Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee of the Whole at the end of its timeline.
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 09 Jul 1889, 14:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 09:40
Minority Report from the Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 00:00
Report of the Committee on Executive Department and Pardoning Power
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 09:50
Report of the Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights [Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 09:40
Majority Report from the Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 09:40
Report of the Committee on State, County, and Municipal Indebtedness: Majority
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 09:40
Report of the Committee on State, County, and Municipal Indebtedness: Minority
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 09:30
Report of the Committee on Corporations Other Than Municipal
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50
Telegram from the Spokane County Farmers Alliance and Trades Council
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00
Minority Report from the Committee on Revenue and Taxation [1]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00
Minority Report from the Committee on Revenue and Taxation [2]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
Report from Committee on State Institutions and Public Buildings
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Aug 1889, 09:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 13 Aug 1889, 09:40
Report on Committee on Harbor, Tidewaters and Navigable Streams
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 14 Aug 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 09 Jul 1889, 14:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 09 Jul 1889, 14:00
Rules of the Convention [Committee on Rules and Order of Business]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 09 Jul 1889, 14:00
Report from the Committee on Rules and Order of Business [Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 13:30
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 13:30
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 22 Jul 1889, 14:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 10:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 10:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00
Article XI [County, City, Township Organization, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 00:00
Article III [The Executive Department, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 09:40
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 09:50
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 09:40
[Editor's Note: This section needs to be adopted before we refer the the Article to the Convention.]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 09:15
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 09:15
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 09:40
Article VIII [State, County and Municipal Indebtedness, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 09:30
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 09:30
Article XII [Corporations Other Than Municipal, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00
[Editor's Note: This report was referred from the Committee of the Whole on 1889-08-05.]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00
Article XXI [Water and Water Rights, Committee of the Whole]
People: Austin Mires
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00
Committee of the whole rose, reported that the article had been adopted...
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
Article XIII [State Institutions and Public Buildings, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 09 Aug 1889, 09:30
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Aug 1889, 09:00
Article VI [Elections and Elective Rights, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Aug 1889, 09:00
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 13 Aug 1889, 09:40
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 13 Aug 1889, 09:40
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 14 Aug 1889, 00:00
Article XVI [Schools and Granted Lands, Committee of the Whole]
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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Aug 1889, 09:40