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

and that they shall not be sold, but
allowing the sale of timber, and the
vote being taken it was defeated, q
ayes 43 noes.
Mr.. Browne offered an amendment
providing that not more than one
third of each section for educational
purposes be sold prior to January LIST
1865, which was carried 30 to 81.
Mr.. Stiles offered the amendment
praposed by Mr.. Weir yesterday and it.
was adopted A to 10.
Many other amendments were of.
ferred and defeated.
Mr.. Grifiitts offered an additional
section, to the effect that if there are
any lands that this Convention has
omitted to give away it was entirely
unintentional, which the chair ruled
out of order
The article as amended was ordered
engrossed, printed and passed to its
third reading. A motion to suspend
the rules and place the article upon
its final passage was lost, 35 to 35
and the Convention took a recess till
p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SATURDAY, Aug. II, 1889, 2P.M.
The Convention assembled, Mr.. Tur-
ner in the char, and proceeded to the
consideration of the Schedule" which
provides as follows, viz:
SECTION l. No existing rights, ac-
tons, suits, proceedings, contracts or
claims shall be affected by a change in
the form of government, but all shall
continue as if no such change had ia
ken place; and all process which may
have been issued under the authority
of the Territory of Washington pre-
vious to its admission into the Union
shall be as valid as if issued in the
name of the State.
SEC. l. All laws now in force in the
Territory of Washington, which are
not repugnant to this Constitution,
shall remain in force until they expire
of their own limitation, or are altered
or repealed by the legislature.
SEC. 3. All debts, fines, forfeitures
and penalties, which have accrued, or
may hereafter accrue, to the Territory
Iof Washington, shall inure to the
State of Washington.
SEC. 4. All recognizances heretofore
taken or which may be taken before
the change from a Territorial to a
State government shall remain valid
and shall pass to, and may be prose
eutcd in the name of the State; and
all bonds executed to the Territory oi
Washington, or to any county or mu-
nicipal corporation, or to any officer
or court in his or its official capacity
shall pass to the State authorities and
their successors In office, for the uses
therein expressed, and may be sued for
and recovered accordingly, and all the
estate, real, personal and mixed, and
all the judgments, DEGREES, bonds
specialties, chooses in actions, and
claims or debts, of whatever descrip
ton, shall inure to and vest in the
State of Washington, as the same
could have been in the Territory oi
Washington.
Mr.. Henry offered an amendment
providing that where Superior Court
is established for county that has
previously had no District Court tran.
scripts of the original documents shall
be furnished, which was adopted.
P. c. Sullivan moved to amend by
providing that Probate Judges shall
continue to hold their offices until the
expiration of their present terms. Car
ried, 42 to 10.
Mr.. Shoudy moved to amend by pro-
viding that no person shall be an elec.
tor after 1895, unless he can read and
write the English language. Lost
ayes 30, noes 81.
Mr.. Stiles offered an additional Sec
ton, authorizing the legislature to
make appropriations to meet the ex-
penses of this Convention, over and
above the amount appropriated by the
United States.
Mr.. J. M. Reed moved to amend by
adding, except the per diem of mem.
bers of this Convention" which was
lost, and Mr.. Stiles amendment was
carried, AZ to 16.
Mr.. Crowley offered . new section,
to allow counties to raise limited
amount by taxation, for railroad subsi-
dies. Lost, II to 36.
Many other amendments were Of
fered, and Mr.. Reed moved to refer
them, together with the article, to the
Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects
to report on Monday, whereupon the
Convention adjourned to Monday At 8
4. n.