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

pensation to any public officer, agent,
servant and contractor, after the service
shall have been rendered, or the con-
tract entered into, nor shall the COM
pcnsation of any public officer be in
creased or diminished during his term
OF Office.
Section y provides that the legisla-
ture shall direct by law, in what man
ner, and in what courts, suits may be
brought against the State.
Section 2S which provides form OF
oath for members of the legislature
was stricken out.
The foregoing sections were passed
upon as agreed to in Committee of the
Whole, and at this stage of proceed
ings the Committee of the Whole rose,
the President resumihg the chair, and
reported progress and asked leave to
sit again was granted.
The President presented the follow
ing telegram:
Boise CITY, Idaho, Aug s, 1850,
To President J. p. Hoyt:
The Idaho Constitutional Convention,
before adjournment, ordered its congrat-
lationS to be sen to the Constitutional
Convention of Washington, Montana,
North aud South Dakota, at the progress
the people of the entire Northwest are
making toward early Statehood. Idaho
is now prepared to present itself before
Congress simultaneously with its sister
Territories and ask admission into the
Union of States, being fully able to sup
port a State government and is possessed
OF unlimited natural resources. We ask
your friendly assistance and co-opera-
ton in obtaining Il speedy release from
Territorial dependence
GEO. S. SHARP,
w. III. CLAGET, Governor.
President
The Convention requested the Presi-
dent to make proper response there
to, and then adjourned to . A. NJ. to-
morrow.
FRIDAY, Aug. 0, 9A.M
The Convention met, the President
in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Buck.
The President presented commu-
nication from II gentleman i'll Missou-
ri which was not read, but laid on the
table.
Mr.. Crowley, from Committee on
Apportionment, reported an article on
"Apportionment," by which the State
; is divided into "a Senatorial districts,
and the members of the House of Rep
resentatives apportioned, by which
each county has at least one repre-
sentative, and some counties greater
number; for instance, King has s,
Pierce 6, Spokane 6, Whitman 5, Wal
la Walla B, Thurston 2. Laid ON the
table and ordered printed.
DIR. Blalock presented report from
Public Health and Vital Statistics"
providing an article, as follows, viz:
"Therc shall be established by law q
State Board of Health, and Bureau Of
Vital Statistics in connection there
with, with such powers as the legisla-
ture may direct. The legislature shall
enack laws to regulate the practice OF
medicine and surgery, and the sale Of
drugs and medicines"
Laid on the table and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Manly, from Committee on Min
ing and Mining Interests, an article
providing for an Inspector of Mines.
Mr.. Mcdonald presented his minor
ity report for Commission of Mines,
consisting of three members.
Messrs. Newton and Gray presented
u minority report providing for Su-
perintendent of Mines and Mining,
with salary OF $4,000, and to be
elected by the people. 1t also provides
for Inspectors of Mines.
Laid over and ordered printed.
The President announced the COM
mittee provided for by the resolution
of Mr.. Bowen, adopted yesterday, viz {:
Messrs. Bowen, Hicks and Dallam.
The Convention then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, DIR. Bla-
lock in the chair, for the further con-
sideration of the article on "Legisla-
tive Department" as follows:
Section 90. In all elections by the
legislature the members shall vote
rira roce, and their votes shall be en-
tered ON the journal.
Section 80. The legislature is pro-
hibited from enacting any private or
special laws in the following cases, viz !:
For changing the names of persons, or
constituting one person the heir-at law
OF another, or grant divorces; for lay
ing out, opening or altering highways; /;
for authorizing persons to keep ferries
wholly within this State; for author
izing the sale or mortgage of real or
personal property of minors, or others
under disability; for assessment or col
lection of taxes, or for extending the
time for collection thereof; for grant
ing corporate powers or privileges; for
authorizing the apportionment Of any
part of the school fund; for incorpo-
rating any town or village, or to amend
the charter thereof; from giving effect
to invalid deeds, wills or other instru-
ments; releasing or extinguishing, in
whole or in part, the Indebtedness, liza
bility or other obligation of any person
or corporation, to this State, or to any
municipal corporation therein; declar-
ing any person of age or authorizing
any minor to sell, lease, or cucumber
his or her property: legalizing, except
as against the State, the unauthorized
or invalid act Of any offices regulating
the rates of interest on money; remit
ting fines, penalties or forfeitures pro-
viding for the management of common
schools authorizing the adoption Of
children; for limitation OF civil or
criminal actions; changing county
lines or locating or changing county
seats; in all other cases where a gen.
eral law can be made applicable.
Section 81 The legislature shall
provide by general laws for the trans
action of any business that may be
prohibited by section 80 of this article,
and all such laws shall he uniform in
their operation throughout the State.
Section 30. "After January /, 1880,
the labor of convicts of this State shall
not be let out by contract to any person,
co-partnership, company or corpora
, tion, and the legislature shall by law
provide for the working of convicts for
the benefit of the State"
, Section 33 provides that the offense
of corrupt solicitation of members of
the legislature, or of public offices, or
r any municipal division thereof, shall
e be defined by law, and shall be pun
ished by fine and imprisonment. Any
5 person may be compelled to testify in
any lawful investigation or judicial
D proceedings against persons charged
4 with bribery or corrupt solicitation
and shall not be permitted to withhold
i his testimony on the ground that it
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