The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-12

sne CO. tAax he apreal ~ taken sor rae pur~
Poe q Delay cr anncynnxs, wns re3ecsed-
Keighan. - . substitute for s<csson II of The
prsnsed hsIl. moved tie amendment oGksed BY
nin IN ccmnissee stying 10 the inprover Who
~ made permanent and vn.uahls Improve
nenfs the right 70 buy SO much of the ssde
Azda In frour o1 fhe same ~ nay Be necessary
Tor toe uae Of the improvements 1hs purpose
Of The amendment. be snid. was 10 shut ogf the
men Who had merely held on 70 apaands with
oGz mailing Improvements thereon
Evans argusd against the smeadment This
Was the pivotal point In the bill The question
vas whether taey should uphold United States
pase1ss e. not and rete o1s equities shss
secrnsi long anterior % the advent In this state
o. The men Who are nov arguiux against fAese
equitseA The tide lands Law Of Oregon recog-
nised these equities. Sales OF fioe iands in fhss
sfate we're af 81 and s2 an acre Eastern WASH
tngscn men. . iiExie while ago. estimated the
valus OF tide lands In this state away up in the
millions and yet they now recognis=t the tscs
tat the greater PARTON would ros sell for sun
ctens 70 pay expenses Of appraisal
feszhan sesorsed with some heat hat while
Evans Was hoidfng . federal commission he
Esighanj wn NJ Missionary Ridge hghtsns that
this land night not be made an annex % British
Columbia
Clark said be was q thas battle. too ard they
shonld all be grateful that the state was going
10 give them . soldiers home.
Tucker thonxhf that thiz section n the printed
bin was not only inequi,abae but unconsssfu-
tooal The governor would certainly veto the
bill II the upland owner has right - his
adyocsses claim. IL could not be taken away
without due process Of law, after inst compen-
safion. These men may not want 20 rrsde away
their rights for the privilege OF purchasing
within sixty days. He believed In tie doctrine
Of equal nghEA
The old settler" said he, who lived along
shore and sse clans for twenty years has Just
the same right 10 purcease these tide lands ~
the one who lived smong bunch grass and ate
jack rabbits"
FesehAn's substitute was rejected: yeas q,
mars 81.
Pickreli's motion TO strike cut section II,
which gives the grantee OF the upland owner
the same right Of purchase - the lAsfes. waa
out the provision that the right of purchase
shan belong to such purchaser to the extent Of
the tract or the rights 80 conveyed.
Feighan. Eddy. Aoultray and Others opposed
the hill.
Robertson declined to vote on enal passage.
beng IN Gpland owner
Judson of Pierce said the bill was . comprom-
i.e and - II HAD been greatly improved be
should vote for il.
The roll cali was watched with intense inter
tsf BY members and the large audience, inciud-
clnding many aides.
When the announcement was made ct 10 p m
that the bill had passed. the victorious side
broke out IN hearty cheering.
The vote on final passage was, yeas 81. nays
Is. a. follows.
Yeas-Aiien, Bird. Blackburn, Bothell, Brown
OF Pierce. Bush. CLARK. Drew. Evans. Foster.
Geoghegan. Giichrist, Grant, Grubb, Hamilton,
Herren, Hughes Huntington, Jatson Of Pierce,
Handle, Kuhn, McReavy, Meade. MedeaIf, Meg
ieE. Morse, Nash, Minis. Peterson, Plammer,
Power. Rotch Rutfer, shiun, shaw. Stevenson,
Straight-S7.
N0es-Biackfan, Brown. Cieman. Cook, Day,
Dean. Eddy, Parrish. Fiummerfeit, Candy,
Hutchison. Judson. Kennedy, Lull. Minkler.
Noultray. Oiphanf, Ostrander, Painter, Pickre,l,
Purdy. Randall. spencer, Tucker Mr.. Speaker
-<ca
The emergency clause was defeated; ayes q,
noes -.
Al iol5 o'clock p. m. the House adjourned