The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-15


nor presen; report from the committee
GA TeviSIon. Il was The preamble aud bill
Of rights. and being q privileged report
was n al IN fal. luS article Mas the same
as that formerly rpsrtsd exeep, thai xFa-
usatleaf connections W. ~ made.
The cQair stated tha the rule 90 the
adoption Of this article would. under the
rules, be taken again. Grifiitfs. Jeffs. r. III
sullivan. and Goldman voted IN tbe pega
tive.
nr. Minor. ehsirman of the committee.
recommended THAI the sections in the leg
islatlvc Jcpartmeutmeut relating 20 the
pa sage OF bills and the section In the exec
utiSe sriicle relating to the passage OF bills
over tte governors veto, be mstie corgfu
Of the members eieeted he necessary to
rass a ball. while the latter provided that
twotairsis 81 the members s.preseut' can
override veto.
debate followed in which IL was
claimed that this very matter had bsen
decided tlf oslt.ye vote Ihe ayes and hoes
were called and the melton 10 allow the
committee ~ make the change was voted
down 81 10 SS
Minor tnen asked IL the convention de-
sired 10 empower the committees to change
tue legislative article 50 tlst a majority OF
thc mesaherS present eonli pass biil. IL
WAS decided 40 by vote III xs To Is.
Ihe committee then sceofnEse nted that
sections ~ aud "a 0f tue legislative article
he cassltcress ssss. ard tsszt s.Scr. sfstion :
b. stricken be stricken from the latter
after the word ''asien;" adopted.
The committee reeomm need the follow
ing order OF articles for consideration
Preamble AMI bill of rights. legislative de-
partnieat, executive department, judicial
,ieras tFneat and iInpeae nment and reilov-
al from office
TAKING Up THE ruDIIe LAMBS.
on motion of Dunbar the convention
went iato committee at the whole - cot
sid the arsaele on state, school and grant
ed lands.
.-sg r1oS / All public lands OF the state
are held III trust for al people. and nonc
( of such lands nor aay estate nor int r.sf
therein shall ever be disposed of except IN
pursuance ei general iaws providing for
such disposition, nor anless the full mar
ket vslue Of esfstc or interest disposed Of.
Ia b. xscer aimed III such manner rs may
I've provided by las % be paid or safely ss-
cured 30 the slate: nor shall any lands
which the stale hoids by gfsut frum the
Uaiie; S;atcs lln any eA.c in which the
manaer of disposal and TIE miuimum
price are - pie,erise3l be disposed OF ex-
cept ia the manner ana at the ieas, price
prsserl bed ia she grant thereof without
The consenf oi the United states "
FDR PUBLIC fRoTErTfoS
Ecsgreye moved 10 aed to section the
/ following
Provided, that The legislature may DO
nsic Ia the United States such tracts Of
shore aud other lands may BE- ncesses
hy zee government If The Upited S;stes Tor
sfab.ishil and mssnrainspg aefeBsiyc
works. fo'ts, asseDais. magazines. light.
heu-c>, etc.
Turner offered the following ssis'itie ssl
amendment.
a hat "a E.n
such work, forts, srsenais. magazines aud
lighthouses are abandoned, the lands 20
granted shal, reyeF, 20 ths state
Bosh amenG meats wer@ carried.
fl5iriaEe moved 10 str ke GU al after the
wos,t ,.tsssr~ before 'snservsf - ia the sec
onti iife, down go and inclusiing the word
.'s:a ." aud insert the words except q
iessshssle, bsfere the word herein"
sYArs LAMBS SHALL SEvEs BE seE.p.
tffialtss here uffenrs the following sab.
ssstnie
NO lsutis owned by the state al Wash.
iagfun. By grants or okbefssse. al the time
x fseotnes a STATE. except lands granted 90
said state fer the establishment ard rnssn-
teuanSs 81 seieDfine sehoo >. noFtnal
schools. public buildings sad stste char
stabie esiucassoaas penal ssd retcrmatory
. Institutions. sta estr be sold % ia any
manner transferred. Bat The title lheseof
SHALL rems4fi forever IA the state
sbafg~seia brit yeG la The SAFE OF tide
lalsis and or swiey s.saugnt mare money
eoald b s~tmsliy reaiszsd iruCa their sale
tsssn 9fheFsfse
Dunbar wss opposed TO The rental system,
No man can ssovss Ia 1s mp large sRrast-
ureS on leasesi lAnd>, and the enabling act
prevents their lessS for nFarc tEsn fivs
! sears Atant cities ihsfe ssDasd De- buii
ssp sesus!eS and sAaess. v here poverty and
eFsIae ~ossisi aoafish.
Z After s1Eae dssustsry discussion 81 the
pao ic land question Warner moved thai
lsse fisie ssnH question pc taken mp SPA
"a ely. TIE melton Vas discussed sad
rulesi oUs of order.
Aaeoak~rE ~ THE sTATE.
/ Weir declared ghst u wouI1 X arrossHec
on IKE part 0f this convention 80 szy that
/ fnose tile lands should never he sold. He
thought n strange sifas ope disposition os
=ss,se Of tide isfrts Nnd another Of school
I lands The policy OF iesssrg lands he de-
csafsd 81 te outrageous. lie dsdI's van.
tha state Is - q great lEndlsra
sosgruxe said that she p-si8cy of iess M
school lands ros su vogue had proven
F.. lsss II leased for I've years she ls-ssess
f zssnla ~ ail lsssy esyslf cot Of them and
ieavs eae lands - rxanr - rsssxshse Hs
~ .s IL tayos of sssslsnx the schcsal lands
TRE aisaKSv' fEGrK ~AxtEB.
stiles v&s Ia fsyor generally ef selling
she patiic ssu1S The eu1y Interest the
t star has Ia these iArss wss IA gsfllns re
sxa1sg FssssSshis grsee -,sstaa Il tals ard
E II ss@sa. 3osi4 hos Eealsxe ] yer cent q
j ia Fssne-
RETAIN rHg PUBIge LssDs
tsgsasfss tNgs@ge. in Eesainlag the title Il
the lands Ds she STATE he tasssrsd ths
issssl1s sysfsm- The sss1c eaa.S iussS'
myssa Ss~~a tsa@bsR&fy cf 8tx ssn3s- III
s3Asut ssse &sy ssspcs ri the arxssssaf t5a
they wsEsa sepF-< iase ia vssHe On ma
aeF0Hat Mta rrgar1 ga sbe tide IssssAl
ss sfssszghs sners won8 De no ass-Fsttg q
os,lmion TIE STATE snons3 take charge ~
ttssAs sszs Aves sa@ss.
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sIis sgsssi sf@fe 2s@a& ts ltsst4tssk& sas aba
sA~ 5srs<sstare mss - eaSTUsss tEar II
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