, 1889-08-01


commissioned by the governor. The
governor shall have power to call forth
the militia TO execute the laws OF tic
state, to
SUPPRESS lNsURREcrioSs
and repol invasions. lie said this was
| simply u copy of the California proyis-
ion, and believed IL amply sufficient. If
ever the people made demand for such
| blll the legislature would without
doubt enact.
| Jones thought these gentlemen were
doing to-day just what they so strongly
objected to yesterday when this subject
was under debate. He cited other state
constitutions which had the same or
similar provisions in their constitutions
regarding militia system, and argued
that this proposed article was therefore
not unusual nor an innovation, and that
a strong and ciliCicn5 military system
was II necessity, and should be provided
for IN the constitution where it would
not be exposed to frequent change.
stiles favored an efficient militia
force in tho state, and ii he believed the
| legislature washable ever to abolish it,
he would even go for the entire article.
but there was no such constitution in
America to-day that attempted to set up
II military system like this, and yet I'm
the oldest and strongest states there are
LAhpE MlIillAhh fbN'fo
under organizations inaugurated and
maintained entirely by statutes enacted
| by legislatures. Therefore he could not
support this article or consent to pro.
| fcssedly legislative articles being put into
the constitution avowcdly from II fear
| of what harm the legislature might do.
| lie favored Brownies substitute and
! pointed out certain Inconsistencies and
contradictions in terms occurring in the
article.
| Minor said no single speaker had OBJ
| jected to this system or to a militia, but
| mad only talked about this article being
| legislative, lie believed the committee
lad carefully considered this subject
ana had presented wise article for
adoption. This single section, which il
lls proposed to strike out, is surely wise,
| Tor 1t merely indicates what class of
CiuzenS shall do military duty. He
| didn't believe in the existence of any
danger to the people or their liberties,
Tor no part of the force could even
| parade without the authority of the
| government They asked only that
THE STATE SHALL SUPPORT THEN,
and there is less liability of military
arlstocracy IT the officers are selfolec.
! tive than If they are appointed by a
single authority. BY adopting the bro
| posed substitute it has made it ucccs.
: sary for the militia to come to every
legislature and plead for recognition and
support. AS to danger to the state,
| why, the state of Rhode Island has
three times as many as this article pro.
| poses, and we could lose Rhode Island
| in one of our counties.
| Bowen opposed Browne amendment.
! Turner said the gentleman evidently
| misunderstood him. He had said moth.
ing about cttrontry, or that this mode
OF elccting the officers was uu-Amcrican,
| un-democratic or run-rcpublican. But If
| he knew that the next legislature wouId
| vote down this whole spstem from top
| to bottom he would still oppose putting
this article into the constitution. The
established
AMERICAN PRINCIPLE
/ is that no army shall ever he beyond the
| reach of the people. Anuct of tho legis.
| lature is an act of the people. lie re-
| peated his challenge of this morning
: (cNtendinG its terms so us to include the
| constitution of any Anglo-Saxon or
EnGlish-spcaking pcople) for the pro
ductloh OF any constitution which
| placed the. militia system where it
| could not be reached by legislative ac-
/ ton, and this was what he called un-
| American, un-republican and un-demo-
cratic.
Buchanan said it was easy to tear this
article to pieces, but he suggested to
/ these gentlemen that he would Introduce
II substitute for 1t, until which time he
should stand by the committees article.
Prosser said Turner set up man of
straw and then Knocked him down. This
/ article proposed no standing army, but
merely an organization of our own folks,
| to be maintained as the law provides,
| for our own safety and defense, to be en-
| tircly under the control of the legisa-
ture, except that it could not be reduced
| below q fixed minimum.
Brownies substitute was adopted
ayes 49, noes 32
After II discussion as to the. proper
form in which put the question, the
l chair decided To consider Brownies sub
I stitutc us an amendment and to nut the
question on adopting the section as thus
amended. Carried--aycs 81, noes 80.
Section 3 SAYS the National Guard of
| Washington shall consist of not less
than twenty companies of infantry and
two companies of cavalry, and each
company shall consist of not less than
twenty-four enlisted men.
Gritttts moved to strike out. Adopted
ayes 33, noes 80.
Section provides that the militia of
| Washington territory as now organized
under and by virtue of the laws thereof
shall be and hereby is continued as a
part of the national guard of Washing
ton, and the officers thereof shall hold
I lllclr IcsptCtlNc ollCeS until tllclf sue
cessors are elected or appointed and
have qualified.
Jones moved to adopt the section.
Turner moved To strike it out, and
that motion was given the preference.
Cosgrovc opposed this as leaving the
present system in doubt, but on his at
| tentiOn being called 10y Goldman to the
last section of the enabling act he ad-
mitted that that might he sufficient.
The section was then stricken out
| ayes 32, noes %.
| Section 8 says: The Legislature shall
ut all times by suitable appropriation
and laws make adequate provision for
/ the organization, maintenance, uniform
| ing equipping and discipline of the
| National Guard of Washington, and the
! laws now in force in thcTerritory Of
! Washington, providing for the organi-
Z zation, maintenance and discipline of
| the militia of the Territory of Washing
| ton shall romain in force ils Il part of tile
| laws of this state until such time as the
| legislature shall make provision equally
effective for tho organization, mainten-
ance and discipline of the National
guard of this state.
l.. NJ. Reed moved to amend.
Lindsey said Brownies amendment,
already adopted, covered all that, and
Reed withdrew
Section O provides that major.gcner-
ais shall be elected by brigadier- generals
and field officers of their respective di-
visions brigadicr. generals shall be
elected by the field officers of their re-
spectivc brigadcs; field officers shall be
elected by the field officers and line
officers OF their respective regiments;
line officers shall be elected by the en-