Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-14
Mr.. Turner then moved for a recess

Mr.. Turner then moved for recess
till : o'clock, which was carried.
The amendments proposed by the
committee are as follows:
By Judson, of Pierce, combining sur
veys to land in front of and adjacent
to incorporated cities.
By Allen, adding to Section 4 a
provision dividing land into three
classes for purpose of appraisal and
sale: First, those in front of or within
one mile on either side OF incorporated
cities; Second, those upon which are
located valuable Improvements more
than one mile from such cities or
towns; Third, all other lands Those
in the first class are to be SURVEYED as
rapidly as practicable; in the second,
when application is made; third, upon
deposit of the estimated amount of
survey and plat.
By Nash, upon application of three
free-holders, residents of the county in
which the land is situated, the Prose
cutting Attorney shall take appeal from
the decision of the board OF equaliza-
ton to the Superior Court. If the
judgment rendered on such appeal is
not in access of the appraised value of
the land, the cost of appeal is to be
taxed against appellant.
By Foster, giving bona fide owners
OF oyster beds not covered naturally
with oysters, and not within incorpO-
rated limits of cities or towns, and one
mile on either side, the exclusive right
for 90 days to purchase SO acres.
BY Evans, Section ii was restored
in an amended form so as to secure
pre-emptive right to persons who have
purchased lands from upland owners
or secured littoral rights thereon.
by Feighan, securing pre-emptive
right to grantee of upland owner.
BY Feighan, in case a person hay
ing pre-emptive right fails to purchase,
the Commissioner of Public Lands af-
ter advertisement for 80 days, sealed
bids, accompanied by amount of first
payment, shall be received and opened
within five days; no bid not equal to
appraised value shall be received.
And another extending to two miles
on each side of incorporated cities and
towns the extent of tide land to be
surveyed, appraised and sold.
IntermissiOn.
On reassembling the vote by which
the House refused to print was re-
considered and the bill was ordered to
be printed and returned as soon as
possible.
Mr.. Gilchrist presented a petition
from the citizens of Lewis county ask
ing the passage of the soldiers home
bill.
The revenue bill was made a special
order for tomorrow at ii o'clock.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Geoghegan, appropriating
$500 to pay the expenses of an ex-
hibit of the products of the State at
the Grand Army Encampment at Bos-
ton; referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
BY Mr.. Plummer, appropriating $50
for the relief of the Pilot Commits
sioners; referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
The emergency clause in MIR.
Handles bill fixing unit of measure
of water was passed.
House bill No. 234, to provide for IL
change of boundary lines between
counties came up in regular order.
The bill was amended SO as to limit
secession movements to townships !;
also to require three-fifths of the
voters to ask for the change instead
OF mere majority.
In the afternoon session Mr.. Shaw
informally reported from the commit
tee OF free conference that the Cover
nor thought all limitation upon his
power to appoint the Soldiers Home
Commissioners should be stricken
from the bill.
The House voted that the confer
ence committee exercise its judgment
in the matter.
The Senate bill relating to the or
ganization Of the new counties was
taken up Mr.. Kuhn offered an
amendment leaving the question to
the voters OF the proposed new county
instead of all the county or counties,
from which the new county is to be
formed. The amendment was car
ried.
Mr.. Ostrander moved to amend by
requiring three-fourths vote instead
of q majority. Considerable discus.
siOn arose on this motion, and Mr..
Kuhn moved to make it three-tifths
which carried.
A motion to adjourn till 7 o'clock
was then made and carried.
At the night session the tide-land
bill passed by vote OF 81 to 26. The
emergency clause failed.
When section IL, which is the piyo-
tai clause in the bill and which recog-
nizes riparian rights was reached
things got pretty hot. Speaker Feig-
han got the floor and in long-winded
demagogic speech which abounded in
references to Sherman's march to the
sea, and other scenes in the war, he
made an Onslaughter on the section
and offered substitute.
Evans, of Pierce, opposed the motion
and considerable parlying was INDUCED
in but Feighan's motion was defeated
by vote of 36 to n.
From this time on the friends of the
bill were plainly in the majority. Spo-
kane and Whitman delegations made
some vigorous kicks at section IL,
which provides that all conveyances of
literal rights should be respected by
the State. Pickerell made motion
to strike out and Robertson, of Sno-
homish, offered dummy amendment.
Both schemes, however, failed.
The reading OF the bill just con-
sumed two hours and a half, and as
much time was lost by filibustering
on the part of Moultray and other
leaders of the opposition.
Stevenson then moved to put the
bill on its final passage. The opposi-
ton then protested in loud terms
against the passage of the measure.
Robertson characterized it as bill to
rob the State of the tide lands. Feig-
han said the bill would give away mil
lions of dollars worth of property.
Herren followed in an appeal for the
passage of the bill. Roli-call was then
called and the vote stood as follows
Ayes-Allen, Bird, Blackburn, Bothell,
Browne OF Pierce, Bush, Clarke, Drew,
Evans, Foster, Geoghegan, Gilchrist,
Grant, Grubb, Hamilton, Herren,
Hughes, Huntington, Judson of Pierce,
Handle, Kuhn, McReavy, Meade, Med
Gale. Megler. Morse. Nash. Nims Peter