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 6018: 1889-09-23 09:00:00

Reports from the Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights were presented for consideration. The Convention resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the articles concerning the Legislative Department, Labor, Federal Relations, as well as Boards of Arbitration. Standing committees presented additional reports for consideration.

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Resolution to Offer Approbation to the Establishment of a Deep Water Harbor on the Texas Coast

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Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that the effort being made to establish a deep water harbor on the Texas coast has our approbation, and that our representative at Washington be requested to use his best endeavors to secure the building of such harbor.

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