Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-26

prOSSer offered an amendment ado
ing the words and not less are
OF 400 square miles" Adopted.
Weir moved that the committee ris,
report progress and ask leave to 81
again Granted.
Turner asked leave OF absence for tc
day and tomorrow.
Moved to take a recess to | so 2. n
Carried
80 P. N.
The Convention met ana at ono
went into the Committee OF the Whole
Dunbar in the chair, and took M 10
consideration Section OF the articl,
on organization OF counties. cities anl
townships.
Browne offered an amendment t.
strike out all after organization in lin,
,, which would contine the section tC
the establishment, by the Legislature
OF a uniform system OF county govern
ment, and by general laws shall pro
vide iof township organization. Lost
Section 1, adopted.
Section >, taken up for considera
ton.
Berry offered an amendment adding
the words " Register OF Deeds after
the words County Clerk, and Suksdori
offered an amendment to the amend
ment that the words after the words
County Clerks should be " Recorders
OF Deeds and Auditors" After discus
sion by kinnear, Cosgroye, Goldman
Browne, Sturdevant, Reed of Thurs
ton, Stiles and others, upon vote
both amendments were lost.
Section D, adopted.
Section 6 was then considered and
its adoption was moved.
Convey offered an amendment which
was lost. The section was adopted.
Section Z, Suksdorf moved to strike
out the section. Lost.
Convey moved to strike out the words
county officer and insert Treas
urers and Sherifls" Lost.
Upon vote the section was adopted.
Section s being under consideration,
Crowley offered an amendment pro-
wiling that Sheritls be excepted from
the salaricd officers OF the county,
which after considerable discussion,
upon a vote being taken was lost, %
to 26, whereupon the section was
adopted
Section 3 was adopted.
Section 10, providing for the organi-
cation OF cities and towns was taken
up and its adoption moved.
Goldman moved to amend by striking
out the word. twenty-five" therefrom.
Lost.
Moore, of Spokane, offered an
amendment, at the request of Turner,
providing for the consolidation by the
legislature, of cities and towns.
Sullivan, of Pierce, warmly opposed
the amendment and all special char
tiers, and denounced it as jobbery
Upon vote the amendment was lost.
Sullivan, of Pierce, moved to strike
out all of the section after the word
repealed" in the fourth line, wherein
cities of twenty-five thousand inhabit-
ants or more. may provide for their
local or city government.
Hoyt moved to strike out the words
"by a vote of two-thirds," and insert
the words, "by Il majority" Carried
Browne offered an amendment to
strike out all after general laws" in
the eighth line. Lost.
Moore, of Spokane, moved to strike
out twenty-five" and insert Fifteen,
in the ninth line. Lost, only ID ayes
After lengthy debate vote wa:
taken on the section as reported by the
committee, and adopted.
Sections IL, T., IL, Ii and - were
adopted.
Stiles moved that the creating OF tn,
Office of County Clerk be referred tC
Committee on Schedule. Carried.
The article rs a whole, and a
amended, was then adopted.
On motion, the Committee of tn,
Whole rose and reported to the Con
vention the article and amendments
and recommended the adoption thereof
whereupon the President resumed tn,
chair and upon motion the amend
ments were concurred in.
Crowley moved to amend section t,
the effect that Sheriffs shall not b,
salaried officers, and demanded tn,
ayes and noes, which after long dis
cussion resulted in the defeat of tn,
amendment, the vote being ayes, %
noes, SO.
Glasscock moved to amend Sec 2 b,
striking out the word majority" ant
inserting in lieu thereof the words
"three-fifths,' as being the requisite
number of voters in order to remove
county seat.
After considerable discussion, offer
ing several unimportant amendment
and dilatory motions of adjournment
etc. the main question was finally pu
on Glasscock's amendment, and it wa
adopted, 2 to %.
Kinnear moved to amend, but befor
he could get it before the members
and pending which the Convention
adjourned to 8 A. NJ. tomorrow.