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Idaho's Constitutional Convention went from July 4, 1889 - August 6, 1889. Using the work that began in the standing committees, drafted reports or articles became the ratified Idaho Constitution in November 1889.
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
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[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This delegate was elected to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This motion does not appear to have been acted upon.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This motion does not appear to have been acted upon.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention adjourned until 5 p.m.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention adjourned for an hour.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As Convention continued to consider the Report of the Committee on Credentials, the motion was clearly agreed.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As the Convention agreed the report section by section, the original version is represented as dropped.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention adjourned until 3 p.m.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Motion to Nominate Mr. Hasbrouck as Permanent Secretary Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention proceeded to a division.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention adjourned until 3 p.m.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a ten minute recess.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Rules of the Convention [Convention] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As Rule 6 contains the titles of committees from the Committee on Committees report and the number of members, it was agreed with being read out.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention took up Rule 9.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention considered an amendment to Rule 8, before continuing on to Rule 10.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention adjourned until 2 p.m.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Secretary called the roll.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Petition for Woman's Suffrage and Prohibition Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a recess until 5 p.m.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modeled in the Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention adjourned until 8 p.m.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Although the chair declined to rule, the Convention proceeded with the matter regardless.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention does not make a decision on Mahew's amendment to Reid's motion, suggesting that Reid did not agree to it.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As the motion was not mentioned again, it has been represented as dropped.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As the Chair reversed the ruling, the point of order was rejected.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a recess until 2:30 p.m.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention took a recess.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The motion does not appear to have received any objections and was therefore likely accepted.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XIV [Military Affairs, Committee of the Whole] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article IV [Executive Department, Convention] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article X [Public Institutions, Convention] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention took a recess.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Because the Convention voted to adjourn until 8:00, the motion to adjourn until 7:00 was dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a recess.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the record is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article III [Legislative Department, Committee of the Whole] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the Records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a recess.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention took a recess.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention took a recess.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XII [Municipal Corporations, Convention] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention does not discuss or vote to approve the journal after this point.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention took a recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The delegation presumably left after the recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The delegation presumably left after the recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The delegation presumably left after the recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The delegation presumably left after the recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The delegation presumably left after the recess.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention took a recess.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article IX [Education and Public Lands, Committee of the Whole] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As the Convention moves on to consider Section 2, it is clear that Section 1 was adopted without amendment.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As Mr. McConnell moved an amendment to his own amendment, it was taken into the original amendment without a vote or official acceptance.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Although it a motion to report is not found within the text, this bill is sent to the Committee of the Whole, so we can reasonably infer that the document was reported.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article VI [Election & Suffrage, Convention] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XV [Manufactures, Agriculture and Irrigation, Convention] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XI [Public and Private Corporations, Convention] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article III [Legislative Department, Convention]: Editorial Renumbering Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Sometime between 1889-07-20 and this day, 1889-07-27, the sections of Article III [Legislative Department] were renumbered after several sections were removed in the Committee of the Whole. This amendment reflects those changes, though... Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article III [Legislative Department, Convention] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The convention continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that section 6 was adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: For the purposes of modeling, section 24 as stricken out is adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Because Mr. McConnell's amendment to strike out was adopted, it is assumed that Mr. Allen's amendment was dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: For the purposes of modeling, section 26 as stricken out is adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: For the purposes of modeling, section 12 as amended is adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As a result of the vote on Mr. Gray's motion to suspend the rules, the motions to the same effect are treated as being dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As a result of the vote on Mr. Gray's motion to suspend the rules, the motions to the same effect are treated as being dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article [Salaries of Public Officers, Committee on Salaries of Public Officers] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The next order of business is Article III, we can assume they suspend discussion on Article IV.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XIV [Military Affairs, Convention] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Wilson's amendment has been dropped out of modeling necessity. It will be remodeled out of its original position because it is understood to be an amendment to Mr. Reid's amendment.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The convention continues amending Section 19 and it can be assumed that Mr. Reid's amendment as amended was adopted.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article IX [Education and Public Lands, Convention] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The call of the previous question put forth by Mr. Ainslie is never discussed and has therefore been modeled as being dropped.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: No vote is recorded in the minutes, but it can be assumed that this motion passed.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article V [Judicial Department, Convention] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The convention continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Mr. Morgan's Second Amendment was adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The convention continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Mr. Morgan's Amendment was adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The convention continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Mr. Reid's Amendment was adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Proposed Section 7 Stricken Out. Mr. MORGAN. I think perhaps it is necessary now to strike out Section 7, and I move that it be stricken out. (Carried.) Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Since Mr. Reid's amendment to Mr. Heyburn's amendment was adopted, Mr. Heyburn's original amendment is dropped or rejected.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: It is assumed from the record that Mr. Wilson's amendment is dropped after the adoption of Mr. Reid's amendment to section 12.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: While not explicitly voted on, Mr. Claggett's amendment is shown to have been added to the actual document form the Idaho archives. Thus, it has been modeled as being adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: While not explicitly voted on, Mr. Heyburn's amendment is shown to have been added to the actual document form the Idaho archives. Thus, it has been modeled as being adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article I [Bill of Rights, Convention] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: We can infer that Mr. Beatty's amendment passes as the entire section is then adopted as amended.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: We can assume Section 9 was adopted, as the Convention moves on to Section 18 and then on to the adoption of the entire Article.] Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: It is assumed that the motion was adopted due to the taking up of the bill.] Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Beatty's Amendment was quite similar to Mr. Hays' amendment, and it is assumed that Mr. Hays amendment was dropped in favor of Mr. Beatty's.] Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: There is a roll-call vote on the motion, so we can assume the motion for the yeas and nays was adopted.] Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Mayhew's amendment is never discussed so it has been amended as being dropped.] Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Article VII [Revenue and Finance, Convention]: Section 5: Mr. King's Amendment to Mr. Ainslie's Amendment Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Article VII [Revenue and Finance, Convention]: Section 5: Mr. Kings' Amendment to Mr. Ainslie's Amendment (II) Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As a result of Mr. Ainslie's substitute being adopted and Mr. Pyeatt's motion to strike out never being revisited, it can be assumed his motion was dropped.] Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Because Mr. Hasbrouck's motion to reconsider failed, his substitutes have been modeled as being dropped.] Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Because Mr. Hasbrouck's motion to reconsider failed, his substitutes have been modeled as being dropped.] Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Documents from the archive indicate that Mr. Shoup's amendment was adopted by the convention.] Friday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XIX [Apportionment, Convention] Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The Convention begins the amending process of the Ways and Means Report; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Mr. Morgan's motion was adopted.] Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
(CREATE) Article XXI [Schedule and Ordinance, Convention]: Minority Report Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The convention continues reading the amendment offered by Mr. Morgan; therefore, we can conclude from the record that this motion was adopted.] Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor’s Note: The convention continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Section 7 was adopted.] Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: They continue debate on the subject at hand, we can assume that they dropped the motion to recess.] Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: They move on to the next section, we can assume that section 19 is adopted. Monday August 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Petition for Woman's Suffrage and Prohibition Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article I [Bill of Rights, Committee of the Whole] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Report of the Committee of the Whole: 1889-07-18 Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Because the record indicates that Section 8 was adopted simultaneously with Mr. Batten's substitute, the motions to adopt Section 8 have been dropped.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Because the record indicates that Section 8 was adopted simultaneously with Mr. Batten's substitute, the motions to adopt Section 8 have been dropped.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: The Committee continues reading subsequent sections of the file, indicating that Section 8 was adopted simultaneously with Batten's substitute.