, 1889-07-25

be- allowed to state the bearing of facts
which were not disputed. Lost by de-
cided vote.
The section was adopted without
amendment.
Section II requires candidates for
Judges TO have been admitted to the bar
of the state or territory of Washington.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to insert "and
have been citizen thereof at least two
years" He didn't think IL would be
right for u man to come to. the state and
be eligible to the supreme bench as soon
as he WIS admitted TO the bar.
Mr.. Turner thought some provision for
eligibility to Office might be desirable.
Mr.. Dunbar thought the words shall
be a citizen of the state" would be suf.
ficient.
MIR. Power suggested the words EQUAL.
ihed elcclor," and Mr.. Dunbar accepted
that form.
Mr.. Goldman believed the committee
on elections would arrange all these mat
ters and the subject should be left to
them.
Mr., Dunbar was entirely willing, and
had only made his amendment to avoid
any chance OF the two-year provision
going in.
Mr.. Dunbars motion was lost and so
was Mr.. .Buchanan's, and then section
IL was adopted.
Sections Is (Reports of the supreme
COURT, 10 (No Judge to practice law
while on the bench), 20 Causes to be
decided within ninety days. and 81
Qualification of court opinions) were
adopted without debate or amendment.
appoint their own clerks, but that the
legislature may, If 1t chooses, provide
for the election of such clerks.
Mr.. Henry moved to strike out this
provision about the legislature. lie
claimed that the relation between judges
and clerks was of such personal ma
ture that the judges ought to select
their own assistants in these offices.
The clerk had often, the gentleman said,
to almost build up mi entire opinion on
the skeleton of "A few words which he
couldn't read owing to the peculiar
chirography of the judge.
The amendment was lost by ayes "a,
noes "a.
MIR. Lindsey moved to amend by pro-
viding that clerks should be paid by
salary only Carried, and the section
was then adopted.
Section % provides for the selection of
member of the bar to sit with the
court as judge under certain circum-
cumstances.
On motion of Mr.. weisenburger, and
with the concurrence of Mr.. Turner, who
said it was unnecessary now that five
judges had been provided for, the sec
tion was stricken out
The next section, relative to court
commissioners and their duties, ETC.,
was adopted.
Mr.. Sullivan of Tacoma submitted n
new section, declaring that the superior
court judges shall report each year in
writing to the judges of the supreme
court such defects and omissions as their
experience observes in the laws, and the
supreme Judges in turn shall report to
the governor with forms to remedy the
defects, ETC., in both laws and constitu-
ton.
Mr.. Moore thought this Offering of a
new section was out Of order, but the
chair differed with him.
On motion of Mr.. Convey the word
constitution" was stricken out.
Mr.. Eldredge thought the dates of such
reports should be left blank until we
knew when the legislature was to meet.
MIR. Power thought such proposition
was very peculiar one to put into "a
constitution, but just here the chair
called his attention to the fact that only
the dates We're now under debate.
Mr. Dyer thought January 1 was the
proper date and the committee agreed
with him, ayes 32 noes 2.
Messrs. Power and Dunbar thought
the legislature could best attend to this
and,opposed the section.
Mr.. Turner thought this an excellent
provision. The territory had been
struggling along with a code full of de-
fects, which were not remedied because
il had been nobody's business to remedy
them. II was eminently proper for the
judges to suggest these remedies from
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