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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.

Monday, 02 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention12:00:00The delegates assembled. A Committee on Temporary Organization was appointed. The Convention received the report of the Committee on Temporary Organization and elected temporary officials of the Convention. A Committee on Credentials was then appointed and their report was received after a recess.
Committee on Temporary Organization12:00:00The committee was appointed. The committee drafted a report and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Credentials12:00:00The committee was appointed. The committee drafted a report of the credentials of the members and referred it to the Convention for consideration.

Tuesday, 03 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention10:00:00The Convention appointed tellers and elected permanent offices of the Convention. A Committee on Rules and a Committee on Ways and Means were appointed.
Committee on Credentials10:00:00The committee drafted a report of Louis J. Palmer's credentials and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Rules14:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Ways and Means14:00:00The committee was appointed.

Wednesday, 04 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention10:00:00The Committee on Rules reported the Rules of the Convention. The Convention resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider the report. The Rules of the Convention was then taken up in the Convention and referred back to the Committee on Rules and then agreed to. The Committee on Ways and Means also presented reports before adjournment.
Committee on Rules10:00:00The committee drafted the Rules of the Convention and a report and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of the Whole10:01:00The committee considered the Rules of the Convention and read the article line by line.
Committee on Rules14:00:00The Rules of the Convention were referred to the committee and amended before being referred back to the Convention.
Committee on Ways and Means14:00:00The committee drafted a report on the budget as well as a message and referred them to the Convention for consideration.

Thursday, 05 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention10:00:00A list of standing committees was drafted. The drafts of each section of the Constitution were read and referred to the respective committee.
Committee on Credentials10:00:00The committee drafted a report of Noyes Baldwin's credentials and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights10:00:00The committee was appointed. The committee was referred the file on the Declaration of Rights.
Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Rights10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Mines and Mining10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Corporations10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Printing, Publication, Accounts and Expenses 10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment10:00:00The committee was appointed.

Friday, 06 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Rights00:00:00The committee drafted reports and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations00:00:00The committee was referred a file on City Charters.
Committee on Printing, Publication, Accounts and Expenses 00:00:00The committee drafted a report on printing and several bids for printing and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Future Amendments.
Committee on Ways and Means00:00:00The committee drafted a report and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention10:00:00The drafts of additional articles were read and referred. Reports of standing committees were then read.
Committee on Credentials10:00:00The committee drafted a report of Frederick H. Harvey's credentials and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Legislative Department10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred files on the Legislative Department.
Committee on Executive Department10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred a file on the Executive Department.
Committee on Judiciary10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred a file on the Judiciary.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred files on Qualifications of Office, Elections, and Public Officers.
Committee on Education, Public Buildings, State Institutions, Public Health and Public Morals10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred a file on Education.
Committee on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debts10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred a file on Taxation and Revenue.
Committee on Railroads and Telegraphs10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred a file on Railroads.
Committee on Salaries of Public Officers10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs10:00:00The committee was appointed and referred a file on Militia.

Saturday, 07 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights00:00:00The committee was referred the resolution to adopt the U.S. Constitution, files on Preamble, and files on Freedom of Conscience.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee was referred files on Compulsory Secret Ballots and Qualifications of State Officers.
Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment00:00:00The committee was referred a file on County Seats, Boundaries and Divisions of Counties.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations00:00:00The committee was referred files on the Creation of New Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs00:00:00The committee was referred a file concerning School Lands.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters00:00:00The committee was referred a communication.
The Convention10:00:00Propositions and resolutions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. A Senate Committee on Arid Lands and Irrigation was appointed.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor10:00:00Members were added to the committee. The committee was referred a file on Private Detective Agencies.
Committee on Ordinances 10:00:00The committee was appointed.
Committee for Selecting Representatives to the U.S. Senate Committee of Arid Lands and Irrigation10:00:00The committee was appointed.

Monday, 09 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee on Legislative Department00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Limitations of Legislative Powers.
Committee on Judiciary00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Duties of the Attorney General of the State.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee was referred files on the Oath of all Civil Officers, Female Suffrage, Qualifications of Electors, and the Ballot.
Committee on Education, Public Buildings, State Institutions, Public Health and Public Morals00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Public Schools.
Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Rights00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Irrigation Commissioners.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee was referred a file concerning the Importation of Foreign Police.
Committee on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debts00:00:00The committee was referred files on Use of Public Land, Taxation, and Exemptions.
Committee on Corporations00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Corporations.
Committee on Railroads and Telegraphs00:00:00The committee was referred files relating to Railroads and Telegraphs as well as on Railroad Corporations.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs00:00:00 The committee was referred files on State Militia as well as on Militia. The committee drafted a report of the committee as well as a substitute for files no. 9 and 36 concerning Militia.
The Convention14:00:00Members were appointed to committees. A Committee on Ordinances was appointed. Propositions and resolutions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees.
Committee for Selecting Representatives to the U.S. Senate Committee of Arid Lands and Irrigation14:00:00Richard H. Scott replaced Merris C. Barrow on the committee.

