the
amendments were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Dennison, the
Committee on Revision was instructed
to superintend the enrolment of the
Constitution on parchment.
Mr.. Larrabee gave notice of motion
to reconsider the vote whereby the
articles on "Corporations" and "Fi-
nance" were adopted.
On motion of Mr. Larrabee. the arti
Gle entitled Suffrage and Elections, u
was read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Larrabee, the arti.
Gle entitled Judiciary" was read q
third time and passed.
Mr.. Larrabse offered a substitute fol
the article entitled Education. The
substitute was read and ordered
printed.
On motion of Mr.. George, the report
of the Committee of the Whole on the
article entitled Education" was laid
on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Lirrabee, the arti
Gle entitled Eminent Domain aud
Property of the State" was taken from
the table, and under q suspension OF
the rules read first, second and third
times and passed.
On motion of Mr.. George, the Con.
vention adjourned.
TWENTY-NINTH DAY.
MONDAY, July Is, 1873.
The Convention met at 8 A. NJ, Mr.
President in the chair.
Mr.. Dennison Submitted substitute
for the article entitled THE Rights oil
Married Women and Exceptions. y
The substitute was laid on the table
and ordered printed
Mr.. Larrabee, from Committee on
Revision. reported an amendment tc
Section s, of the Article entitled DE
claration of Rights" as follows: INC
person shall be put upon trial for the
same offense after having been once
acquitted by jury" The article was
amended accordingly.
On motion of Mr.. Lacy, the Conven.
ton took from the table the article en-
titled "State Institutions" when the
Convention resolved into Committee OF
the Whole. Mr. Hannah in the chair
A number of amendments were adopt
ed in Committee and subsequently re-
ported to the Convention. As the
article now sta nds "a majority Of all
the votes cast shall be necessary to 10.
cate the State Capital, and in case nc
place has such a majority. the ques-
ton shall be submitted from time to
time at each general election until such
majority vote shall effect the locatio n.
All the amendments recommended
by the Committe were adopted, and
then, on motion of Mr.. Lacy, the arti.
Gle was engrossed for a thirdaeading.
On motion of Mr.. George, the Con-
vention proceeded to the consideration
of the article entitled Corporations. y
Mr.. Larrabee moved to amend Sec
ton 6, as follows: THE stockh olders
of all corporations and Joint stock
companies shall be individually liable
for all labor performed for such corpor-
alton or company"
! Various amendments were offered,
intended to defeat the object of the
section, but they were all voted down.
The final vote on the adoption of Mr.
Larrabee's amendment, as given above,
was rs follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Dennison. Eldridge,
Hannah, Larrabee, UDell, Steward,
Wait aud Mr.. President.
Noes-Messrs. Andrews, Emery, Gil
more. George. Henry and Lacy.
Another unimportant amendment
was made, when, on motion of Mr..
Lrabee. the article was ordered en-
CROSSED for a third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Larrabee. the Con.
vention resumed consideration of the
article entitled Education" and re.
solved itself into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Wait in the chair. At5P.
NJ. the Committee rose, reported pro-
gress and asked leave To sit again.
Leave was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Hannah, the Con.
vention adjourned.
THIRTlETH DAY.
TUESDAY, Jolly l6, 1873.
The Convention met at 8 A. NJ, Mr..
President in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Hannah, the Con-