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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  4. Session: 1889-09-10 10:00:00
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Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889

The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.

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Session 5641: 1889-09-10 10:00:00

Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The Rules of the Convention were taken up. Reports of standing committees were then presented.

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SEVENTH DAY

Hall of Constitutional Convention, Capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 9, 1889,

The convention was called to order at 2 o'clock p. m.

Mr. President in the chair.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Poll call; 38 members present.

Journal of the previous session read and approved.

Mr. Frank, of Crook, designated Mr. R. H. Scott as member of the special committee to meet the U. S. Senate committee on irrigation.

The president announced that he had made the following additional appointments on standing committees:

Committee No. 10, Messrs. Sutherland of Albany, Frank of Crook, Irvine of Converse, McCandlish of Johnson.

Committee No. 20, “On Ordinances,” Messrs. Downey, Organ, Harvey, Burdick, Potter, Menough, Jones.

Propositions.

The following propositions were read first time and referred:

File No. 41. By Mr. Jeffrey.

“Public Indebtedness.”

Referred to Committee No. 11.

File No. 42. By Mr. Fox.

“Transportation of Coal and Mineral Oils.”

Referred to Committee No. 13.

File No. 43. By Mr. Nickerson.

“Apportionment.”

Referred to Committee No. 2.

File No. 44. By Mr. Morgan.

“Preamble.”

Referred to Committee No. 1.

File No. 45. By Mr. Morgan.

“Declaration of Rights.”

Referred to Committee No. 1.

File No. 4G. By Mr. Morgan.

“Distribution of Powers.”

Referred to Committee No. 18.

File No. 47. By Mr. Grant.

“Elections.”

Referred to Committee No. 5.

The president announced that in accordance with a resolution of this convention, he had sent the following telegraphic dispatch:

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 6th.

To the President of the Constitutional Convention,

Santa Fe, New Mexico:

Wyoming’s Constitutional Convention sends greetings and -expresses the hope that Wyoming and New Mexico at an early day will be admitted into the Union of States, as by right they ought to be.

(Signed) MELVILLE C. BROWN,

President.

The reply received was as follows:

Santa Fe, N. M., Sept. 7.

Melville C. Brown, President Constitutional Convention,

Cheyenne, Wyoming:

The New Mexico Constitutional Convention extends the hand of fellowship to Wyoming with deepest gratitude for her kindly greeting, and is sanguine that the race upon which Wyoming and New Mexico have entered will be successful and that their two stars will be none the less brilliant in the American constellation than those which shine in the Union firmament.

(Signed) J. FRANK CHAVEZ,

President.

Mr. Morgan offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of the convention are due and hereby tendered to Hon. J. W. Meldrum, Secretary of the Territory, for his successful efforts in fitting up the hall for the meetings of the convention, providing stationary and other essentials for the use of the members,

Mr. Jeffrey moved that File No. 41 be printed; so ordered.

On motion of Mr. Chaplin, the resolutions offered by Mr. Hoyt, September 7th, were laid over until to-morrow.

Mr. Irvine of Converse, withdrew the name of M. C. Barrow, as member of the special committee to meet the U. S. Senate committee on irrigation.

Mr. Irvine moved that the delegation from Converse be permitted to designate Mr. DeForest Richards as the Converse County member of the special committee to meet the U. S. Senate committee on irrigation.

Ruled out by the chair on a point of order.

On motion of Mr. Riner, the convention adjourned until ten o’clock a. m., September 10th.

M. C. BROWN, Pres. Con.

Attest: JOHN K. JEFFREY, Secretary Const. Con.

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