, 1889-08-22
mon named were invited to enjoy the

Natling views OF the members as he lHd
heard them expressed lie deemed the
| declaration of ownership in the beds of
navigable waters most important, and
ought unquestionably to be made. The
limitation of rivers to within
the banks" was ample protec-
ton 10 all who feared that river
side farms might somehow he conilscated
The confirming OF United States patents
was also important, and not opposed by
any one rs he understood IL. The only
difference of opinion had been upon the
method confirming them. lie mad at
first thought the legislature should dc.
eide, but the clause required in good
faith and without fraud was
a SUFFICIENT PROTECTION
in that regard. As to the rights of bank
owners, that was not referred to, but
left to the legislature, and so no ones
interests were prejudiced. He therefore
hoped his amendment would be adopted.
Il. II. sullivan offered II substitute
asserting the states ownership, but lcay.
ing all the rgt to the legislature with
certain prohibitions. lie explained ut
some length that he had drawn it
so as to meet everybody's objections as
he thought lac allowed the legislature to
confirm all titles acquired in good faith
| by United states patent and to adjust
any oouitics whatsoever between the
state and any occupants of shore and
! tide lands and to give them the first
| right of purchase. Then, to see that no
frauds were practiccd, he had added
that appraisements should be made and
the governor, secretary of state and any
agent should approve the deeds.
Power differed with the last speaker,
and was not willing to leave any qucs.
| ton of confirmation to the Legislature.
Stiles thought Sullivan's proposition
was the best yet and ought not To be OPP
posed by anybody unless by few peo.
! pie who had patents to be confirmed,
and who would be put to
LITTLE MORE TROUBLE
perhaps to get their patents confirmed
but that they ought to be willing to sub
nit.
Jones had an amendment concerning
grants to the United States, but it was
not in order at this moment.
| Grifiitts thought the result of all this
would be that a lot of propositions sub.
stantiating the bill that was killed this
morning would be tackled OF to the
schedule and then it would have to be
swallowed, or else the whole schedule
defeated. The tide fiat fight should he
carried ont by itself.
Sullivan OF Tacoma said If he thought
that would be the effect he would agree
with him aud vote against these substi.
| tutcs, But he saw no dittCulty in adopt
| ing this last substitute and then max
| ing q separate article of ii.
Browne thOught the convention ought
| to have courage and manhood enough
to pass an article on the tide lands, even
| if the convention stayed here another
week. He moved to refer both these
substitutes and the subject matter to
special committee.
The chair explained that this would
carry the schedule with it, whereupon
| the motion failed.
Goldman favored the declaration of
ownership, but nothing else, in the
substitute, because all tho rest was u
glittering generality, and the legislature
had the power, anyhow, to do all that
| the substitute purports to confer.
Dunbar understood that Turner's sub
stitutc was IL compromise proposition
wherein, in order to get support for his
dcclaration of ownership, he had put
CtnUse dliclaimfnG utlt % tha UnI,eu
States patent lands. Why not adopt
! that and be done with IL? Because
when all these other matters are dragged
in, the bill will be loaded up and dc
icated again.
Il. II. sullivan answered Goldman by
/ saying that only one section of his sub.
/ stitute purportcd to confer power on the
! Legislature, while il also contains a new
proposition protecting the state in max
ing sales.
Turner said the difference between his
and SulliVan's proposition was that
| Sullivans would reopen the whole
matter and lead to no good result,
whereas, in his own he only sought
A COMPROMISE
which would conclude the matter. The
schedule was as proper place for il as
any other, and he wanted to see the
matter settled. lie was giving up some
of his opinions for the sake of harmony
ON Sullivan's proposition the ayes and
noes were called and it failed--yeas ~,
noes i6.
Iillis sent up a substitute simply as
scrting the states ownership and lcav-
| ing the subject right there. Roll call
again and failed again-yeas q, noes 10.
The question came up again on Tur-
ner's amendment and on motion of j.
NJ. Reed the previous question was or
dered.
Joy had an amendment but couldn't
get it in just yet, Roll call resulted in
failure once more as follows: Yeas -,
hoes IS.
Bowen would not vote TO shut of
81, 900, 900 or 100000 of these shore
lands, and he voted no.
Cossrove wouldn't vote for any more
attachments To this schedule.
Il. NJ. Reed wouldn't vote for IL If he
thought ii interfcrcd with any vested
right, but as tdidn't he voted aye.
Stiles believed this was the only Cnance
to confirm these United States patents,
so he voted aye.
Joy offered a substitute for everything
as separate article.
The chair said It could onty come in
as an amendment to the schedule. 1t
came in that way and was merely dec
larution of the states ownership TO all
kinds of shores and navigable waters,
including the Pacific ocean, and an ex-
emption of homestead, preemption and
donation claims under United States
patents.
The clerk hoarsely ground out another
roll call, and when 1t was over Mr.. joys
substitute was
IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
or some where else outside
the convention because by ayes
27 and noes AZ, the convention said they
didn't want IL,
Turner voted no because it claimed
the title to all the shores of the Pacific
ocean--a broader claim than he was
willing TO vote for.
Durie changed his vote to aye with the
hope that the Pacific ocean shore clause
should be s,ruck out, but it wasn't.
Power put In his "tide swamp and
overflowed land'' disclaimer again, and
he said he hoped now that the conven-
ton had at least got a chance TO vote fair
and square on this proposition without
having it tangled up with other issues he
hoped they would come square up and
adopt It,
Sudksdorf moved to amend by substi-
tuting "Salt marsh for tide" Lost.
Powers "tide swamp and overland
lands got place--ayes 43, noes 26.