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.

The Convention

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Session 5844: 1889-09-19 09:00:00

Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The reports of the standing and special committees were presented. The Convention then did a line by line reading of the article on Suffrage. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of Whole. The committee reported their progress on the article on Legislative Apportionment.

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Report of the Committee of the Whole: 1889-09-19, Evening

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Cheyenne, Sept. 19th, 18S9.

Mr. President:

Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the general file, beg leave to report that the same has had due consideration and is returned with the following recommendations:

That the first and second sections of the amendment to file No. 76 adopted in committee of whole, Sept. 18th, be referred to Committee No. 2, and that the remainder of File No. 76 be referred to Committee No. 6.

And your committee reports progress in the consideration of substitute for Files No. 51 and 56, and asks leave to sit again.

C. H. BURRITT, Chairman.

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