Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-23

the State" Carried.
Mr.. Crowley offered an amendment
rs follows, viz: Provided that the
sale of all school and university land.
heretofore made by the Commissioner.
of any county, or the University Com
missioners, when the purchase price
has been paid in good faith, may be
confirmed by the legislature"
Messrs. Moore, Sullivan and Brown
could not support Mr.. Crowley's
amendment as they know nothing OF
the matter and cannot lee prepared to
pass upon these titles, but it should
be left for the legislatureI to determine
upon these matters. Aft&r further dis
cussion Mr.. Crowley's amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Prosser offered a substitute for
the section just amended, to the effect
that the school lands Sections l6 and
80 in each township, shall never be
sold but shall remain the property OF
the State forever. Timber. stone or
perishable property thereon, after due
appraisment, may be sold under terms
prescribed be law. The school lands
OF the State shall be appraised and
leased in such manner and under such
terms as may be prescribed by the leg
Legislature. He supported his sub
stitute, showing how the proceeds
of the sales of the school lands
have been frittered away in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. He cited the
fact that over two millions OF acres of
school land in Illinois had gone into
the pockets of thieves and robbers and
the remnant of 5000 acres now leases
for $256, 900 per annum.
Pending Col. Prosser's address the
Committee of the Whole rose, the
President resumed the chair, and the
Convention took a recess until 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled and i'm
mediately went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Dyer in the chair, for the
consideration of the article on State,
School and Granted Lands" and Mr..
PrOsser resumed his remarks in sup
port OF his substitute providing for the
leasing instead of selling the school
lands. After showing the loss to the
school fund by swindling operations
of Spectators, he referred to Califor-
MIA, where the law fixes the price OF
school lands at $1.25 per acre and in
six years, from 1882 to 1856, there were
taken up two and half million acres
which were sold at the above named
price when the same lands would have
brought $40 an acre and upward.
AS Col. Prosser was furnishing inn
pOrtant facts and information on this
subject, n large number of members
wandered from the hall and were in
groups on the surroundings grounds
in conversation, leaving the Conven.
ton without a quorum, and therefore
Mr.. Tibbetts moved the Committee ol
the Whole rise with a view to call ol
the House, which was done and the
members came to their seats, when Col
Prosser resumed his remarks spoke OF
the disposal of school lands in Nebras.
ka, and the success of leasing the
school lands there. He said we should
sell the timber on the land, for it is
destructible, and subject of plumber,
and moreover, it will bring as much as
the land and timber together. He de-
livered an able, exhaustive speech in
defense OF his proposition.
Mr.. J. Il. Moore followed in the sup
port OF the substitute offered by Col.
Prosser.
Mr.. Griffitts also advocated the same
proposition, and showed clearly that
it would be folly to sell the school
they would bring so much more.
Mr.. Bowen earnestly advocated the
sale of school lands.
Upon vote being taken on Mr..
Prosser's amendment it was lost.
Mr.. Brown offered a substitute for
the next section, (Sec. g., as follows,
viz: mot more than one-fourth of
each section of the lands granted to
the State for educational purposes
shall be sold prior to January l, 1895"
and supported his substitute by show
ing that the increase of the value of
property makes it desirable to hold the
larger part of these lands for the rise
of value, but we must have increase of
population to have increased valuation
of the school land; and, although one
fourth of the land is sold, there will be
three-fourths of each and every section
remaining with greatly increased value.
Mr.. Cosgrove wanted the proceeds
of these lands now, and did not care
particularly about our grandchildren.
Upon a vote being taken upon Mr.
Browns amendment, it was lost.
The next section was taken up, (Sec
I'D, and Mr.. Joy offered an amend
ment. Lost.
Mr.. Weir offered an amendment,
pending which, the Committee of the
Whole rose, the president resumed the
chair, and Mr.. Dyer reported the arti-
Gle with the recommendation that the
amendments be cOncurred in, which be-
ing done, the Convention adjourned to
. A. NJ. tomorrow.
SATURDAY, Aug. II, 1859, 9 A. NJ.
The Convention met, the President
in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Chaplin.
Power, from Select Committee, re-
port on preparing a seal for the State,
reported three designs, viz:
lst, Seal with vignette of Gen. Geo.
Washington as the central figure en-.
circled in the motto, "Our varied in
dustries invite you," and beneath the
vignette the figure 1889.
I'd, Seal representing mountain, for
est, water, ship, factory, church, school