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commit section 4 to the judicial commit.

commit section 4 TO the judicial commit
tee,
Mr.. Power desired also to renew his
amendment, but the chair ruled him
out of order.
Mr.. Weir opposed rccommitment, and
thought the convention could straightcn
out this section without asking the as
sistance of the committee or losing more
time.
Mr.. stiles also thought this reference
was unnecessary.
Mr.. Moore said the legislature had
named the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January as the date of meet
ing Of the legislature.
MIR. Grifiitts was sure that this sec
ton was void for uncertainty.
Mr.. Weir wanted the Hoor, but was
ruled out as having already spoken twice.
Mr.. Dyer offered an amendment, but
he was also out of order while motion
to refer was before the convention. The
motion to recommit was lost.
Mr.. Dyer sent up his amendment fix
ing the time of elections, meetings of
the legislature, cite.
Mr.. Weir offered q substitute provid-
ing that the terms of all officers named
in section / shall commence on the
second Monday in January following
their election, until otherwise provided
by law.
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Whitman, and Dyer, briefly debated
Then Mr.. Weir's substitute was
adopted. Leave of absence was granted
MIR. Lillis on his own request, and to
I. NJ, Reed at the request of Mr..
Convey.
Mr. Sudksdorf on behalf of Mr..
Browne, Offered an amendment chang
ing the method of declaring the result
nj hp ynt inu E,r gIstta nthrarS Lost
MIR Turner moved an amendment to
section T. providing that the first off
GERS of the new state shall take their
offices Us soon as soon as the territory
becomes astatc.
Mcssrs. Crowley and Weir spoke
briefly and then the convention spoke
en,phatically.. II said "NOP'
Mcssrs. Griffitts, Convey, Stiles and
Weir argued II little about how and by
whom commissions and certificates of
election were To be issued, but nothing
came of 1t.
Mr. Grifitts again moved to recon-
nit section 4, but once more
THE CoNVESrIoS WOULDN'T
On motion of Mr. Weir the article was
considered ongrossed and ordered
printed.
NoNti II order was the article on state,
county and municipal Indebtedness,
Mr.. Griiiitts stated that Mr.. Browne,
chairman of that committee, WAS ill
and desired 70 he present when it was
considered, He moved to adjourn. The
vote was taken by rising vote, but was
so close thut The chair asked them to
vote over again. The ayes and noes
Were ordered and the convention refused
To adjourn by almost q tie vote-ayes 81,
noes 20
Mr. Moore moved to 50 into committee
OF the whole on the preamble and bill of
rights, Ruled out Of order
Mr. Gritfitts and the chair held col
loquy about what was properly in order
next, and following this Mr. Moore
moved to take up the report on the pre-
amble and bill of rights.
Mr. Gritlitts said this was Saturday
afternoon and q number of the members
were absent. There was no need of such
article should really he among the last
subjects considered by the convention,
ms IL was the place where all subjects not
otherwise treated of in the constitution
should 90.
Mr.. Goodman said he took an opposite
view that the bill of rights and pre-
amble should come first
The roll was ordered called on Mr.
Moore's motion at the request of Mr.
Dunbar with ayes 40, noes "a. So the
preamble and bill of rights was taken
up.
Mr.. Sullivan of Tacoma moved to go
into committee of the whole on the pre-
amble and bill of rights.
Mr.. ,schooley moved to adjourn.
CarTied-ayes ~, noes %, and at 3:I5 =.
NJ. the convention stood adjourned to
Monday morning at 0 O'Clock.