The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-19
rue DAYS WORK.
A Cereise Report ef the Session ol
the Convention.

rHE DAYS WORK.
A Concise Report % the Session OF
the Conventfon.
OLYMPIA, July is.-~nelegate Berry
was granted leave OF absence at the
beginning OF this mornings session
on account Of sickness in his family.
Chaplain Thompson offered the usual
prayer. the roll was called, the min
uses were read, and the convention
was ready for business.
a communication relative to taxa
tion Of church property. submitted by
John L. Henderson, of New York.
was received and referred To the CON-
mittce on revenue and taxation.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PETITIONS
A memorial asking for woman suf-
frage Was read from the ministers OF
the conference of the church OF the
I niied Brethren in Christ. and one on
tie same subject signed by twelve
nien and seventeen women OF Dixie
Woman suffrage petitions were also
presented as follows: From G.. &. Bar
rock and many others: James 5. Den
nison and twenty-six others; W. V.
Wendus and others; Mrs. Larinda
Wing and others; l.. II. stogdill and
others; Seattle district conference of
NJ. L. church; Tom L. Stewart and lis
Others.
PRAYING AGAINST HOPE.
Petitions for prohibition were pre-
senled from the following: r. g..
Hendricks aud 1850 others; NJ. w
Stewart and others; Seattle district of
the NJ. E. Church: z. J. Flint and 300
others.
Tibbetts presented communication
stating that at a prohibition meeting
last night the monthly report of the
committee on miscellaneous subjects
submitted yesterday, was indorsed.
MISCELLANEOUS Busfs Ess.
JOY presented memorial asking
for the passage of proposition de-
ciaring errtain waters the property of
the state, and providing for thsir use:
referred TO to the committee on water
ana water rights.
Sharpstein, from the committee on
miscellaneous subjects, asked 10 refer
Dyer's proposition regulating lotteries
To It's proper committee; refs rred To
legislative committee.
Prosser. from committee on military
affairs, referred back proposition 81
Hicks relative 10 bearing arms in
seli-defense; referred To committee on
bill of rights.
Iomegys, from committee on bound
aries and federal relations. handed in
report on Lieutenant Runcie request,
concerning military reserves; ordered
printed.
THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM.
On motion of Dunbar the conven-
ton resolved itself into committee of
the whole To consider the report oi the
judiciary committee.
Cosgrove, of Whitman, was called
10 the chair.
The clerk then read the whole arti-
Gle. and It's cons liberation section by
section was taken up.
The tirst secuon as follows was then
read:
section /. The Judicial power of
the state shall be vested in supreme
court. superior courts. justices of the
peace, and such inferior courts "a the
legislature may provide.
Prosser wanted to insert the word
other before inferior" but with
drew his request.
THE FIRST OBJECTION.
Moore moved as an amendment
that the portion OF the section after
justices of the peace be stricken out
In support of his motion he claimed
that the legislature under the origi-
nal reading would be able To undo
largely the work OF the convention.
He claimed that il would he aole To
establish probate courts. which were
not contem plated in the section.
Reed, of Thurston. was opposed In
the change. Disposition of probate
matters were provided for in section 8,
which gives superior courts jurisdic-
ton over all matters of probate.
sullivan. OF Whatcom. thought
Muore's objection could De ohviatesi
by slight amendment 90 section 10.
Moore Withdrew his motion.
pIpN'r LIKE THE WORD "sCPKgIoE.
Suksdolf offered resolution that
throu shout the entire article the words
superior" court, "surerior" Judges,
etc. be stricken out and the word
"district" inserted instead. In urging
the motion Suksdoif claimed that the
people of Washington were accus-
totnss; TO the word district" and not
"sups rior.
Dyer thought confusion would arise
between 'ai ,trict' and the United
States district court.
Turner claimed that there was moth
ing in a name, hu, he thought "supe-
rior" was exactly the term that ought
90 be used
Griiiitts Gid rot agree with Mr.. Tur-
ner and shakespeare that there Is
nothing in ii name. lie said that the
court was not a district court. bat q
county coIrt. jast one uegree inferior
90 supreme court.
The amendment was put and lost.
The section was then adopted
WRiFFITTs HAS SUBSTITUTE.
When section ? had hcen read Grif-
fits offered substitute that the NUM-
ber oi supreme jndFcs bc Eve instead
of three.
Hovt gave notice that he would vote
for the substitute and would also in
tro,iaee an aueudmen: decreasing the
salaries ol supreme ladees from s. 90
t9 81 90
Crowley thought il simply parsi-
mouious on the part of the state ~
create 4 small number oi judges. He
added that there was danger in having
three judges instead of five, because
one Judge of superior mind might con
tvol another. a3a thereey Tie whole
court.
Dunbar claimed that during .he
next Nve wears more important Qges-
Isons would lie settled in the supreme
court than in the succeeding tweniy
wears. and a larger aggregate of vis-
dom and integrity saes.ld be employed
Ia dispose Of them IL vas false
economy TO have snlasl Darnber.
THREE jatees. declared M pguhar
are 10 hetter than oae. Again. q
smaller cOart could he more easily con
trugied hy corporations. Lake Cesar {
wife. the coart should Re si-oye sus'
I5cluFs. ana that cousGmuatsoa could
~ reached more easily by glse jua ges
than three.
No 0Tr~tNEES NSNEEn.
sullivan. OF Whitman wanted tie
greater nuuaher aec2ase ii ore Jedgs
zkfz~ fF,ferFss<zt ia tie cNSsa the ether