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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  4. Session: 1889-09-09 14:00:00
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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 5581: 1889-09-09 14:00:00

Members were appointed to committees. A Committee on Ordinances was appointed. Propositions and resolutions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees.

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Journal of 1889-09-07

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SIXTH DAY

Hall of Constitutional Convention,

Capitol Building,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 7,. 1889,

The convention assembled at ten o’clock a. m.

Mr. President in the chair.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Roll call, 34 members present.

Journal of previous session read and approved.

Mr. Mark Hopkins, delegate from Sweetwater County, appeared on the floor of the convention and the oath of office- was administered to him by Justice of the Peace W. P. Carroll.

The president submitted a communication from Mr. S. D. Shannon, Ex-Secretary of Wyoming Territory, accepting the courtesies extended to him by this convention.

The following resolution, offered by Mr. Baxter, was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of members of this convention are hereby tendered to Mr. Jno. F. Carroll for his generous offering of copies of the Cheyenne Leader, daily, during the continuance of the convention.

The president announced the receipt of several copies of the annual report of the State Engineer of Colorado.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, a vote of thanks was extended to that official.

Propositions.

The following propositions were read first time and referred:

File No. 23. By Mr. Baxter.

“Concerning Oath of all Civil Officers.”

Referred to Committee No. 5.

File No. 24. By Mr. Baxter.

“Concerning one of the Duties of the Attorney General of the State.”

Referred to Committee No. 4.

File No. 25. By Mr. Baxter.

“Concerning Female Suffrage.” Referred to Committee No. 5.

File No. 26. By Mr. Baxter.

“Forbidding the improper use of Public Funds.”

Referred to Committee No. 11.

File No. 27. By Mr. Potter.

“Concerning Taxation.”

Referred to Committee No. 11.

File No. 28. By Mr. Potter.

“Public Schools.”

Referred to Committee No. 7.

File No. 29. By Mr. Potter.

“Concerning Qualifications of Electors."

Referred to Committee No. 5.

File No. 30. By Mr. Potter.

“Limitation on Legislative Power.”

Referred to Committee No. 2.

File No. 31. By Mr. Grant.

"Relating to Railroad and Telegraph Lines.”

Referred to Committee No. 14.

File No. 32. By Mr. Teschemacher.

“Qualification of Electors.”

Referred to Committee No. 5.

File No. 33. By Mr. Palmer.

“Concerning Exemptions.”

Referred to Committee No. 11.

File No. 34. By Mr. Burdick.

“State Militia.”

Referred to Committee No. 16.

File No. 35. By Mr. Burdick.

“Irrigation Commissioners.”

Referred to Committee No. 8.

File No. 36. By Mr. Fox.

“Militia.” '

Referred to Committee No. 16.

File No. 37. By Mr. Coffeen.

“Railroad Corporations.”

Referred to Committee No. 14.

File No. 38. By Mr. Coffeen.

“On Corporations.”

Referred to Committee No. 13.

File No. 39. By Mr. Teschemacher.

“Concerning the Ballot.”

Referred to Committee No. 5.

File No. 40. By Mr. Reid.

“Prohibiting the Importation of Foreign Police, Etc.”

Referred to Committee No. 10.

On motion of Mr. Potter, Files 23, 25, 26, 27, 2S, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 40 were ordered to be printed.

The resolution offered by Mr. Hoyt, Sept. 6th, increasing the membership of Committee No. 10 to ten, was adopted.

Mr. Coffeen moved a reconsideration. Carried.

Mr. Coffeen moved an amendment of the resolution increasing the committee to eleven members. The amendment was agreed to.

The resolution as amended was then adopted.

In pursuance of a notice previously given Mr. Potter moved to amend Rule 6, by appointing an additional standing committee of seven members, to be known as Committee No. 20, “On Ordinances.” Agreed to.

Mr. Johnston, of Committee No. 8, made the following report, which was adopted: Mr. President:

Constitutional Convention, Wyoming Territory,

Committee Room No. 8, Sept. 7, 1889.

Your committee to whom was referred the communication of His Excellency relative to the expected visit of the U. S. Senate committee on arid lands and irrigation, respectfully report that they have had the matter under consideration and report—That we have conferred with His Excellency and are informed by him that he has called upon the several Boards of County Commissioners of the Territory to send one or more men who are familiar with irrigation in their counties to represent their counties, before the U. S. Senate Committee but that all the counties may not have time to respond.

Your committee therefore recommend:

That for fear the county commissioners may fail to respond, that a member be designated from this convention to complete the representation from each county, and whose business shall be to see that their counties are represented before the U. S. Senate committee, and this committee be informed at once, so that the material to be used before said committee may be intelligently arranged so as to make the best showing possible and that each county delegation be requested to designate a member for said committee. Your committee further recommend that the U. S. Senate committee be tendered the privileges of the floor of this convention, and that the president of this convention be requested to write the members of the U. S. Senate committee to address this convention upon the question of irrigation.

We submit herewith two resolutions and recommend their adoption.

J. A. JOHNSTON, Chairman.

The following resolutions submitted by Committee No. 8, were ordered to be read and were adopted without debate.

Resolved, That the president of this convention be requested to extend to the members of the U. S. Senate committee on arid lands and irrigation the privileges of the floor of this house, and to extend an invitation to the members of the said committee to address this convention upon the question of irrigation.

Resolved, That a select committee of ten to consist of one member from each county, be chosen from this convention, each delegation to designate the member from their county, to attend to the preparation and presentation of information on irrigation to the U. S. Senate committee on arid land and irrigation on the occasion of their visit to Cheyenne and in conjunction with His Excellency the Governor to arrange for their formal reception and entertainment.

The president announced that in accordance with the foregoing resolution the designation of the members to form this select committee was in order. The roll of counties being called, the following named gentlemen were chosen as members of the select committee:

Albany County, S. W. Downey,

Carbon County, R. C. Butler,

Crook County, nomination deferred,

Converse County, nomination deferred,

Fremont County, N. Baldwin,

Johnson County, C. H. Burritt,

Laramie County, J. A. Johnston,

Sheridan County, H. A. Coffeen,

Sweetwater County, M. Hopkins,

Uinta County, C. W. Holden.

Mr. Hoyt presented a resolution relating to “Printing and Publication," which resolutions were laid over under the Tides.

By general consent Mr. Campbell was excused from attendance next Monday.

Mr. Ferris and Foote were also excused until their return next week.

On motion of Mr. Organ, as amended by Mr. Campbell, the convention adjourned till two o’clock p. m. Monday, September 9th.

M. C. BROWN, Pres. Con.

Attest: JOHN K. JEFFREY, Secretary.

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