Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-02

works; from Julla +. kennedy, super
intendent of Seattle schools, protesting
against uniform textbooks; from Ia
coma Board OF Commerce, resolutions
in favor OF sale OF school lands and tide
lands, the AUDITORS to have prior right
to purchase; from Shiloh" hetero-
geneous mass of sense and nonsense,
which, after being read to the great
amusement of the members, was laid
on the table.
Warner, presenting a form of pream-
bic from r. c. Wiley.
Wilson, from the Pierce County
Medical Society, in favor of bureau of
vital statistics.
Comegys, against Sec 0 of article on
corporations, from o. E. Williams.
Convey, from Sabbath Association, in
favor of Sunday of rest.
All OF which were appropriately re-
fcrred.
Crowley, that the privileges OF the
floor be extended to Hon. Thomas II.
Brents. Carried.
Propositions and notions
w illItl, liOlii SOlIilllllltt OIl i
bic and Bill of Rights, a preamble, and
also minority report on the same
Referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Third reading of the article on mill
tia, and upon its final passage was
adopted, 81 to ID, and referred to Com.
mittee on Revision.
On motion, the Convention resolved
itself into the Committee of the Whole,
for the further consideration of the
preamble and bill Of rights, with Mr..
Stiles in the chair
The report OF the majority, viz !:
1--WE, the people of the State of Wash
ington, to secure the blessings Of lib
erly, insure domestic tranquility and
preserve our rights, do ordain this Con-
stitution," was upon vote being
taken, defeated.
The minority report was then adop-
ted, as follows, viz: ave, the people
of the State of Washington. grateful to
the Supreme Ruler OF the Universe for
our liberties, do ordain this Constitu-
ton"
Whcreupon the Committee of the
Whole rose, the President resuming
the chair, and the question being on
concurring in the amendments to the
article on preamble and bill OF rights,
were concurred in, 55 ayes, 10 noes.
Goldman then proposed an additional
section to the article, as follows, viz
" No standing army shall be kept up in
this State in time of peace, and no sol
der shall in time OF peace be quartered
in any house without the consent of
the owners, nor in war, except in the
manner prescribed by law" which was
adopted, 80 to 13.
Other amendments were offered, but
none adopted, and finally the article
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The Convention then again resolved
itself into q Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Dyer then being called to the
chair, for the consideration of the ar
ticle on State, County and Municipal
Indebtedness, and it was read and then
taken up by sections.
Section l, which provides that the
State may incur Indebtedness not to
exceed 100000, to meet casual deficits
or failures in revenues, and any other
Indebtedness must be for specific
purpose, and be first submitted to a
vote of the people, was considered, and
Turner moved to strike out the entire
section, and other amendments and
substitutes were offered and discussed,
pending which, and before vote was
taken on any, the committee rose, and
the Convention took a recess till 2 p.
NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met, p. c. Sullivan
in the Chair.
Mr. Buchanan obtained unanimous
consent and offered n substitute for
Section Il of the article on Corpora
tons, in regard to the appointment OF
a Board OF three Railroad Commits
sioners, which was read and laid upon
the table.
The Convention then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, Dyer
in the chair, to further consider the
article on State, County and Munich
pal Indebtedness, and after presenta-
ton, numerous amendments and con-
sequent confusion as to the rules of
order, vote was finally taken upon
Mr.. Turner's motion to strike ont Sec.
|, and it was defeated. All the mo-
tons to amend were lost, and the Sec
ton as reported, was adopted. This
section limits the State to <40O, 600 in
debtedness, which it may contract to
meet casual deficits or failures in reve-
nues, or for expenses.
Section 2 provides that in addition
to the above limited power to contract
debts, the State may contract debts to
repel invasion, suppress instruction,
or to defend the State in war, and it
was adopted.
Section 3 provides that except the
debts specified in sections l and of
this article, no debts shall hereafter be
contracted by, or on behalf of this
State, unless such debt shall be au.
thorized by law for some single work
or object to be distinctly specified
therein, which law shall provide ways
and means, exclusive OF loans, for the
payment of the interest and discharge
of the principal within twenty years,
and no such law shall take effect until
it shall have been submitted to the
people at general election, and have
received a majority of all the votes
cast for and against it, and such law
shall be published in at least one news
paper in each county, three months
next proceeding the election.
Immediately upon its being received,
Mr.. Turner moved to strike out all
that part of the section requiring the
submission of the law to people, and
their approval of it, before the law can
be enacted, and made a characteristic
speech in support Of his motion.
Among other things he said that he
was opposed to leaving these questions
to the people. Provisions of this kind
should not be submitted to the people.
l am afraid to trust the people"
Stiles and Sullivan, of Whitman,
also favored Turner's motion to strike
out.
Griffits, on the other hand, placed
himself squarely on the side of the
people and in favor of submitting the
question to them, and as they would
be free from all entanglements, could
pass just judgment. He said: Some
OF the people are even as big as Judge
Turner, although probably the Judge
don't think So" After lengthy dis
cussion by Messrs. Dunbar, Cosgrove,
Power, Weir and Browne, a vote was