Tuesday, 10 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee was referred files on elections and suffrage. The committee drafted an article on Suffrage and referred it, the report of the committee as well as several files back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Rights00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Irrigation and Water Rights and referred it along with a report of the committee to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations00:00:00The committee drafted articles on Municipal Corporations, City Charters, and County Organization. These articles, the reports of the Committee, and several files were referred to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters00:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Distribution of Rights and referred it to the Convention. The committee drafted an article on Amendments as well as several reports of the committee and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention10:00:00Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The Rules of the Convention were taken up. Reports of standing committees were then presented.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights10:00:00The committee was referred files on Preamble as well as Declaration of Rights
Committee on Legislative Department10:00:00The committee was referred a file on Apportionment.
Committee on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debts10:00:00The committee was referred a file on Public Indebtedness.
Committee on Corporations10:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Transportation of Coal and Mineral Oils.
Committee on Ways and Means10:00:00The committee drafted the Final Report of Temporary Committee on Ways and Means and a Form of Certificate and referred them to the Convention for consideration. The committee was then discharged.

Wednesday, 11 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee considered the article on Municipal Corporations.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights00:00:00The resolution to adopt the U.S. Constitution was referred back to the Convention. The committee was referred files on the Preamble.
Committee on Executive Department00:00:00The committee was referred files on State Seal and Executive Department.
Committee on Judiciary00:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Creation of a Supreme Court.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Suffrage and Elections.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations00:00:00The committee was referred a file on County Organizations.
Committee on Corporations00:00:00The committee was referred a file on City Charters.
Committee on Railroads and Telegraphs00:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Regulation of Railroads and Telegraphs.
Committee on Salaries of Public Officers00:00:00The committee was referred files on Incorporations of Cities, Towns, and Counties as well as on the Salaries of County Officers.
Committee on Printing, Publication, Accounts and Expenses 00:00:00The committee was referred the minority and majority reports of the Committee on County, City, and Town Organization.
Committee on Ordinances 00:00:00The committee was referred a Resolution to adopt the U.S. Constitution and drafted a substitute resolution and a report of the committee, all of which they referred to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention10:00:00Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. Reports of the standing committees were then presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider the article on Municipal Corporations. The committee reported their progress, and the Convention received more reports from standing committees.
Committee on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debts10:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Limitation on Public Indebtedness which was amended and referred back to the Convention. The committee was also referred a file concerning Revenue.

Thursday, 12 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee considered the article on Irrigation and Water Rights as well as substitutions for the article on County Organization.
Committee on Legislative Department00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Legislative Department.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee was referred a file on the General Oath Office.
Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment00:00:00The committee drafted a Substitute for County Seats, Boundaries and Division of Counties and referred it with the reports of the committee to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee drafted a substitution for files no. 17 and 40 and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations00:00:00The committee drafted a report and referred it along with a file on County Organizations to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Federal Relations.
The Convention10:00:00Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The article on Municipal Corporations was then read line by line and voted upon. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the. The committee reported their progress on the article on Irrigation and Water Rights.
Committee on Education, Public Buildings, State Institutions, Public Health and Public Morals12:00:00The committee was referred a file on Qualifications to Office.

Friday, 13 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee further considered the Rules of the Convention and the substitutions for the article County Organization. The articles on Distribution of Power and Amendments were then taken up.
Committee on Legislative Department00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Apportionment and Legislative Department as well as a report and minority report. These along with various files were all referred to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Executive Department00:00:00The committee drafted a substitute for files on the Executive Department and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Chinese Labor.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs00:00:00The committee drafted a report of the committee and referred it the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the articles on County Organization and Municipal Corporations, as well as a telegram.
Committee on Ordinances 00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Ordinances.
The Convention10:00:00Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. Reports of standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the article on Distribution of Powers

Saturday, 14 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee on Judiciary00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Judicial Department and referred it and their report to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment00:00:00The committee was referred files on Legislative Apportionment and State Boundaries.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee drafted an article concerning Contracts of Employees and referred it along with the report of the committee and the file on Chinese Labor to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Corporations00:00:00The committee was referred a file on corporations.
Committee on Railroads and Telegraphs00:00:00The committee was referred files concerning Trusts as well as on Railroads. The committee drafted an article on Railroads and referred it, the report of the committee, and a file relating to Railroad and Telegraph Lines to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs00:00:00The committee drafted a report of the committee and referred it along with the substitute concerning Militia and several files to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee referred the article on County Organization back to the Convention. The committee was referred the file on Distribution of Powers as well as a substitute for the file on Amendments, which was amended.
The Convention10:00:00The Committee on Legislative Department presented their reports to the Convention. Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs and the Committee on Executive Department each presented their reports to the Convention. The Rules of the Convention were then taken up.

