The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-23
THE STATEMAKERS
A Sleepy Session al Olym-
pia Yesterday.
NO Clause rEr aDorrxD.
ks paslirass gacsaesd TO Hurry Mat
t<rs-A Feasible special E.se-
tie1 Next Fail.

>A<@ @t-@-1As ssAssAt&t Eef%z*fs@.S&3 " - t9tE
rasst eessltury sEss ETsatsss&csorg That has
YET been held. MANY members were ah-
sent, and tasse who ws-e IN assszssisaee
sssok p~rs in tie proceedings In a isssie<s
s0rs Of waF sad were veFy l. ssh avsrse
I 70 seFtisssx dsaa % scsk azsss seriously esr.-
sssssfissg any nes proposition. Esra DYER
resolution making tke acceptance hy GER
tain stsie and acsirlqAi officers os aay
railway OF sssa1hosf Pas IS . crime n
which eire prnsisy shs ke attached.
failed to aroase more rhsn passing inter
ess. Tbs r sslniian lid oct t.e.ars s.ainx.
PASSES fsr fi1c nssxnb = cg the COS ssftu-
tsoasi Ayenrioa and i wnusi assf have
razce aay difference IL IL had fssr ss coarx<,
none of the delegates travel ON passes ami
hone ever expect se. The resolution was
passed = wfhoat de a e into ehe haafs cf lfs
asprspr1sss eofn C ittee-
lrDsE rpRxgE Soz SATISFIED
Tie iudsc arr arsie'e wss again taken up
in com sal tee OF TIE wAeie and adopted
altogether Then the COMMITTEES rs~e with
the rweonfn eIissatIoa that Is Re aessepsets.
but that dii nof prsseat several new
ameatneasS helng infroaueed and ene er
txfo of them sec~pts9. Turner, pho had
chan1rsones1 fhe article all the way thncuzh h
the committee. s,fl who never gave np 10
a siHge azz,eFisl sH~udmenf ws4tos,, n
struggle, carried 1he sght over tue terms
OF offsce of thr superior judges. which
we're ehsnged from SIX 50 isair. i.to
the eonsehiian. The iaige bad
been especially 70 chile In oprosinr
this change. which Vas mace only
By sots OF - 80 "a. aud he naayec thar .
separate bailsg hs again tskea upan its
adoption. A htt.e b.t Of parliamentary
iili easteTius wss iu,,uiscc Ia Y the de-
rsand fer a eall u hon &. bu. il did nos
have sny .sfsst on the result ~s,ich was
eysra elm ngiy in favor Of adopting toe
report If fiGe committee. The incideu;
lie Enaa.frated one thing very poinsaaiy.
All ~ ports of committee of tie whole, no
mater now elssinstely contested aad re.
lue'antlg agreed upon. VIII be accepted by
the convention.
No clause &BofTsD YET
II the convention bad To-Day szeei:ed
uJsaa the report Of fke committee on lrin;-
ing recommending that the public printer
be elected after tie year $3.50, TIE rirst
e5aase would have been formally Inserted
Ia the constitution for this proposition was
npon ~ final reading Providing for the
Office of public primer ia tbs manner,
some OF the members claimed. was so pal
psbly depgiying the legislature of pari OF
It's proper junction thai consideration was
postponed. 1t Is deublfat IL the proco-
sitiou will be Placed in the constitution,
81 least IN its present shape
RgrvBLIcASs WILL ry-H MA A'rEEs.
A caucus OF the Repub lean delegates was
held after adjournment today 70 devise
some means by whirh more prompt con-
stderstion of the bgsini - OF the eonyention
saa he secured a~d an adjournment
reached w4this - reasonable time. Ii was
resolved to unite II a movements towards
night SESSIONS 20 h.ain next week and ~
continue uaisi The end of the session
The remainder Of this session will
be allowed 80 the committees to
finish their reports, hut when
they are handed in matters wiii be
crowded 10 scaeiusiou as rapsdiy as il
consistent with mature confederation of
the many weighsy questions II be deter
mined Ii l. hoped that bs holding of
these three sessions per day. the conven-
ton may conclude It's work by The 18Th or
9osh OF August.
