Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-26


ing under consideration. DIR. Wilson
moved TO amend by leaving the salarie,
Of all the Judges to he fixed by tho
Legislature, the salaries of the Judge.
OF the Supreme q qourt not to exceed
$4,000 per annlm and of the Superior
Judges $1,000 pet annum, and their
salaries not to be increased or de
creased during their term OF office
After discussion, IN which the lawyers
generally advocatetl high salaries, a
vote was taken and the motion was
lost
Dyer then moved to fix the salary
of the Judges of the Supreme Court at
81 90 per annum. Hoyt favored il
and was followed by Judge Turner
who stated that it had been limited
through the press that he was candi-
date for the Supreme Court bench and
he was embarrassed thereby, but he
was careful not to deny the soft i'm
parchment, and proceeded to plead for
nigh salaries for the Judges
A motion for the committee to rise
was lost.
Hicks moved to amend by fixing the
salary OF Chief Justice at $1,000, and
the other Supreme Court Judges al
81 600 per annum. Lost.
Suksdorf proposed an amendment
fixing the salaries at $3 900 per annum
Warner eloquently advocated the
amendment, although he believed il
too large. He was followed by Blu.
chanan and others in favor of, and by
Goldman, Griliits and others against it
and upon vote it was lost.
Motion for the committee to rise
was lost, and subsequently the same
motion was made and lost, as the
members seemed determined to fight
out the question of salary for Judges
before adjourning.
Finally the committee fixed upon
$4,000 for the salary of the Judges o.
the Supreme Court, by a vote of 53 in
favor of it, and Immediately thereafter
fixed the salary of Superior Court
Judges at $4,000 per annum by large
majority, and after being further
amended, on motion OF Durie, provided
that Legislature shall not increase
or decrease the salary OF the Judge.
during their term of Office, the section
was adopted
The Committee of the Whole rose
reported progress, and was given leav,
to sit again, whereupon the Conven
ton adjourned to 8 A. NJ. tomorrow.
SATURDAY, July 90, 1889.
The Convention met at 8. A. NJ, TIL,
President in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Petitions and remonstrances:
By Eshelman, the sworn statemen
of Z. b. Sutton to the effect that h,
had petitions in favor of woman suf
fragc signed by $4,000 persons, whicl
petitions were destroyed in the Seattl,
fire.
McCroskey, five petitions, numerous
ly signed, in favor OF woman suffrage
Referred to appropriate committees
Jones moved to extend the privileges
of the floor to Hons. J. A. Kuhn, Cal
kins, Cannon and Hyde. Carried.
Moore, OF Spokane, moved to go int
Committee of the Whole on the Judi
cial article Carried, Cosgrove in tn,
chair.
Section u read and adopted.
Section l6 viz: Judges shall no
charge juries with respect to matter
of fact, nor comment thereon, bu
shall declare the law" and motion
was made by Suksdorf to strike out th'
words "nor comment thereon" which
provoked an animated discussion, il
which Dunbar, Crowley, kinnear, Sui
livan and Grifiits opposed the amend
ment to strike out, while Moore, o
Spokane, Buchanan and others favore,
doing so. Upon vote being taken, i
was lost, only ten voting aye, and Sec
l6 was adopted.
Sections IL, IS, 10, 20, 81, adopted.
Section % being under considera
ton, Henry offered an amendment de
priving the Legislature of the power o
to elect Clerk OF the Supreme
Court and fix his term of Office
Lost, 10y a vote of q ayes and 3
noes, and the original section adopte,
after an amendment making the com
pensati0n by salary only.
Section 23 was entirely stricken ou
and the following section numbere,
% and adopted.
Section "a, adopted.
Section 25 Ga new section) to-wit
" Superior Court Judges shall, on o
before the lst day of November in eacl
year, report in writing to the Judge
of the Supreme Court such defects ant
omissions in the laws as their exper
ience may suggest AID the Judges o
the Supreme Court shall, on or befor
the lst day of January in each year re
port in writing to the Governor sucl
defects and omissions in the laws a
they may believe to exist" Adopted
Prosser proposed a section for tn
establishment of Courts of Arbitra
ton. Lost.
Sections 26, 81 and 2S adopted an,
the report on the amended Section
was considered and adopted.
The whole article having been con
sidered and adopted by sections ant
amended, the Committee refused to re
port it to the Convention until it ha
been again read throughout and adopt
ed as whole. The committee rose
reported progress and asked leave +
sit again, which was granted.
The President in the chair presente
communication from the Board c
Trade inviting the mem3ers of tn
Convention and representatives of tn
press TO clam-bake at Buffers Gov
on Tuesday next, which was cordial
accepted by both parties.
On motion, the Convention at
journed to Monday at | 80 p. II.
MONDAY, July %, 1889, 80 p. NJ.
The Convention met, the Presiden
in the chair
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Chaplain.
Petitions and remonstrances:
Minor presented resolution, direc
ing the Committee on Judicial Depar
ment TO prepare an article on impeacl
ment and removal from office. r
ferred.
Power offered a resolution in refe
ence to paying the additional clerks
the Convention. Referred.
Petitions and Remonstrances
Browne, from teachers at Spragu
for an industrial department in OF
public school system; for compulso
education, and for an educational tes
A communication was presented |
the President from ex-Attorney Gle
eral Williams asking for the use of Il
hall for Senator Stewart on the sily
question tomorrow evening. Granite
Convey. from Unitarian church al