Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-19

THURSDAY, July Is, 1889, ga. NJ.
The Convention met, the President
in the chair
Prayer by Chaplain. :
Petitions and circumstances:
BY Kinnear, from John C. Hender
son, in favor OF taxing church prop
erty.
Crowley, in favor of woman suffrage
| from conference of the United Breth.
rem OF Christ; in favor of woman suf
frage, from the people of Dixie, Walla
Walla county.
Eshelman, for prohibition, 1850 sig.
natures.
JOY, for an article on irrigation; in
favor of woman suffrage, with sigma
lures of ll9 women and 40 men.
McCIoskey, for woman suffrage; for
prohibition.
Lindsey, (by request), for woman
suffrage.
w. B. Gray, for woman suffrage.
Convey. from conference of NJ. E.
Church, for prohibition; for prohibi-
ton.
Tibbetts, for prohibition, from E. B.
Sutton; in favor of minority report
submitted to the Convention, and also
the action on same subject of a mass
convention held in the Olympia Con-
gregational church last evening.
Schooley, from Snohomish, in favor
Of woman suffrage, with lis sigma
lures.
Eshelman, from North Yakima, for
woman suffrage, with $40 signatures.
All of which were referred to appro-
pirate committees.
Reports of Standing Committees:
Comegys, from Committee on Fed
eral Relations, etc, in favor OF the ces-
sion OF jurisdiction over military and
naval = reservations to the United
States. laid avsr and orderc1 printed
Dunbar moved to 60 into Committee
OF the Whole, on the report of the
Committee on Judicial Department,
on the article establishing the Judicial
system, which was carried and Co.'S
grove took the chair.
The whole article was read, and then
read and considered by sections. The
first section was adopted, which pro-
vides for a Supreme Court, Superior
Courts Justices OF the Peace, and such
inferior courts as the legislature may
provide.
The second section was then taken
up, which provides for Supreme
Court of three Judges, a majority of
whom shall be necessary to form a
quorum and pronounce decision, and
said court shall always be open for the
transaction of business except on nom
judicial days. In the determination
Of causes all decisions OF the court shall
be in writing and the grounds of the
decision shall be stated. The legisla-
ture may increase the number of
Judges of the Supreme Court from
time to time. Turner moved its adop-
ton. Griffiths moved substitute
providing for five Judges instead of
three and striking out the clause Civ
ng the legislature power to increase
the number.
After lively and able debate and
especially eloquent speeches by
Messrs. Dunbar, Crowley, Gr'ffiths, P.
c. Sullivan and Dwyer in favor of the
substitute, and by Turner, Kinnear,
Buchanan and others in favor of three
Judges. the substitute was adopted.
The Committee rose, reported prog
ress and asked leave to sit again.
Granted.
On motion, the Convention took a
recess until 2 80.
2:3Op.
The Convention assembled and FL
bridge was called to the Chair.
Moore, of Spokane, moved to 90
into Committee of the Whole. Car.
ried.
Cosgrove in the chair, the committee
took up the report of Committee on
Judicial Department.
Browne moved to amend the substi
tute virtually restoring the power o.
the Legislature to increase the mum
Der OF Supreme Court Judges.
Turner moved to amend the anne nd
ment by inserting "and may provide
for separate departments of said Court
Carried by A votes.
The third section was taken up fol
consideration, providing for the cleo.
ton of Supreme Court Judges and
term of Office.
Warner moved to amend so that il
two judges are to be elected, only one
should be voted for, and if three are to
be elected, two only to be voted for
and advocated a non bipartisan court, OF
that both parties he represented ON the
bench, in an eloquent and forcible
speech. Dyer opposed the amend
ment. Dunbar opposed it on the
ground that it restricts suffrage.