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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1889-09-16 10:30:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

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 5751: 1889-09-16 10:30:00

The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the article on Judicial Department. A proposition concerning salaries was presented.

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TWELFTH DAY.

Hall of the Constitutional Convention, Capitol Building,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 14, 1889.

The convention was called to order at ten o’clock a. m.

Mr. President in the chair.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Roll call; 33 members present, absent members heretofore- excused by the convention.

Journal of previous session read and approved.

The convention excused Messrs. Menough and Palmer from attendance until their return next week.

Proposition.

The following propositions were read first time and. referred :

File No. 77. By Mr. Hay.

“Concerning a State Examiner.”

Laid on the table.

File No. 78. By Mr. Hay.

“Concerning Live Stock.”

Referred to Committee No. 10.

File No. 79. By Mr. Hay.

“Concerning Rights of the People.”

Referred to Committee No. 1.

Committee No. 2 reported as follows:

Reports of Standing Committees.

Cheyenne, Sept. 14, 1889.

President Wyoming Constitutional Convention:

Sir:—Your Committee No. 2, to which were referred Files No. 2, 30, 43 and 62, report the same back with a recommendation that they be not adopted. Your committee also present herewith a majority and minority report of matter proposed to be incorporated in the constitution.

E. S. N. MORGAN, Chairman.

H. S. ELLIOTT, Secretary.

On motion the report was accepted and the propositions as recommended by the majority and minority reports ordered printed.

Committee No. 16 made the following report:

Cheyenne, Sept. 14, 1889 Mr. President:

Your committee No. 16, to whom were referred Files No.. 36-9, have had the same under consideration and refer them back to the convention and offer herewith a substitute embracing the salient features of said files, and recommend its- adoption.

H. G. NICKERSON, Chairman.

C. P. ORGAN, GEO. W. FOX.

On motion the substitute for Files 9 and 36, submitted by Committee No. 16, was ordered printed.

Committee No. 3 submitted the following report:

Cheyenne, Sept. 14, 1889. Mr. President:

Your committee No. 3 beg leave to report the substitute herewith for Files No. 51 and 56 and recommend that it be adopted.

J. A. RINER,

THOMAS R. REID, DeF. RICHARDS.

A. L. SUTHERLAND.

On motion of Mr. Riner the substitutes for Files No. 51 and 56 were ordered printed.

Mr. Teschemacher, of Committee No. 19, reported substitute for Files No. 19 and 22 properly engrossed.

Final Reading.

The convention ordered the final reading of substitute for Files No. 19 and 22.

The yeas and nays on the adoption of the proposition in said substitute resulted as follows:

Yeas—Messrs. Burdick, Burritt, Casebeer, Coffeen, Conaway, Elliott, Ferris, Foote, Grant, Holden, Hoyt, Irvine, Jeffrey, Johnston, Jones, Morgan, Morris, McCandlish, Nickerson, Organ, Potter, Reid, Richards, Riner, Smith, Teschemacher, Mr. President.—27.

Nays—Messrs. Fox and Sutherland.—2.

Absent—Messrs. Baldwin, Barrow, Baxter, Butler, Campbell, Chaplin, Clark, Downey, Frank, Hay, Harvey, Hopkins, Knight, Menough, McGill, Palmer, Preston, Russell, Scott, Vagner—20.

Thereupon the president announced that the convention had adopted the proposition in substitute for Files Nos. 19 and 22.

Substitute for Files Nos. 19 and 22 was referred to Committee No. 19.

Mr. Potter offered a resolution for the amendment of Rule 5.

The resolution was lost.

Mr. Morgan offered the following resolution, which was laid over under the rules.

Resolved, That the following be added to Rule 14: “All members shall be limited to fifteen (15) minutes for their first, and to five (5) minutes for their second speech on any question.”

The president submitted the following communication from his excellency, the governor of the territory:

Executive Department,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 13, 1889. Hon. M. C. Brown,

President Constitutional Convention, Cheyenne, Wyo.

Sir:—I am in receipt of the following telegram:

“Dodge City, Kan., Sept. 12, 1889.

“Gov. Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyo.

The U. S. Senate Committee on Irrigation expect to be in Cheyenne next Wednesday.

“WM. M. STEWART, Chairman.”

Which I have the honor to transmit for your information. Respectfully.

FRANCIS E. WARREN, Governor.

On motion of Mr. Riner the convention adjourned until 10:30 o’clock a. m., Monday, Sept. 16th.

M. C. BROWN, President.

Attest: JOHN K. JEFFREY, Secretary Constitutional Convention.

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