The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-27
THE CONVENTION.
Olympia TO Be Permanent
Capital.
10 SELL rHE rsEIlc I4Sps.
a wars Dfscasxisa Over the yeso
Ps~er-'ssznAet- Cox Makss
. speesh

OLYMPIA JAY &.-0synphla xsu be
the ezpss2l % The STATE II Washington a.
sezzg ~ tie ccaeEs EsE12ua saal snsars il
the report Of she essshzstses On stats iryss
talxsoas xsss ps3tssx izsi drugs s.ee.ssss sst.sa
scuAgnt ee ssssrsc1 By tAs coaveassas,
This euzz zuxsssse has hsd iass twa se-ssosss
Tae srss A. aaarzs sisss ssaer and the
second tafs sSenErg- AZ the fog
Eser Ihe m4E1sr OF tae sea-e s&xsssas
wzs fsrsaasly Diseased. aud the
essGssnsxss of sspsaEoa sas tAss lna sosr of
xoyersmeas shsaa he located he-e FOR
several pears and saAt shs question sssugsi
thsa be lets % skr so,e Of the people. But
change oF apsuaon las taken psae. and
SIX cot of the seven members who we're
preseat ~ sonishrs nasettng unanimously
cDnciu led that olympia il the most agrsrp-
PIRATE place for t5s permanent stats
capital aud thai tee constitution should
irrey0cably make sach declaration
Travis. OF Stevens. vss the enc member
absent, and his position Is net known.
The SIX members who I've made this de
cis2on sre r. ~ keesf- Of Olympia. chair
msa. LndsIeF. af Clark: MeEfroy. OF King.
MeCruskxy. OF Whitman; Hayfoa, OF Ska
zfs. ard NlE>or. 81 MzSon- The report s,f
the committee sfA be ssfbznssfeei next
Monday. IL viii make the sin
pls recon r1eRs.salou shoag the location
sH The cxpt'ai &sst VIII se&ve Ia the legfs-
Z lsruFe thE ieeatixass OF ether state sssstssn-
< items This rvc1k1 ufs Estaf9o11. il should De
As.sie.s. - In sEh~fAaes. the sanss as sh.A
proposition intrp5aeszi by stGrsieyaat
some tire s5nce. sasi referred 20 tie com
mstsee on psiotse s0sldlpgS.
PUBLIC LANDS To sE SOLD
The committee m puhEse lands tenight
adopted the main fe4tnres OF Danhar's
proposition. sghEitsef several days since.
The ngss sec7fea is secepses. almost entire
aa4 the working OF the sacoGd l.:
-Th.s state siscislns tie TO al lands
patented by the Tnissd States lying under
the navigzbls xater of tue state
The third section II from tae California
constitution. aud provides for the free
passage ever rke tide lands 70 uaxtyabfe
water. THIS altogether replaces that pro-
posed By Dunbar The fourth secrion Is.
None Of the lands granted 10 the state
or held bg virtue OF It's sovereignty shall
De sold. otherwise than az p0oaic auction,
10 the highest sisicer. after the value
thereof shall be appraised by board of
appraisers, 10 De provided BY iaw, the
/ terms ef payment also to be prescribed by
law. Ani 40 sale sh ali be valid unless iAe
sum bid De sqIa. 10 taas appraised value Of
said land
II VIII De noticed tiat the eisnss givlpg
rFior right Of parhhsse To occupants OF tide
lands IL emitted. The remaining two sec
items arr Substantially the same IS those
recommended by Banbsr.
TIE VETO posEg
shall the veto power Of the governor he
sustained. restricted or aboiishedss vas
the them. OF long discussion Ii arose
90 the motion of Power 10 require three
fifths vote of the legislailye ass mbiy 10
paSS q measure over the governor head,
sud was maize more earnest ey RsoxEe's
amendment, ~ Go away entirely
xaHef
bare majority sufficient Ga validate Dill
tla. ha1 beea disspproTed. The discus
SION during the morning was decidedly in
faTor OF the opponents 20 the two thIrsts
measure, bot Ia the Afternoon the follow
ers OF the old rule rallied. aad several
powerful speeches were made in support
0f their position These were by Pros~er.
Buchanan aud Taraar. aud they had the
effect OF tnru.ng the ssfe of sentiment and
defeating both amendments.
DEIvTSG IS HTsroKfc LORE.
tn ~ were very rsany interesting points
brosghf osi daring the debate, aud certain
of tie speakers were not sparirg ia their
modern history 70 slsfatn their various
postrio1s. Among oiht r. Dunbar took oc-
casion 30 critic se freely the late president
for his abuse OF the veto power, and Crow
leg brought these nearer home by citing
Governor Penuayer, oi Oregon, as an ex
ample of the extenf 10 which this execu-
tive perrogatiye might be used IL defeating
r!gbsfui legislation.
stiles brought forward Governor Water
man, es California. and his defeat OF the
insurance bill By the stroke OF hts pen
Turner quoted the Fenrh Ee yoiaiion and
It's horrors. Convey. the Declaration of Iu-
dependence. Weir tile Ten Command
meuts. sullivan the wisdom of solomon,
aud volumes Of history sere planstered 10
and some instance that showed conclusive
sStat
the manifest vision cf its main
tenanee. several ef the speeches
male We re longer than any yet aelive red
In the convention. aud the debate dad not
stop untI egery oae had had his say aud
many had spoken twice But ali things
have an enc. and - this debate ended
where il begsu iog tue elasse vas lest as il
was originally reported ty the COMMITTEES.
sREEcsEs BY ''suSsET' cox.
There was just one other interesting fes.
ture OF the day. That was the two AL
dresses of ''-aEset Cox az the convention
hall after The morning adjournment, agsd
sg,ssn =, Columbia haii In the afternoon At
occasion en- arged upon the thoughts
brought f1rsasa IN She morn
ing aud entertained crowd ef
several hundred for over an hour tn a very
eco cacTst speech. eniivsned by ths wit aud
humor hat have ~ much a. anything else
OF reaSss Gh bling al the convention had
.sssn plscsai a. > O'Clock. I ut Ect Que 81 the
great aambeF - dele gates present Jeff be
bore the srs aker hAt riuishej st few min
ufe@ altar that hour. Mr. SoX aud his wife
retars ssi 30 lseema ii lie afternoon.
PROPOSED CHASsEs aF TIE RrLE<
The convention sill tomorrow discuss
tao Important amendments 70 the rules
I ae Srsi il that proposed by Durie W no
wants to iimit the ftu.e ot al speeches 10
6ve IA aEtes. The speeches totay we're
seeerzily sonzer than any that
have yet bssm ris'e- The ofher Is
~ Tnrae< which proposed that the hear
IL tssEfvensng IA Ing morning shall te az
80 a half hour later. Il lSe committee
Decides urou nl2ht session rs xS week IL
Is peoi,so.e Shss this change wlA te
adopted
SgTgS
The committee on / zis,asivs 4. paFsrnesss
j. ready with SIS report. The ieg!s latare
ws eSsfss6S - Gf lls members
The @ muitfee ga military sE=irS viii
epost Hext week.