TENTH DAY.

Hall of the Constitutional Convention, Capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 12, 1889.

The convention was called to order at ten o’clock a. m. Mr. President in the chair.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Roll call: 39 members present, absent members heretofore excused by the convention.

Journal of previous session read and approved.

The president announced that owing to the absence of Mr. Thos. H. Moore of Crook county, he had appointed in his place on Committee No. 2, Mr. Frank of Crook county, and on Committee No. 3, Mr. Richards of Converse.

Mr. Organ was excused for the day.

Mr. Baxter moved a suspension of the rules for the purpose of electing an enrolling and engrossing clerk.

The rules were suspended.

On motion of Mr. Baxter the convention proceeded to the election of an enrolling and engrossing clerk, upon the same terms and conditions as governed the election of the assistant secretaries.

Mr. Baxter nominated for the position Mrs F.Ollerenshaw.

There being no other nominations, Mrs. Ollerenshaw, on motion was declared elected engrossing and enrolling clerk by acclamation.

On motion of Mr. Frank. Mr. Scott of Crook, was excused from attendance for ten days.

Propositions.

The following propositions were read first time and referred :

File No. 66. By Mr. Reid.

“Concerning Chinese Labor.”

Referred to Committee No. 10.

File No. 67. By Mr. Harvey.

“Ordinances.”

Referred to Committee No. 20.

Final Reading.

File No. 58 with amendments recommended by the committee of the whole, was taken up on final reading.

The amendments recommended by the committee to sections 1 and 2, were, on motion, adopted.

Mr. Potter moved to amend the amendment recommended to Section 3 by substituting in its stead the words “except by authority of law.” Agreed to.

The substitute amending Section 3 was then adopted.

The amendment adding Section 5 was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Burritt, Section 3 of File No. 58, was further amended by striking out all after the word “law” in the fifth line.

Air. Campbell moved the previous question; sustained by five members.

The convention then ordered the final reading of File No. 58 as amended.

Mr. Potter moved the final reading and adoption of the proposition in File No. 58, by sections.

Motion declared out of order.

Mr. Potter appealed from the decision of the chair.

The decision of the chair was sustained by a rising vote.

The yeas and nays on the adoption of File No. 58 resulted as follows:

Yeas, Messrs.

Baldwin, Irvine, Barrow, Jeffrey, Baxter, Johnston, Burdick, Menough, Campbell, Morris, Chaplin, Nickerson, Conaway, Potter, Elliott, Preston, Ferris, Reid, Foote, Richards, Fox, Riner, Frank, Russell, Hay, Smith, Harvey, Teschemacher, Holden, Mr. President—30.

Nays—Messrs. Burritt, Casebeer, Coffeen, Grant, Jones, Morgan, McCandlish, Palmer, Sutherland—9.

Absent—Messrs. Butler, Clark, Downey, Hopkins, Hoyt, Knight, McGill, Organ, Scott, Vagner—10.

Thereupon the president announced that the convention had adopted the proposition in File No. 58, as amended, to be embodied in the constitution.

Mr. Teschemacher moved to reconsider the vote by which File No. 58 was adopted.

The yeas and nays on the question to reconsider resulted as follows:

Ayes—Messrs. Baldwin, Barrow, Burdick, Burritt, Case- beer, Coffeen, Conaway, Ferris, Grant, Irvine, Jones, Morgan, McCandlish, Palmer, Richards, Russell, Sutherland, Teschemacher—18.

Nays—Messrs. Baxter, Campbell, Chaplin, Elliott, Foote, Fox, Frank, Hay, Harvey, Holden, Jeffrey, Johnston, Menough, Morris, Nickerson, Potter, Preston, Reid, Riner, Smith, Mr. President- 21.

Absent—Messrs. Butler, Clark, Downey, Hopkins, Hoyt, Knight, McGill, Organ, Scott, Vagner—10.

Thereupon the president announced that the convention had refused to reconsider the vote by which the proposition in File No. 58 bad been adopted.

On motion of Mr. Riner the convention stood in recess until 2:30 o'clock p. m.

Afternoon Session.

The convention reassembled at 2:30 o’clock p. m.

The president in the chair.

File No. 58, and the resolution adopting the constitution of the United States, were referred to the committee on revision.

Mr. Potter gave the following notice:

Cheyenne, Sept. 12, 1889 Mr. President:

I hereby give notice that on tomorrow or some subsequent day, I shall offer an amendment to the rules of the convention by adding to section 55 “When any proposition which is before the convention for final adoption consists of several sections, any member shall have the right to demand that a particular section shall be submitted to the convention and voted on separately.

C. N. POTTER.

On motion of Mr. Baxter the convention went into committee of the whole for the consideration of the general file.

Mr. Smith in the chair.

When the committee arose it submitted the following report:

Cheyenne, Sept. 12, 1889.

Mr. President:

Your committee of the whole having had under consideration the general file, beg leave to report with the following recommendations:

That File No. 57 be amended as follows:

Amend Sec. 1 by striking out the words “not heretofore appropriated” in the second line of said section, and by inserting in the third line between the words “to” and “appropriation” the words “prior or future.”

That amendment offered by Mr. Fox be referred to the committee on irrigation.

That File No. 57 as amended be re-referred to Committee No. 8.

That substitutes for Files 19 and 22 submitted by Committee No. 12, be amended in Sec. 2 by striking out the words “an equal or greater” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “at least three millions of dollars of assessable.”

And your committee not having finished the consideration of said file reports progress and asks leave to sit again.

G. C. SMITH, Chairman.

On motion the report of the committee of the whole relating to File No. 57 was adopted, and said file re-referred to Committee No. 8.

The convention then adjourned until 10 o’clock a. m. Sept. 13th.

M. C. BROWN, Pres. Con.

Attest: JOHN K. JEFFREY, Secretary Const. Con.

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