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uevid nnd Lewis TO sustain hin position.
All. Fucker was In favor OF giving the
iirst right OF purchase to tho lmpToyer.
lie held that there was no prosuinptivc
right 10 tho tide land. God no said,
made tho tide lands, and IL was the duty
crn them.
Mr.. Evans. In making stand for tho
proprietary and riparian rights, spoke ol
MI. Rainier. mt. Tacoma said SOME
one in an effort TO correct aim.
mo, sir; Mt. Rainicr,v replied Mr..
Evans, with emphasis, bringing his fisl
eown on bis desk. Arlpplc OF applause
The point of the joke is in tho fact
thnt Mr.. Evans Is n Tacoma man.
Mr. Evans went on to say that the
state to-day stood In the attitude OF try
ing TO sell at public auction lands, the
ownership of which was In litigation,
the secretary of the interior not having
decided ON tho appeal In the scrip cases
iie closed by saying that this was not
the time for q Iudicious sale OF the lands.
MIR. Herron wanted To lease the tide
lands, not sell thom. lie wanted Ia
oiier a substitute bill for all the pending
bills. His bill provided for the leasing
Of the tide lands.
The chair held that the substitute was
out OF order in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Pickreii disclamcd any prejudice
on tho part OF the Eastern Washington
delegation against the tide land claim
| ants. and asserted that the bunch
grassnrs only wanted to sec the state
get its rights. He thought the rocogni-
tion OF the rights OF the abutting owners
was M unjust discrimination,
MIR. Pluininer denied that tho recogni-
tion of the rights OF the upland owners
would involve the state In litigation.
lilo said that the case was Just the con-
trary. He cited the Port Townsend
case, where the buildings, werq situated
partly on the nplnndH and partly on the
tide lands, and asked how such ques-
tion as this could bc settled. and whether
the tide lands would have TO be ap-
praised and the buildings cut In twain
| aud sold. Ho asserted fnrther that ii
the rights OF the nbutung owners
were not recognized the state would not
derive enough from the sale OF tho tide
lands in the next three years 10 pay the
expense Of litigation, and added that II
the tide-land owner YVES given no right
to reach his wharf over the land of tue
nbutting owner, tho tide lands would
not DO worth $l.O0 an acre. lie could
not conceive how such nn Exaggerated
idea Of the value OF the tide lands got
abroad.
MIR. Minis said that II Mr.. Fciehan's
litNuilti tHNt MONAA
main 10 be done would be- TO amend the
title, 80 1t would read, "An act to Incur
spoliation.'
MIR. NcRcavy held that II the lands
vera sold at public auction, foreign syn
dicates might come In and purchase the
valuable mills, and virtually kill
one OF the greatest industries OF the
state. He said that 1t would he an in
justice to deny TO the improver his
vested rights.
Mr.. Geogheghan strongly opposed Mr..
Feighan's Substitute. ue said substan-
TALLY that IL was an effort TO rob the
improver of his rights.
DErxArED.
On the roll call Feighan's substitute
was defeated. ayes Is. noes 40
Following is the vote:
Ayes--Brownc, OF PIERCE Clemen,
Day, Dean, Eddy, Parrish, Flummer-
felt, Grubb, Hutchinson, Oliphant, 0s-
trander. Painter. Person, Purdy, Rob
ertson, Turner, Weathoriord, Mr.. Speak
or.
Noes-Allen. Bird, Blackburn, Blair,
CLARK, Cork, Cronwall, Drew, Edwards,
Evans, Foster, Candy, Geoghegan, Gill
christ, Grant Hamilton, Herren,
Hughes, Huntington, Judson, of What
com. HANDLE, Kennedy, Kuhn, Lull
McReavy, Meade, Mecdalf AIegler, Min.
kler, Morse, Moul,ray. Nash, Minis,
Peterson, Pickrell, Plummer. Ro,ch,
Rutter, Sharpe, Shaw, Stevenson,
Straight, Tucker.
OTHER AMESDNENTs DEFEATED.
Mr.. Kuhn then moved TO strike out
that part of section 10 requiring tho
improycr to be the grantee Of tho upland
owner in order to have exclusive right of
purchase. MIR. Kuhn set forth that the
amendment would protect mill
owners, wharf owners and all
who have made improvements
Kuhn accepted "A suggestion to use the
word "Preferrcd' instead Of "Exclu-
siye,'' and the amendment come to u
vote. 1t was defeated Ayes %, noes
49,
The fight now Is on section 10. Pick
rell's motion to kill II was pending.
Eeighan led the opposition to tho see
ton. Amer considerable debate 4 lien
bobbed up with an mehdment giving
pre-emptive right for q distance OF 800
feet from the line OF ordinary high tide,
harbor line. The object in his was to
confinc the shore owner TO land imme-
diately in front of him, and to prevent
him building mile or mile and half
over tide flats to deep water. The
amendment was rejected, after which the
committee arose and asked leave to sit
again.
ntLis TO M IsTRoDucEp.
The senate committe on harbor lines
will introduce bill tomorrow defining
the harbor lines, and on Friday bill
establishing a board of harbor lines COM
missioners, defining their duties, etc.
The bill will provide for the election OF
commissioners In the legislature by joint
ballot.
Senator Kneeland will introduce to-
morrow bill providing for n public
waterway through the tide lands in front
OF incorporated towns.
sTRESaTnEslsG THEIR POSITION.
Since the adjournment of the house
this afternoon the riparian and improve
ment owners have been strengthening
their position IN order to carry their
amendment TO section 10 tomorrow.
They say that the amendment would
have been carried this afternoon but for
a misunderstanding.
The senate is not disposed TO take ur
the question until the house decides one
way or the other, and IL Is quite likely
that tomorrow It will postpone the con
sidoration OF tho tide land bill
for n week or ten days.
woRK oF THE COMMITTEES.