, 1889-07-18
ghs tt'rrkln Argus.


bor, Thers may 'e many places warmer
than Olympia bat | have not been able
70 hud then. \ newspaper that has moi
the fear Ct ihc Lord, says, that Olym
PiA ia at tLa head Of navigation; would
amend anu say tina; 1t Is at the lead OF
funeral.
Many OF tho delegates have long faces
on them sinco Hoyt announced the con
altsees. There are number of impo-
tnnt comm tees, but the major portion
are OF little Importance. or course all
desired to be put on the committees that
are 10 deal with vital questions. Accord
Ing 10 our judgment, the committees were
nAde up without much consideration az
to ability. One Of the Rost important
committees Is that of State, School aud
Granted Lands. An examination of the
merits OF tie members leads me to but
one conclusion, aud that, that with but
one or two EXCEPTIONS, the committee
is very weak one indeed. This com.
mIttee will have to deal with the tide.
land question and should have been
SSAPooCo VI Tue bIlSbtest tlinu6 III The
sonvsntiOn. L regret that Jefferson
soauty ID not represented on this COM
nlitee. Port Townsend is deeply inter
ssted in the proper solution of this yexed
question. When the committee was first
formed. Pierce county had no reptesen-
tatiVe, bat made known her dissatisfac
Hon and at once Hoyt decided to re-
quest the convection to increase tbs
membership, which was done. The del
sEation from the fifteenth district should
also have Reorganization upon this COM
nitsee, for she is the third city on the
soand and her interests in this regard
are as important, relatively speaking, as
those of Seattle and Tacoma. The COM
znittee seems to have been made up for
ahe benefit of Seattle.
The committee which will have to
s,rm al article relating to womau's suff-
rage Is compased of men who ara strong
ay antagonistic to the question. The
prevailing opinion is that the conven-
sioh will present a separate clause gov
their action If they hope TO see the con-
stitution adopted by the people, for all
ceAoeds that if the constitution should
smbody within 1t clause governing wo-
mans suffrage and prohibition that it
would be defeated.
The woman's suffraRists opened fire
upon the convention to-day, " hen a
proposition was received from Yelm,
Thurston county The cold water regi-
ment also came to the front, and peti-
ttens were received from Watcom and
Fierce counties asking for prohibition.
President Hoyt was NOE -pIussed as to
che proper committee to which TO refer
these petitions. Some suggested that
the petitions should go to the committee
on water and water rights.
The resolution introduced by Kinpear
spon The question of trusts, yesterday
was refeFre,. back from the committee
with q suggestion that 1t be adopted.
There was, however, a majority and
minority report. The minority report
~as adopted. AS some of your readers
may not have seen the original resoIu-
tion. L append copy of the preamble;
WHEREAS, The formation of trusts aud
combinations for the purpose of fixing
che price and regulating the production
OF the various articles of commerce is
one of the existing and growing evils of
the day, preventing fair and honest COM
petition in the various Industries IN
which our people are engaged and GER
tain to retard the new state in its onward
march to commercial greatness; be it
therefore
REsoLyED, That q proposition has
been presented to the convention to EN-.
body in the constitution a clause against
tho ownership of lands by aliens. Also
against counties subsidizipg railroads
and other corporations. Upon the latter
proposition I have not had al opportu-
atty of conversing with all the members
Of the delegation; DR.. Willison. hoWev-
er, is opposed to it.
Very little was accomplished to-day,
a. early in the session the convention
got into snarl about one OF its rules.
Under the present rules members have
10 present their suggestioEs to the COD
Vention and they have to be read twice
before they are referred to committees
To-day . large number Of suggestions
we're offered and some so long that the
convention awoke 10 the fact. that if the
tulo was continued in force, the time of
the convention would te consumed IN
having read suggestions. AT last as a
means of getting out of the tangle. the
convention adjourned
A new rule will be made, SO that here
after all suggestions will be referred to
the proper committees without being
read A number of the delegates are
opposed to this method, as they claim
that they cannot make any record; for
this new rule preclIdes the possibility
OF their suggestions being known in the
committee room. The record makers
will endeavor te defeat the adoption of
the new rule.
Delegate Weir is on two committees
Executive Department anl Pardoniug
Power; Harbors, Tidewater and Nav iga.
ble Streams. OF the frat named commit
Tee he is chairman. Delegate Jones is
appointed upon three committees-Ju-
dicIsi Department. Homestead and Prop
srty EIsm ptions; Engraving and En-
rolled Billa. The first committee is an
Important one. Beyond doubt there
should be a resident judge at Port
Townsend for the counties Of Clallam,
San Juan and Jeffersoa. Being a mem
Der OF the judicial committee, Mr.
Jones can secure for us Judge for the
counties named. Mr.. Jones feels conf.
dent that he can accomplish this matter