The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-09
NEARER AGREEMENT.
Feighan Sees q Chance for q
Fair Bill
OPPONENTS TO COMPROMISE.
Ths Tide Land Rif1 Goes 20 the Har-
hers Commissee-ro he Reported
Back Tuesday Next


20. vas lost yesterday.
The motion was carried By q rising vote
--35 IN the affirmative, Il In the negative
Clark Eposogixei TO Moulsray for having
stated yesterday that he tMoultravl could
tell ali he knew in tive minutes. lie meant
that any member, after the ample discus
sion, could say al he desired In i've min
utss.
Moultrsy accepted the apology.
Eddy moved 10 refer the tide lands bill
to the committee on harbors ard harbor
lines.
the committee on state and granted lands
Kuhn moved 20 further amend by refer
ring to the tide lands committee. If the
ball was referred a. all. il ought to SO TO
that committee
Moultray favored referring it 70 another
committee IL order TO ascertain whether
they couidnt get something different
kuhn's amendment 70 refer to tide lands
was iost-yeas 80, nays "a.
Moaitray then withdrew his motion.
Eddy moved to place the bill on final
passage AZ once. This involved . saspen-
sion OF the order Of business, and required
atwo-third vote 1t was not pressed.
After the transaction of some interme-
date business Stevenson moved that the
tide lands ball be placed on final passage.
Speaker Feighan called Grant of King
TO the chair.
Aoultray said he had no objection TO
placing the bill on final passage. He de-
sired, however. to file protest with the
chair against certain members voting, for
the reason that they are personally in
terested.
There being no objection to the reading
OF the paper, 1t was read. 1t embraced
the list OF members as published yesterday,
who were declared to be owners of lands
sbutting on tide fats, which gave them
prior and valuable rights. Under article ?.
section 80. OF the constitution. Moultray
held that these gentlemen could not vote.
Drew, whose name Was included i'm the
list, rose 70 question of privilege. He de-
manded that Mouitray state 10 the House
where he obtained his information so far
a. Drew was concerned. by what right
or authority do you make such . state
ment?" demanded Drew.
Browne Of Pierce made similar demand
so far as he was concerned.
Judge Evans declared that the paper
sent up by Moultray was not only disre-
spectful TO the House, but impertinent.
81 don't own q foot OF tide lands" de-
clared Browne OF Pierce. NOR does any
corporation with which 1 am connected.
Neither do own any shore lands
This protest viii not be placed on the
records OF the house." decided the chair,
without the order of the House"
1HktAx moved that action On the profess
be indefinitely postponed.
Better consign il to the waste basket" !"
suggested Browne. of Pierce.
81 rise to . question of privilege. said
Kuhn. II don't own as much land as you
tMoultray) could cover with your foot, ex-
cept under United States patent"
Foster made similar statement. He
did not think there we're fifty feet OF tide
land around his property.
Moultray said his contention was that
these men owned abuiting property, not
necessarily tide lands.
II haven't deed to q foot front on tide
water" protested Morse: II have bought
land which l expect to get q title to when
this question is settled
The chair then ordered the roll call on
the final passage of the bill, and called at
tention TO House rule p, which requires
every member present TO vote unless ex-
cused by the House.
Il wish to be excused from voting"
said Robertson, ION the ground as stated
by me yesterday" There being no objec-
ton. Robertson was excused.
Eddy asked 10 be excused. The House
refused to grant his request.
Monitray went on TO argue against Ger
tain features Of the bill. particularly the
provision requiring the survey of all the
tide lands IN the state. The state would
not get out OF the lands enough to pay the
expenses OF the survey. He did not be-
lisve in trusting TO the Senate 10 amend
the bill, and hoped no one would be de-
ceIved by such a pretext. He had been a
citizen OF this territory for nineteen wears.
and yet the bill would exclude him from
buying foot OF these tide lands. He
favored killing the bill and then trying to
get q fair one.
Fiummer said he was willing to amend
the bin as Moul'ray desired. As 10 the sur
vey he was willing that such lands only
should be surveyed as application was
made for purchase. He was not averse To
recommitting the bin for the purpose OF
amendment
His motion 10 reconsider the vote bv
which the ball was placed on 6nai passage
was carried
Plummer them moved TO refer the bill 10
the committee on hsrbors and navigable
waters, 20 report this afternoon az J.
Eddy suggested D. M. Monday.
Speaker Feighsa said he now saw a pros
pect Of passing lair tide land bill and the
desire was fer Sufficient time to suggest
ard frame amendments.
Minis made another Lively attack on Jud-
sou of Pierce fer his Inconsistency toward
The bill
Pace the music fairly and sgaarelv. ike
naen. he said, and don't le, Us hear any
mare oi this fast and loose talk. II these
men mean tweedlidee and tveealedam |
have no further respect Tor them"
Kennedy said he had been approached
By friends of the b;Il and urged TO vote
against Is Its opponents had no assur-
anee that the amendments they desire
eo24d ae placed IN tie bllL
Flnmmer accepted the amendment,
making the time for reporting the bill y.
N. Aondav.
keaghan favored the amendment. The
BIZ might obtain friends BY amendment,
bat for one he did not propose 10 commit
himself 70 il; IL oihe, words be did not iI-
tend - hare any oEe rrsfAre o dose for
aam. and asree 20 swalsow it. until he knew
wAss = was rolng 10 he. Al al events be
proposed 70 -, consistent
SInss explained that hss remarks had no
reference "a feagAzn. whose coarse had
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