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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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.
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. 66 be adopted.
That substitute for File No. 82 be adopted.
That Section 28 of substitute for File No. 50 be adopted.
That substitute for File No. 31 be amended in section 2 by striking out all after the word “and” in the third line, and inserting the following, “Common carriers and as such must be made, by law to extend the same equality and impartiality to all who use them excepting employees and their families, whether individuals or corporations."
And that said files, as amended, be adopted.
That File No. 60 be amended by substituting the following for section 4 of said file:
“All debts and liabilities of the Territory of Wyoming shall be assumed and paid by this State," and that, as amended, File No. 60 be adopted.
That substitute for File No. 84 be adopted.
That substitute for Files No. 7, 26, 27, 41, 54, and 55 be made the special order for Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 24th.
And your committee respectfully asks leave to sit again.
H. S. ELLIOTT, Chairman.