The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-17

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sasrrssein said the territory had sold
The university lands and inxessesi the pro-
ees-fs N the University az seattle. - hseh
hAd gsen rrfssrfest by at teasf enc Segisss-
tiye cssss fnit'ee as icing fsismanaged ana
rs fssEssfs s2ns1sieress. Bat ps;acs who
bought their lsnas snd paid their money
were ia no NAY responsible Tor such nii~ap.
pr0pfssSscn. II the state wanted To ges ire
nioaey back. lef IL 20 after the men who
Appropriated Il. one Of whom vet lives al
SEATTLE. The land as seattle Is warsh Al
ssas1 quarter of million of issslarx The
People = no paid their iaorey honestly.
more than twfnfy Years sgs uad au.
i1urffy of 4 territorial statute. Should lie
psssseefed even II shs statute sas not segaisy
enacted.
Hk KNEW 1T worLn M gsxIEsS.
Neore said he lid not suppose il would
do sns good 10 steak ON Tits motion, Tor
strain at ghst and swallow a !
camel tscsearslsg 10 she patents /
fhss were confirmed We hase /
aot heard both sides ef tais case We do I
nos knos hou much land IL affected nor of I
the intrinsic merit of the case. To ask Us
20 do thss Is 10 ask Us 70 tran-cena the /
ooansis OF Ger responsibility Net one old /
settler or snye0ay else came before the I
committee 10 ssk thai their patents be con
nrfned. fet We went off ia = sort af esno /
ipiiAi insanity ard did something which /
ax sars We will regret
REED xsEEs QVERy
" Reed askea how this eonvens Ion /
could confirm titles 10 school lands II IL
had not received the sle pei acre required
os the enabling act
stiles wants-d so know how these titles
came 10 be granted IN the first pssce
kidriige responded that they were two
q university.
a. III. SULLIVAN obi etei 20 this sort of
pfssesding Oh The psrg of the convention.
betsnse Il was forwarding private Interests
ey fundamental act He said that the
men VITO were getting this .hiag fnrangh
would bare 70 answer 10 the s,copls AZ the
polls.
FOLLOWING A BLIND LEAD.
" Was BTogne's opinion thar the mater
should bc ieit To sae legislature. The eon-
yeEtian MSS in the dark How eauld 4
determine what the county commissioners
had done II woalt NOT he business IL
tothlng before the convention Ia sha~
toat - much OF the lands of any old settles
he'd been Included In the tide lands. No
ionft. no jufy would take cog, lzsucc of
the matter In the manner il was
before the convention He read from she
aet of congress confirming the sale ri IN.
lands bat oaiy such sales were confirmed
a. WIRE made pfier % the y,asSsge Of the act
which was In lsSt. We are asked 10 rafify
the act OF congress. ratisy something which
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some Illegal claims he'd beea presented IL
the secretary of the interior. hence the
massage os this act. should We then con
fran titles which the SECRETARY of the ia
terror in bis wisdom saw CT 10 reject 90
DON'T GET IN A HURRY.
Warner decIaisd that the confirmation of
these lands should be held in abeyanee.
ion that IL mast receive 40 al acre for the
lands
Referring 20 the continual reference 10 I
the action OF yesterday In regard 10 pat
eats. Hogt said that MAS merely q dis /
ciaimeF on the part Of the state TO suy title /
60 these lands a. against the United Ststes- !
IL didn't make any difference how m any
acres were insolyed-the principle war the
same.
COMPROMISE EsFECrKD
To obriste further discussion shs rstein /
Offered the 70 lowing, which was accepted /
BY Crowley:
Provided. that tie sale OF all school /
and university lands hererpfee made by I
the Goa missioners of any count or the 4
university commissioners, where the ptr- i
chase price has been paid la good faith, Z
MAJ, be confirmed by The lesisls,ar.'."
After further discussion the substitute 4
was sdopled. e to II.
Gowes called us his amendment prnyiti- I
ing FOR the publicsti IN of notice 81 sale OF 1
granted lan5s. lost
LEASE rHE school. LAMBS
prosssr Offered the following substitute: 4
f'~re. seetions numbered ID ard 81 In 4
eaeh township ia the sfste OF Wash ngfon 4
have been received from the government (
of the United States for he purpose Of be
ing appiied TO the support ns csmmoo
schools Oi the state OF Washington, and I
the lands within the sections aforesaid i
shall never be sold bat shall remain the 4
progeFty of toe state forever timler, 4
stone or perishati- property thereon, after 4
due spprsisesueuf, may be soId under i
such tssms aud conditions as may b. pre-.
scribed by iaw The scho0l lands of the Z
state shal be appraised and leased in such I
manner ard uudef sugh terms and condi
tloygs as shall be pres rihed by she legks i
lasure. which shall aas5 provide by lsw
for the protection rf the school lands /
from trvspssS or unlawful appropriation.
and for their defense against e,l unanthSr
ized aims ef eferts 10 divert them. or 1
she Income thercfrom, from the school 4
fund Of Tue stste =
Pr sser started 10 on the history q. she
grants of the school laEd Is OF the United 1
states. IL has been q rsfffui story told 4
about the manner of the GfSros.,ioa Of .
these lands hy the various Legislatures I. 1
mas beea q sorrnwsnl history OF st.eial j
isgss alinn. ia " hieh the purchaser vas /
the keBtelsry ard net the ssate The
speaker went ga at soFae length tsg zdso- .
cate the retention of TIE lands by .he /
state.
TIE committee arose 81 noon ard s.i- /
ionraed.