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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

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

Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments

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The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments at the end of its timeline.

Paragraphs 8 to 11 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 13:30

Paragraphs 8 to 11 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170

Affidavit of E.B. Sutton

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

Affidavit of E.B. Sutton

Proposition by Mr. Joy (Appointment to Civil Service)

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Jul 1889, 13:30

Proposition by Mr. Joy (Appointment to Civil Service)

Proposition by Mr. Dyer (Duties of Office Holders)

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 13 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Dyer (Duties of Office Holders)

Proposition by Mr. Power (Scaling of Logs)

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 13 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Power (Scaling of Logs)

Proposition by Mr. Suksdorf (State Roads)

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Suksdorf (State Roads)

Proposition In Regard to Holding Office by Appointment or Otherwise

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition In Regard to Holding Office by Appointment or Otherwise

Memorial Relating to Prohibition

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Prohibition

Memorial on Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial on Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors

Memorial Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Liquor

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Liquor

Memorial on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors

Proposition Relative to Prohibition

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

Proposition Relative to Prohibition

Communication From Eesinger, Forest Commissioner of Colorado

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 00:00

Communication From Eesinger, Forest Commissioner of Colorado

Communication from C. D. Potter relating to Sunday law

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 08 Aug 1889, 00:00

Communication from C. D. Potter relating to Sunday law

Petition to Ban the Sale of Alcohol

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 13:30

Petition to Ban the Sale of Alcohol

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editors' Note: The text of the majority report suggests that the petitions on prohibitions were returned to the Convention alongside the majority report.]

Petition From the People of Yakima to Ban the Sale of Alcohol

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 13:30

Petition From the People of Yakima to Ban the Sale of Alcohol

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editors' Note: The text of the majority report suggests that the petitions on prohibitions were returned to the Convention alongside the majority report.]

Memorial for the Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors

Creator event:

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

Memorial for the Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editors' Note: The text of the majority report suggests that the petitions on prohibitions were returned to the Convention alongside the majority report.]

Petition on Liquor Traffic

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Jul 1889, 13:30

Petition on Liquor Traffic

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editors' Note: The text of the majority report suggests that the petitions on prohibitions were returned to the Convention alongside the majority report.]

Majority Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, etc.

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Majority Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, etc.

People: Henry M. Lillis W. B. Gray Matt J. McElroy Daniel Buchanan George Comegys B. L. Sharpstein

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editor's Note: The committee's report was referred to the Convention.]

Minority Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, etc.

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Minority Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, etc.

People: Silvius A. Dickey John M. Reed

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editors' Note: The committee's report was referred to the Convention.]

Minority Proposition on Prohibition

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Minority Proposition on Prohibition

People: Silvius A. Dickey John M. Reed

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

[Editors' Note: The minority proposition was referred to the Convention alongside the committee's report.]

Proposition Prohibiting Lotteries

Creator event:

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

Proposition Prohibiting Lotteries

Last decision:

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

Mr. Sharpstein from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments reports back an article on lotteries which was referred to the Committee yesterday and asks to have it referred to a more appropriate committee.

Minority Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 23 Jul 1889, 00:00

Minority Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 23 Jul 1889, 00:00

[Editor's Note: This report is presented in the Convention on 1889-07-24, so we can assume that this report was created the day before and then referred out of the committee.]

Report from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 00:00

Report from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments

People: Silvius A. Dickey

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Dickey from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments submitted the following report.

Majority Report from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments [Article XXIII, Amendments]

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00

Majority Report from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments [Article XXIII, Amendments]

People: B. L. Sharpstein

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Sharpstein from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments submitted an article on amendments. See minority report–page 228.

Minority Report From Mr. Buchanan [Article XXIII, Amendments]

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00

Minority Report From Mr. Buchanan [Article XXIII, Amendments]

People: Daniel Buchanan

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Buchanan submitted a minority report on the same subject.

Motion to Make the Change from Territorial to State Government Convenient

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 14 Aug 1889, 00:00

Motion to Make the Change from Territorial to State Government Convenient

People: B. L. Sharpstein

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 14 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Sharpstein from the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments submitted the following report. In the Convention Schedule In order that no inconvenience may arise by reason of a change from a territorial to a state...

Article XXVII [Schedule, Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects]

Creator event:

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

Article XXVII [Schedule, Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects]

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:00

[Editor's Note: The Convention proceeds by making amendments to the Article on Schedule, but no mention is made of the article being referred into the Convention from the Committee on Schedule. We can assume that the document was indeed referred.]