, 1889-08-22
plain. He was part owner in q sawmill
from which he hnd n Mhnrf hililI In ~

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Power moved the previous question,
but Withdrew his motion to allow Moore
70 MAKE an explanation. Moore dis.
claimed aiming yesterday, In his rcsolu.
tlo,i, NJ any person. II was general,
anu he thought II merely proper and
pMariiiainentary M to ask his question that
Ihe information might bc brought be-
fore the convention. This explanation
nc hoped would be received in the same
good faith as he made it,
80, ne previous question was ordered
Inc main question, "Shall the tide lands
article be agreed TOP was then submitted
TO q roll call and failed once more on a
third reading by ayes 32, noes 40.
Griffitts said that, although this would
leave us
ALL AT SEA
again on this subject, this article was so
much worse even than being at sea, he
should vote no.
Minor believed the rights of the state
were thoroughly protected. Yet private
rights were not so and he voted no.
u. H.. sullivan thought IL u disregard
of the rights of the state, and protected
only private interests; and besides, he
opposed the disclaimer to the beds of
navigable streams. He voted no.
Wcisenberger voted aye because he be-
| lievcd 1t justice to u large constituency
which he represented, and though not
entirely satisfactory, it was
THE BEST HE COULD GET.
| He voted aye,
Convey said the bill did not 90 as far
as he liked but il was evidently the
best that could be got, and he voted aye.
Next in order came tho article on
/ school lands, which was read n third
time and agreed to and sent 10 the re-
vision committee.
Browne said this article was not en-
/ tirely satisfactory, but II was better
/ than nothing and so he should vote aye.
This article stands without further
amendment as 1t was left when passed
TO third reading last night and reads
as iollows
SECTION 1. All public lands granted
to the state are held in trust for all the
people, and none of such lands nor any
estate or interest therein shall ever be
disposed of unless ut the full market
value, the value of the interests disposed
of to be ascertaincd in such manner as
may he provided by law, and to be paid
or safely secured to the state. Nor shall
any lands which the state holds by
grant from the United States in any
case, i'll which the manner of disposal
and the minimum price are 80 pre-
scribcd, be disposed of except in said
manner and for at least the price pre-
scribed in the grant thereof without con
j s'l' VI Nilt llltNtN fNldit~.
SIC. 2. None of the lands granted to
the state for educational purposes shall
be sold otherwise than ut public auction
| to the highest bidder, after the value
thereof, less the improvements, shall he
appraised by II board of appraisers to be
appointed by law, the terms of pay
ment also 70 be prescribed by law; and
no. sale shall be valid unless tho sum
bid be equal TO the appraised value of
said lands. In estimating the value of
such lands for disposal, the value of the
! Improvements thereon shall be cx-
cludcd provided that the sale of school
and university lands heretofore made by
the commissioners of any county, or the
university commissioners, when the
purchase price has been paid in good
faith, may be- confirmed by the legis-
laturc.
SIC. 3. Not more than one-fourth of
the land granted to the state for cdu,a-
.loii1t purposes shall be sold prior to
January |, 1895, and not more than one
half prior TO January 1, 1905; provided
that nothing herein shall he construed
TO prevent the state from selling the
timber or stone oil any of the state
lands in such manner and on such terms
as may be prescribed by law; and pro-
yided, further that no sale of timber
lands shall be valid unless the full valnc
OF such lands is paid or secured to the
state.
SEC. 4. Not more than 160 acres of any
granted lands of the state shall be offered
ior sale IN one parcel, and all lands
within the limits of any incorporated
city or within two miles of the boundary
OF any Incorporated city, where the val
u0tlon OF such lands shall bo found by
appralseinent to exceed 800 per acre
shall, before the same is sold, be plated
into lots and blocks of not more than
tive acres in block, and not less than
one block shall be offered for sale in one
parcel.
SEC 8. None of the permanent com
mon school fund shall ever be loaned
TO private persons or corporations, but il
may he invested in national, state,
county or municipal bonds.
Crowley submitted report with u
resolution for the payment of x25 to
L. Nj. Reed for room rent for the con
yention. Adopted.
Bowen submitted resolution author
izing the chief clerk to procure seal
for the state.
Gritiitts thought it should not be done
in advance of admission.
Bowen said II was only IS or 50, and
II we were admitted we should need it
Immediately.
The resolution was lost by 27 to 2S.
Moore presented resolution author
izing the payment to John Z. Carrere of
T',"' AAih w Nit VI fD'iD LOT
kilograms sent by order OF the cOnven-
ton. Adopted.
IL. III. Sullivan introduced n resolution
to pay S27 for ice furnished the conven-
toin. Adopted
Turner offered (for information only
ut this momenD his declaration of states
rights In another form as an additional
schedule article, and left it for the mem
bers to think aboul during noon recess.
II reads as follows:
The state of Washington hereby as
serts its ownership of the beds and
shores of all navigablc waters in the
state up to and including the line of
ordinary high tide in waters where the
I 'e Gibbs and flows up TO and including
the line of ordinary high water
within the banks of all riy-
ers and lakes, provided that nothing
herein shall be construed to dobar any
person or corporation from securing
vested rights in the courts and pro-
vidcd, further, that the state hereby dis
claims all title to any tide, swamp or
overfiowed lands to which patent has
been issued under the laws OF the United
States, unless said lands are included
within the reservation for harbor pur-
poses by this constitution made, in
which case the title of the state to the
same shall be maintained.
on motion of Eldridge a recess was
taken until +. NJ.