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Due to the nature of the Quill platform and the manner in which the Committee proceeds, Mr. Heyburn's amendment as altered by Mr. Hagan's amendment must be adopted for the changes made by Mr. Hagan to present in the text of Section 9.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: In order to make the Article available for amendments that will take place in a special joint committee, it is being referred out.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Mr. Reid's point of order is marked as dropped as the Committee does not discuss the outstanding amendments in order. Rather, they return to the discussion of the amended joint committee substitute.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This section of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The Committee continues with this numbering scheme, suggesting that Claggett's motion was agreed without objection.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article I [Bill of Rights, Committee of the Whole]: Section 20 Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The amendment is voted down undivided, per Mr. Pefley's request.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article I [Bill of Rights, Committee of the Whole]: Amendment Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Because the Committee of the Whole voted to strike out the original Section 18 and renumber the subsequent sections, the Section 22 heading is accordingly removed from the document.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: As the point of information is not mentioned again, it has been represented as dropped.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Debate proceeds on the Preamble, indicating that the point of order was not sustained.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article IV [Executive Department, Committee of the Whole] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article X [Public Institutions, Committee of the Whole] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: With the adoption of Mr. Beatty's substitute, Mr. Heyburn's amendment was dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: With the adoption of Mr. Beatty's substitute, Mr. Morgan's amendment was dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: With the adoption of Mr. Beatty's substitute, Mr. Gray's amendment was dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Section 5 as amendment—i.e. stricken out—was adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article III [Legislative Department, Committee of the Whole] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Because Mr. Morgan's substitute was adopted in the place of section two, Mr. Ainslie's amendment to strike out the section was dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Mr. Beatty's amendment does not appear to have been voted upon and was not mentioned again.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Because the motion to reconsider the section is lost, the section cannot be amended, and Mr. Parker's amendment is effectively dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: As the section as amended was adopted, Poe's motion to strike out the section was clearly dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: As Mr. Morgan did not accept Mr. Reid's first amendment to the section, it is implicitly dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: As Mr. Morgan did not accept Mr. Reid's second amendment to the section, it is implicitly dropped.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: By rejecting the motion to reconsider, Mr. Heyburn's point of order was effectively adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Section 25 was stricken out, and the Committee continued to the consideration of Section 26.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: As the Committee considered the reconsideration prior to rising, Claggett's point of order is implicitly adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article VIII [Public Indebtedness and Subsidies, Committee of the Whole] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The Proceedings does not record a response to the point of order, but it seems to have been upheld, as Mr. McConnell's motion to except Section 3 does not proceed to a vote.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The portion of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article XII [Municipal Corporations, Committee of the Whole] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article IX [Education and School Lands, Committee of the Whole] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The section was adopted as amended, i.e., stricken.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: Because the section was stricken out, this amendment was dropped.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The section was agreed as amended; ie. stricken.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The section was considered agreed as amended.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The section was agreed as amended; ie. stricken.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The chair does not appear to rule upon the point of order.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The Committee continues to amend the section, indicating that the point of order was taken.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This portion of the records is modelled in the Convention.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: The next time they bring up this article in the Committee of the Whole, it is implied that Section 7 (6) is adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article VI [Election & Suffrage, Committee of the Whole] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
“Question, question.” The CHAIR. The question is upon the adoption of the substitute for Section 6 as offered by the gentleman from Logan county. Vote taken. Carried. Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Report of the Committee of the Whole: 1889-07-25, Afternoon Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: The (committee) continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Section X was adopted.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
The CHAIR. The question then recurs upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Boise. Mr. AINSLIE. I do not withdraw my amendment; I think it is a very important one and material. SECRETARY reads: Amend section 8 (7) as follows: strike out... Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article XV [Manufactures, Agriculture and Irrigation, Committee of the Whole] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: There is no specific moment in the minutes of the Committee of the Whole that indicate that this article was referred back to the Convention, but we can assume that it happens. In the minutes of the next day, on Pg. 1437, the Secretary... Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article XIII [Labor, Committee of the Whole] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: The committee continues reading subsequent sections of the file; therefore, we can conclude from the record that Section 3 was adopted as amended.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
