The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-27
STATE TIDE LANDS.
Debate in the House on the
Several Measures.
NO CONCLUSION ARRIVED At,


syseesaf order the several bs3-s REARING 70 the
disposition Of the tsde lands OF The state
IL H. No. IL rsporEea By the joint standing
committees on tide lands was READ for saforEnar
tEozs, ~ we're also II. Il. Nc. 10. reported o. the
seecs tsee on tie lands. II. B No. 80, By
Clark OF sys4kxne. for the dispos2l al cce lands,
and r No ~ by Fosser, providing tor tie
sale % oysser laads
On notion of Grant the Heuse went into COM
miftee OF the whnic for the consideration vi the
kiss, Grant icing called 10 the chair. The CON-
nitsse rsee and rep sysed progress n order that
e. B No 80. satroiucxd by Aonltray, might b
considered wirh the other bills Brown OF Pierce
reported the bill without Recommendation. tat
ing that the standing COMMITTEES on tide lanes
had not hafi time to consider IL Inc Dill was
referred 10 the committee of the whole The
House again resolved Itself into committee.
Graz. in tie chair, aud H B. No. - was read
for information.
On motion Of Kuhn b. B. No. ~ was Hrst
considered by sectiouS
Or mosisn Of Kuhn section was 80 amended
Is 10 permit contests # appraisal. as well - ap-
plicalons for pur base. and app~aiA on ques-
ton. OF fa1t a. vel - OF Law.
Psckreil moved TO strike out section 10. which
gives the owners OF AUDITING uplands the pre-
e1np'iye right Of pnrchs sc for 50 days
Eady moved 10 strike out down 70 the word
provided SO Is to allow owners OF valuable
improvements IN acfaai use the Presumption
right OF purchase.
Kuhn said il the tenth section was str.ken ont
the enabling clause might as well De.
Speaker Felghan said the square issue that
wo1ld have 10 be met was between the shore
owners and equities OF the shore ow er. aud the
equities OF oSeups ing c aimants. Thas might as
well be met a. oncs, ami when 10 settled, the
ball could be amended accordingly.
He sad he had drawn an amendment, which
he should offer at the proper time. int nded 10
hvfs hat sses,s fv hf.fa
Recess until q.
The House reconvened 1T 2 p. m
The governors veto of the so-called medical
bill ELSEWHERE pubIishedj WAS read. ordered
printed and tahisd
Then the House resumed consideration OF the
tide lands bill EDDY held that the tioe lands
wers the property OF the state, and that the con-
stitution cid Lot recognize riparian rights de
believed tire question. ii disputed, should be
settled in the courts. not the Legislature. Eddy's
motion TO strike out wss lost
Speaker Fei2han then moved to strike out
seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth sections and
insert in place Of them the following:
rec. z. The tide and shore lands herein men,
toned shall be sold at pub ic auction 70 the
highest bidder; provided, however. that said
lands shall not be sold for less than the APP
praised value thereof
See. g. When ans person, company or corpora
tion has made valuable and permanent improve
trade or business. and said Improvements
are In actual use, and were so
used on or prior 10 January 1, 1890, the said i'm
pTovements shall be appraised at their actua
fash value. separate and apart iron the nd.
and be sold ~ part OF the land upon which
they stand, anu out Of the proceeds Of the 81 e
of such improved lans, Ii the amount bid
or exceed the yaue OF the land.
the state shall receive the amount of the APP
praised value OF the land, exclusive Of the i'm
proYements. and the owner OF the improvements
shall receive the appraised value of the I'm
proyemenix, then the remainder of the proceeds
III sale shall go TO the state: bur In no case
shall the owner OF said Improvements be en-
titled to or receive any part Of the PROC eds Of
such sale until q . state has been paid the full
appraised value OF the land, exclusive of the
improvements
Speaker Feighan argued In favor of his
amendments and he'd that the oaly proper
way of cisposirg of the lands was by the system
OF competitive bidding. The constitutional
convention did not believe the upland owners
haa any equities IN the tide lands The bill ~
II il would lead TO great litigation He did not
believe b.ards Of county commissioners could
properly appEaise lands
Clark. of epokaue. reviewed his connection
with tide lands legislation. aud argued st length
in iayor OF 70 oguizing the right OF upland ewn-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jaw, equity aud COM
mon sense. The state should not play Shylock
with the old settlers who had made these lands
valuable. As TO the method I sparaisement he
cared nothing. but IL the lands were put M Q,
auction the state would rot realize as much Is
by spvraisement
Tucker did not 60 as far as the proposed
amendment He believed that those Who had
made the valuable improvements should be
given the first opportunity 10 purchase. The
riparian right was a legal. not an equitable one
This s.s.e was not bound 10 foil w any preccsi.
ent 50 long "a il ala not violate the constitution
OF the staie or of the United States