Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-23
OUR LAW TRAINERS.

- L. VI
The Convention assembled, Mr.. DYER
i'll the chair
Mr. Dyer presented petition from
the Carpenters Local Union of Taco
ma III favor OF including in the list of
legal holidays provided for in the new
Constitution, Labor Day the first Mon
day in September.
Mr.. Cosgrove presented the follow
ing petition: That in the interest
OF harmony and unity it is hereby Pc
titioned that the Committee on Sched-
ule he requested to take into consider
alton the advisability of drafting Il
section directing the Legislature to
enact law forbidding children herein
alter born in this State west of the
mountains being called Clam-eaters"
and those east of the mountains,
bmch-grassers" and that hereafter
such children be called Chinooks."
The Convention then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.
Dyer in the chair, on the article on
State, School and Granted Lands"
whercupon Mr.. Hoyt presented the
following section rs substitute for
section ), which was to merely take
the place of the third section in the
order of sections.
"All patents of the United States
purporting to grant to individuals
lands between high tide and the mean
der line of the United States survey
shall have the same force and effect as
though such lands were above high
tide and Mr.. Hoyt supported it in an
eloquent speech in which he showed
that there are valuable blocks in Sc
attic that were located on grounds
that were covered by United States
patents but which may have been be-
low hlSh-water mark and it is necessa-
ry to confirm those patents as there
are adverse claimants, and unless these
patents are confirmed great litigation
will follow
Mr.. f. III. Sullivan maintained that
we are not here to settle adverse
claims, not here as court and the leg
islature, and courts should settle all
such difficulties.
Mr.. }. Il. Moore denounced in strong
and eloquent language, parties coming
here to establish claims, and in this
movement he distinctly discerned a
"nigger in the fence" The proper
place for the parties to go is to the
legislature.
| MIR. Weisenberger wanted this sec
tion adopted as Il simple act of Justice.
Mr.. Turner insisted that we must
adhere to fundamental principles con-
sistent with the decision of the United
States Supreme Court, and ought to
relegatc the matter to the legislature,
where persens and papers can be sent
for.
Ne3srs. Minor, Cosgrove, Kinnear,
and Dunbar favored Mr.. Hoyt's propo-
si.ion.
Mr.. Turner offered the following
substitute for Mr.. Hoyt's, viz:
"Thc legislature may provide by
law for validating and confirming the
title to tide or shore lands of persons
holding the same under patents from
the United States. or cOnveyances from
patentees of the United States, provid-
ed that the State shall not part with
title to lands necessary for harbOr pur-
poses under the article relating to har-
bors."
| Mr.. McElroy and Mr.. Power strong
ly urged the adoption of Mr.. Hoyt's
proposition as did also Mr.. Il. NJ. Reed,
who furnished an additional lesson on
mcander lines and the difficulty of
running them.
Mr.. Turner closed the debate and a
vote being taken on his substitute it
was lost 26 to 80.
| Mr.. Kinnear offered the following
substitute, viz:
"The State of Washington disclaims
any right in or claim to any home
stead, pre-emption or donation land
claims, covered by patents of the Uni
ted States, lying below high water
mark in the navigable waters of the
State" Carried, 36 to 20.
Mr.. Glasscock offered new section
to follow the one proposed by Mr.. Kin
near and just adopted, and if this is
adopted, it will be section 4 of the ar
ticle.
Mr.. Turner offered the following
substitute, which was accepted by Mr..
Glasscock: The legislature shall
provide by law for the leasing or sale
of its tidal or shore lands, but no law
for the sale of said lands shall 60 into
effect until it shall have been enacted
by two legislatures, one succeeding the
other" which was adopted.
The next section was considered, and
provides that: None of the lands
granted to the State for the benefit OF
common schools shall be sold other
wise than at public auction to the
highest bidder after the value thereof,
less the Improvements, shall be ap-
praised by board of appraisers to be
provided by law, the terms Of payment
also to be prescribed by law, and no
sale shall be valid unless the sum bid
he equal to the appraised value of the
land"
Mr.. Convey offered an amendment,
pending which, the Committee of the
Whole rose, the President resumed the
chair, and the Convention adjourned
to 9 A. NJ tomorrow.