The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-12
THE BILL Is PASSED.
The State Tide Lands Measure
in the House.
ONE MORE VOTE THAN ENOUGH.


OLYMPIA. March il-sr the House today. Nc
ksAvr, from the committee on h&rboEs and rAv-
sEsta< waters. 70 whicA was rsfsr-e4 for arsenc-
meat tAe tide lands bail presented the report OF
tat eozsmitfee ezbodytnx amendments - de-
tailed IN yesterdays dispAfche& The oniy
cnauge srnce made vas one provs1ing that s1de
isnIs within two raiies OF incorporated cities
and towns instead Of one mile. as originally
agreed on. shall be surveyed. paarsed and sold
Kenreay disssnfed from the majority report.
cs5sctlrg particularly 20 section 10 OF the OF.
tSinAl priatkd bill.
Purdy moved that the majority report Be re
eeised. aad the bin ordered printed
Stevenson moved - IA amendment that the
majority report Be adopted
Feighaa opposed this The opposition TO the
hall we're willing that the upland owner. who
nad made vaanaole Improvements. should have
TIE pre-emptlye right Ct purchase. Amend
meats with this in view were offered. but had
ozen ignored oy the committee. and the bill,
though improved In some rexsectA was just ~
Objectionable xs before. While the upland
owner was thus recognized be should oppose
the hsll 20 ths best OF his ability. He was also
agstnas the amendment providing Tor the sur
yey and sale OF lands within two miles 0f any
incorporated clty or town This might be pro-
per in the vicinity Of large cities. but in other
eases would certainly lead 10 speculaiion. and
luss % the state
Noultray also opposed the amended bin ior
reasons stated by Feighan.
Kennedy said the change from one to two
miles Was not made last night Ia the committee.
though probably with the consent of the ma
;ofily es the committee This change he was
1pAasersby opposed Ia
ssevenson's . amendment to sdops the report Of
the COMMITTEES vas adopged-2s yeas, % nays
Then Brown of ruQk faoYsssf fhnfr =
printed
Minis moved g an amendment hat ii be
placed on ils anal passage
The speaker lGeog nexsn1 decided this amend
mens Was rot germane.
erant opposed any surther delay 1t this stage
OF the session. The sngrossed bill could be
read AID everybody could understand irs pro-
visionsL
MekeAvy said the whole objec: OF reprintine
was TO gain Tine The report Of the committee
On he amendments Was unanimous except tnat
Mr.. Kennedy d4ssented frvm The original printed
section l0.
saldy suggested that the bill could be re-
priated this slteguooa aud . session neld to-
nignl Tor Its consideration
Koch. chairman OF the printing committee.
said IL would be impossible 10 have the bill
printed 20 - TO be considered tonight Alter
lons discussion the motion 70 print WAS lost-
yeas -. nays IS. - fo.lovs:
Yeas-blackfan, BAR, Brown OF Spokane.
Cleman, Cook. Day, Dean. EDDY. Parrish, Flum-
merfeiI, Candy, Hutchinson. Judson Of What
com. JndSon OF Pierce, Kennedy, Lul. Minklsr
Mouitray, Mash. Oliphant, ostrander Painter.
Pickreil. Purdy, Randall, Robertson, spencer.
Tucker. Mr.. speaker-2s.
Nass-Allen. Bird. 3 .ackburn. Bothell, Brown
OF Pierce, Bush. Clark. Drew. Evans. Foster,
Geoghesan. Giichrist, Grant, Gruhb. Hamilton.
Herren, Hughes. Huntington. KandIs. Kahn,
M.sR fa.ln ASln 49,
Peterson. Piummcr, Power. ROsch. Rutter,
6hinn, shaw. Stevenson. Stfsight-ax
When the II ouse recsnyened q p m Evauss
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which The
House refused 70 print the tide land bill was
carried. He then moved that the bill be
printed.
Aoultray objected. with the intention of fore
mandsd roll call. which was ordered The mo-
ton TO print WAS carried-yeas, 20; noeA 4
Grant's motion 10 make the bill special
order for p. N. today was carried
When the motion vas made 70 have the state
printer hurry ap with the printing, il appeared
that the engrossed copy Of the bill which &C
companied the original engrossed bill. with the
proposed amendments ~ riders. had already
been sent TO the printer. The opponents Of the
bill en- nceavored 70 make hAnole' Of tnla
Brown OF Spokane made . lively speech In
''shenannigan" on the part Of the committee.
He held that the engrossed bill which accom-
panied the report " . - much . part OF the
records Of the House - any other. Tfis No
Reavy. chairman of the committee, denied.
The eagrossed copy was presented only for con.
venienee. there was not . mark upon IL to
show that II bad ever been before the House.
ostrander went 80 far a. to move TO instruct
the committee 10 present the engrossed copy ct
once. This the speaker declared ont OF order
aud the matter dropped.
The House reconycn ed at p. m. The roll
call showed 81 members present.
Rosch from the committee on printing re-
porsea tha. the bin had been printed and was
on tSse mesnbers desks
speaker Feigh an called Geoghesan Of Clark
10 tie chair and on motion of Candy the bill
WAS read by the clerk for information.
Eddy moved 20 amend the second section by
striking out the secretary Of state and auditor
from the board OF equalization. Amendment
lest
Feishsn moved - amend the third section by
providing that there shall only be one hoard OF
appraisers instead Of one IN each county where
shore and tide lands exist. The board OF sp-
psaisers osght 10 he disinserested In order NOT
TO be influenced By local prejudice in putting
vslae on the lands Amendm ens ioss BY 4 ris-
ing vote-z7 10 s.
Candy moved b amend the fourth section 20
mile On esther side Of incorporated cIties and
iosns instead Of swo milea The motion was
lost
Fsighsn moved TO amend hy providing thai
i'm ssoveEnsnts shall he permanent o. well ~
valuahse- He said the purpose of the amend
Essns was 20 shut ont the tide land jumper
kshn said only brick and stone were ..peras-
nenf~ improvements Piles driven ia the wate-,
Of the Sound are often eaten away in eighteen
months ey the tere4o.
Tie mafsoa wss lost
Fssghan moved 70 add . provsso 30 TIE fourth
secfion. that TO saeh Land shall be sold where
tAs waite OF the LAND does nos equal or exceed
the eosf Of appraisal and sA5e: ioss--5s GO 50
kshsFtsen noved 90 amend he fourth section
BY providing tass the application :or survey
sAa4l be seearu panied by hoEzG that he or they
sili within shrve years erect improvements 10
tAs yaIae el s.. SOC per OF such tide lands.
said hons. sasl. be Eivea for doanie the amount
oE Improvements tcr ssca acre applied for
Amendment lest
Fs3shsa moved 20 amend 10 shxs tie ssde
isEss ying within towns or elites or sdsaeent
TO azy plated addition thereto. shall he pssgs<a
10 coafeTm 10 tie plat cf ssash town or clry OF
s6tsre2t asdsS1e1 as tae case Gay be.
kuan said this wxs sIrs4sy provided fog in
tie esl4,
TIE srssas.rrsgt wss Los.
Ectys snsa4raent that she beard ef sp-
rrs2sezs sasA sarvsy Azs srprasse lands a. TIE
fzll ess1 v..ns tnsrsof wss aaxt-
ksaEe1y rose 20 Qasssfea OF privilege he
e.a1E%1 ssst tie hais as ggsz'@s asa ncs ecrYs-
ss-saa win tbs cosSm mssse& sepofz - &c sser.or J.
shl b psavs2es sSs lbs sasroy sas spgrase-
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