Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

Committee of the Whole

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Committee Document Library View

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

Rules of the Convention [Committee of the Whole]


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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

Article on Judicial Department


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Article on Organization of Counties, Cities and Township


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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

Report of the Committee on Military Affairs


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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

Communication from A. O. Houston of Tenio


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50

Communication from the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50

Communication from the Old Settlers


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:50

Report of the Committee on Water and Water Rights


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00

Report from the Committee on Revenue and Taxation


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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

Report from Committee on State Institutions and Public Buildings [State Institutions and Public Buildings]


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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

Minority Report from Committee on Legislative Department


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20

Report from the Committee on Legislative Department


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Aug 1889, 09:00

Report of the Committee on Elections and Elective Rights


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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

Report of the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

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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


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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

Partial Report of the Committee on Legislative Department


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 13:30

Resolution on the First House and Senate


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 00:00

Article IV [The Judiciary, Committee of the Whole]



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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: 25 Jul 1889, 00:00

Article III [The Executive Department, Committee of the Whole]


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 09:50

Article I [Preamble, Committee of the Whole]


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 09:50

Article I [Declaration of Rights, Committee of the Whole]

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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

Article X [Militia, Committee of the Whole]



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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

Article on Eminent Domain for Drains, Ditches, Etc.

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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

Article VII [Revenue and Taxation, Committee of the Whole]


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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

Article XIV [Seat of Government, Convention]


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 10:20

Article II [Legislative Department, Committee of the Whole]


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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: 13 Aug 1889, 09:40

Article XV [Harbors and Tidewaters, Committee of the Whole]