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

. noes. The noes consists OF Messrs.
Hoyt, Browne, Glascock, Goldman
Gritiitts, Hicks, Travis, Sharpstein and
Suksdorf. Referred to committee for
final enrolment.
Article -, " Homestead and Proper
ty Exemptions" was read and adopted
% ayes, unanimously, and referred to
committee for final enrolment.
Article -, Public Health and Vital
Statistics" was read and adopted, %
ayes no-Mr. Weisenbeger, and re-
ferred to committee for final enroll
ment.
Article -, Compact with the Uni
ted States" was read and adopted, 81
ayes | no-Mr. Warner. Referred to
committee for final enrolment.
Mr.. Power, from Committee on
Printing, submitted resolution re-
spectiully requesting the Secretary OF
the Territory to have 100000 copies OF
the Constitution printed within ten
days from the adjournment of the
Convention, and distributed through
the newspapers of the Territory,
County Auditors, and at polling places
and 800 pamphlet copies for mem
bers." Lost q to 81.
Mr.. Cosgrove presented a resolution
providing that after 1895 only married
people, over 81 years of age shall exer-
else the rights of election, each OF
them to have half vote and an addi-
tional one-half vote for each ten child
rem, the issue of their marriage, but
no widow or widower or divorced per
son to have the rights of elector. Re-
ferred by the chair to the Tide Lands
Committee, although Mr.. Dunbar
preferred that it should go to the
Committee on Insane.
Mr.. Dunbar presented bill for rent
of Good Tcmplars' hall, for use of COM
mittee, amounting to SIS, which the
Convention directed to be paid.
kinnear presented bill of Talcott
for rent of room for committee,
amounting to $l2. Ordered paid.
Dunbar moved to take up the article
on school lands. Lost.
The article on "Tide Lands" was
taken up for final passage.
Mr.. Turner could not support the
article as, while it looked only to the
protection of property claimants, the
State was not at all protected.
Mr.. Dunbar took the same view and
could not conscientiously vote for the
article, and a vote being taken the ar.
ticle was rejected, 80 ayes 40 noes.
The article on School Lands was
taken up and it was adopted, AZ ayes
90 noes. Referred to committee for
final enrolment.
Mr.. Crowley offered resolution fol-
payment of $25 to T. M. Reed for rent
of room for use of committees. Car
ried.
Mr.. Moore offered n resolution tC
pay J. F. Carere 1925 for kilograms
Carried
Z. ii. Sullivan offered a resolution
to pay Carlyon e. Co. 1927 for ice
Carried.
Mr.. Turner gave notice of his inten
ton to present this afternoon as az
additional section to the Schedule, the
same as the one offered by him yester
day.
The Convention then took a recess:
till p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled, the
President in the chair.
Mr.. Kinnear offered a resolution
that Miss May Sylvester be paid S. pei
day for As days services as clerk ant
for stationery. Carried.
Mr.. Sturdevant offered a resolution
for the printing OF 1000 copies OF the
Constitution for the use of member.
of the Convention and 10000 in sup
plement form, within ten days of the
adjournment of the Convention, at {
cost not to exceed $500. Carried.
The Schedule" was then taken w
and read.
On motion of Mr.. Stiles, the priv
leges of the floor were extended II
Hon. Elwood Evans and Harvey Scott
of the Cregonian.
Mr.. Turner then offered the follow
ing as an additional section to thu
Schedule" viz: "The State O
Washington asserts its ownership tt
the beds and shores of navigable wa
tiers in the State, up to and including
the line of the ordinary high tide il
waters where the tide GIBBS and flows
and up to and including the line o
ordinary high water within the bank
of all rivers and lakes, prorided, tina
nothing herein shall be construed t,
debar any person from asserting vestet
rights in the courts and procided FIR
ther, that the State hereby disclaim
all title to any tide. swamp or over
flowed lands to which patent has is
sued under the laws of the Unitet
States to persons acquiring the same
in good faith and without fraud, unles
said lands are included within the res
ervation for harbor purposes by thi
Constitution, in which case the title o
the State to the same shall be main
tained," and he supported it in the in
terest of harmony and rs com
promise.
Mr.. f. H. Sullivan offered a substi
tute i'll five sections, for Mr.. Turner
amendment, which upon motion wa
lost, % to 4S.
Mr.. Lillis also offered a substitute
which was lost, q to 40.
A vote being taken on Mr.. Turner
amendment, it was lost, q to 46.
Mr.. joys amendment was lost q Il
AZ.
Mr.. Powers offered an amendmen
as follows: "The State of Washing
ton disclaims all title in and claim t
all tide, swamp and overiiowed land
patented by the United States, prsride'
the same is not impeached by fraud
Carried, AZ to 26.
Mr.. Turner offered an amendmen
to section ii of the Schedule, by add
ing clause continuing same compen
sation as now provided by law to al
district, county and precinct officer
and County Clerks, to be elected il
October, 1889, until same is changed b,
law. Adopted.
Amendments to the Schedule
were offered by Messrs. Dyer, Goldman
McElroy and Sharpstein, which, upor
vote were lost.
Mr.. Eldridge offered an amendment
"that all property of American citizen