, 1889-08-01
On Division of Counties a Heated
Discussion Prevailed In the
Convention.
Mr.. Stiles Uses Some Very Plain
Language to the Mem
bers.
The Minority Report On Munioi-
pal indebtedness D elegaso
Out of Humor.
IsrEclAL rxLEonAx TO THE nrvrrw.I

"s ." '"v ohair' Atter prayer Dy heV'
MIR. Lee of Olympia the roll was called
with all present except Convey and
Turner, and those were excused. The
records were read, corrected and ap.
proved.
The president submitted a telegram in
behalf of the Seattle board of trade in.
dorsing the memorial of the Olympia
chamber of commerce relative ITO cor.
porations and signed by Bailey, Gatzert
and George ID. Adair Referred to the
committee on corporations. Also q
Telegram from DR.. II. II. Turner o
Walla Walla, suggesting an article tc
provide that each county provide labor
for its own convicts and highways II
oossible. Committee on organizations
Mr.. Van Name, by request, submitted
ancmorial
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE
1uoted from Goldwin Smith as pub.
iished In the Oregonian of February 8,
1850.
The president referred It in the usual
course TO the committee on elections.
Mr.. Sharpstein daclarcd that IL was
not worthy of reference to any commit.
tee, and moved that it be laid on the
table. So voted.
Mr.. Newton presented a petition OF
District Assembly No. 115 of Seattle,
asking place in the constitution for
provisions for secret ballots for cleo
tive officers, minority representation,
submission. Of laws to the popular
vote upon two-third vote of the legis.
lature, municipalities to own public in
dustries and conveyances, equal tax
alton Of used and unused land, reserva-
tion of tide lands, etc, by the state for
ever, no detective agencies, the people
to peacably assemble and petition for a
redress Of grievances, annual sessions of
the legislature and an expeditions
method of amending the constitution.
The clerk was ordered to refer these
several requests to the proper com
mittees.
Mr.. Kinnear said the majority report
OF the corporations committee was seady
and that the minority report was nearly
So
Mr.. Browne submitted the report of
the committee on state, county and
municipal indebtedness, recommending
the following article, which was ordered
laid over and printed under the rule:
SECTION l. The state may provide
for taxation to meet deficits or failures
In the revenues or for expense not pro-
vided for, and may contract debts, but
such debts, direct and contingent, singly
or in the aggregate. shall not at any
time exceed $400, 900, and the moneys
arising, from the. loans creating such
debts shall be applied to the purpose for
which they were obtained, or to repay
the debt so contracted -and to no other
purpose whatever.
SIC. .. In addition to the above
limited power to contract debts, the
state may contract debts to repel in
vasion, suppress insurrection or to de-
fend the state in war, but the money
arising, from the contracting of such
debts shall be applied to the purpose for
which II was raised and TO no other pur-
pose whichever
SIC. 3. Except the debts specified in
sections and 2 of this article no debts
shall hereafter be contracted by or on
behalf of this state unless such debt
shall he authorized by law for
some single work or object to
be distinctly specified therein, which
law shall provide ways and means, ex-
elusive of loans, for the payment of in
terest ON such, debt as it falls due, and
also to pay and discharge the principal
Of such debt within twenty years from
the time, of contracting thereof. No such
il il" shall T at '''e general smeGs Shsil eIee.
tion have been submitted to the
people and have received majority of
all the votes cast for and against Il at
such election, and all moneys raised by
authority of such law shall be applied
only to the specific object therein stated
Or to the payment ofdebt threby created,
and such law shall be published in ut
least one newspaper in each county,
If one be published therein, Throughout
the state for three months next preced-
ing the election at which II is submitted
to the people. The legislature may ut
any time of approval ofsuch law by the
people, If no debt shall have been con-
tracted in pursuance thereof, repeal the
same and may at any time by law for
bid the contracting of any further debt
Or liability under such law, but the tax
i%P'Sea oPP to fhe 'uin debt act and il aSRy ISRGg
which may. have been contracted in
pursuance Of such law shall remain in
force and be irrepeable and be annually
collected until the periods thereof shall
have made provision as hereinbefore
specified 20 pay and discharge the in
terest and principal of the debt and
liability therein created.
SIC. 4. No moneys shall ever be paid
out of the treasury of this state, or any
of its funds, or any of the funds under
its managements except in pursuance
of an appropriation by law, nor unless
such payment he made within two
years next after the passage of such ap-
preparation or act, aud every such law
making new appropriation or continu.
ing or rcyiving an appropriation, shall
distinctly specify the sum appropriated
and the object to which II Ia to be ap-
piled, and 1t shall not be sufficient for
such law TO refer to any other law to fix
such sum.
SEC. 8. The credit of the state shall
not in any manner be given or loaned
to, OF In aid of, any Individual, associa-
tion. company or corporation.
SEC. g. No county, city, town, school
district or other municipal corporation
shall become indebted in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding
one per centum of the taxable property in
such county, city, town, school district
or other municipal corporation, without
the assent of three-fifths of the voters
therein voting at an election to be held
for that purpose, nor in cases requiring
such assent shall the total indebt-
centum on the value of the taxable
property therein, to be asccrtaiiicd by
last assessment for state and county
purposes, previous to mourning such in
debtedness. Provided, that no part of
the Indebtedness allowed in this section
shall be incurred for any purpose other
than strictly county city, school dis
trict, or other municipal purposes. Pro'
vided, further, that any city or town
with such assent may be allowed TO be-
come indebted To n larger amount, but