The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-01
THE CONVENTION.
A Preamble Adopted Reecg-
mixing the Deity.
REPORT os sDKxrxDsExx
The waiss wasla seA4sns vsu.tas,-d
"A M@ss ss Hsrry Up
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sseeisse-. tbs raaEninx sssas the T.esv sA..rlt
ani p ace in the esssatsuroa. the ses.
iossng sahEEtsesf ~ he rasn.~.sy 81 -,
eSmrsifte- en rreaneie being sssouS-s
sI.s sls'se DEBATE We. the people Of the
state OF Washington sfafeEal 20 the sa.
rrez1se REle- Of the rnEs-r~e sar our lsher.
fies. do eFssssn this eonstratioa.r five os
the sayeH Eeraosrs OF sae sanrsssee q. D.
nastted majority re.sssz wersse.s rrch tre
same - taeorixfnsl pFeamsIr. bat il sa.,r,a
favor with Only n fesssz ~ The uesrsx-.
The others finally coaeiuted IL uss sSrSf q,
indulge Ia al.ssle bif Of .svereas xerssn.srr
TIA; cost ncshinx. thas sounded well
azd thsi wonid please the majority
of fae people at Washington Further. tae
preamble soes not contain tie name al
God. but II males reference 70 The more
gese-sc. sasresre Ruler q the universe Z,
II possible tAsE this NAY hare Qaiefets TIE
eonpsDekions Of some at The delexases and
] ;sas they thus foand AZ easy way cat of
placing themselves scaareiy on record
against recognition Of God in the enoss IN
tion. it is Ycssib'e also thar sosas Of sbem
Eesssi frsssn their constituents Anyusv q
cssakrs7e Sble eoufeBsion is naaIly settled
ard the Getexafes are heartily siat
PER CENT oF INDEBTEDNESS.
The convention wess. the per cent. In
dectes1ne>s oSe better fcsiay ens raised the
aiRtt so . more satisfactory one. More
eorreesly, II raised the szseuat 10 wnich
eoanfies, cities AMI townships mas became
i1ceotsd wisna az the assent os the people
from 10 Ia per cent. ef the taxable rap.
esty Of the municipality This thea a.
lows Or q OF 81 adcitis nai 10 he incurred
for general parpsess eapon . three 6 shs
vote ef the people. AID II permits . farther
debt OF par cent. - cities AMI towns Tor
sIecisl public purposes The sec:sfss, i
precisely what the peopie OF Seattle askes
for. IL vas granted both in committee
and IL tie eonys sDIion without he~i sft.,y,
Or debat.. A prog-osi isa was even naste
That the press 1t debt of cffses from eli e.
he not taken feto aeecent, hut il was
thought anwike and MAS vGtsi down.
TIE wALLA zALLA PRosxcr.
When the convention adjourned ~ this
eve irg IL had Just entered Gpsn debate
10 which more persoasl and local Interests
are involved. aud which viii doubtless b..
more stubborpiy contested than any o,her
that nas ben ap for consider ton I; wss
TIE proposition 10 \ low counties 20 loan
fas IL sre6i, u corporations waen two
tar OF the property taxpayers shall give
their assent. the sum loaned or given II, 90
cas- 10 eaeeed Ter ce {. of the asss.ssafle
property OF The county The determine
tsaD OF This qu ssien has direct bearing
ugo1 the Naiia Nelia subsidy. the detail,
ef which are so well known to tue Y.Us,iie
Xii kstat county also ;avors The pr,srsosi-
tsoH becsuse Ii ikewise wants a railroad
thAt VIII Re q competitor OF the Oregon
kasiway & Navigation t'efspsnv. aud ;has
viii traossort it, rseuc,s 20 Puget sound
at reasonable rates
IL will doubtless ne dfseavs red tomorrow
thar % her sections will rally 10 the SAP
port of the measure beeause OF local en-
barrassment and incanve sienee acea-
sioasd oy the ex'or;ions az some railroad
corporstioe. The supporters Of the pgs,jeer
know thas They viii have very hard
tire securing lis iucsrsement, even load, q
down wish re>friet!ogs BY the convention
II il stated tonight that one of their per-
demonstrating that Is will b. defeated
To ExPEpirE BUSINESS.
A caucus OF Republican delegates aas
held tonight 10 confer Oh the coarse IA e
adopted 10 expedite the business of fhe
convention App rtiopmeni af tie rGeua-
bers of the iegf~lasItFe ives discussed ard
!; wSs decided 10 essaeur IN the report OF
the iegjs alive eomH istee that the uaeu..
two I'm number aud OF the Senate thirty
six. Eanh couaty will have one Fspgesesta-
tive. regardless of population senators
viii be appoFtloned ia districts. The INST
ter os debates la the convention was taken
up and no formal decision reacked. baE il
was the sense OF the eaucas that no spsakeF
be allowed the fleos more th-n ten fntu-
utes. and that each be allowed "a sgeak
bat once