The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-20
THE CONVENTION.
Salaries Of Judges Discussed
and Fixed.
KING ASKED FoR TWo JUDGES
Eut One Committee Held On Ae-
coant Of the Great L~sgih Of
Session

OLYMPIA, Jnly fs---Tbe convention ives
starved Into agreement Hpon tue salsris.
( 81 Fas supreme ecgrf iasgss this evening
i sns n that particular section Of The rprs5r,
I 81 TIE judiciary committee was under coga.
sSElsgsfton- Iafrer vas almost aairassgs,
IN presenting his views that this branch oa
ssse Judiciary shnsid not be sfsntsd In iss
sss~aaee aud in urging that q hsxh
orier oi talent eo1i Rot he sceurSf url.ess
Tie people showed proyer appreciation ol
the importance OF the supreme eour.. and
CON rensatsd is members amply s.5r fhesr
services. Moore mssie an sioaneEt plea
for the Judiciary, and tyiHsshs urged The
adoption OF the Tnessure wisa al his
power of ressiy orstory, bnt IL was
of no syail. The idea oi
economy has become paramount in tie
eyes of the convention. aud a disposition
lios 20 spare ttse pruning knife In cutting
down expenses ln al brsnees ef the gov
eminent - existeIeesi Ia every measure. in
which the question: OF expense is involved
, Al sections of article up 70 the fourteenth h
bad t4ss n chsngesf, aifsrss. amended and
then adopted 10 suit the critical ideas
grammatical. practical and otherwise
% nssuy members. and when the question
81 salaries f9r tho 5gs3ges waS reached IL
Vas nearly $50 e'eiOex- Many de !sgsfes
wanted 70 adjourn. bat this Was strUugis
opposed, ana Turner, who had not ex-
psefed ffss Tie question woula
come I'D until tornarf.sw, was ioseq,f
( to Psesssls bis argument fog fts0 salaries
/ is%fore be xas ready. Nevertheless he
made eoe1 plea. even though he said b4
was inevitably oa the losing side Dyer
urged his 5000 amendment aith fasce,
agd -uksdarl wanted to come dDwn eseF
lower than that. BGchznan's away
So of toe judicial pr dlen
hnd some weight. and the sfnsf. siaYf
81 6eSmaa. MAO MAS a 5000 man. tisat ht
might Fure ? TIE si1a3 measure sss a
straw in favor af Dyes S sme3dmsuf. The
high salary asyoeasss, seeing hew the
vote was boand - ~. we're
anxioss 10 rise. hnt eysry attempt
60 Isostroae action WIS cheek msf;ti +
b. ali overwhelming refusal ir siiseoa
time the disenssinn Of he suh;eet Finally
The matter was bfough; to al issae. aud
the $i.ssn men wDa. A vote o. the
salaries OF ihr superior judges was like
wise required by the majority, and then.
THIS i'm mper,ant portion of the jRdl isl
article being settled. the committee arose
ONE oBIKcTios YET
Eleven sections of the article were deer
mitsed upon ia todsy's long and Wearing
,siun, aud thirteen Yet remain 70 be con
siderea by the committee With section &
which was retired beck yesterday
The most knotty problems have been
lived. however, aId Il may be expected
hat tniiFt article will have been disposed
of by Iomofraw noon. A dispute may
arise over section -. whlcn provisies That
Ia case any member of toe supreme court
Is disqualified from hearing any
ease, the rsmxining judges
shsli select some disinter, sted
member of the bar 10 participate in th
hearing of the case. z. II. sullivan gave
notice yesterday that he would fight this
provision, and he viii doubtless rcmembef
his promise when time coses.
sscgAFIcE FOR PRECEDENT.
Kieg county made strong plea for ale
quaEe reprs senta1ion ia the Judiciary when
Il asAea FOR two superior JUDGES To dispose
OF the great aInonnt of litigation that has
claeged the wheels OF judicial proceed
iHgs there for many years. II
was repteseated 10 tue convention that
The needs of Il co0niy watch bad within
one year suffered the death of two chief
justices we're absolutely imperative. and
fhas occupation could always easily be
found for two judges sastern Washington
sympath zed With hsng comfy. uf course.
bat Ii did not want 10 open the door
for ike demand from other counties
which would make the same request. and
- the demand was denied. for the sake Of
precedent. EHt thai did not pre-
vent Esheiman from demanding
one judge fur kitti'as aud Iakima eouB-
would be told to call upon the legislature
for relief. Ii was refused and the convcn-
tiou was consistent at the expense of Suf-
frrlng iifisants in the choked district
courts of Washington.
BuT ONE COMMITTEES MEETING.
The committee on corporations was the
only one that held session tonight Con
siieTafion on is article was renewed and
| former recommendations were somewhat
modified Stockholders in euy corporation
instead of being hel1 lisbie for the full
smount of the stock they subscribe. viii be
I liable for what unpaid stock they hold
/ fhe railroad commissioners will be chosen
( from the state AZ large instead ~ from separ
ate districts. The legislature VIII be sIapoe-
cred % prescribe the duties oi the com
mission. Corporations were hitherto
allowed 10 hoid lands for tive
years only, bnt thiS provision
( l. changed 80 that turnpike, railroad and
canal companies may hold 500 acres oi
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