The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-22
NEARLY FINISHED.
The Convention May Ad-
iourn Today.
kxTIsIOS WORK ssIyG PusHEn
The Corpsrstiss- Hsne.s<sd, Ap-
persionmses and seAeeE Laads
Articles Adopted.


OLYMPIA. Aux- H-TEe rex article on
TIDE i&zs<ss psef sissexs Ia the couyenfscTs
today apoa q more decided exprese on
rhsn that made yesterday. Exactly the
same ssemsnss of opposition we're srrsyea
ezxsns- -, rsinfyrrssf b tbs chairman OF
the COMMITTEES fisaafsar3. Who refused u
support the aEneadnseGss sxslssless ason tie
ersgfHsa article and who rxss~rr4.. he d.
feat % the ensirs measure 10 gfse srad.rse-
NEST OF pruSi.sGFsz that h4 considered
sssrtssl and syzf OF place ia the cun.tss1-
slpn. The article came up sfAous II o acis-k
this morning. wisea the rsadsmg 81 a nam
fser ~ propositions for ssse last time hssi
e<~n finished Turner took stand a<ainss
the measure, and ne was followed hy Duu
fksr. she announced hss secession In .
esseesis speech 5hirsy-fso votes were re-
essrdef fer AMI forty against the article
No one wss surprised 81 the sex9st, sssd the
eenvension Esr'1erssrt sasetiy 80 the e0Gs-
sideratioa Of The article an school lands
Tbs Was agreed - vi heuf dictate by Il
vote of - 20 =. After tkr Transaction OF .
liz sie executive business Turner intro
q neef q pew solution 70 The yexed prob
lem. lie wxn ed ssse member OF tsse COZ
hoar. be sxi1 Then a0iDarnmsns was
sAkea til afternoon
a LOVELY AFTERNOON
Ia the afternoon Turner'S erfi.sse. wasie eh
nc prrEssssd fs add 80 the seises1nls cane
up, aud then Z. H. sullivan intrSinc4sl o
substitute, which, ia the main IDnsse stse-
cine dirrefsna that the yafious 4uessl0Ess
legislature. Dictate lassests! on tais. aud
thea x Sas beaten Turner'S proposition
lkewise wergx down aud 20 did a numeer
81 osheT com praEn - StlsexzsS that Aefe Of
fered. 1hea Power xas on hard with the
patent proposition he iaiTSlueeS Il
sspaxzte'y fr.,ia everything else sl.a hs de
sired. he said. that the eonSeaEioa say
poi1st blank whether or not il wanted 10
rvcosnize the eguisi Q OF the osd Tiers
me proposition bad sever h. en- considered
tnftepeEdenly Lefof The convention
continued 70 stand ia with the old = ttier,
and fDser's section was adopted
THx STATES OWNERSHIP
Then MeEiF.sy presented another separate
secfiofs. declaring that The title ia Tee si
TIE shores OF nssigable waiess below high
SAssr marx il IN the state, aEssf tnzt 6ssse-
late control b. longs therein Ibis Was
The tirsE sifIse = square pfoposi iou. uu
tysnimessG oy any lsrUsiso or eenssl IN,
had t,ee Ii submitted. and II was adopted
JUsT Two DECLARATIONS.
As the ti9e land matter ncx stands. the
constitution mentions the subject af ihe
lands jas; twice, 0uce 10 declare that X
owns tnem and AGAIN 20 say that IL doesn't
own that part os them covered by United
states patents. Tue legislature is therefore
Siven the broad option of selling, l.as sisx
or giving away the great boIy oi the tide
lsnsis without any Frstricfou or reserxa
tons whzteser. A nunbe Of the mem
bers of the convention are candidates Tor
tf1s lSsFststufe.
sgcTfoS To Bg srsgEssTED.
The schedule was slnslsy referred 10 the
cummittee oo judiciary, which. az Que
member said i the resisiuavy l<gatee OF
every disagreeabie task thai tae O. her
CON Tnitfses shirk- IL is expected 10
straigays u osls discrepancies that are sup
posed 10 exist aud render il = oonsonaut
proposition. The committee will pick oat
the two sections oa patents and tide lands
from the main article and Introduce them
ss separate Articles The opposition Ia the
individual proposition would not hesitate
To combine IN any eEsleayor 10 beat even
thr schedule on nnsi pAs aSe Ii II were
weighted by these repsagnant proposit itions
In fact twenty memoxrs mad already
agreed 10 vote against the schndule II ieft
in that condition. The articlxs VIII 20
mofrex be presented separately and wall
be voted mp or down apron their merits.
ADJOURNMENT NOM IMMINENT,
IL Is expected that The Convention viii
get through its work by noon tomorrow.
and, If the revision committee has com
piefed fts work, adjournment sine die can
then be taken. lf Is somewhat doubtful.
however. IT the enrolling clerks VII be
ready vita the revised srtIclss by that
time, ana so the convention mSy not he
abe fo adjourn tefo e everiag. II fs even
possible tiist the toe lands question viii
be opened up yer e. sin. AID IN that case
the end of toe stSk may see the eouyeo-
Iiun still ia sss Ion.
TIE KING COUNTY CONTEST.
President Hayt ami Delegate ktnnea-
were the recipients of many congratnis-
ti9ns upon the arrival of the Dews from
sea tie this morning hat the Republican
primaries had declared ta their int rest by
heavy majority. The coming OF the
Posi- sT-iSTELLIGESCEs. containing the All
skoritsiiSe announcement oi fae result
wiica The muraing train arrived with no
Posi- iSTELLiGEScz malessiriSoas ioald
q Il deep were healed uIon The head az
the Unfortunate express ngesEt. who, st
this OF ali times. gaaosrsl the paper 10 miss
connection a; feoino. cf wherever Z sc II
say that the result. as under
stool here, j. vieNed amongst
Republican memhxFs With almost unsai-
n oas sAfisfar ioa. TaesC was q feeling
wsen IL was first learned that A faesfonai
confess had been pEeezpi&ssed Ia seattle
aad that Re publican chances fn ihe stsse
might lse seriously jepporIiEed, and the
affair wss xea. .rstiy dCl3arpst a. parry
Cxlsmitv. Adgires frela seattle are, how
ever of an assuring ustufe and declare
that RepHta ears generally will accept the
result cheesfuily and in xssesi part. and
that Republican success ~ tHe polls ia
kgns coanfy j. certain. With King coaniy
sssar~c there cannot be the sitghfxs; douni
of yseiary throughout the state IL Is quite
generally believed here that ey ytsogrFnor
squire gill altogether give np tae iSght for
senator. He i quoted a. saying that bs
expexsst. the contest "a lie settled by the
King county primaries. sud bis exEseta-
items hsyias hten faiiy resiakea 81 eossTse
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