- Thursday, 11 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.
The Convention
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Session 12717: 1889-07-11 13:30:00
A clerk was hired for the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands. Messrs. Stiles and Brown were placed upon the Committee on State, School and Granted Lands. A partial report from the Committee on Legislative Department was read and taken into the Committee of the Whole for deliberation. Proposed legislation was then presented by members of the Convention and referred to the appropriate committees. Notices to amend the Rules of the Convention were presented.
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, J. J. Travis, George Turner, J. F. Van Name, 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
- Communication Requesting Travel Details (e987897) imports from Committee on Printing, Mileage and Contingent Expenses,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30 - Request from the Committee on Elections to Employ a Clerk (e833308) imports from Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30 - Partial Report from the Committee on Legislative Department (e833499) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30 - Partial Report of the Committee on Legislative Department (e988032) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30 - Resolution on the First House and Senate (e988033) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30 - Request from the Committee on Engrossment to Appoint a Clerk (e987930) imports from Committee on Engrossment,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- Remonstrance Against Women's Suffrage (e833288)
- Imported by 'Remonstrance Against Women's Suffrage' (e833292) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Remonstrance Against Women's Suffrage' (e833292) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial for the Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors (e833293)
- Imported by 'Memorial for the Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors ' (e833299) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Memorial for the Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors ' (e833299) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
- Affidavit of E.B. Sutton (e987903)
- Imported by 'Affidavit of E.B. Sutton' (e987905) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Affidavit of E.B. Sutton' (e987905) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
- Partial Report from the Committee on Legislative Department (e833499)
- Imported by 'Partial Report of the Committee on Legislative Department' (e834666) in Committee of the Whole,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Partial Report of the Committee on Legislative Department' (e834666) in Committee of the Whole,
- Resolution on the First House and Senate (e833527)
- Imported by 'Resolution on the First House and Senate' (e987919) in Committee of the Whole,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Resolution on the First House and Senate' (e987919) in Committee of the Whole,
- Preamble and Article I by Mr. Weir (Preamble and Bill of Rights) (e839788)
- Imported by 'Preamble and Bill of Rights by Mr. Weir (Preamble and Bill of Rights)' (e839823) in Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Preamble and Bill of Rights by Mr. Weir (Preamble and Bill of Rights)' (e839823) in Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights,
- Article I by Mr. Suksdorf (Bill of Rights) (e839825)
- Imported by 'Article I by Mr. Suksdorf (Bill of Rights)' (e839832) in Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Article I by Mr. Suksdorf (Bill of Rights)' (e839832) in Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights,
- Article II by Mr. Suksdorf (State Lands) (e839826)
- Imported by 'Article II by Mr. Suksdorf (State Lands)' (e839833) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Article II by Mr. Suksdorf (State Lands)' (e839833) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
- Article III by Mr. Suksdorf (Executive Department) (e839828)
- Imported by 'Article III by Mr. Suksdorf (Executive Department)' (e839834) in Committee on Executive Department and Pardoning Power,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Article III by Mr. Suksdorf (Executive Department)' (e839834) in Committee on Executive Department and Pardoning Power,
- Proposition by Mr. Kinnear (Streets and Alleys) (e839851)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Kinnear (Streets and Alleys)' (e839854) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Kinnear (Streets and Alleys)' (e839854) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
- Proposition by Mr. Buchanan (Railroad Commissioners) (e839870)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Buchanan (Railroad Commissioners)' (e839874) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Buchanan (Railroad Commissioners)' (e839874) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
- Proposition No. 29 (Taxation) (e839876)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 29 (Taxation)' (e839878) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 29 (Taxation)' (e839878) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
- Proposition No. 30 (Taxation) (e839917)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 30 (Taxation)' (e839924) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 30 (Taxation)' (e839924) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
- Proposition by Mr. Turner (Sectarian Schools) (e839926)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Turner (Sectarian Schools)' (e839929) in Committee on Education and Educational Institutions,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Turner (Sectarian Schools)' (e839929) in Committee on Education and Educational Institutions,
- Proposition No. 32 (Laborers) (e839934)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 32 (Laborers)' (e839947) in Committee on Legislative Department,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 32 (Laborers)' (e839947) in Committee on Legislative Department,
- Proposition No. 33 (Sale of Granted Lands) (e839948)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 33 (Sale of Granted Lands)' (e839951) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 33 (Sale of Granted Lands)' (e839951) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
- Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain) (e839957)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain)' (e839963) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 34 (Eminent Domain)' (e839963) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
- Proposition No. 35 (Prohibiting Credit Loaning) (e839972)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 35 (Prohibiting Credit Loaning)' (e839978) in Committee on County, City and Township Organizations,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 35 (Prohibiting Credit Loaning)' (e839978) in Committee on County, City and Township Organizations,
- Proposition No. 36 (Taxation) (e840082)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Stevenson (Taxation)' (e840086) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Stevenson (Taxation)' (e840086) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
- Proposition No. 37 (Suffrage) (e840094)
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 37 (Suffrage)' (e840097) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition No. 37 (Suffrage)' (e840097) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Proposition by Mr. Cosgrove (Tidelands) (e840099)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Cosgrove (Tidelands)' (e840105) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Cosgrove (Tidelands)' (e840105) in Committee on State, School, and Granted Lands,
- Proposition by Mr. Godman (Banking) (e840112)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Godman (Banking)' (e840116) in Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
on Thursday, 11 July 1889, at 13:30
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Godman (Banking)' (e840116) in Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
Exported Amendments
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