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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 State, School, and Granted Lands

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The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands at the end of its timeline.

Paragraph 7 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

Paragraph 7 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170

Proposition No. 1

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

Proposition No. 1

Proposition No. 2

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

Proposition No. 2

Proposition No. 6

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

Proposition No. 6

Proposition No. 8

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

Proposition No. 8

Article II by Mr. Suksdorf (State Lands)

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

Article II by Mr. Suksdorf (State Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Kinnear (Streets and Alleys)

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

Proposition by Mr. Kinnear (Streets and Alleys)

Proposition No. 33 (Sale of Granted Lands)

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

Proposition No. 33 (Sale of Granted Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Cosgrove (Tidelands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Cosgrove (Tidelands)

Petition Relating to Oysters and Oyster Beds

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

Petition Relating to Oysters and Oyster Beds

Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain): Section 3

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

Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain): Section 3

Proposition by Mr. Prosser (School Lands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Prosser (School Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Hicks (School Lands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Hicks (School Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Weir (Shore Lands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Weir (Shore Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Durie (Tidelands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Durie (Tidelands)

Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Tidelands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Tidelands)

Proposition by Mr. Sohns (Sale of School Lands)

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

Proposition by Mr. Sohns (Sale of School Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Schooley (School Lands)

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 15 Jul 1889, 13:00

Proposition by Mr. Schooley (School Lands)

Proposition by Mr. Weisenberger (Alien Ownership of Land)

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

Proposition by Mr. Weisenberger (Alien Ownership of Land)

Letter from R. L. Carpenter

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 09:00

Letter from R. L. Carpenter

Letter from Lucinda Hastings, C. C. Bartlett & Co.

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 09:00

Letter from Lucinda Hastings, C. C. Bartlett & Co.

Resolution on Tidelands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 09:00

Resolution on Tidelands

Petition From a K. of L. Assembly Number 115: Seventh Section

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition From a K. of L. Assembly Number 115: Seventh Section

Communication From Ex Chief Justice Roger S. Greene: Relation to Tidelands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 00:00

Communication From Ex Chief Justice Roger S. Greene: Relation to Tidelands

Petition Relating to the Sale of Tide Flat and Shore lands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition Relating to the Sale of Tide Flat and Shore lands

Proposition by Mr. Prosser Relating to Forests on Granted Lands

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

Proposition by Mr. Prosser Relating to Forests on Granted Lands

Article XVI [School and Granted Lands]

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Article XVI [School and Granted Lands]

Article from Mr. Dunbar

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Article from Mr. Dunbar

Article from Mr. Turner

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Article from Mr. Turner

Mr. Power's Resolution

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Mr. Power's Resolution

Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain)

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

Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain)

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

Mr. Dunbar from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands, submits to the Convention a proposition by Mr. Eshelman on eminent domain and asks to have it referred and it was ordered that the first and second sections be referred to the Committee...

Report of the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 00:00

Report of the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Dunbar from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands submitted the following report.

Minority Report Relative to the State, School and Granted Lands

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

Minority Report Relative to the State, School and Granted Lands

People: Samuel G. Cosgrove

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

Mr. Cosgrove filed the following minority report relative to the State, School and Granted Lands.

Minority Report from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

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

Minority Report from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

People: C. H. Warner

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

[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was presented to the convention on 1889-08-05.]

Minority Report from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 00:00

Minority Report from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

People: H. F. Suksdorf

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 06 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Suksdorf submitted minority report from Committee on State, School and Granted Lands as follows:

Article XVII [Tidelands]

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Article XVII [Tidelands]

People: Ralph Oregon Dunbar

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Mr. Dunbar from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands submitted an article on Tidelands.

Article XVI [School and Granted Lands]

Creator event:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Article XVI [School and Granted Lands]

People: Ralph Oregon Dunbar

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 19 Aug 1889, 00:09

Also one on school and granted lands.

Resolution from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Aug 1889, 00:00

Resolution from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands

People: Ralph Oregon Dunbar

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Dunbar from the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands submitted the following resolution. [Editor's Note: The resolution is presented in the Convention on 1889-08-21, therefore we can safely assume that it was referred from the committee.]

Resolution by Mr. Dunbar

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Aug 1889, 00:00

Resolution by Mr. Dunbar

People: Ralph Oregon Dunbar

Last decision:

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Aug 1889, 00:00

Mr. Dunbar moved to consider the following resolution under a suspension of the rules. “Resolved, that Robert Black be allowed five dollars a day for forty-six days’ work for services as Clerk for the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands. R....