The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-12
DETAILED RErogr.
im mpofsant Provisions Intred aeed
io the Convention.

OLYMPIA, July 1.-THE convention
was called 10 order at %. Prayer by
Chaplain Thompson. The roll was
called. and all responded but Ciothier
and Fay. The latter xas excused un-
tii such time as he could report at roll
call. oxing 20 sickness in his FANNY.
The minutes aere read and approved.
isunoar. from the committee on
stare. school and granted lands, asked
leave 10 employ clerk. granted.
j. j. Browne, OF Spokane Falls. and
T. l.. STILES. OF Tacoma, we're added to
the committee on state, school ard
granted lands.
Power. chairman OF the committee
on contin cent expenses. requested the
members 10 hand in their imileage ac-
counts.
Dyer. by unanimous consent, intro
dnced the following resolution:
Reseissf. That al gssoposi ions submitted
% this committee 10 De Inserted in he con-
siIEutiop, he submitted in the proper Fortg
0E an article Or the section o. an Article 70
be etn holiszi IN sAia constitution.
Browne OF Spokane wanted to strike
out the wort,s ''or the ses tion OF an
article, and began a speech in favor
of his amendment
Reed oi Olympia called attention to
the rules, which provide that resolu-
tions creating debate shall lie over or-
day.
Turner thought the resolution wa
In nature an amendment and should
take its proper course, He raised that
point OF order and was sustained.
Henry presented petition against
woman suffrage. and Eshelnlan intro
dlscsd petition in favor of prohihi-
tion. There was submitted " ith tai.
latter petition an affidavit of f. t.
Sutton general agent of the State Tenn
perance Alliance. that the Seattle lire
IN its awful indiscriminating sweep
had burnt. destroyed and otherwise
paraly zcd woman suffrage petition
containing S5,eD names. Both were
referred.
The president called Warner, OF
Whitman, TO the chair.
sullivan, from the committee on
elections, asked 10 be allowed TO en-
ploy Miss Lilly Browne ss clerk.
Granted.
Chairman Moore, of the legislative
committee. presented the following
proposition
Section /. Tha, the legislative
power shall be vested in the general
assembly. which shall consist of
senate and house of representatives,
both TO be elected by the people which
shall be designated the legislature OF
the state of Washington.
''section 2 The number of the men-
bers of the house OF representatives
shall never be less than sixty -four. nor
more than one hundred in number.
The senate shall consist of number
not more than fifty nor less than
thirty-two, the number OF the MEM
bers of the Senate being always one
half OF the number OF the members
OF the assembly. The first legislative
assembly elected by the virtue of this
constitution shall consist of seventy
members in the House OF Representa-
tives and thirts-iive senators.
Mr.. Moore stated that this was
partial report and Was made in oraer
to let the convention determine
whether it will agree TO the number of
representatives recommended and TO
enable the committee an apporiion-
ment 10 get to work.
Henry wanted the matter referred 10
the legislative committee for full re-
port. He didn't wish 10 adopt the
constitution in piecemeal.
A general discussion followed, in
the course of which a resolution was
offered as substitute directing that
the report be seventy members for the
lower house and thirty-five for the
upper house. fixing no minimum or
maximum number.
Mr.. Stiles, of Tacoma, thought the
resolution should be printed before
being discussed. Mr.. Griftitts thought
il should 20 over under the rules, and
ii was SO laid over. Goldman made
the point of order that the committed 5
report should be referred
Lindsley moved that the convention
go into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the committee
report. Carried. and Lindsey was
called To the chair.
The second article Was, on motion,
considered first.
Comegys moved 10 amend that
the number IN the lower house should
never be less than sixty, and never
less than thirty in the upper house.
Gritiitts gave notice that he would
discuss the proposition tomorrow.
Suksdorf, of Spokane, moved to sub
stitute that the House consist OF fifty
four and the senate of eighteen mem
hers, the whole number never to ex-
ceed 90. and providing for different
method of election. The point of order
was made hy Dunbar that his substi-
tute was no; applicable IN the COM
mittee OF the whole. as II refers 10
matters other than the original report.
Turner moved 10 amend tomegys
amendment SO that Senate shall con.
sist OF not less than thirty-three nor
more than fifty. and the lower house
not less than ninety-Iine nor more
than $50 members, the first Senate to
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