WHY They ARE IN HURRY.
There are ~ least TWO reasons that In
dnced the Republicans 20 join in crowdirg
questions Ia an issue. One is that the
business interests Of rlsny members are
b. ginning 10 suffer, and they are anxious
10 return snd lock after them - early
rs possible. TIL other snsi chief RIA
snE Is political. II the convention does
not reach an adjournment teiore septem-
hcr 1. it Is pretty well set
tied that the e'ectlon for state
officers esnrnt be held at the same time
a
ton on October !. One short mon'h will
hardly give tiaae for tie calling of primary
elections, then tae county conventions.
then the state conventions and finally the
canvass of state either by Republicans or
Democrats. II tbe convention should al
enoash time win remain for
the Issuance of notices for the
primaries and party conventions, so
tast they viii be sure 10 reach every part
ot the territory. These steps eaHuet he
taken. al course, until the convention has
GeiiTltely ard finally decided upoa the
number and nsinre of al oficefs-p-e-
einef. county and sfate-ani few days
gwen for preliminary arrangements.
A POSSIBLE SPECIAL EI.kCTfos.
when the constitutional convention has
eomulsted its labors, Governor Moore VIII
issue 8 proesamsrion ca ling for AT elsctio,
to take place October 1, in accordance with
the provisions uf the enabling act, to ratify
or reject the Constitution The eleetion cl
state and county Officers. the enabling act
PROVIDES. fass or may not be held at the
same tiEe. ard IL for reasons given il is
found thas subsequent election must be
eeld for this purpose, The sched-
be arFanxe' al tile lsst moment 10 suit he
exlxeney. This election will In thst ease
probably ceeur on the first Tuessisy tn
November, aud Washington viii thus be
IN aae November state. holding It's elec-
liens the rsaft r in even wears st the same
time with the presidea tiaI elections. It
l. likely, in any event. that sseh provision
viii ~ male for all elections after the
iSt.
sUFFHsGIsTs on STILL HINT
TIE subcommittee appointed al tle Ter.
rlferiai convention Of the woman suffsa-
gissS held ia Olympia en July ;, met a. The
Carton house THIS afternoon To make ar.
rsggcneuts feT e campaign or anything
else that wonla tend IN influence the can-
sfisutIucsl convention In favor ~ the
movement Judge Deunison, Mis- Hind
nsa and Ns~slAmes Por'er and Hall, os
O4smpia. were present rhe women were
IN favov of having large pEshs'e fsIsss ns
ia Ufywpfs AZ sssnle very saFiy date.
aud bare addresses made By prsu inenf
speakers frs-n ali over Hsshipgt0n. Jadge
nsgnsssoa. however. was opposed ~ this
plan. and his counsel aBsiiy prevailed and
is wxs decided ta lie low and q SaSs the pro
rress of events.
MIR RlsekseIl has 1as yst sskei 10 t@
heard by tie couysut.oa. oas he probably
vii in day og iws.
xrNFefPaL ESDSBTEuSEss.
The committee on eoaGtF. city sni mH-
nisst.aG Indebtedness hei8 a mset!ug o.
nighE and was addressed ty Hon. A NJ
cannon and Councilman r. A Bct;is. of
~ss,kane Fall. and r. b. Iehassn 81 wsiia
/ Walls Mr. CaHaeR advocated s general
! liberal proyissna ia BE constitution foc
+ iatssh dasSs aud ar Belts aSked for IN
limited powers regErssiug the mourning OF
Indebtedness fss- municipal rarYo<es
f CAPTAIN 5ahr s8D's regsFss were sa
i heSs.f u the salla wziis subsidy. The
committee sfferxa-as held a conference
rr4ssl the ouesff9a nssf has ret ueesssgi 10