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and thought the judiciary committee

ard thought the judiciary committee
best fitted for the work.
Mr.. Weir endorsed Mr.. Eldrcdge's
Views and thought the state lands COM
mittec as fully and ls we'll equipped for
this service as any other committee of
the convention. If they n3eded outside
assistance they should bS authorized to
gss it.
resolution should be divided and the
judiciary committee authorized to pre-.
sent the legal status and the state lands
committee to gather the facts.
Mr.. Warner opposed the whole bust.
ness--both resolution and amendment.
II was unnecessary to instruct these
committees In their duties. II might as
well be ordered that the judiciary com
mitto should report q history of all the
judicial systems of all the states in the
country. II is already the duty Of the
state lands committee to examine and
report their conclusions The adopting
of such resolution of instructions
would be very bad precedent.
j. y. Moore rose to speak, but the
president gave the floor to Mr., Reed of
Olympia on the ground thet Mr.. Moore
had already spoken once.
Mr.. Reed of Olympia favored the mp
pointment OF a special committee for
The purpose, and moved to so amend
the previous motion.
In response to cry of tout of order"
the president explained that Mr.. Reed s
motion was in order, not as an amend
mendment, but as motion to refer to a
committee to be hereafter appointed,
and that motion would take precedence
OF the motion under debate.
Mr.. Buchanan said the legal status
was all that was wanted, for the the
facts about tide lauds were known to
everybody already, because the history
of tide lands is simply that the tide has
ebbed and flowed regularly over them
ever since the world began.
Mr.. Dunbar, as chairman of the state
lands committee, was opposed to the
whole business. 1t did not make any
difference to the members what the facts
ore, because this was not a legislature.
This convention has only to report the
great underlying principles.
Mr.. Dyer favored sending the subject
to the state lands committee as prac-
tical business question. 1t Is impracti.
the members are already on COM
nnittees, and have their work cut out for
| them.
Mr. Browne took the same position
The state lands committee has already
hired a hall and appointed public
hearing for tonight. Delegates can be
present and listen.
Mr.. sullivan of Whitman said that as
the state lands committee already had
the matter under consideration he would
move that this resolution lie on the
table. IL was so ordered.
McDyer moved that when the con.
yention adjourned to-day it
ADJOURNED To MONDAY
to 80 p. NJ.
Mr.. Moore gave notice of desire to
debate the question, which would carry
it over one day.
Ruled out of order,
Mr.. Dyer's motion was rejected.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to print the re-
port of the committee on rules made to-
day, and after notice by Mr. Prooser
to print 100 and an amendment by Mr..
Reid of Olympia to print 800 had been
adopted, the order was made.
Mr.. Sohn submitted proposition
that the proceeds Of school lands may
be loaned to state or municipal corpora
tions on bonds to run not less than fif.
not less than per cent interest payable
annually.
Mr.. Crowley moved to adjourn, but
withdrew at the request of MIR. Power.
Mr.. Power, from the mileage commit
tee, submitted a detailed statement of
the mileage as made up by the secretary
of the territory. If any OF the members
feel agrieved, the secretary will no doubt
correct his statement. Mr.. Waltman
was not recognized by the secretary, but
if he had been, his mileage would have
been 0S2 miles. The mileage was Is
cents mile, and the secretary was ready
20 give checks. ...
Mr.. Suksdorf said it did not make
much difference what the convention
said or did in the matter, for the secre-
tary of the territory had made up the
account, and he did not believe there
was any chance to get change in the
figures unless an actual mistake had
been made in figuring up.
Mr.. Warner moved TO adjourn, saying
that he would carry the matter over
anyhow.
Mr.. Turner suggested an adjourn.
nent to Monday at 80, but that being
debatable motion, II was ruled out Of
order.
AT this stage Mr.. Dunbar's motion
was put and the report went back to the
committee on mileage by very decided
vote.
Mr.. Turner moved that when the con.
yention adjourn it adjourn to meet Mon.
day at O'Clock.
Mr. Henry moved to amend by
adjourning now until Monday at /
O'Clock.
That motion prevailed, and the con-
yention adjourned to meet Monday ut
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