SEVENTEENTH DAY

Hall of the Constitutional Convention, Capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 20, 1889.

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

Mr. President in the chair.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Roll call; 38 members present.

Absent members heretofore excused by the convention.

Journal of previous session read and approved.

On motion of Mr. Elliott the communication of His Excellency, Governor F. E. Warren, relating to the Inter State Deep Harbor convention to be holden at Topeka, Kan., Oct. 1st, was referred to Committee No. 10, with, the request for an immediate report.

Reports of Standing Committees.

Committee No. 10 made the following reports:

Cheyenne, Sept. 19th, 1889.

Mr. President:

Your Committee No. 10, to whom was referred File No. 82, beg leave to report that the same has been duly considered and is herewith returned with the recommendation that the proposition be adopted.

THOS. R. REID, Acting Chairman.

Mr. President:

Your committee No. 10, to whom was re-referred File No. 66, report that they have complied with the suggestion of your convention, and return said file herewith.

THOS. R. REID, Acting Chairman.

On motion Files No. 66 and 82 reported back by Committee No. 10 were referred to the general file.

By general consent Committee No.10 submitted File No. 81, concerning “Boards of Arbitration;” ordered printed.

By general consent the following named gentlemen were excused:

Mr. Richards, from day to day until his return. Mr. Butler, for today and tomorrow, and Messrs. Organ and Riner for today’s session.

On motion of Mr. Burritt substitute for Files No. 35 and 57 was made the special order for to-morrow.

Mr. Baxter moved that the convention resolve itself into committee of the whole. So ordered.

Mr. Teschemacher in the chair.

On arising the committee reported as follows:

Cheyenne, Sept. 20, 1889.

Mr. President:

Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the general file beg leave to report with the following recommendations:

That substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 be amended in Sec. 3 by inserting in line 3 after the word “office” the words “or his absence from the state.”

Amend Sec. 13 in the fifth line by striking out the words “fifteen hundred” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “two thousand."

That the amendment submitting a new section, No. 16, be referred to Committee No. 4.

That Sec. 11 be amended by adding the following:

‘‘The legislature may provide for such other state officers as may be deemed necessary.”

And that substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 thus amended be adopted.

That substitutes for Files No. 9 and 36 be amended as follows:

Strike out all of Sec. 2 after the words “United States” in the sixth line. Substitute the following for Sec. 4:

“No military organization under the laws of the state shall carry any banner or flag representing any sect or society or the flag of any nationality but that of the United States.

Amend Sec. 5 by inserting in first line after the word “chief”’ the words “of the military forces, of the state.”

And that substitute for Files No.9 and 36 thus amended be printed.

H. E. TESCHEMACHER, Chairman.

On motion the report of the committee was adopted.

Mr. Potter moved that substitutes for Files No. 9 and 36 and substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 be engrossed. So ordered.

On motion of Mr. Hoyt, the thanks of the convention were were extended to the publishers of the Laramie Boomerang, Bill Barlow’s Budget and Carbon County Journal for copies of their publications.

On motion of Mr. Campbell File No. 50 was made the special order for this evening.

The convention thereupon stood in recess until 7:30 o’clock p. m.

Evening Session.

The convention reassembled at 7:30 o’clock p. m.

Mr. President in the chair.

On motion the convention resolved itself into committee of the whole for the consideration of the special order.

Mr. Burritt in the chair.

On arising the committee made the following report:

Cheyenne, Sept. 20, 1889. Mr. President:

Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred substitute for File No. 50, beg leave to report that the same has been duly considered and is returned with the following recommendations:

Amend Sec. 1 in the second line by inserting after ‘‘justice of the peace" the words “courts of arbitration.”

Amend Sec. 4 by inserting in line 16 before the word “vacancy” the words “unexpired term occasioned by such.”

Insert the following as Sec. 6 and renumber the remaining sections accordingly.

“Sec. 6. In case a judge of the supreme court shall be in any way interested in a cause brought before said court the remaining judges of said court shall call one of the district judges to sit with them on the hearing of said cause.

Amend Sec. 12 by inserting in line 2, before the word “appointed,” the words “or in case of vacancy.”

Amend Sec. 12 by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “and with such duties and compensation as may be prescribed by law.”

Amend Sec. 13 by striking out all of line eight and all after- the word “duties” in the seventh line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words “and receive such compensation as shall be prescribed by law.”

Amend Sec. 16 by striking out in the fourth and fifth lines the words “not be less than twenty-five hundred dollars,” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “be as may be prescribed by law.”

Amend Sec. 18 by inserting at the beginning of said’ section the words:

“Until otherwise provided by law.”

Amend Sec. 22 by striking out the words “county court” in first line.

That substitute for File No. 50, except the last section be- adopted, and the committee of the whole ask for further time in the consideration of the last section of said file.

C. H. BURRITT, Chairman.

The report of the committee of the whole was adopted, and substitute for File No. 50, excepting the last section, was [ordered] engrossed.

The convention threupon adjourned until 9 o’clock a. m. Sent. 21st.

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