Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-02
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Bill of Rights, and the amendment
offered this morning by Mr.. Dwyer
was lost by vote OF 81 to "a, as was
that presented by Mr. Turner by a
tie vote, 80 to So. Both OF these
amendments were for the purpose Of
putting God in the Constitution.
There were. however, a large number
OF Christian believers among the mem-
who claimed it out OF place and voted
accordingly. The Preamble was final
IL re-committed TO the Committee from
which it originated.
The article which followed the Pre-
amhle, as published III Saturday :
OLYMPIAN, was considered by sections,
and, with some unimportant amend
ments, was adopted, but as the Pre-
amble had not been finally passed
upon. the Committee OF the Whole
rose and the President resumed the
chair
Sullivan, OF Whitman, moved TO
take up the report OF the Committee
on Military affairs, which was carried
and on motion OF Bowen, the Commit
tee resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole to consider the article on
Militia Mr.. Henry being called to
the chair. The whole article was read,
whereupon Grifliths moved that it be
referred back to the Convention with
the recommendation that it do not
pass, and in this movement he was
sustained 10y Turner, and both these
gentlemen were rebuked warmly and
cmphalically by Messrs. Cosgrove,
Crowley. Prosser and others, and q
lively discussion was INDUCED in.
Hoyt moved that the report be report
ed back to the Convention with the
recommendation that it do pass, at the
same time remarking that he hoped
both motions would be voted down, as
he thought the Committee on Military
affairs were being treated discourteOus-
ly, which was the opinion of several
members, and his judgment was that
it should be considered by sections, as
other reports had been. Both motions
were defeated, whereupon the Com
mittee of the Whole rose, and the
President resumed the chair and the
Convention adjourned to 9 A. NJ. to-
morrow.
TUESDAY, July 30, 1889.
The Convention met, the President
III the chair.
After roll call under the order of
petitions and circumstances:
Blalock presented, from physicians
at Walla Walla, petition for a Blu
reau of Statistics and for licensing
physicians Referred.
Propositions and motions:
Kinnear, relative to warehouses.
Referred
The Convention went into Commit
tee OF the Whole to consider the report
of the Committee on Military affairs,
Henry in the chair
Section ., which provides that the
militia shall be divided into classes, to
wit: one consisting of the active
militia, tie be known as The National
Guard of Washington, and the other
to consist of those merely subject to
military duty, was considered, and
Griffits moved to strike out the entire
section, on the ground that it is purely
legislative and should have no place in
the Constitution. Kinnear advocated
the section and maintained that the
legislative power is both constitutional
and municipal, and the power to es-
tablish and organize n militia is vested
in Constitutional Convention and
has been exercised by several other
States. Turner expressed great amaze
ment at the proposition of the Com
mittee on Military affairs and EN-
phatically said it was without parallel
in any Constitution of any State in
the nion.
| Col Prosser, in reply, cited the Con-
stitutions of Alabama, New Jersey,
New York and Maryland, showing that
the provisions made in these and other
States, in regard to the militia, are as
much or more in detail than in the
article under consideration, and very
much in the same language.
/ The discussion took wide range
and included the entire militia system,
its necessity, etc. 1t moreover gave
good opportunity for indulgence in
some buncome. Pending the discus
sion the Committee rose, the President
resuming the chair.
Upon motion, the privileges of the
floor were extended to Gen. Curry. Col.
Haines and Adjutant General O'Brien.
After which the Convention took a
recess to ppm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met, the President
in the chair.
! The President presented kilograms
from the City Council and Board of
Trade of North Yakima, protesting
against sections 8 and 81 of the article
on corporations other than municipal,
which require corporations to keep an
office, and books open for inspection,
and for railroad commission, consist.
ing OF three members, who shall have
supervisory control over all railroads
and other transportation companies
and common carriers, and regulate
freights and fares.
Also, Sharpstein one from Walla
Walla, of like character, and by A. j..
West, from Elma and Montesano, Of
like character.
All Of which was referred
The Convention then went into
Committee of the Whole, with Henry
in the chair, to further consider the
article on militia, the second section of
which was under consideration up to
the time of adjournment this morning,
the motion OF Griffits TO strike out the
entire section being under considera-
ton
Browne offered the following substi-
tute, viz: The legislature shall pro-
vide by law for organizing and disci-
plining the militia in such a manner
as it may deem expedient, not incom-
patible with the Constitution and laws
OF the United States. Officers of the
militia shall be elected or appointed in
such manner as the legislature shall
from time to time direct, and shall be
commissioned by the Governor. The
Governor shall have power to call
forth the militia to execute the laws OF
the State, to suppress instructions, and
repel invasions; which after discussion
was adopted.
The next seven sections were sum-
manly stricken out, and finally the
tenth section was taken up, which
provides for Soldiers Home for dis
charged Union soldiers, sailors, ma
rines and members of the State militia,
and it was supported by Turner, Reed,
Weir and others, although admitted by
them to be purely Legislative. In the
course of the discussion, the irrepressi-