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Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah
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Library of Congress: Chronicling America: The Salt Lake Herald: 1895
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The Utah Constitutional Convention (1895) was followed closely by the Salt Lake Herald. The newspaper includes partial minutes, delegate bios and prints, summaries of debates, and both summaries and full records of the propositions that were introduced.
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Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relating to Free Passage [File No. 7] Monday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on Insurance Companies [File No. 16] Tuesday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on Public Buildings [File No. 24] Tuesday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on Preventing Blacklisting [File No. 25] Tuesday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on Education [File No. 29] Tuesday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on the Right to Recover Damages for Injuries Resulting in Death [File No. 35] Tuesday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relative to Requiring Judges of the Supreme, District, and Superior Courts, to Report Defects in the Laws to the Attorney General [File No. 71] Friday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relative to Requirements for Judges of the Supreme Court [File No. 73] Friday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relative to Free Publication of Supreme Court Decisions [File No. 74] Friday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relative to Forbidding Donations of Public Lands [File No. 80] Friday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relative to State Institutions Other Than Educational [File No.84] Friday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition relative to School lands of this State [File No. 91] Saturday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Strictures on Printing Saturday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Article of the Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights [Article No. 2] Monday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on Opinions of Justices of the Supreme Court [File No. 99] Monday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relative to Poll Tax [File No. 109] Monday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Relating to Irrigation and Water Rights [File No. 130] Thursday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition Providing Income Taxes [File No. 132] Thursday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Proposition on Salaries of Public Officers [File No. 133] Thursday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Resolution on Time of Meeting [Resolution No. 58D] Thursday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Referred to committee on rules. Thursday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Resolution on the Coray Affair [Resolution No. 63A] Saturday March 1895Committee: The Convention
It was adopted. Saturday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Petition from the Christian Endeavor Society of Springville [File No. 156] Monday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Motion to Suspend the Rules Thursday March 1895Committee: The Convention
Report on Labor [Report No. 13] Monday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Excursion to Saltair [Resolution No. 78A] Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
This was received with a burst of laughter, and several members called for a second reading. It was then filed. (The Salt Lake Herald, 26 April 1895. Page 1) Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Resolution to Set Apart San Juan County [Resolution No. 79B] Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Mr. SQUIRES Who is the author of this remarkable document? (Laughter.) Mr. HAMMOND I am. Mr. GOODWIN I hope the gentleman would be protected by it. (Laughter.) (The Salt Lake Herald, 26 April 1895. Page 1) Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
This was returned to Hammond. (The Salt Lake Herald, 26 April 1895. Page 1) Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Resolution to Survey San Juan County [Resolution No. 80C] Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Mr. SQUIRES I move that this be referred to the next legislature and the gentleman himself. (Laughter) (The Salt Lake Herald, 26 April 1895. Page 1) Thursday April 1895Committee: The Convention
From the Salt Lake Herald; May 1st, 1895; Page 3: Murdock was defeated, and when the motion came on Sanpete county, Lund's motion carried by a rising vote 36 to 34. Tuesday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Communication from the Ladies of Salt Lake City [1895-04-30] Tuesday April 1895Committee: The Convention
Mrs. Foltz began "Gentlemen of the Convention and fellow citizens. (A stir.") She appreciated the compliment. It was unexpected. She had supposed she would be flying on her way but by the providence of God she was allowed to express her thanks for the... Tuesday May 1895Committee: Committee on the Preamble and Declaration of Rights
Report on Preamble and Declaration of Rights [Report No. 2] Monday March 1895Committee: Legislative Committee
Majority Article on Legislative [Article No. 9A] Tuesday March 1895Committee: Legislative Committee
Minority Article on Legislative [Article No. 9B] Tuesday March 1895Committee: Committee on Elections and Right of Suffrage
Report on Elections and Rights of Suffrage [Report No. 6] Friday March 1895Committee: Committee on Elections and Right of Suffrage
Article on Elections and Rights of Suffrage [Article No. 6.1] Friday March 1895Committee: Committee on Apportionment and Boundaries
Proposition Relative to Fixing State Boundaries [File No. 83] Saturday March 1895Committee: Committee on Municipal Corporations
Article on Counties, Cities and Towns [Article No. 4.1] Wednesday March 1895Committee: Committee on the Militia
Article on Militia [Article No. 12] Thursday March 1895Committee: Committee on Schedule, Future Amendments, Miscellaneous
Article on Future Amendments [Article No. 5.1] Thursday March 1895Committee: Committee of the Whole
President Smith endeavored to get into the field of action. "Mr. Evans," he said, instead of "Mr. Chairman." He was recognized "I offer a substitute," he said. He waited for a second to his motion to adopt; but he waited in vain. No one came to his... Monday March 1895Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article No. 25.2: Section 6: Amendment Monday April 1895Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Commissioner Tatlock received permission to speak.] Wednesday March 1895Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article No. 2.2: Section 10: Amendment Thursday March 1895