THIRTEENTH DAY.

Hall of the Constitutional Convention, Capitol Building,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 16, 1889.)

The convention was called to order at 10 o’clock a. m. In the absence of the president Mr. Teschemacher was chosen president pro tem.

The president pro tem in the chair.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Roll call; 30 members present; by general consent absent members were excused by the convention.

Journal of previous session read and approved.

Reports of Standing Committees.

Committee No. 14 submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

Your committee to whom was referred File No. 31, return

That File No. 46 concerning the distribution of powers, the same with the recommendation that it do not pass. We have incorporated the provisions of the file in a substitute, with other provisions, and we recommend that the substitute herewith returned, be adopted.

GEO. C. SMITH, Chairman.

On motion the report of the committee was accepted and substitute for File No. 31 ordered printed.

Committee No. 16 reported as follows:

Cheyenne, Sept. 16, 1889. Mr. President:

Your committee No. 16 on federal relations, public lands and militia beg leave to report that they have had under consideration File No. 60, concerning federal relations, and report the same herewith and recommend the same for adoption, and each section adopted to be placed in the proper chapter of the constitution by the revision committee.

(Signed) H. $. NICKERSON, Chairman.

C. P. ORGAN, GEO. $. FOX.

On motion the report was accepted and File No. 60 ordered printed.

Committee No. 10 presented the following report:

Mr. President:

Your Committee No 10 return herewith File Nos. 70 and 66, with the recommendation that the same be adopted.

GEO. W. FERRIS, Chairman.

Sept. 14, 1889.

On motion the report was accepted and Files No. 66 and 70 were ordered printed.

Committee No. 4 reported as follows:

Committee No. 4, Judicial Report.

Mr. President:

Your committee to whom was referred File No. 50 respectfully return the same with the recommendation that it do not pass. We present herewith a substitute embodying the provisions of said file as amended by the committee, together with other provisions which we recommend be adopted.

A. B. CONAWAY, Chairman.

On motion the report of Committee No. 4 was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

Mr. Johnston of the special committee to receive the United States senate committee on arid lands and irrigation, reported that the senate committee would arrive in this city at noon tomorrow.

On motion of Mr. Conaway the convention resolved to receive the United States committee on arid lands and irrigation tomorrow afternoon.

On motion of Mr. Elliott the convention went into committee of the whole.

Mr. Coffeen in the chair.

On arising the committee made the following report:

Cheyenne, Sept. 16, 1889.

Mr. President:

Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the report of Committee No. 14 on File No. 50 beg leave to report with recommendation that the substitute for said file be printed.

H. A. COFFEEN, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Riner the report of the committee of the whole was adopted and substitute for File No. 50 ordered printed.

Mr. Baxter, in accordance with a notice previously given, offered amendment to rules No. 18 and 19.

The amendments were rejected.

The convention stood in recess until 2 o’clock p. m.

Afternoon Session.

The convention reassembled at 2 o’clock p. m.

The president pro tem in the chair.

Mr. Hay by general consent submitted Pile No. 80.

“Concerning Salaries of Public Officers.”

Read first time and referred to Committee No. 15.

There being no other business before the convention it adjourned until 9 o’clock Sept. 17th.

M. C. BROWN.

Attest:

JOHN K. JEFFREY, Secretary.

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