Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16
OUR LAW TRAINERS.

=. &. Sullivan reported from elec
tions and elective rights, an article
which was laid over and ordered printed
The President presented a commu
nication from Stevens and Miller post'
OF the Grand Army of the Republic ex
pressing thanks to the Convention fol
the passage of the section establishing
Il Soldiers Home.
J.Z. Moore and ID. Buchanan eacl
filed a minority report on the article
on the legislative department.
The Convention then resolved itsel
into Committee of tha Whole for con
sidering the reports of the Committee
on the Legislative Department, ant
DR.. Blalock was called to the chair.
Section l provides that the legisla
tive powers shall be vested in Senate
and House of Representatives., which
shall be called the Legislature of tn,
State of Washington.
Section , provides that the House o
Representatives shall be composed o
not less than 63 nor more than 9s
members. The number of Senator.
shall not be more than One-half nol
less than one-third of the number o
members of the House of Representa-
tives. The first legislature shall b,
composed of 70 members of the House
and 81 Senators.
Section 3 provides that the legisla
turc shall provide for an enumeration
OF the inhabitants in 1895, and ever,
ten years thereafter; and at their frs,
session after such enumeration, ant
also after each United States census
the legislature shall apportion and dis
trict anew the members of the Scnat,
and House of Representatives.
Section 4. Members of the Hous,
of Representatives shall be elected il
the year 1889, at the time and manner
provided by this Constitution, anC
shall hold their offices for the term o
one year and until their successor
shall be elected"
Section 5. The next election of tn,
members of the House of Representa-
tives after the adoption of this Consti
tuition, shall he on the first Tuesda,
after the first Monday in November
1890, and thereafter members of tn,
House of Representatives shall b'
elected biennially.
Section 6 provides that Senator
shall be elected by single districts a
the same time and in the same man
ner rs members of the House. The,
shall be elected for a term of -fou
years, one-half of their number retir
ing every two years.
Section 7. "No person shall be eli
gible to the legislature who shall no
be citizens OF the United States an,
have resided two years within tn,
State, and be qualified voter in tn,
district where he is chosen"
Section 8 provides that eacl
house shall be the judge of the elec
ton, etc, of its own members, and /
majority of each house shall constitut,
IA quorum to do business"
Section 8 provides that "each hous,
may determine the rules of its owl
proceedings, punish contempt and dis
orderly behavior and by concurrenc,
of two-thirds of all the members elect
ed, expel n member, but no member
shall be expelled second time for tn,
same ofiensc."
Section 10 provides that each hous,
shall elect its officers, the Senat,
choose Il temporary President whcr
necessary, and the Lieutenant Cover
nor shall have the deciding vote il
case of an equal division OF the Senate
Section III provides that each hous,
shall keep a journal OF its proceedings
and publish the same, except sucl
parts as require secrecy. Neithel
house shall adjourn for more thar
three days.
Section II. "The first legislator,
shall meet on the first Wednesday ai
ter the first Monday in November, A
ID. 1889. The second legislature shal
meet on the first Wednesday after tn,
first Monday in January, A. ID. 1891
and sessions of the legislature shall b'
held biennially thereafter, unless spe
cially convened by the Governor, bu
the times of meeting of subsequent
sessions may be changed by the lcgis
lature. After the first legislature tn,
sessions shall not be for more thar
sixty days"
Section l3 provides that no member
of the legislature, during the time fol
which he is elected, shall be appointed
or elected to any civil Office in the
State, which shall have been created
or the emoluments of which shall have
been increased, during the term fol
which he was elected.
Section II. "No person, being :
member OF Congress, or holding any
civil or military Office under the Unitet
States or any other power, shall be eli
gible to be a member of the legislature
and if any person, after his election a.
a member of the legislature, shall bt
elected to Congress or be appointed to
any other office, civil or military, under
the government of the United States
or any other power, his acceptance
thereof shall vacate his seat, Propided
that officers in the militia of tn,
State who receive no annual salary
local officers and postmasters, who's,
compensation does not exceed S30t
per annum, shall not be ineligible"
Section II. "The Governor shall
issue writs of election to fill such va
cancies rs may occur in either hous'
of the legislature"
Section Is. Members of the legisla
ture shall be privileged from arrest il
all cases, except treason, felony an,
breach of the peace; they shall not b,
subject to any civil process during tn
session of the legislature, nor for fiftee,
days next before the commencement
of each session.
Section II. No member of the leg
islature shall be liable in any civil ac
ton or criminal prosecution whatever
for words spoken in debate.
Section Is. "The style of the Law
of State shall be: BE it enacted by tn
Legislature of the State of Washing
ton"
Section 10. No bill shall embrac
more than one object, and that shal
be expressed in the title"
Sections 20, Il and % provides fo
the manner of passing a law by tn
Legislature.
Section 23 provides that member
shall receive 50 for each days atten,
ance, and ten cents mileage coming t
and going from the place of meeting {
the legislature.
Section a. "The legislature sha
never authorize any lottery or gran
any divorce"
Section 26 was stricken out.
Section 26 provides that the legisl;
lture shall never grant any extra con