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

Article -, "School and Granted
Lands" was read and adopted, So ayes
IL noes. Referred to committee for
final enrolment.
Article -" Cession OF Jurisdiction, ;"
was read and adopted, 66 ayes | no
Mr.. Manley. Referred to committee
! for final enrolment.
Article State Seal" was read and
adopted, G6 ayes. unanimously. Re
ferred to committee for final enroll
ment.
Article -, "On Boundaries" was
read and adopted, IS ayes 4 noes
Messrs. Bowen, Burk, Weir and T. NJ
Reed Referred to committee for
final enrolment.
Mr.. Turner, from Judiciary Com
mittee, reported sundry amendments,
and recommended that the article on
tide lands be passed upon separately.
The amendment was concurred in.
Mr.. Power moved to take up one of
the tide land articles. Lost.
The Article -, Schedule" was
adopted, 81 ayes noes-Messrs. Ber-
ry, Van Name and Warner. Referred
to committee for final enrolment.
The article ON title in fee, being the
proposition of Mr.. McElroy, passed
Yesterday, was taken up, put upon its
third reading and it was defeated, 30
ayes 36 noes.
Section 2, On the confirmation of
title to all tide, swamp and overlooked
lands covered by United States pat
ents, being the proposition of Mr..
Power, which passed yesterday, was
taken up and put upon its third read
ing and was passed ~ to 81, and it was
then put upon its final passage and
adopted, Al ayes so noes. Re-
ferred to committee on Revision.
The rules were suspended and Mr..
Mires introduced the following propo-
sitiOn as a separate article, viz: "The
State of Washington asserts its owner
ship to the beds and shores Of all nav
igable waters in the State, up to and
including the line of ordinary high
tide in waters where the tide GIBBS and
flows and up to and including the line
of ordinary high water within the
banks of all rivers and lakes; Pr0rided,
that-this section shall not be so con-
strued so as to debar any person from
asserting his claim to vested right in
the courts OF the State"
Mr.. Browne moved its indefinite
postponement. Lost, 16 to 80.
1t then passed to third reading, 40
to %, and being put upon its final pas
sage it was adopted, 50 ayes, Is noes.
Referred to Committee on Revision,
and the Convention took a recess of
thirty minutes.
At ii 80 the Convention again as
sembled, and the Committee on Revis-
ion reported the article entitled" Seized
ule," which was read and adopted, SO
ayes, a unanimous vote, and it was re-
ferred to committee for final enroll
ment.
Mr.. Prosser introduced resolution
of thanks to the President Of the Con-
vention, Hon.. joint. Hoyt, to the
Chief Clerk, John j. Bogue, to the
Reading Clerk, c. NJ. Barton, and! the
other officers for the able manner in
which they have performed their du-
ties. Carried, unanimously.
Mr.. Dyer introduced resolution OF
thanks to the silent members.
Mr.. Manly presented a resolution OF
thanks to the reporters of the press,
who have so faithfully reported the
proceedings of the Convention. Car
ried.
Mr.. Turner moved that the Com
mittee of Revision remain to see that
the Constitution is properly enrolled.
Carried. ..4-.
The Convention then took a recess
till o'clock this evening, when it is
presumed the Convention will conclude
its proceedings: and adjourn sine die.