Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-08-17
Washington Convention.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. 5.-The committee
on amendments today presented a report that
an amendment to the constitution shall be
adopted when passed by a two thirds vote Of
the legislature and ratified by a majority vote
Of the people. An article On prohibition was
passed which is TO be submitted to a vote Of
the people as q separate proposition. IT for
b DIS the manufacture or sale OF liquor except
for medicinal, scientific or sacraIDtntal pur-
doses. The vote was , 10 II. The report OF
the committee on revenue limits the state
taxation to 3 mills on the dollar, the amount
II any mortgage on property TO be taken from
the assessed value. The report Of the legis-
lative provides that the lower
house shall have not less than siyty-three nor
more than ninety-nine members and the SEN
ate TO have one-third to one-half that num-
Der. The first legislature VIII have thiTty-five
senators and seventy members aliens are for
hidden to hold any property but mines, and
corporations, a majority OF whose stock is
held by aliens. come under the same
prescription. Convict labor, except on
public works, Is forbidden after Jsa-
uary, 1890. In the afternoon the sr,i-
Gle establishing a railroad or vas
defeated, although power was given the leg
~islature to create one II desired. ! section
was adopted forbi3ding any railroad com
pany giving greater prestige TO one telegraph
company than 10 another or refusing 10
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telegraph lines along the road, and also
obli2ing telegraph companies to receive bus
iness offered by another company, the same
as public carriers. Monopolies or trusts are
defined aud are strictly forbidden.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
OLYMPIA, Wash Aug. 6-The convention
has rejected the section establishing a rail
road commission. The railroads In Wash
ington are now free OF any special control.
7 Tho committed on mn h1ip huifdtpnE rrpnrfni
that the question of state capital would be
voted upon AT toe same time as the coustit,i-
tion is submit q. Ii no city gets Il majority
Of all the votes cast, the question will he sub
United a. the next general election, but only
| the three cities getting the largest vote az
| The first election will b allowed TO be candi-
datos a second time. once located, the cap
ital can only he changed by a two-thirds
vote ef the people. A section was added to
| the bin OF rights, granting the right 10 take
land for use for irriga'ing di'ches. The con
| veptioa also adopted the article reported yes
terday on impeachment.
ATTENDING TO II CHoO FUND.
OLYMPIA, Wash Aug. TOE convention
this morning IN twenty-five minutes passed
the article on amendments TO the coustttu-
ton. Amendments must be agreed to by two
thirds Of tue legislature and a ma Jrity OF
the people TO become q law. The convention
then went into committee OF the whole on
the article on revenue and taxation. No
limit Is set 10 the right of taxation, which
shall be determined by the legislature.
An all day debate took place over the clause
10 exempt church property from taxation.
THE h IN
OLYMPIA, WASH, Aug. SIT Is said that
| the property represented In the tide lands is
worth at least $40, 000, LOCO today, and no two
members OF the laud committee have beer
} able to agree throughout on any article TO be