Article XVI [Livestock, Committee of the Whole] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Credentials
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules
[Editor's Note: The signature on the Committee's report indicates that Shoup was chosen as its chairman.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules
[Editor's Note: The Rules were referred to the Convention.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Committees
[Editor's Note: The signature on the Committee's report indicates that Heyborn was chosen as the Committee's chairman.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Committees
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Ways and Means
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Ways and Means
Report from the Committee on Ways and Means: 1889-07-19 Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Ways and Means
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-20.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Executive Department
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Legislative Department
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Judiciary
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-19.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Judiciary
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-19.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Names, Boundaries and Organization of Counties
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Names, Boundaries and Organization of Counties
Article XVIII [County Organization, Committee on Names, Boundaries and Organization of Counties] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Names, Boundaries and Organization of Counties
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-08-02.] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Seat of Government, Public Institutions, Buildings and Grounds
[Editor’s Note: The signature on the Committee’s reports indicate that Cavanah was chosen as the chairman of the Committee.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Seat of Government, Public Institutions, Buildings and Grounds
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Education, Schools and University Lands
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage
[Editor's Note: The petition was referred to the Convention alongside the Committee's report.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-18.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-18.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revenue and Finance
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Legislative Apportionment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-08-05.] Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Militia and Military Affairs
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public and Private Corporations
[Editor’s Note: The signature on the Committee’s reports indicate that Mayhew was chosen as the chairman of the Committee.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public and Private Corporations
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Municipal Corporations
[Editor’s Note: The signature on the Committee’s reports indicate that Woods was chosen as the chairman of the Committee.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Municipal Corporations
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Labor
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-19.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
Article XXI [Schedule and Ordinance, Committee on Schedule]: Majority Report Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
Article XXI [Schedule and Ordinance, Committee on Schedule]: Minority Report Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-08-01.] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-08-01.] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Manufactures, Agriculture and Irrigation
[Editor's Note: Mr. Cavanah created a report late in the Convention, indicating that he joined the committee at some point.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Manufactures, Agriculture and Irrigation
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Manufactures, Agriculture and Irrigation
[Editor's Note: The Committee on Manufactures, Agriculture, and Irrigation met in joint session with the Committee on Mines and Mining in order to discuss Article I, following the Committee of the Whole debate on this day.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Mines and Mining
[Editor's Note: The Committee on Mines and Mining met in joint session with the Committee on Manufactures, Agriculture, and Irrigation in order to discuss Article I, following the Committee of the Whole debate on this day. The joint committee meeting... Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Live Stock
Article XVI [Livestock, Committee on Live Stock] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Live Stock
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-20.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Motion to Rise and Report: Morning Session: Committee on Salaries of Public Officers Amendment Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: We don't have the minutes of this Committee, but we can assume that this Article was amended.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: We don't have the minutes of this Committee, but we can assume that this Article was amended and referred back to the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: Subsequent to a motion made by Mr. Shoup and adopted by the convention, Mr. Hammell is replaced by Mr. Sweet. This motion was adopted on 1889-07-27 and the text from that motion is included below. Mr. SHOUP. The chairman of the... Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: Subsequent to a motion made by Mr. Shoup and adopted by the convention, Mr. Hammell is replaced by Mr. Sweet. This motion was adopted on 1889-07-27 and the text from that motion is included below. Mr. SHOUP. The chairman of the... Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article XV [Manufactures, Agriculture and Irrigation, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor’s Note: This report was referred to the convention on 1889-07-29.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article III [Legislative Department, Committee on Revision and Enrollment]: Revisions Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article VIII [Public Indebtedness and Subdivisions, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article II [Distribution of Powers, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-08-01.] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article IX [Education and Public Lands, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article IX [Education and Public Lands, Committee on Revision and Enrollment]: Revision Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article IV [Executive, Committee on Revision and Enrollment]: Revisions Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: The following amendments are changes that were made in between the article being referred to the Committee on Revision and Enrollment and how it appears in the final copy of the Constitution. Therefore, it is assumed that the Committee... Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article XX [Amendments, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to convention on 1889-08-02.] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to convention on 1889-08-02.] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article XIII [Labor, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article II [Distribution of Powers, Committee of Enrollment and Revision] Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Motion to Adopt Preamble [Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article XX [Amendments, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article V [Judicial Department, Committee on Revision and Enrollment]: Revision Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article VII [Finance and Revenue, Committee on Revision and Enrollment]: Revisions Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
