, 1889-07-11

=, ELLESsBuRG w. r., July S.--H. w.
fuirweather and \. \. Lindsey. consti-
tutional convention; For your generous
contributions accept our grateful ac.
kn0wledGment, our people ure sorcly
a'fllctcd but already Preparations have
begun to rebuild grander and larger
HWlit-Winged messages of coincidence en-
courage us. W. X. ABRAMS, Mayor.
a second ballot for journal clerk had
this result: Whole number GO, necessary
-iampkin 81, Hannagan "a, Davis II !
no election.
Brad w. Davis. Mr.. Knnear desired to
make a nomination, but objection was
made. Mr.. Reed OF Olympia moved that
Mr. kinnear be allowed to make his
nomination, but this motion was lost by
decided negative.
MRS. LAMKiN ELECTED.
The third ballot followed; whole mum.
her 81, necessary "a; Lampkin 80, Han.
nagin 2s, Sylvester /, and Mrs. Lampkin
was declared elected. Mrs. I.ampkin
appeared and received the oath of office
from the president. Mr.. Kinnear Of.
tered the following resolution:
Whereas, The formation Of
TRUSTS AIp CONVERSATIONS
for the purpose of fixing the price and
regulating the production of various
articles of commerce is one of the cN.
isting and growing evils ofthe day, pre-.
venting fair and honest competition in
various industries in which our people
are engaged and certain to rotard the
new state in its onward march TO com.
mercial greatness; be it therefore
Resolved, That this subject be re-.
ferred TO the appropriate committee
with instructions to prepare and submit
to this convention clause providing in
substance that no Incorporated company
in the state OF Washington shall directly,
or indirectly, combine or make any con
tract with any other incorporate com.
panY, foreign or domestic, through their
stockholders, or the trustees or assignces
of such stockholders, or in any manner
whatsoever, for the purpose OF fixing the
price or regulating the production OF any
article OF commerce, and that the legis.
lature be required TO pass laws for the
enforcement thereof by adequate penal.
ties TO the extent, If necessary for that
purpose, of forfeiture Of their property
and franchises.
Nr kinnear of Seattle argued briefly
in favor of the resolution as submitted.
Mr. Buchanan of Ritlville followed in
an earnest speech
AGAINST TRUSTS
and the accumulation of immense for.
tunes at the expense of the people. who
received no adequate return for the i'm
mense sums thus absorbed from them.
He described the formation of the lum-
ber trusts and declared that some pro.
vision ought to be made in the constitu-
tton Of the new state to prevent the ex-
istenCe of such combinations,
Mr. sullivan Of Whitman advocated
the adoption of the resolution, with the
suggestion that IN addition TO the for.
teiturc Of their property in this state,
such corporations be forever afterwards
precluded from doing business in the
state.
Judge Hoyt moved to refer the resolu-
tion 20 the committee on corporations.
Mr. Grittitts favored the resolution in a
spirited speech against trusts and such
monopolios.
Mr.. CoSgrove thought the resolution
NOT BROAD ENOUGH;
that II ought to include the corporations
and monopOlies that tx the freightS and
railroad fares which he considered 10 be
the greatest present evil in the state
He believed the poorest man and the
greatest corporation ought each to have
what was simply right. The committee
should examine the whole subject and
decide what was right
Mr.. stiles thought the proper reference
of the resolution would be to the COM
mittee on commerce and manufactures.
MIR. Sullivan Of Tacoma raised q point
. VI bINtI llul IL was IIle ultN OF the
| president to refer matters to appropriate
committees, but the president overruletl
! this point.
Mr.. Griilitts asked in what form. the
matter would 90 to the committee. and
the president explained that the resolu.
ton was not now on its passage, but
was simply to be referred tothe commit.
tee on corporations other than munic-
ipal.
Mr. Comegys preferred to adopt the
resolution first and then send it to the
committee.
Mr. Warner opposed reference to the
committee.
MIR. knncarsaid his idea was to adopt
the resolution a. Il resolution of iustrllc-
tions to the committee to prepare n suit
able article ON this subject for insertion
in the constitution.
Mr.. Grititts called for the ayes and
naves.
The roll was called and the motion
prevailed by u vote of ayes l3, navcs %
and the resolution accordingly goes TO
the committee on corporations other than
municipal, of which Mr.. Kinnoar is
chairman.
Mr.. Dunbar moved TO adjourn and the
motion prevailed the convention stand
ing adjourned, according to the rules
adopted, to-day until l;SO p. NJ. Wcdnes.
day.