- Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 09:00
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 12753: 1889-07-18 09:00:00
Messages were received. The Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments presented a proposition concerning lotteries and it was referred to the Committee on Legislative Department. The Committee on Federal Relations, Boundaries and Immigration presented a proposition presented a report on cession of land. The Committee on Military Affairs presented an article to be referred to the Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole for discussion of the Article on Judicial Department. The Committee then reported the progress of the article and referred it back to the Committee on Judicial Department.
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
- Proposition Prohibiting Lotteries (e833311) imports from Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 00:00 - Report of the Committee on Federal Relations, Boundaries and Immigration (e833315) imports from Committee on Federal Relations, Boundaries and Immigration,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 00:00 - Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Right to Bear Arms) (e1050709) imports from Committee on Military Affairs,
on Tuesday, 16 July 1889, at 09:00 - Article on Judicial Department: Section 3 (e833478) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 10:00
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- Communication Regarding Taxing Church Property (e832943)
- Imported by 'Communication Regarding Taxing Church Property' (e833484) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Communication Regarding Taxing Church Property' (e833484) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (e832945)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage' (e833485) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage' (e833485) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (2) (e832947)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (2)' (e833486) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (2)' (e833486) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Prohibition (e832949)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Prohibition' (e833495) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Prohibition' (e833495) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
- Memorial Relating to Irrigation (e832951)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Irrigation' (e833501) in Committee on Water and Water Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Irrigation' (e833501) in Committee on Water and Water Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (3) (e832953)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (3)' (e833487) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (3)' (e833487) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (4) (e832955)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (4)' (e833488) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (4)' (e833488) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (5) (e833270)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (5)' (e833489) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (5)' (e833489) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial on Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors (e833272)
- Imported by 'Memorial on Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors ' (e833496) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial on Prohibition of Alcoholic Liquors ' (e833496) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (6) (e833277)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (6)' (e833490) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (6)' (e833490) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (7) (e833281)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (7)' (e833491) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (7)' (e833491) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Liquor (e833283)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Liquor' (e833497) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Liquor' (e833497) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
- Memorial on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors (e833285)
- Imported by 'Memorial on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors' (e833498) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors' (e833498) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (8) (e833300)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (8)' (e833492) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (8)' (e833492) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (9) (e833302)
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (9)' (e833493) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (9)' (e833493) in Committee on Elections and Elective Rights,
- Proposition Prohibiting Lotteries (e833311)
- Imported by 'Proposition Prohibiting Lotteries' (e833504) in Committee on Legislative Department,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Proposition Prohibiting Lotteries' (e833504) in Committee on Legislative Department,
- Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Right to Bear Arms) (e1050709)
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Right to Bear Arms)' (e1050711) in Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Right to Bear Arms)' (e1050711) in Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights,
- Article on Judicial Department: Section 3 (e833478)
- Imported by 'Article on Judicial Department: Section 3' (e833506) in Committee on Judicial Department,
on Thursday, 18 July 1889, at 00:00
- Imported by 'Article on Judicial Department: Section 3' (e833506) in Committee on Judicial Department,
Exported Amendments
Resources (8):
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Resource Items (8):
1889-07-18 The Yakima Herald (Discussion of July 18th) - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Yakima Herald.
1889-07-19 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Discussion on July 18) - (file)
Digital scans of the original newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
1889-07-19 Washington Standard, Page 01 - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard.
1889-07-19 Washington Standard, Page 02 - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard.
1889-07-19 Washington Standard, Page 03 - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard.
1889-07-25 Spokane Falls Review Pg. 6 (Discussion of July 18th) - (file)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Spokane Falls Review.
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