Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16

The same Committee recommended
that the word present" be stricken
from Section II of the article on the
Executive Department to make it
consistent, as they thought, with the
article on the Legislative Department,
which was opposed by several members
as the matter was well understood by
the Convention when the article was
under consideration. The article on
Legislative Department provides that
it shall require majority OF all the
members elected to the Legislature in
order to pass a bill, which, should the
Governor veto the bill, may be passed
over the veto, provided that two-thirds
OF the members present vote for it.
The struggle at that time was to
strike out the word present" and in
sert call the members elected" but as
it came up again at this time, upon a
vote, the Convention refused to strike
out the word present." 80 to 81.
The same Committee recommended
that the order in which the articles be
placed in the Constitution be as fol-
lows, viz:
First-Legislative Department.
Second-Executive Department.
Third-Judicial Department.
neutrality-suspicious.,
(WHICH was agreed to by the Con-
vention.
The Convention then resolved itself
as in Committee of the Whole, the
President In the chair, for the consid-
Grafton of the article on State, School
and granted Lands"
Section was taken up, which sec
ton provides that "all the public
lands of the State are held in trust for
all the people and none of such lands,
nor any estate or interest therein,
shall ever be disposed of unless the full
market value of the estate or interests
disposed of, to be ascertained in such
manner as may be provided by law, be
paid or safely secured to the State /;
nor shall any lands which the State
holds by grant from the United States
lin any case in which the manner of
disposal and minimum price are so
prescribed) be disposed of, except in the
manner and for at least the price pre-
scribed in the grant thereof, without
consent of the United States"
Mr.. CosgrOve offered an amendment,
viz: Provided, that the Legislature
may donate to the United States for
establishing and maintaining defen-
sive works, forts, arsenals, magazines
and lighthouses: Provided further, that
when such lands are abandoned by
the United States, they shall revert to
the State" which amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Grifiitts then offered The follow
ing substitute for the whole section,
viz:
No land owned by the State of
Washington, either by grant or other
wise, at the time it becomes a State,
except lands granted to that State for
the establishment and maintenance
of a scientific school, normal school,
public buildings and State, charitable,
educational, penal and reformatory in
shall ever be sold or in any
manner transferred, but the title
thereof shall remain forever in the
State" and he supported it in some
forcible remarks.
Mr.. Dunbar did not want our school
lands tied up by rentals, as rented
lands always depreciate and no one
can afford to lease land for five years,
the limit fixed by the enabling act.
he sale, is 80 inducive to pa
triotism as home, to be the owner of
his own land. And he was in favor of
selling the tide lands as being the only
way to have them inpeuvu.
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& Woo no6oGRary to keep, in the article
on Harbofs, just adopted.
Mr.. Brown said that the Enabling
Act contemplates the selling of the
granted lands, and the provisions for
leasing for short period, to such time
Is they would sell better, and also,
ands that could not be sold for ten
dollars an acres should be leased.
A vote being taken on Mr.. Griffitts
it was lost.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment
20 the effect that lands granted for
purposes may, under such
as the legislature may pre-
cribe, be leased for a period of five
ears in quantities not exceeding $40
lcres.
Mr.. Bowen was called to the chair,
md Mr.. Hoyt offered an amendment
Which was lost, 81 to %.
Section being next considered, Mr..
Turner offered a substitute as follows:
~:
The state OF Washington, by vlr-
ue OF Its inherent sovereignty, IS the
'wner OF the beds and shores OF all
lavlgable waters IN the State, up to
md including the line OF ordinary high
lde, IN waters where the tide Gibbs and
lows and up to and including the line
II high water III all rivers and lakes,
nd no act OF the Territory OF wash
ngton, or any OF It's Oincers or agents,
md no act OF any individual or cor
in pursuance of claim OF
'rivate right, shall be permitted to
prejudice the State in the assertion
nd maintenance OF such ownership:
In supporting his substitute, in some
orcible remarks, Mr.. turner insisted
hat the claim OF the State OF title to
he lands up to ordinary high tide,
ested i'll the State, and in that he was