[Editor's Note: The following amendments are changes that were made in between the article being referred to the Committee on Revision and Enrollment and how it appears in the final copy of the Constitution. Therefore, it is assumed that the Committee... Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Revision and Enrollment
Article XVII [State Boundaries, Committee on Revision and Enrollment] Monday August 1889Committee: Committee on Salaries of Public Officers
Article XIII [Salaries of Public Officers, Committee on Salaries and Public Officers] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Salaries of Public Officers
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Salaries of Public Officers
Article [Salaries of Public Officers, Committee on Salaries of Public Officers] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Salaries of Public Officers
[Editor's Note: This Article is referred to the Committee on Revision to be worked on by the members.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Indebtedness and Subsidies
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Indebtedness and Subsidies
Article VIII [Public Indebtedness and Subdivisions, Convention] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Indebtedness and Subsidies
Report from Committee on Public Indebtedness and Subsidies: 1889-07-31 Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Indebtedness and Subsidies
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this Article was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Indebtedness and Subsidies
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Special Committee on Finance
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was created in the Committee and presented to Convention on 1889-07-23.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
Article VI [Election & Suffrage, Committee on Engrossment] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-26.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-26.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this document was presented to the convention on 1889-07-27.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-29.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
Report from the Committee on Engrossment: 1889-07-30 Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this report was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31. See pg. 1489] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
Article III [Legislative Department, Committee on Engrossment] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
Article IV [Executive, Convention] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-07-31.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
Article V [Judicial Department, Committee on Engrossment] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the convention on 1889-08-01.] Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
Article VII [Revenue and Taxation, Committee on Engrossment] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this article was presented to the Convention on 1889-08-05.] Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Engrossment
[Editor's Note: While we do not have the records of this committee, we can conclude from the record that this file was presented to the Convention on 1889-08-05.] Monday August 1889Committee: Committee on the Revision of the Minutes and Proceedings of the Convention
[Editor's Note: The members of this committee were appointed by Mr. Claggett on 1889-07-27. The text for these appointments is included below. Mr. CLAGGETT. One moment, Mr. Chairman, before the adjournment is announced, I want to give notice of the... Saturday July 1889Committee: Joint Committee on Irrigation and Mining
Article I [Bill of Rights, Joint Committee on Irrigation and Mining] Thursday July 1889Committee: Joint Committee on Irrigation and Mining
Article I [Bill of Rights, Joint Committee on Irrigation and Mining]: Section 14: Amendment Thursday July 1889Committee: Joint Committee on Irrigation and Mining
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Although referring the substitute to a committee rather than the Convention is a departure from standard parliamentary procedure, that appears to be what the committee did.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Joint Committee on Irrigation and Mining
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Although referring the substitute to a committee rather than the Convention is a departure from standard parliamentary procedure, that appears to be what the committee did.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Reception Committee
[Editor's Note: The Committee's report was referred to the Convention.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: After delivering her speech, Duniway left the Convention.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
The CHAIR. The question is on the adoption of the substitute. (Vote). The ayes seem to have it--the ayes have it. All after the word "liberty" is stricken out of the section. Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
CHANGE FOLLOWING ADOPT TO A DROP Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Telegram of Greetings from Idaho Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on the Revision of the Minutes and Proceedings of the Convention
[Editor's Note: The members of this committee were appointed by Mr. Claggett on 1889-07-27. The text for these appointments is included below. Mr. CLAGGETT. One moment, Mr. Chairman, before the adjournment is announced, I want to give notice of the... Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on the Revision of the Minutes and Proceedings of the Convention
[Editor's Note: The members of this committee were appointed by Mr. Claggett on 1889-07-27. The text for these appointments is included below. Mr. CLAGGETT. One moment, Mr. Chairman, before the adjournment is announced, I want to give notice of the... Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention sent a telegram containing greetings to the Constitutional Conventions of Washington, Montana and North and South Dakota. The text of this telegram is drawn from page 207 of the Journal of the North Dakota Constitutional... Monday July 1889