The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-27
COMPLEX CONTEST.
- Owners and Improvers
Have i Tilt
MEDICAL slLL VETOED.
- AdJsurument Proposisisa Agreed
oe-Yess ~ County Oazeers-Csit
~ water Measure.


1 puh1Ic auction, regardless OF the claims
& r. fmpeuvers or shore-0wners. Was rejected
8 m i very decided vofe. The issue Was die.
nee bet Reen these who affirm and fhose
{ No deny the doctrine OF riparian rights.
~ fmprOyeys vera On the fence ready ~
1DY Ntne 70 endorse hat view which
Q6n1ned most for them. It Ii clear now.
3 Was not before, that they hold
~ balance Of power and that what
- u done ard whichever side
1oVnils they viii Be abe 10 dictate con-
NIkfon recognizing their rights ard equities
90 ~ fullest degree. The plan Of caHa-
1nfm wns carried on inst about ~ indicated
1n1ko po4T-IxrrIIIswscEa this morning
~ Clark and special committee bills were
1n1d % oue side, and the committee bill
1nken up. Mouliray intended that his last
I'll should remain In COMMITTEES. but BIZ a
otrs4eeic move II was brought out and
01ooed alongside the committee bill. IL
1nGde no differences. however. for the
16A3 was entirely upon the regular
4 anonaure, and the merits OF no
o11sorp we're considered. The tactics
r. - opposition were 10 allow no material
nun6ndments to the bill, but TO force the
- squarcly into reception or rejection Of
1 ~ riparian rightsp theory. II they sue
ooo1od they knew thsy we're strong enough
- 1efsat the sntire proposition.
Iho House did not wait until this after
noon, but called mp the matter this morn
tnH. The first move Of the committee bill
Woo ~ Kuhn, who proposed IN amend
nout providing that contests OF appraisal
end questions Of fact might be taken
=
- Cbiection 70 this. and then Pick
I'll aimed . blow 1t the heart OF
~ blll BY moving 10 strike out section 10.
which granted prc-emptive right to ripsr-
IN owners and 70 improvers holding
tnrough such owners. Pickreil's idea WAS
1oopeSa3t IN the bill the auction doctrine.
After futile attempt by Eddy to
U4ks only partial obiiteration
q section 10. Felghan offered the
guheatuts which Incorporates pretty we'll
- bunch grass idea Of what should he
done with the tide lands. II provided that
kinds should be sold 1T public auction TO
~ highest bidder, and by its peculiar
Wsrdin8 clearly meant conhscation Of
~ Improvements. Il declared In
e0bct that the improvements
md the lands shonid BE- sold and that
Nhen The stats WAS paid for tn land the Inn
lepves could have what was left. The
main debate was upon this proposition.
Wben lt was defeated Kuhn offered his ex-
Docted amendment to section 10 recognizing
IL imprOvef whether he held through the
upland owner or not. This Was thc con-
elllntosy move for the support Of the Inn
reuyex. Il was defeated on . close vote
Allsn, q King. then offered = second CON-
promise amendment that the prior right of
~ upland owners should terminate SEQ feet
from high water mark. Neither side was
ii the humof Tor half way measure and
= Was quickly votsd down. The contest
40 growing decidedly warm and more and
mere uncertain and the committee OF the
whcls. without waiting on Pickrell's motion
70 strike out arose and the House adj
1ourned.
Il Vas very plainly demonstrated that
IL riparian advocates alone are helpless
and that they must secure tho support Of
~ improvers before they can hope TO pass
bill recognising their claims In any way.
y Just ~ plain that the opposition 10
1ho riparian bill cannot agree upon any
single measure. and that without the back
1n8 ol the improvers they can do little or
nothing. Their strength II more negative
than positive. The improvers ara coqnstt-
Inc with tho shore owners. aud II the truth
we're known IL would be found that they
are ready to leave them a, any moment.
Indeed. the coalition between them il al
ready void. and the support thew rendered
today Was tentative and unsteady. The
sympathy Of the impEovers Is with the
opposition, but II Is their policy 20 bolster
mp any measure that recognizes them In
% full and satisfactory a manner AZ does
this riparian bill. There Is another speela.
reason. too. why the coalition between the
shore owner and isnprover. once dissolved.
still holds. II IL generally agreed that the
majority Of the senators favor riparian
I'LL. and II this committee bill gets through
the House II is almost certain % 40 through
the Senate. measure recognizing any
other doctrine Ii sure to meet most violent
objection there and, probably, defeat. 1t
h, therefore. considered by the improver Ia
b the part OF prudence Ia stand hy bin
which. can only get through one
House, viii surely pass tue other. They
1sel certain that II the present does fail. $40
serious attempt viii be made to depsiss
them Of their rights in any ether PROPOSE
tion that stands chance Of carrying.
Noultray. who Is one Of the champion.
81 the opposition. today told Allen. OF
King. II he did not desert the shore oNuers
he would cut oat the imrroyvr from his
bill But the threat was deemed Idle AM!
did not disturb Allen.
Is requires thirty-six votes Ia pass any
hill In the House. and as there are only
about sixty members in constant attend
ance. the support Of bill must hare clean
majority cf twelve over the opposition
The combined strength ri the RIPARIAN All.
yocates and iHprosvrs does NOS nuna ~
over thtrsy-two or thirty three aats
81 will. therefore, lie impossible
- pass thu bin without aecesstons from
The opposition. How 80 secure them i
ehe question that Il giving Tho advocates o.
ohe bill great deal Of eoaesrn. The latest
prcposition Is 10 amend the bill SO that 4:
viii recognize the right OF the riparian
owner for Go fses ever the tide lands anu
leave the remainder open public auction,
with the exception OF thzt part occupied
~ the imrrover. IL the hill i defeated. A.
Il viii b unless some miraculous charge
az sentiment occurs. the imnraves vii as
tound in support Of the next ela.
The sr<cial order In the Senate tomorrow
Il The tide lard matter. There are engy
two measures before the SenaEe-~ose the
regular committee bill. and the other
Austanss bill rwserving tide lands IN front
IL forsissrassons, etc, O. the government.
The fight. therefore. VIII he made % the
commitses's bin alone