Monday, 16 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee considered the article on the Judicial Department.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights00:00:00The committee was referred files concerning Rights of the People.
Committee on Executive Department00:00:00The committee was referred a file concerning a State Examiner.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee drafted a supplemental report of the committee and referred it the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee drafted an article concerning Live Stock and a substitution for file no. 78. These were referred to the Convention along with a report of the committee for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred a substitute for the files on County Organization.
The Convention10:30:00The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the article on Judicial Department. A proposition concerning salaries was presented.

Tuesday, 17 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee considered the article on Suffrage.
Committee on Salaries of Public Officers00:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Concerning Salaries of Public Officers.
The Convention09:00:00The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the file on suffrage and elections.
Committee on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debts10:00:00The committee drafted an article on Taxation and Revenue and referred it, the report of the committee, and several files back to the Convention for consideration.

Wednesday, 18 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention09:00:00The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the articles concerning suffrage, livestock, the contracts of employees, and labor.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights09:00:00John W. Hoyt replaced Stephen W. Downey on the committee.
Committee of the Whole10:00:00The committee further considered the article on Suffrage. The articles on Livestock, Contracts of Employees, Chinese Labor, and Legislative Department were then taken up.
Committee on Education, Public Buildings, State Institutions, Public Health and Public Morals10:00:00The committee referred the files, a substitute for certain files, and a report of the committee to the Convention for consideration.

Thursday, 19 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee further considered the article on Legislative Department. The articles on Boundaries and Apportionment as well as on the Executive Department were also considered.
Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Rights00:00:00The committee drafted a substitute for the article on Irrigation and Water Rights and referred it along with the report of the committee to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Corporations00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Corporations other than Municipal and referred it, a report of the committee, and several files back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Salaries of Public Officers00:00:00The committee was referred a file on the Concerning Salaries of Public Officers.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the articles concerning Suffrage, Live Stock, and the Contracts of Employees. The committee drafted a report and referred it with the articles back to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention09:00:00Propositions 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.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor10:00:00The committee was referred a substitution for files no. 17 and 40, a file on Police Powers, and a file on Chinese Labor. The file on Police Powers was referred back to the Convention. The committee drafted an article on Chinese Labor and an article on Boards of Arbitration and referred them along with the report of the committee to the Convention for consideration.

Friday, 20 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention00:00:00The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress and recommended substitutions for different files.
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee further considered the article on Executive Department. The articles on Militia; Railroads and Telegraph Lines; and the Judicial Department were also taken up.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights00:00:00The committee was referred files on the Declaration of Rights.
Committee on Legislative Department00:00:00The committee was referred sections of a file on Legislative Department.
Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Legislative Department as well as a message.
Committee on Mines and Mining00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Coal Mines and referred it along with the report of the committee to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee was referred a message.
Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Public Lands and Donation and the report of the committee, both of which were referred along with a file on School Lands to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the articles on Militia, Executive Department, the Contracts of Employees, Suffrage, and Live Stock.

Saturday, 21 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee considered the articles on Irrigation and Water Rights; Boundaries and Apportionment; and Legislative Department.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights00:00:00The committee drafted a report as well as the article on Preamble and reported them with various files back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Legislative Department00:00:00The committee drafted majority and minority reports and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Judiciary00:00:00The committee was referred Section 28 of the Article on Judicial Department. The committee drafted a substitute and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment00:00:00The committee drafted a majority and minority report on the article on Apportionment and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor00:00:00The committee was referred a file concerning Labor which was referred back to the Convention along with a report of the committee for consideration.
Committee on Printing, Publication, Accounts and Expenses 00:00:00The committee drafted a report of the committee referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee referred the articles on Militia as well as the Executive Department to the Convention. The committee was referred the articles on the Judicial Department as well as Irrigation and Water Rights. The committee drafted a report and referred it along with the articles back to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention09:00:00Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the articles concerning Irrigation and Water Rights as well as Legislative Apportionment. Standing committees presented reports for consideration.

Monday, 23 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee further considered the articles on Boundaries and Apportionment as well as Legislative Department. The articles on Chinese Labor; Police Powers; Railroad and Telegraph Lines; Federal Relations; Boards of Arbitration; Taxation and Revenue; Corporations other than Municipal; and Labor were also considered.
Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Rights00:00:00The committee was referred a resolution on Deep Water Harbors. The committee drafted a report and a resolution on the same and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the articles on Irrigation and Water Rights; Executive Department; and Judicial Department. The committee drafted a report.
The Convention09:00:00Reports 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.

