The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-15
STUCK IN THE MUD

Tide Land Question Left te
the LEGISLATURE.
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amendments sfi eeaeS ia issl, saor.
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the disposal at stair ssrsas. The ether sec-
Tiers referring i. xrass-si lsnds aud the
confirmation Of Tinted sss.es patent. khs.
ext.ns herea;a tide waters. The pro-
yisssssS Of shfs section are satsssnssalls y
ghrt the pahiie IsBdS ~ the state shall uess
~ Sold unless fsaii compensation shall be
obtained for Them. rot shall anv al the
gssnfesi lsnds f,e sold, exeep, n the price
she mi Ell States airecss without the con
sent OF congress Two amendments were
made 70 this section, hsas they related en-.
sireiy 20 ,Ae Donation sf such lands IN The
United States as May b needed for public
protection. and the provisions Of the see.
fion are absolutely unchanged
THE NATTER SOON sKrrlEn.
The question came mp this afternoon
whea consideration of the article on har.
boss had been fuishesi The two amend.
Essn's offered by so&grsve and Turner
were agreed 70 wi,hoaf much objection.
Then Griflitts offered . substitute provid
Ing hist no lasds owned hy the state ex-
cepi granted lands shoaid ever be sold or
in any msnner transferred The purpors
ei the substitute was 90 retain forever in
the state the title 20 the tide lands. which
are he only lands that are rot granted
This started tispirited aud a vaciltstine
dehsie thar Was not generally participated
IN or listened 70. Crowley, ShsrFssein.
Dunbar. Weir. Cosgreve and Stiles had in
turn expressed their opinions that the
lands shcald be sold before any champion
fnr t4riif:1fs' substitute arose. That cham
piou was tsriffitts himself. aud he declared
sgaius. the sale oi the states heritage and
the leasing system as some length. He
was followed By Turner. Etdridge, Browne
aud Buchanan. who lid not ngars the
suhst tute with fay ". and then Griffitts
closed the argument The drift of opinion
was so clearly for leavisg the matter to the
legislature that the speakers task was q
hopeless one. ba, he made q eogent speech
In Us behalf. Upon the vote the snbsti-
tuie was detisiyely d. feai.d
ANOTHER CLOSE voTg
uoyt then advocated an amendment
hat would practically have allowed the
investment OF the centred OF water fronts
In municipalities. He wanted the psovi-
sion that the sale OF sny of the tide lands
shall never be made unless fall eempensa-
ton is inaie. hmired 10 any private person
or corporation. The plain Inference would
have been that they eauld be disposed OF
10 public corporations af less than full
compensation. The amendment was de
teatei by exactly the same vote ss that
which defeated the municipal control
proposition yesterday. Is to o.
SECTION TWO USsATissAeroRy
Section 2 OF The majority report. which
provides assins obstruction to the nsyig-
sale wsters ~ the state. is regarded with q
great deaf of dissatisfaction by the conven-
ton. aud there is fair chance that Tlr-
ner's substitute viii ee adopted. This sub
stftufe simply declares the state owner OF
sll tide lands. and iuNeeaches the act 90
! aasv raprssssss 4s.ixsss - 80 state who shall
attempt 10 prejudice this ownership. The
effect OF this sIanse viii he simply To de.
clare the state the owner of these lands
against the Interest Of all the world. bu, II
viii leave the legislature discretion in dis.
posing Of them.
To CONFIRM PATENTS.
II was over kinnear's prcviso TO this
section ,ha, a dispute arose. He wanted 10
add thar patents OF the United States
which covered in par, these lands, be con
fsrmei. Comegys. E. II. sullivan and
others declared that the state was not In
any manner bebolten 20 these pateniets,
and shouid recognize no equity which
they might claim. This idea Was com.
haited vigorously. During the pcndcncy
OF the amendment The convention ad
journed. II Is altogether likely that il viii
carry tomorrow.
sCoRcHgNG RESOLUTION.
The morning was spent in consideration
of the hsrbor matter. II came up ~
newai of the proposition that control oi
che hsrsor front. Ne vested In municipali
ties. During the debsie Moore took occa
sion 70 spring HIS resolution that those wbo
have an interest In the tide lanes eonfes.
II in tie convention sni refrain from vot
ing The resolution was frehraaa, and
Moore con islaei IL vigorously, bringing in
reference 20 certain city counefl. six
members of which he said were directly
Interested ia the tide lands. Everyone
knew also that his resolution was aimed
directly a. Dur!e. who WAS backing up the
harhor-frant measure. Dnrie, however,
was discreet aad said nothing Cosgrove
obIessi To the consideration OF the reporl
and tnssle lew remarks that led Ia = r,ir-
ture between bin aud Moore Grifitss
tried 20 have the rules suspended 10 con
sisisr the resolution. bal the convention
wpfi5nt have it and the matter went hy
the board.
Az UNPLEASANT ALTEEcsTioS.
After the main proposition had been set
tied aud the article had passed To q third
reading. nurfe rose tn q aGaestinn of privi
lege on the imputA'ai'on contained IN
Moors's resolution. Ne explained bis con.
uecfion with the tide lands ard declared
ths, he had pavrossly refrained froun tax
ing par IN their consideration simply bs
caase he was an Interested party, fac,
Which he had never denied ard which
every one knew. He stisms,ize1 The Eeso
luton ss cowsrsily insiuustion snd 4
niece az hsaafsnf denaeogy Moor
WINGED under shis sseunnei sfion and when
purte had finished he jumped up and
wanted 10 know whAi he meaat Then r.
c. Sullivan called Moore 10 order. ard be
-e<t.anAssl In iiery speech in w hich he de
clared his Tnsnheod hsf heen called inio
question. IBaTie SAID he meant his re
marks io he sVpiied generally. ard a very
unpleasant and somewhat scssstioasl
scene wNs happily serIasas'si
SorEs.
Attached n the report of the COMMITTEES
Z on 81 A4sff.ie wss minority report rccora
faer, tsiuz thas probate Jsi.ges snd st;siric'
( attorneys held esssee for the iegnss 70,
which thsy were elected. The majority
+ refssrs recommends that eeHuty oflcers
With these exceptions. saad over