, 1889-08-08
MIsCEILANEOUs SUBJECTS.
The Report of That Committee
Brings up tho Tide Lands.

Tho Report of That Committee
Brings up tho Tide Lands.
Mr.. Dickcy presented the report Of the
committee on miscellaneous subjects
signed by s. A. Dickey, secretary, J. NJ.
Reed, Robert Jamison and Buchanan,
Comegys reconsidering separate sub
mission of the prohibition article. Laid
over one day and ordered printed.
Mr.. Moore's amendment to the rules
providing that the ten minute rule shall
not apply when property interests of
the state are under debate was offered in
connection with the the adoption of the
ten.minute rule yesterday, but was cut
of by the ordering OF the previous ques-
tion. He said the latter days of this
convention were approaching and that
the most important subjects, in
volving millions of dollars of public
property, were to be deliberated upon.
lie recalled his motion early in the
session calling for information on the
tide land question, involving $500 miles
worth W of lands, and the fact that the
convention refused It. Now he hoped
that, with this question coming up, no
such rule or
RESTRICTION OF DEBATE
would be allowed which would in effect
deprive members of such Information as
had been gathered. 1t was well known
that Jopbery ana coIruptioh worked al,
ways III tle ias. iem lays y. sessioiis anu ,.
such laws were made in this convention
he believed the people would rise up
and refuse this constitution,
! Mr.. Miuer agreed, moved adoption
and called for the previous question, but
Withdrew the eau az 'he request oi MI
Mr.. Stiles proposed to amend and
make the motion clearer, by substitut-
ing the rePor. Oh elie ioai's.e aa zee, on s'aie, @
% %sehooi uiiu MI r,,rrar oidad .sro,'ar,
Of 9he committee on harbors. tide
waters, etc"
Minor called for the previous question,
which was renewed and allowed, and
under that form of procedure Mr..
lMoores amendment, as amended by
Stiles and Turner, was adopted by de-
cided vote.
Mr.. Dyer moved TO go into committee
of the whole for further consideration OF
rur coppop.r,ox .prrc,x
I So voted.
r Mr.. Bowen resumed the chair. The
debate was on section u. the railroad
Icomm;ssiop section and had Reached
Itb,, motion IN adont tine majority report
0wbich recomnends the establishment
iof a commission in the constitution)
,Sxhen Griftitts asked if the majority re-,
mort was omen 10 Amendment. and for
The sake of pettinp "A rIlinp he offered
an amendment adding 10 Section 2I as
recommended bv the majority report
lthe foliowing: NProyided. that the leg
fislature may abolish the commission
'herein oreatea oy tw9-'nlaS san,a;;,a;, rH, and
c.is,,pp Sissu,ps.ean "S suSsvS'e" n''o''' ''
l,i,, L T.-e.o -.;.oa N ,,o;nt sc
Sunivan Oh ttcea .h n,.lt;nn raisu a tba U
lpluer .ha. On .Ie Iueauon s,'a. 80 ~ ordar I.
MOUSE this amenueS l,;I maS out ,a, ", u;a,.,
ny Ghdns ar ,,s waS anV the cn,,,n; ;t,ee ~,
E%put % tooA .ne sehso Vi ''o @oi''''e' va
'he ques'ioh'
SHALL AMY AMENDMENTS BE PERMITTED
until the pending question of ''majority"
or .minorityn report Is decidedP The
convention decided against the amend
ment by ayes 2, noes "a.
MIR. Grifiitts said the only question
seemed TO be whether the com mission
ehould be established by the constitution
or left TO the sweet will of the legisla-
ture.
! He should vote for the majority report
as between that and the glittering gener-
alties of the minority report, but he
should never vote for the ma ajority report
until II was considerably amended: He
believed in elective and not appcintiye
commissioners, with short terms. Such
right and