, 1890-03-13


Mr.. Minis said that this would shoul-
der the cost OF street Improvements on
the state.
The house agreed with Mr.. Minis and
killed the measure.
Mr.. Eddy was up again with q pro-
posed change TO section u, requiring tho
lands to be appraised at their iull cash
value. 1t was killed.
Mr.. Kennedy varied the monotony by
arising 10 a question OF privilege, aud
charging that the two.ml 10 litnit was
not committee amendment, Inc
records of the committee meeting
showed that MIR. Kennedy was right.
MIR. Herren moved TO amend. ~ IN
sert two.mile limit Ii prevailed,
ayes 80, nays 81. Messrs. blackburn,
Huntington, Nash, and Shinn voted
will, the opposition.
Mr.. Feighan waited until section u
was reached. when he proposed that !
should be changed, so that in cases OF
appeal services may be had upon tho
agent or attorney of the applicant to
purchase. This was adopted.
Mr.. Feighan then submitted another
change, striking out tho provision max
ing tho decision Of the board OF equaliza-
ton as to the value OF lands final, sub
ject to appeal. This was also adopted.
Mr.. Feighun's amendment TO section
o. that the costs of appeals be not taxed
10 the appellant, unless 1t was found
that the appeal was taken for the pur-
pose OF delay or annoyance, was voted
down.
MIR. Fu,ghan offered a substitute for
section II, which recognizes the rights
of the abutting owners, improvers ana
oystermeD. Tho substitute recognizes
when they have made improvements,
and gives the improyers the exclusive
right of purchase for sixty days
Section III is the pivotal section, and
the interest in the outcome was intense.
Upon IL hanged the fate OF the bill.
Mr.. Evans made strong speech
about the substitute, and argued for the
recognition OF the United States patents.
lilo charged that last week the opposi.
tion claimed that there were millions in
the tide lands while they now main
tanned that only the lands in front of
cities were valuable, and that the rest
should he held for increased value.
"Orcgon," said MIR. Evans. "sold its tide
lands for less than Sl.25 an acre and
California for 81, while illiberal Wash
ington wants TO sell them for an uBlim-
itcd price. Amer long debate the sub
aiituto was rejected, ayes "a, noes 81.
Mr.. Eddy, oi the opposition, voted
against the substitute, and Mr.. Nash, a
friend OF the bill, voted aye.
MIR. Pickrell tried to strike out the en-
tire section ~. but failed.
The reading was finished at $3.50
o'clock ana the bill was placed upon its
final passage.
speaker Feighan said that II the tide
lands were sold ut their proper value it
would not be necessary to levy anything
years. Cries of "Oh" greeted this
assertion. Mr.. Faighen gauged
the value of the lands by the size of
tho lobby here TO urge the passage OF the
bill. He concluded by ping that II the
bill was passed 1t would be no credit to
any man for having been member OF
Tue iir,t Legislature.
iir. Herren maintained the integrity
Df the friends of the bill in a short
speech. He was for recognizing tho
rights of the men who came in the early
lays and built improvements.
Mr., Robertson, being an upland
owner, was excused from voting, at his
own request.
The roll was called at 10 O'Clock, and
the bill was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes Allen, Bird, Blackburn, Both.
ell, Browne, Of Pierce; Bush, Clark.
christ, Grant, Hamilton, Herren,
Hughes, Huntington, Judson. Of Pierce,
Handle, Kuhn, McReavy, Mead, Med-
calf, Megler, More, Nash, Minis, Peter.
son Plummer, Power Rotch, Rutter,
Shinn, shaw. Stevenson. Straight--37
Noes Blaekfnn, Brown, of Spokane;
Cleman, Cook, Day, Dean, Eddy, Far.
rish. Flumnerielt, Candy, Hutchinson,
Judson. of Whatcom; Kennedy, Lull,
Minkler. Moultray, oiiphant, Ustrander,
Painter, Person, Pickrell, Purdy, Ran
dali, spencer Tucker, Mr.. Speaker-26
When 1t became known that the bill
had passed, n great cheer wentup from
the south side oi the house, where the
majority OF the friends OF the bill were
seated.
The roll was then called on the emer-
gcncy clause, which iailei OF two
thirds majority of all the members, the
ayes being Al, and the noes 20.
Messrs. Cook, Eddy, Jud-on, of What
com, Lull Moultray and Tucker, who
voted against the bill, voted for the
emergency clause, and Messrs. Hamil-
ton and Rotch, who voted for the bill,
voted against IL.
Mr.. Robertson moved to amend the
title OF the bill to make 1t read: AN
act to deprive the state OF Washington
Of its tide lands" and declaring an
This provoked great up
roar. The chair declared IL out OF order.
Tie house then adjourned.