, 1889-07-11
OLYMPIAN ORACLES.
Tho Convention Meets and Talks
for the Good of the
New State.
Closing the Doors Against Trusts
and Foreign Corpo-
rations.
Numerous Propositions From Ta-
coma--Conventions Held in
the Dakotas.

OLYMPIA, w. r., July 10, Special.
The convention met at 1880, the presi.
dent In the chair. After prayer by
Chaplain Thompson the roll was called,
oil being present except Clothier, Manly
and Mires, who are on leave of absence.
The record of Tuesday was read and ap.
proved. The president explained that
in making up the committee on
STATE, SCHOOL AND GRANTED LANDS
he had not supposed that any particular
locality was specially interested in such
appointments, so he named a commit
tee whom he supposed would give a fair
consideration to those subjects. He now
learned that Pierce county felt that il
should have representative on
very largo interest in those subjects,
and as he felt the justice OF
that suggestion, he would say that his
reason for not placing Pierce county
delegate on that committee was that he
thought he had already assigned the
prominent Pierce county delegates TO
their fair share of committee work.
He would, therefore, ask that the con-
vention would authorize the increase In
number of that committee to seventeen,
with the understanding that one Pierce
county delegate should be placed on the
committee. DIR. Minor moved that the
rules be suspended and that such COM
mittec be increased from fifteen to
seventeen. Carried. The president
then requested the Pierce county dele
CATION TO recommend to him one of their
tee. Mr.. Waltman said his colleague,
Or. j. j. Travis, was present, and asked
leave to
RESIGN HIS SEAT
in DR.. Travis favor and present him to
the COnvantiOn and aska6 that ha he
seated in his place. Mr.. Grittitts sec
onded this motion and presented DR..
Travis certificate of election. The
president said this was an unusual meth
cd of handling case of contested seat,
but he could see no objection to such ac-
No objection being heard the motion
carried, and DR.. Travis presented him.
self at the bar and was sworn in by the
president. The president suggested that
III view of the scarcity of committee
rooms, the chairmen of the various com
mittees meet after to-day's session and
consult on that subject.
The president announced the follow
ing appointments to the new committees
COMMITTEES ON engrossment, Messrs.
Shoudy, Berry, Jones, McReavy, Van
name state and public committee on
hygiene, Wilson, Manley, Blalock,
Manor, Turner. On motion of one OF
the members the CLERK was instructed to
certify the name of Mr.. Waltman per
diem and mileage, and on motion of
Stiles the name of DR.. Travis was sub
stituted for the name of Mr.. Waltman
wherever the latter appears ON the list of
committees, Mr. Gritfitts presented a
communication from w. ID. knight of
the Spokane Chronicle, making bid for
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
of the convention, and rendering a scale
- paf- l. "a
printing. Mr.. Stiles of Tacoma present
ed communication from Tacoma typo.
graphical union No. ITO, asking that the
following proposition be embodied in
the constitution, namely-frst, pro-
visions for an absolute secret ballot so
that our citizens can vote as their con-
sciences direct; second, the selection of
the elective method, no appointing
power to be vested in any of our state or
municipal officers; third, minority rep
resentation; fourth, when one-third of
the members of the legislature shall de-
mand the submission of a law to u popu-
lar vote, 1t shall be so submitted; fifth,
enabling municipal governments TO own
as the people may. choose to own or CON
troll; sixth, taxation of land held from
use equally as high as land used !;
seventh, the reservation OF our
tide lands school lands, and
all lands ceded TO the state by the
United States forever, the same to be
reated SO as to insure the highest posi-
lie perpetual income to the state and
schools; eighth, protesting against the
operation of all private detective
agencies, no arrest to be made or law
enforced by other than constitutionally
qualified officers: ninth, an act provid-
ing the right Of the people to peacefully
assemble to discuss measures for their
mutual benefit or to ask redress of griev-
ances, shall not be infringed upon or cur
tailed; tenth, an expeditions method OF
amending the organic law so as to make
it conform to changing conditions. The
petitioners further prayed that the mem
bers would bear in mind that
TRUE REPUBLIC
can only be based upon the equality of
citizens, and that the great producing
classes have right to be protected
against the non-producers and drones of
society. The petition was signed by
George W.. Alexander, president, and G.
l.. Crittenden, secretary.
This communication, containing sew
eral diverse propositions, the clerk was
instructed by the president TO sort them
and refer them to appropriate commit
tees.
The president submitted a petition
from residents Yelin, Thurston Il Co.,
asking that the constitution provide for
ALLOWING WOMEN TO VOTE
on the same terms as men; referred to
the committee on elections. The Dresi.
dent submitted communication from
n. w. Harris & Co., bankers of Chicago
setting forth that they were purchasers
of the whole amount of outstanding
bonds of the county of King and city Of
Spokane, thus evidencing their conf
dence in their faith in the future of the
state, asking the constitution TO provide
that no municipal corporation be author
lied TO contract Indebtedness in excess
of five per cent of their valuation. Re.
ferred to the committee on state, county
and municipal debt.
Mr.. Weisenberger presented petition
from A. c. Vale and others asking for
constitutional
PROHIBITION.
The president asked what committee
this should go to. Mr.. Hicks moved
the rules be amended by establishing a
committee on alcoholic drinks. The
president ruled the motion out of order,
inasmuch AS the rules provide that such
amendments can not be made EXCEPT
upon previous notice, and then referred
the petition TO the committee on miscel.
laneous subjects.
Mr.. Eshlemen presented another ne
tition on the same object from Jacob
Reed and others, which was referred to
the same committee.
Mr.. Reed of Whatcom county pre-.
sented II petition from Jacob Hanley and
others asking for woman suffrage. Re-
ferred TO the committee on elections.
Mr.. Turner asked that the judiciary
committee be authorized to employ Miss
May Sylvester MS clerk. Mr.. Kinnear
suggested that the committee on cor
porations be allowed TO employ the same
young lady as clerk, believing she could
sarve hotb comm, ittaas I,c,n sr,,...s n.