, 1889-08-01
THEY ALL TALK.
The Delegates Are Wasting Much
Valuable Time on a Theolog-
ical Question.
MIR. Buchanan Expresses Himself
as in Favor of George
Washington.
,Aessrs. Turner and Sullivan In
dulge In Little Aori-
monious Talk.
ESPECIAL rELEenAx TO THE REVIEW

ESPECIAL rELEeaAM TO THE REVIEW
OLYMPIA, WASH, July 29.--The con-
vention met at 0 O'Clock, the president
in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Lee of
Olympia. Roll call showed all present
except Berry, Browne, Lillis, McElroy,
Mckeavy, Morgan, Sturdevant, Weir and
Willison. Leave Of absence was granted
Willison, Berry, Lillis, McReavy and
Weir. The records were read, corrected
and approved.
Mr.. Winsor presented o petition In
favor of woman suffrage from c. T..
Woodcock and others.
Mr.. Warner returned from the pream-
BILE committee the petition of the Amer
lean Sabbath Union and the same was
referred to the legislative committee.
Mr.. Henry presented the minority re-
port of the committee on corporations,
as follows:
The undersigned, of the committee on
corporations other than municipal hav.
Ing signed the minority report recon-
mending the passage of the article on
corporations reported by said committee,
makes this qualification to his approval
thereof: I dissent from the recommen-
dation of the majority Of said committee
In regard TO section II and recommend
that it do not pass, for
the following reasons. First
because I believe the creation of
the commission contemplated, probably
with the extraordinary powers conferred
upon 1t, to supervise and regulate the
affairs of individuals or associations of
individuals engaged in certain specified
lines of lawful business to the exclusion
of others, is discriminating, arbitrary
and unjust in the extreme, and in viola
lion OF the fundamental principles of
free government Second, that the
powers conferred upon said commission,
10 wit: To exercise supervisory con-
troll over all railroads, canals, and other
transportation companies, associations
and corporations, and over all other
common carriers, and in the absence of
legislation upon the subject, to regulate
hres and freights, and prescribe and
limit the charges therefor, to prevent
abuses, determinations and extortion by
such companies, associations or corpora
lions, is delegation to one and the same
person of all the powers which the peo-
pie, in the formation of the government
for themselves, have jealotlsly separated
into three independent departments, as
said associations In their terms create a
board of three persons, a majority of
whom can exercise legislative, judicial
and executive powers, or who, in other
words, can enact such rules and laws as
they may deem necessary to regulate
fares and freights, the charges therefore
and to prevent abuses, discrimination
and extortion therefore, sit as judge of
the facts and of the laws thus enacted
by themselves and exercise the execu-
tive of the government in enforcing
their DEGREES. Third, that the effect of
the same, whether IL is enforced or not,
will be to prevent the investment of
capital in the development of the re-
sources of the state, to paralyze the great
enterprises of improvement which have
already been commenced and to prevent
the Inauguration of Others now in con-
temptation, thus cutting off the hopes
Of competition against those who now
nave control of the carrying business,
which l regard as the only practicable
and sure remedy against every species of
monopoly. Ordered to be laid over one
day and printed.
Mr.. German thought the rules did not
provide. for printing a paper like this,
which he characterized as argument
rather than q report.
The chair said 1t had been the habit to
print both minority and majority re-
ports, but the convention might decide.
The convention decided to print.
Mr.. Tibbetts said the journal clerk,
Mrs. Lampkin was
VERY FAR BEHIND
I'm copying her journal and needed as
sistance. He moved that the chief clerk
employ an assistant for the journal
clerk.
Buchanan said he understood she was
so far behind that she had actually had
to work on Sunday. He disapproved of
that and favored furnishing her with an
assistant.
Mr.. Moore objected to the considera-
sideration of this subject out of its regu-
lar order.
The chair said that probably this reg
ular order would not be reached to-day.
and the journal CLERK was very much In
need of assistance.
Mr.. Moore Withdrew his objection and
Mr.. Tibbetts' motion was adopted.
The article on executive department
read third time after sundry verbal
amendments were made by una nimous
consent.
Mr.. Convey wanted to know If amend
ments were in order, and was informed
that they were not. The roll was called
on the final adoption and the article was
adopted by ayes 81, noes g.
Mr.. Griffitts, explaining his vote, de-
claTed his entire dissatisfaction with the
whole article, but should vote aye, be.
cause there was no way TO change it.
Mr.. Reed made the same explanation,
and so did Warner, but he voted no.