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


The county OF Garfield shall have
c one Representative.
e The county Of Island shall have
= one Representatives.
D The county Of jefferson shall have
e two Representatives.
e The county Of klickitat shall have
Z two Representatives.
1 The county OF King shall have
: eight Representatives.
The county of Kittitas shall have
r two Representatives.
+ The county Kitsap shall have three
l Representatives.
: The county OF Lewis shall have two
2 Representatives.
r The county Of Lincoln shall have
two Representatives.
| The county OF Mason shall have one
l Representative.
The county OF Okanogan shall have
: one Representative.
The county of Pacific shall have one
Representative.
: The county Of Pierce shall have six
: Representatives
, The county of San Juan shall have
one Representative.
The county OF Skamania shall have
one Representative.
, The county Of Snohomish shall have
two Representatives.
The county OF Skagit shall have two
Representatives.
The county of Spokane shall have
six Representatives
no TO <E i.
one Representative.
The county of Thurston shall have
two Representatives.
The county of Walla Walla shall
have three Representatives.
The county of Wahkiakum shall
have one Representative.
The county of Whatcom shall have
two Representatives.
The county of Whitman shall have
five Representatives.
The county of Yakima shall have
one Representative.
And being placed upon its final pas
sage was adopted, As ayes and 6 noes,
and referred to the Committee on Re
vision.
The Convention took up and adopt
ell the following article on Public
Health and Vital Statistics" 10y a
unanimous vote, % ayes:
SECTION |. There shall be established |
by law State Board OF Health and a
Bureau of Vital Statistics in connec- |
ton Herewith, with such powers as the |
legislature may direct.
SEC. =. The legislature shall enact
laws to regulate the practice of medi-
cine and surgery, and the sale of drugs |
and medicines.
The next article considered was the |
one on Mining and Mining Inter
ests," and pending the discussion on
several amendments offered, the Con- |
ventiOn adjourned to 9 A. NJ. to-mor- |
row.
TUESDAY, Aug 13, 9A.M
The Convention met, the President |
in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Chaplin.
The article on Mining and Mining
Interests" was again taken up This
article provides that there shall be es-
tablished and maintained the Office of |
Inspectors of Mines, the duties and sal |
aries of which shall be prescribed by |
law. The legislature shall provide by |
law for the proper ventilation of mines, |
the construction OF escapement shafts, |
and such other appliances as may be |
necessary to protect the health and Sc
cure the safety of the workmen there
in, and shall prohibit the employment |
In the mines of children under four /
teen years. An additional section was
proposed by Mr. Dyer, which provides !
that eight hours shall constitute a
days work i'll underground mining,
which was adopted by vote of 80 to |
20.
Mr.. Durie moved to amend the first !
section to the effect that the Inspector |
shall be a practical miner of ten years !
experience, and two years resident of |
this State. Carried, and the article
was ordered to third reading and put
upon its final passage, and it was not
agreed to. 20 ayes, 35 noes.
| The article on elections and elective
rights was put upon its final passage,
and the result was 80 ayes, 81 noes,
and there not being majority of all
the members present, the article was
not adopted.
| The Convention then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, with
Mr.. McReavy in the chair, to consid-
er the article on estate, School and
Granted Lands" and in connection
Herewith the article on Hsrboru.
Tide Waters and Navigable Straams."
The majority and minority srel
were read
Section l of the article onihasboral
provides for 1.-THE appointment u : L
commission by the legislature to locate Y
and establish harbor lines in the navi-
gable waters of all harbors, estuaries,
bays and inlets of this State, wherever
such navigable waters lie within or in
front of the corporate limits of any
city, or within one mile thereof upon
either side. Such harbor lines shall be
so located. and established that the
water where such lines shall be located
and established shall not be less than
twenty-four feet deep at ordinary low
tide. The State shall never give. SELL
or lease to any private person, corpora
ton or association any rights whatever
in the waters beyond such harbor
lines, nor shall any of the area lying
between any harbor line and the line
of ordinary high tide, and within not
less than 200 feet, nor more than 600
feet of such harbor line Gas the COM
mission shall determine) be sold or
granted by the State, nor its right to
control the same relinquished, but
such area shall be forever reserved for
landings, wharves, streets and other
conveniences of navigation and COM
merce."
Amendments were offered and much
discussion followed, being largely
whether the harbor line should be fixed
at Il feet deep at ordinary low tide, or {
whether it shall be left to the commits {
sion. Pending the discussion the I
Committee of the Whole rose, the |
President resumed the chair, and on l
motion the Convention took a recess |
till p. NJ. I
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled, and Mr..
Crowley moved that the rules be sus- ,,
pended, and the article on elections
and elective rights, which failed of
adoption this morning, be referred to
the Committee from which it origi- 7
mated, with instructions to prepare an. '
other article on the same subject. c