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  4. Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

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Session 12660: 1889-07-10 13:30:00

Mr. Travis was sworn in and assigned to the committees vacated by Mr. Waltman. Committees requested and were granted permission to employ clerks for their sessions. The majority and minority reports of the Committee on Corporations other than Municipal were presented and discussed. The Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170 was then read and separated by paragraphs, which were sent to the appropriate committees. Propositions of members of the Convention were then read and referred to the relevant committees.

Membership (at session start):

Hiram E. Allen, Samuel H. Berry, Nelson Gates Blalock, Ozra A. Bowen, John J. Browne, Daniel Buchanan, James A. Burk, Harrison Clothier, Charles P. Coey, George Comegys, Samuel G. Cosgrove, Daniel J. Crowley, Frank M. Dallam, Silvius A. Dickey, Ralph Oregon Dunbar, David E. Durie, Trusten P. Dyer, Edward Eldridge, Jacob T. Eshelman, Hanford Wentworth Fairweather, Charles T. Fay, Benjamin B. Glascock, Melvin M. Godman, John F. Gowey, W. B. Gray, Thomas C. Griffitts, Thomas Hayton, Francis Henry, Gwin Hicks, John P. Hoyt, James A. Hungate, Robert Jamieson, Richard Jeffs, George H. Jones, Oliver H. Joy, John C. Kellogg, John R. Kinnear, Henry M. Lillis, Addison A. Lindsley, S. H. Manly, Joshua Philander T. McCroskey, J. T. McDonald, Matt J. McElroy, John McReavey, Thomas T. Minor, Austin Mires, James Z. Moore, Robert S. More, Morgan Morgans, Lewis Neace, W. L. Newton, James Power, William F. Prosser, John M. Reed, Thomas M. Reed, Albert Schooley, B. L. Sharpstein, John A. Shoudy, Louis Sohns, George H. Stevenson, Theodore L. Stiles, Robert F. Sturdevant, H. F. Suksdorf, E. H. Sullivan, P. C. Sullivan, George W. Tibbetts, George Turner, J. F. Van Name, W. W. Waltman, C. H. Warner, Allen Weir, J. J. Weisenburger, Arnold J. West, H. C. Willison, Henry Winsor (75 total)

Representing 25 delegations:

01. First District, 02. Second District, 03. Third District, 04. Fourth District, 05. Fifth District, 06. Sixth District, 07. Seventh District, 08. Eighth District, 09. Ninth District, 10. Tenth District, 11. Eleventh District, 12. Twelfth District , 13. Thirteenth District, 14. Fourteenth District, 15. Fifteenth District, 16. Sixteenth District, 17. Seventeenth District, 18. Eighteenth District , 19. Nineteenth District, 20. Twentieth District, 21. Twenty-first District , 22. Twenty-second District, 23. Twenty-third District, 24. Twenty-fourth District, 25. Twenty-fifth District

Imported Documents

  • Request of the Judiciary Committee (e831157) imports from Committee on Judicial Department,
    on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Majority Report from the Committee on Corporations other than Municipal (e831171) imports from Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
    on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Minority Report from the Committee on Corporations other than Municipal (e831173) imports from Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
    on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Resolution on Trusts (e987737) imports from Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
    on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Request from the Committee on Appointment and Representation to Appoint a Clerk (e831180) imports from Committee on Apportionment and Representation,
    on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Request from the Committee on Agriculture to Appoint a Clerk (e987743) imports from Committee on Agriculture, Manufacture, Fisheries and Commerce,
    on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30

Imported Amendments

Exported Documents

  • Knight's Bid for Printer (e830890)
  • Memorial on Women's Suffrage (e831137)
  • Petition to Ban the Sale of Alcohol (e831140)
    • Imported by 'Petition to Ban the Sale of Alcohol' (e831147) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Petition From the People of Yakima to Ban the Sale of Alcohol (e831142)
    • Imported by 'Petition From the People of Yakima to Ban the Sale of Alcohol' (e831148) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Petition in Favor of Women's Suffrage (e831144)
  • Paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170 (e831187)
    • Imported by 'Paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170' (e831204) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Paragraph 5 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170 (e831189)
    • Imported by 'Paragraph 5 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170' (e831205) in Committee on County, City and Township Organizations,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Paragraph 6 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 70 (e831191)
    • Imported by 'Paragraph 6 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 70' (e831206) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Paragraph 7 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170 (e831193)
    • Imported by 'Paragraph 7 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170' (e831207) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Paragraphs 8 to 11 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170 (e831195)
    • Imported by 'Paragraphs 8 to 11 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170' (e831208) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Proposition No. 1 (School and Granted Lands) (e831209)
  • Proposition No. 2 (Land Ownership) (e831211)
  • Proposition No. 3 (Corporations other than Municipal) (e831213)
  • Proposition No. 4 (Legislative Department) (e831215)
  • Proposition No. 5 (Water Rights) (e831217)
  • Proposition No. 6 (Tidelands) (e831219)
  • Proposition No. 7 (Corporations other than Municipal) (e831221)
  • Proposition No. 8 (Tidelands) (e831223)
  • Letter from N. W. Harris on Limiting Municipal Indebtedness (e831233)
    • Imported by 'Letter from N. W. Harris on Limiting Municipal Indebtedness' (e987766) in Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30
  • Proposition No. 9 (Corporations other than Municipal) (e831235)
    • Imported by 'Proposition No. 9 (Corporations other than Municipal)' (e987776) in Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
      on Wednesday, 10 July 1889, at 13:30

Exported Amendments

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1889-07-11 Spokane Falls Review Pg. 2 (Discussion of July 10th) - (file)

Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Spokane Falls Review.

1889-07-12 Washington Standard, Page 01 - (file)

Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard.

1889-07-12 Washington Standard, Page 02 - (file)

Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard.

1889-07-12 Washington Standard, Page 03 - (file)

Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard.

Day 5 (July 10) Journal of Washington - (file)

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