The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-13
THE STATEMAKERS
Weir's Solution of the Tide
Lands Question.
THE PROPOSED JUDICIARY.
Forecast 10 Representation In the
New Lexssiasare-sh.l Church
Property be Taxeds xE

oLYsyfa. Issly f2-ft took The eonseu-
ton exactly ose hour and tarce-qaarrers
20 70 through the regular orieg OF business
fni. afternoon aad 20 reach the order of
adjournment Mary OF tae members did
no, want - stop then. aud wflen The vote
was taken the ayns aud noes were about
stand of, bat when . division Was called
and when the EeFassers began 10 80. one
after the othe-. eyea Baehar an thought be
would not be tiireiiet 20 the interests Of his
constituency IL he allowed fsse convention
10 adjourn. aud iae .io9is snd deliberately
srs8Se 10 bis feet. I hat settled 10. ausi the
chairmans Savei Immediately dropped
aud the convention bsoke up.
Totsys Session Was about ss profitable
as tar a. actual results were concerned ~
yesteriays- Then a long debate took place
Ia q COMMITTEES of the whole over the mum
her of members tue legislature should con
+ tain and /, came 30 no; hing. Today rs
much tirne WIS wssfed IN discussion over
rules, that ended when everybody was
heartily tired Of IL.
In reference 20 the committee there
were those three days ago who were will
ing 30 wager that che convention wonid
finish its work inside of four weeks, but If
teaas's and yesterday 5 proceedings indi-
cate what NAV te expected in the future
four months would ne very conservative
estimate cf the length of the session.
THE JUDICIARY.
The Judiciary committee today decided
TO recommend that the salaries Of the
supreme jlldges. who shall be three In
number, bc sa.t1u each per ann Ia. and OF
the superior judges s. Go each.
The 10 lowing partial apportionmeat of
the superior jGigessips Was made King
county. 2. Pierce and Mason. ?. spokane.
Stevens snd oksnogau. ?. whitman and
Wsila Walls. each. The distributing OF the
state hiss not been completed, but few
counties have teen arranged In groups
Saohonlish, Island ard kitSsp counties
will form one district with nne judge. The
total number of jndges viii be seventeen
aud poesi ibiS eighteen. The salary of the
judges is Ia be paid. one-half by the
connts aud one-haH by the state.
The committee Is hard ri work arrsng
ing the details of the proposed Judicial
sysi EN-. IL has not set reaebsd the d..
cassinn of the grand jury qae s;iou, buf Ii
j. believed Io be the - nse OF the committee
that the jury be. a lar as possible, doue
away with. A complete Fcpart viii be
maze To the convention next Monday.
No TAX on CHURCH PROPERTY.
Eshelman, oi Yakima. will probably
champion some measure emptipg church
property from taxation Mr.. kshelman
thinks mat ali property actually used for
relis ious purposes should be free from
taxes, but he viii favor taxing sectarian
schools aud all religious and char table
institutions that are not organized purely
for pnbiic benevolent purposes. BY thsi
he means that lac will classify IL schools
and Soeieiies that receive psy for a. SER
vices performed or instruction impaIte
with other assesssnle property
THE REfRssEsTarioS
Delegate Dyer has prepared. and viii
submit To the committee an apportion-
ment. the following plan of districts for the
members OF both houses of the first state
J. gislatufe. IL Was made upon the basis OF
the vote of 1855.
u0uSE uF REPREsENTATIyES