Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-26
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in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Chaplin.
Propositions and motions:
Sturdevant. (by requesD, for ap
pOintment OF regents; for locating the
Capitol ana necessary public buildings
at the City OF Olympia, and to carry
into effect the Enabling Act in regard
to granted lands. Referred
Turner moved to postpone the con
>ideralion ci article ola Judicial De
partmcnt Until tomorrow
Weir, submitted "A rcp0r; from Com
mittee on Executive Department and
ParIoming Power. with an article pro-
yiding for State officers and the mode
OF their election. Also defining the
duties OF the Governor and other Of
ficers; the parloning power OF the
Governor under such regulations rs
may be provided by law; two-thirds
of both houses can pass a law over the
Governors veto; the Governor may
object to some section or sections OF Il
law and approve the remainder; the
salary OF the Governor Is fixed at ST.,
600 but may be increased to $1,000,
and he cannot be elected II L. :. Sena-
tor or hold any other Office during his
term. Must be 81 years old.
The following salaries are provided
for, viz:
Secretary of state, salary $500, and
not to exceed $1,000
Treasurer, salary - 300, and not to
exceed $1,000.
Auditor - coo, and not to exceed
$1,000.
Attorney General, salary - 900, and
not to exceed $500
/ Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton 81 800 and not to exceed 81, 800.
The salary of the Commissioner of
Public Lands to he left to the Legisla-
ture
Laid on the table and ordered print
ed.
The report OF the Committee on
Federal Relations and Boundaries,
submitted an article providing for the
cession OF jurisdiction to the L. ;.
Government over Military and Naval
Reservations and granting to Congress
exclusive legislation thereto, was taken
up for consideration and Stiles moved
to amend, to the effect that i'll the
event the L. :. abandons the coded
lands, they shall revert to the State.
Pending the discussion, and without
taking action thereon, Comegys
moved to lay it on the table. Carried.
Sullivan, OF Pierce, moved to extend
an invitation to Dr. II. b. Blackwell,
IL m ~ no 4
ton on the elective franchise, at Taco
ma Hall, on Thursday evening, which
gave rise to a lively discussion, in which
Turner, of Spokane, gave another ex-
hibition of the peculiar traits of char
acter for which he is somewhat famous
and which we refrain at this time,
) from characterizing as they deserve.
Other members evidently feared to
give the subject hearing, as 1t Is one
that gives some OF them good deal OF
uneasiness and may give them more
; hereafter Eldridge thought the Con-
, vention could not do less than extend
this courtesy to DIR. Blackwell, mas
much as Dakota and Montana had
done so.
Several motions for postponement
: and adjournment were made and con-
siderable excitement prevailed during
which Convey suggested that the invi-
+. tation he withdrawn and the distin-
guished gentleman invite the members
and others to hear him Mt Tacoma
Hall on Thursday evening. Mr.. Sulli-
van, of Pierce, on behalf of DIR. Black
well, extended the invitation in n most
happy manner.
Shoudy moved to adjourn. Carried
> 80 to Is, until tomorrow at 9 A. NJ.
r WEDNESDAY, July "a, 1889.
IT, Convention met at . A. NJ, the
Presi lent in the chair.
: Ffal yer by Rev Mr.. Lee.
: Petitions and remonstrances:
G President presented telegram from
\ the American Sabbath Association, on
Sabbath observance.
y Eshelman, from klickitat county
c asking that there be no limit to county
e Indebtedness
Both of which were referred.
The article on Judicial Department
y was taken up on its third reading and
final passage.
Turner moved to amend by inserting
! that Justices OF the Peace may be Pc
lice Justices in towns and cities. Car
y ried.
e Power moved to re-commit in order
i to amend, so as to restore the pro
o bate system. Lost.
Weisenberger moved to suspend the
rules in order to offer an amendment
t Lost
e Upon the final vote the article was
adopted, 81 ayes and & noes, the noes
> being Buchanan, Eldridge, Convey
: Newton, Stevenson and Suksdorf.
I Referred to Committee on Revision
The special order was called, it being
9 the report on prohibition, and the
. question pending the adoption of the
minority report, the same being in
e favor of submitting separate article
I on prohibition.
Sharpstein moved to substitute the
majority report, inasmuch as the mi
nority report was in answer to petit
tons for inserting prohibition clause
9 in the Constitution.
Messrs. Dickey and J. M. Reed
strongly urged the submission of 8
i separate article.
r Warner moved to re-commit.
Moore, of Spokane, moved the pre-
vious question. Carried, and the mo
>. ton to re commit was lost, 80 to 80
u The question REQUIRED on Sharp
o stems motion to amend by adopting
/ the majority report. Carried.
The Convention took up the article
submitted by the Committee on Coun
= ty, City and Township Organizations
t being the organization OF counties
!. cities and townships.
stiles moved to go into Committee
of the Whole, Dunbar being called to
= the chair
4 Section l adopted.
n Section = was then reaG and consid
- cred
Glasscock offered an amendment by
! striking out the word majority" ant
i inserting the word "two-thirds," t.
+. change county seat, although he
signed the report recommending the
majority determining the change
After general discussion on removal
of county seats, embracing the feat
q ure Of the section providing that {
| prOpOsitiOn for removal of n count,