The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-11
STATE TIDE LANDS.
Why Should the State Not Ais-
sert It's Ownership2
THE BUTTON FOR THE c. a. q.

County Leeaf Optioa Law Proposed
Against BlaekItssfng Of workmen-
The Printing Question.
oLYxrSA, Dec. Ie.-Thst there Is = disposition
On the paTt of 10 ieglxiafHre 20 delay action Oh
tlis tide i4aa qnsSfssn was fairly evidenced 10
day IN the opposition 70 N8ailEzy,s Feso.asslln
70 spFoint special joint committee - dEas'
law with view 20 takiag possession Of tas
states lands The pies wak set up that this E'lss
ia measure. yfsuFping the functions o. Ene u 8
aiar con n5ttee Buf il was replied thai every
COMMITTEES IN TIE legislature could well be ln.
ssFHetes 70 prepare & hiiI en the subjects shfeh
Il was proFez for il 70 consider, this opsnAsa
pseYsiied. Moultray said ihaf be had ascestaAAtd
that the tide land committees BAD ss iet
done nothing and he seemed 70 imply that taey
inienaes - Go no h.ag Indeed il wss haEsly
their province 20 institute IA investigation lnt0
the subject IN the absence OF exprexs dire1taDn
hy the legislature. The ish5 over the measure
was eonttaned for some sinass aud finaliy u NAs
enaed by Non tray withdrawing BIS resoln;ssR
and allowing motion saas sTeciai Hoslse
eemmigEce bs appointed 10 draft q osii on the
subject This went thrnazh without objection.
IFS not easy 10 understand way the legisls-
tare Is loath - begin consideration OF the sno.
ject II is the pisln iateation OF
the constitution thst something be dcne
vi. n the tide lands. and is was fuily expee'ed
by he trainers Of the constitution that the mat
ter wou q be pr nptly taken Up and settled by
the fyss legislature. One reason Of delay may
be thsi thc status of the tide lands 10 unsettled
By tae litigation pending hecause OF the hfiigs
OF strip men, aud the cams that the lands De
long 20 the government s1oEnaln, and that IL
i4ssar
taxing a hand until the ownership is decided
Another resxon is claimed 20 be that the cam
mites on harbaTs and haTb0r lines should first
act ard reserve thar par; Of the water fronfs
> hieh is TO remain forever IN the state
Bas the state can just as wen assert iis owner
ship and determine upon the disposition OF these
lands gov as 10 wait for the setioa Of commits
sion not yeE created, aud tee result OF whose de-
libeFations is altogether uncertain. Though il
may be some time before legal questions az e.
ing these lands viii be decided. the constitution
does cot admit, and the legislature sho1lid not
admit, shaf there Is any doubt TO their title,
bur shoald Rroceed 81 ouee 10 seft tement OF
the question. OF so much concern 20 the entire
public.
A measure IS about TO be introduced for the
creation of hsrhor line commission of three
to be appoint d by the governor. There IS an
emergency clause in the bii. and the commits
s'oaers are 70 be appointed and proceed 10 work
Immediately.
II the report Of the joint code committee Is
adopted, Hon. w lair Hill, OF Seattle. win com
pile, annosste aud reanange toe new
code Of Washington. At meeting
OF the committee tonight, a special committee
appointed last night submitted q hill en5edving
the proposition of Mr. HILL, made in his letter OF
yesterday. The bill contains ten sectit ns. ap-
pointing " Lair Hill commissioner 90 Annatkte,
a
laws passed at various sessions since, ineiuiing
those to be passed &c the preseat session and the
session el 1891. and also making
such use OF the report OF the territorial
code commission as the commissioner may eeF
ft The Commissioners shall also suggest such
amendments ami repeals ~ In his judgment
shall be necessary 30 make the general Ia rs con
form 10 the constitution. shal prepare and sus.
gess such additional laws as u bis judgment
shall be required to form 3 complete and hAr-
monsous body OF statute laws. Tae terras OF
Mr.. Hills proposition about the delivery of pre-
lsminary volumes % the governor
aud 10 the legislature Of Of 1891,
are inclnded. and Il is prescribed
how Subsequent volumes ssail be published
after the adjournment Of the legislature -Four
payments Of A,eoo each for the performances ot
the work are provided for These are TO be
made when the work on the remedial and penal
eedes Is hrst completed. when the entire edito-
rial work except the laws OF 1891 Is done. on the
delivery OF the copies 10 the governor, and on
the dnal delivery OF loo volumes to he secre-
tary OF state There is an emergency clause thai
the bigl shall so into effect immediately upon
iis approval Accompanying the bill
is the report Of the Joint com
nisfse TO the legislature, reriffng
the reasons that impelled st TO accept Mr. HIS
proposition sud s1uEaitrlnE that this is the lest
possible disposition that ooald have eeea made
oi the matter ia that II the legislature itself at
tcmpIed to compile the territorial code, II
would take several months ot valuable time.
This settlement Of the yexsd question, II made
BY the legislature, viii undoubtedly shorten i;s
lahors greatly, and Il would not be surprising II
a. adjournment were reached by Aarcn !.
Kinner's armed body bin was ripped wide
open Ia the House today, and any soTt OF bosif
except poseibly . disorgSnlxed mob, can bear
arms II the bin passes IN the present. shape.
TIE 0siginsl bill. Il Was notorious, was aimed At
arnet bodies 81 Pinkers IA and other detectives
smpoFted 30 the state for the purposes Of corpsF-
atloas but the hiI was 40 amended that 1t ex-
eluass sheriff. nr any other teEaiized Authority
from ils operation. PinkeTfous detectives al
most invariably set under iegalixed authority
whether in Tie hire q private corporations OF
rot They are thus left free % be imported inc
she state as they always have been. Grant
woald read. ''sheFif or aay iegsliEed ogaees Ia
the dischsrge a his dusy." which migh4 have
improved the matter little. TIE fact Is that
she bill s&s xp3srit snsiGge A. Il wass All Il did
not ueet Emendmenf except 20 SAeiias.
nampiy provides thAg armed bodiss II men
sha8Ia nos - maintained, employed or organ
isef by corporations. rssns. association q Per
s0ax OF their kgenfs. etc. The prohibition. Il is
e.ear. applied 70 priy&ts perssns organisations
naly aud not 20 0fsoeS Of the pHblac peace.
The sensse wlh pvoaah.y net concur ia the
House amendment
when IL canas to 4 vote the opposition 10 tha
6sznd Array hastoa e3iI Was weakened ia the
HoRse, slthsngh there wAs & lengthy aehAte
Over Us pravisons. Bnawu OF spokane claimed
fhas Il wss class ieslslAtIun aaa though mssabe8
Of tse @r&nG Army wha wss proud Of bis
record. as he declared. ~ Vusea against r.
xuhn. she Jsfa-Ssa elznsy Democrat was the
aaly osheS INeuher woS veted Ray
C1anAa's bill. Alraed as blAekIsttng Feeitad
rveamhe 0s TIE n@e1arssisa - ksgAfs IN tss
raast tatten. whleh ssys thAt NO feTxaa shaii
he aiSturaqi Ga his gsfgass afsirs. and provides
pszAlty q tseo foF Aay eerFezafioz. coEaisAuy,
ese. whirh shall lss &nv alseA&rgrd se-nseFe ~
psrsan. far re pgrpess e 7rsvea9ng els o6satn-
tnk eaB3oyEaeas esssSaezs.
Csak Il ClArk = the fssseF Of he nss looai os-
toa hsa tAAt ss soagAt - he psAa@i Hgoz TIA
statutes Il ensesvsss 10 steer eisaE q tae fuek