The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-14
THE TIDE LANDS.
Shall They be subject to
State or Private Control.
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convention Ees:e whsa he -,ecis
order II tne rsps.rss a isae - sssa4;tse<.
on state scbocl Asssl srsss, a lAs.sss sr,d
ot the cennit.Ax sa ssars ax. ti8<
waters AMI a-ys@siAr II earas ga.
reached 1t was deemed advisable Il
take up the later isrs. assd 10 s.eris<
what should be done xalh harbo,
grants before the problem 80 closely
involved gith them should he settled
TIE 6rst section OF the article pno-
yiaesi merely for the location Of harho,
lines and declared that the state
should never give. sell or lease 10 any
private person . certain area in from,
OF cities from 10 TO Go feet in w;sstf,
Within the limit pom this was pslexi
up mass Of talk that dealt with the
/ ts<le lands question in al its ramifica-
tons. and that did not cease until the
clock had follei 6 in the evening.
TIE AREA To BE Rgnrcxp.
Power had the first amendment To
oifer. He wanted 10 change the inner
line of this area from ersiinarv high
4 tisie 20 ordinary low tide and 10 strike
/ OUT the provision regulating its width.
Fhe effect world have been TO limit
fsae extent of the reserve from iow
water mark To All irregular imiginarv
line described over the water where
ever the depth was twenty-four feet
this amendment did not meet with
favor. nor did the provision sbout the
e4-foot line in the original section.
When Powers amendment had been
defeated, COsgrove moved 10 strike
out the 4-foot clause, and the merits
OF this molten were considered until
/ noon, when Gowey offered further
amendment striking out the first two
sentences OF the section. This would
/. have placed II restriction onfy upon
+ the state. requiring il TO make the re-
serve and leaving the legislature with
ogt direction rs 10 the manner In
which il should be controlled.
ANOTHER MEASURE PROPOSED.
Ii was just after Gowey had PRE-
senied uis amendment that the con-
vsn.ion adjourned. and in the after
noon he Withdrew il TO allow Weir to
( introduce and advocate his minority
measure. Cosgrove's amendment had
meantime been lost in the shuttle.
Heir's article was mlch the same as
that OF Power. defea.ed In the morn
ing. Ii allowed no arbitrary outer
line and gave the commission to be
appointed good deal Of discretionary
power in fixing The limits of the re-
erve. Weir spoke in its favor for an
hour, and second time occupied the
time OF the convention for twenty-five
minutes. The substitute Was lost. and
then Grifiitts had an article which he
thought wonlG just about d. the thing
right, and a majority oi the convention
conceded In his view for a little while.
/ Ills substitute gave the legislature
power 10 provide a commission 10 fix
karbor lines ard retained absolute
control OF the harbor reserves i'm the
state. The other propositions had not
yet touched this matter. bat section
Of the majority report provided that
municipalities be allowed - contro.
the water front. This Was, In fact.
the actual point upon which the diyi-
sion Was made. One side was striving
for state control. the other for muni-
cipai. When Griffiits' substitute came
20 vote il carried by l majority -
to y.
THE STATE KEEPS CoSTRoL.
Thoagh the convention had adopted
this proposition. ii was not altogether
satisfied with it, and when Browne
offered still another substitute con-
tanning a more clear and explicit state
ment Of what Griffitts intended to
cover, il was adopted with readiness.
So there the matter stands, and il is
altogether probable that this article
will go into the constitution with little
or no change. Ii provides in the main
that commission may reserve q GER
tain strip along hsrtor fronts from
fifty 10 go feet in width, and that the
legislature shall proside by general
laws for its control. The obvious in
tent is that tie harbor fronts of all
cities shall be regulated by a state
commission. vtich shall establish uni
form wharfage rates for all places
The control OF the reserve can never
lie vested in cities unless full eonpen-
saiion j. paid without prostitu'ing the
plain purpose of the law.
TWO ARTICLES BEATEN.
The convention this morning adop-
] ted the astonishing course OF defeating
the fwo articles IL had agreed upon
Yesterday, those upon elections and
mines and mining. The former failed
+ by three votes of the necessary major
/ inv of the conven ton. because the
Democrats we're reinforced by few
unhappy woman sutfragisls who were
dissatisfied With the clause that the
suffrage amendment be voted on In
/ lsso. The Democrats, for some I'M
+ faIhoma5le reason want the special
election 70 take place in 1889 The
srffragi<ts don know what they want.
The lobby had made an express re-
quest iha, the election take place in
lsU. but they went contrary to the
wishes ri their own bsekers. and in
sisted that IL be ia lss9 The Demo
Gratis we're animated only oy a desire
to discoacert the Republicans. and at
{ the same time so involve the amend
rlent with other questions at the gen
sraI election thar they might reap
some partisan advantage bat how
I is the question ?" the Republicans are
asking, and the Democrats are
not answering. principally for
the reason that they doni
exactly know how themselves The
Democrats gained their point under
( suspension of the rules when the arti-
Gle vas referred back 10 the elections
committee this afternoon. They have
already decided To recommend thz,
she amendment be submitted this
year at the same general election
The sgffragisfs will doubtless vote
against this also.
HrRIEg, BIT SoT DEAD.
The article on mines and MINING
viii probably he brought up again II
some lorgn. Dyer, " ho introduced the
eight honr clause. said tonight thxt hs
would not he wiling 20 accept the tai
I Of the convention witaont anoihe'
! struggle. The article, it may he said
was defeated betau.e is provisions.
we're thought not to t'c altogether suit
able for constitution.
MEMBERS IoaTs TO &ngoggx.
A very strong attempt VAS made
this evening 10 h0sa night session.
In caused great deal of tllisusserins
and an ussesEssly motion 10 take 8
re,ssx< uassi tomorrow uzorning et
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