Tuesday, 24 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The Committee further considered the article on Corporations other than Municipal. The article on Taxation and Revenue was taken up.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee drafted the article on Elections as well as the article on Qualifications to Office and referred them along with the report of the committee and several files to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters00:00:00The committee drafted an article on Schedule and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the files on Legislative Department; Corporations other than Municipal; Labor; Chinese Labor; Boards of Arbitration; Federal Relations; and Railroad and Telegraph Lines. The committee drafted an article concerning Legislative Department and referred it and the majority report of the committee to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention09:00:00The standing and special committees presented their reports for consideration. The article on the Legislative Department was put upon final reading. The Convention resolved into the Committee of the Whole and the committee reported their progress before adjournment.

Wednesday, 25 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention00:00:00The Committee on Revision and Adjustment presented their report and articles for final discussion and approval. The Convention read line by line the substitute for the article relating to Railroad and Telegraph Lines. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole, and the committee reported their progress on the articles concerning Taxation and Revenue as well as the Preamble.
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee further considered the article on Revenue and Taxation. The Preamble was then taken up for consideration.
Committee on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debts00:00:00The committee was referred a substitution for the article on Taxation, Revenue and Public Debt which was amended and referred back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Salaries of Public Officers00:00:00The committee drafted a majority report on the Salaries of Public Officers as well as a report of the committee.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee drafted a report and referred it along with several files to the Convention for consideration. The committee was referred the report and article on Legislative Department. The committee amended the article on Legislative Department and referred back to the Convention for consideration.

Thursday, 26 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention00:00:00The article on Preamble was taken up for consideration. The Judiciary Committee presented their report for consideration. The Convention resolved into the Committe of the Whole. The standing committees presented their reports for consideration. The Committee of the Whole reported their progress on several articles.
Committee of the Whole00:00:00The committee considered the articles on Education; Public Lands and Donations; Coal Mines; Elections; Qualifications to Office; Schedule; and Boards of Arbitration.
Committee on Judiciary00:00:00The committee drafted a report and referred it and the remaining files back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Education, Public Buildings, State Institutions, Public Health and Public Morals00:00:00The committee drafted substitutes for certain files and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Salaries of Public Officers00:00:00The committee drafted a minority report on the Salaries of Public Officers as well as a report of the committee. The committee referred the majority and minority reports on the Salaries of Public Officers as well as several files to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters00:00:00The committee drafted additional sections for the article on Schedule and referred them to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the files on Police Powers; Federal Relations; Railroad and Telegraph Lines; Labor; Corporations other than Municipal; and a substitution for several files.

Friday, 27 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of Address to the People of Wyoming00:00:00The committee was appointed.
The Convention09:00:00The standing committees presented their reports for consideration. The articles on Public Lands and Donations; Coal Mines; Boards of Arbitration as well as other files were taken up and put-upon final passage. An article on Mines and Mining was then presented. The Convention resolved into the Committee of the Whole, and the committee reported their progress on article concerning Schedule.
Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights10:00:00The committee was referred a message from the National Reform Association on the Preamble.
Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments and Miscellaneous Matters10:00:00The committee was referred the article on Schedule, which they amended and referred back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment10:00:00The committee was referred the articles on Mines and Mining as well as the Preamble. The committee amended the article on Preamble.
Committee of the Whole15:00:00The committee considered the articles on Salaries of Public Officers, Exemptions, and Schedule.

Saturday, 28 September 1889

Committee Time Description
The Convention00:00:00An article concerning the Qualifications of Electors was presented for consideration. Files were put upon final passage. Standing committees then presented their reports for consideration.
Committee on Legislative Department00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Legislative Department, which was amended and referred back to the Convention for consideration.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office00:00:00The committee was referred a file on Restrictions on Civic Responsibilities and Rights which they referred to the Convention along with a report of the committee.
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred every finalized article which they compiled and into the complete Constitution of the state of Wyoming which was referred back to the convention for final debate.
Committee of Address to the People of Wyoming00:00:00The committee drafted an Address to the People of Wyoming and referred it the Convention for consideration.
Committee to Appoint a Committee to Go to Washington00:00:00The committee was appointed.

Monday, 30 September 1889

Committee Time Description
Committee of Revision and Adjustment00:00:00The committee was referred the Constitution of the State of Wyoming for final revision. The committee then referred it back to the Convention.
Committee to Appoint a Committee to Go to Washington00:00:00The committee drafted a report on Members Willing to Serve on the Committee to Wait upon Congress and referred it to the Convention for consideration.
The Convention09:00:00The Committee of Revision and Adjustment reported the Constitution of the State of Wyoming to the Convention, which was read line by line, agreed to, and referred to the committee for Enrollment. The enrolled constitution was then reported, and a final vote was taken. The Convention convened sine die.