Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-19
TUESDAY, July l6, 1889.

to make such submission.
Adjourned to o'clock tomorrow.
TUESDAY, July 16, 1889.
The Convention met at 8 A. NJ, the
President in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
After the reading of the Journal Mr..
j. Il. Moore arose to a question of priv
ilege, with reference to the article OF
the Seattle Times correspondent, and
in Indignantly denying the statements
contained therein, made very telling
and eloquent speech.
Petitions and circumstances:
BY Durie-City Council OF Seattle
against restricting its power to incul
Indebtedness.
Cosgrove-On agricultural educa
ton. Referred.
Reports from Standing Committees
Turner, from Committee on Judicial
Department, reported an article OF 2S
sections for organizing and establishing
Judiciary. Itprovides for Supreme
court consisting OF three Judges, to be
elected by the people; term, six years
vacancies to be filled by the Governor
until elected by the people. Salaries
of Supreme Court Judges, 5000 pei
anaum. 1t also provides for Supe.
rior Court, with one or more Judges
for each county, to be elected by the
people. The term OF the first Judges
is fixed at three years, and subsequent.
ly for six years, with a salary of $500
per annum; vacancies to be filled by
the Governor, and the Judges are pro.
hibited from charging juries on facts
or commenting thereon, but must con.
fine themselves to the application and
Interpretation Of the law. They are
also to appoint three Court Commits.
sioners to sit on cases in Chambers
Justices of the Peace to be salaried, but
shall receive no fees. The legislature
has power to increase the salaries oil
Judges.
The minority reported concurrence
in all of the report of the majority, ex
cept substituting five Supreme Court
Judges instead Of three, and fixing
their term at four years instead of six
The report was laid over until to
morrow, and three hundred copies or
dered printed.
Propositions and motions:
By Jones-Giving the United State,
exclusive jurisdiction on all military
and naval reservations.
Suksdotf-Relative to education
relative to State roads rs distinguishes
from county roads.
Kinnear-In regard to elections by
ballot and incorporating the Austria
liam system.
Dyer (by request)-Providing for thu
continuance in Office of all county of
ficers for the term for which they wer,
elected.
Hicks-To provide an absolutely sc
cret ballot and for embodying the Aus
tralian system; also, for the right O
the people to bear arms, but prohibit
ing corporations from doing so.
Tibbitts-For Australian system q
voting.
Allen-Relative to time within which
actions may be begun by the Stat,
against persons; also, to establish com
pensation of State and Judicial officers
relative to qualification of voters.
Weisenburger - Prohibiting alier
ownership OF real estate except in Ger
tain cases.
Berry-For organizing the militia.
All OF which were appropriately re
ferred.
The report amending the rules wa
taken up and adopted.
Moore, of Spokane, from Legislativ,
Committee, asked leave to employ
short hand reporter-M. Pratt,
prepare their report. Granted.
Dyer offered resolution extendin,
the privileges OF the floor to L. B. An
drews, member of the Constitutions
Convention OF 1878. Adopted.
Adjourned to 8 A. NJ. tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, July II, 1889.
The Convention met at 8 A. NJ, tn,
President IN the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Moore, OF Spokane, offered resolu
ton extending the courtesies of tn,
Convention to Hon. John B. Allen
Ex-Governor Ferry, Ex-Governor Sem
pie, and Judges Jacobs and Dennison
and inviting them to seats on tn,
floor. Carried.
Under the order of petitions and re
monstrances, the President laid befor'
the Convention the petition OF til,
United Workmen, of Tacoma, for tn,
incorporation of numerous designated
features of the Constitution, and alst
from l.. r. Carpenter, on disposal O
granted lands.
Weir, from citizens OF Port Town
send, asked that granted lands be sole
and not leased, and also q s0mmunica
ton from the same parties accreditinI
d. L. Smith, Esq, as their representa-
tive.
All of which were referred to appro
pirate committees.
Sharpstein, from Committee on Mis-
cellaneous Subjects, reported adversel,
on Prohibition, and the minority, Mes
srs. Dickey and J. NJ. Reed, in favor O
Prohibition.
Propositions and motions:
Browne, Relative to corporations
forbidding special charters; for taxin,
the rolling stock and for regulating an,
restraining railroads.
Dwyer (by request), On lotteries.
Fairweather, Relating to bribery O
State officers and members of the Leg
islature.
stiles, In relation OF the right o
citizens to sue the State.
J. NJ. Reed, On registration; OF
non-judicial days and legal holidays
viz: Jany. LIST, Feb. 22d, May 30th
July 4th, Dec. 25th and Sundays.
Newton, on mechanics liens.
All appropriately referred.
The Convention took up the repor
of the Committee on Judicial Depart
ment, being the judicial system, an,
on motion of Turner, went into Com
mittee of the whole, Cosgrove in tn
chair. As the report of the Commute
had just been laid ON the desks of tn
members and no opportunity had beer
afforded for examining its % sections
the Committee rose, reported progress
and asked leave to sit again.
Crowley, by request, presented a pc
tition from Walla Walla, numerousl
signed, asking for woman suffrage
Referred.
+. NJ. Reed, offered a resolution
that 800 copies of all articles and r.
ports OF standing Committees be print
ed. Carried.
Kinnear. moved that the sewers
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