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- Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
North Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889 [updated-6.1 v3]
The Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of North Dakota from July to August of 1889.
The Convention
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Session 18372: 1889-07-17 14:00:00
Various files were read for the first and second times and referred to committees. Judge Thomas M. Cooley addressed the Convention. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole for the discussion of the Compact with the United States and reports of the committee on Printing which were then adopted as amended by the Convention. A Resolution on the Publication and Distribution of the Debates and Proceedings was presented and referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Membership (at session start):
Roger Allin, John Magnus Almen, Albert Francis Appleton, David Bartlett, Lorenzo D. Bartlett, Therow W. Bean, James Bell, Richard Bennett, William D. Best, Andrew Blewett, Charles V. Brown, William Budge, Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John Emmet Carland, Charles Carothers, Eben Whitney Chaffee, William J. Clapp, Horace M. Clark, Joseph L. Colton, James A. Douglas, Elmer E. Elliott, Frederick B. Fancher, George H. Fay, Alexander D. Flemington, James Bennett Gayton, Benjamin Rush Glick, Enos Gray, Alexander Griggs, Harvey Harris, Arne P. Haugen, Marthinus F. Hegge, Herbert L. Holmes, Albert W. Hoyt, Martin N. Johnson, Wiliam S. Lauder, Addison Leach, Martin V. Linwell, Edward H. Lohnes, Jacob Lowell, Michael Kenyon Marrinan, J. H. Mathews, John McBride, Patrick McHugh, James D. McKenzie, Olney G. Meacham, Henry Foster Miller, Samuel H. Moer, Virgil B. Noble, Knud J. Nomland, James F. O'Brien, Albert Samuel Parsons, Curtis P. Parsons, Engebret M. Paulson, Henry M. Peterson, Robert M. Pollock, John Powers, Joseph Powles, William E. Purcell, William Ray, Robert B. Richardson, Alexander D. Robertson, Eugene Strong Rolfe, William H. Rowe, Andrew Sandager, John W. Scott, John F. Selby, John Shuman, Andrew Slotten, Burleigh Folsom Spalding, Reuben N. Stevens, Ezra Turner, Elmer D. Wallace, Jay Wellwood, Abram Olin Whipple, Erastus A. Williams (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
- File No. 3: Compact with the United States (e1000971) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00 - File No. 64: Report on File No. 3 (e1000972) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00 - Resolution on Printer's Copies (e1000973) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00 - Resolution on the Compensation of the Official Stenographer (e1000974) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committee on Reporting and Publication (e1000975) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00 - Report of the Committee of the Whole on File No. 64 (e1000976) imports from Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- File No. 49 (e1000677)
- Imported by 'File No. 49' (e1004534) in Committee on County and Township Organization ,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 49' (e1004534) in Committee on County and Township Organization ,
- File No. 50: Revenue and Taxation (e1000680)
- Imported by 'File No. 50: Revenue and Taxation' (e1004603) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 50: Revenue and Taxation' (e1004603) in Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
- File No. 51 (e1000683)
- Imported by 'File No. 51' (e1004748) in Committee on Temperance,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 51' (e1004748) in Committee on Temperance,
- File No. 52: Probate Courts (e1000686)
- Imported by 'File No. 52: Probate Courts' (e1004413) in Committee on Judicial Department,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 52: Probate Courts' (e1004413) in Committee on Judicial Department,
- File No. 53 (e1000689)
- Imported by 'File No. 53' (e1004414) in Committee on Judicial Department,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 53' (e1004414) in Committee on Judicial Department,
- File No. 54 (e1000692)
- Imported by 'File No. 54' (e1004415) in Committee on Judicial Department,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 54' (e1004415) in Committee on Judicial Department,
- File No. 55 (e1000695)
- Imported by 'File No. 55' (e1004723) in Committee on School and Public Lands,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 55' (e1004723) in Committee on School and Public Lands,
- File No. 56: Municipal Subscriptions to Railroads or Private Corporations (e1000698)
- Imported by 'File No. 56: Municipal Subscriptions to Railroads or Private Corporations' (e1004663) in Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 56: Municipal Subscriptions to Railroads or Private Corporations' (e1004663) in Committee on Corporations other than Municipal,
- File No. 57: Preamble (e1000701)
- Imported by 'File No. 57: Preamble' (e1004275) in Committee on the Preamble and Declaration of Rights,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 57: Preamble' (e1004275) in Committee on the Preamble and Declaration of Rights,
- File No. 58 (e1000704)
- Imported by 'File No. 58' (e1004749) in Committee on Temperance,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 58' (e1004749) in Committee on Temperance,
- File No. 59 (e1000707)
- Imported by 'File No. 59' (e1004685) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 59' (e1004685) in Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects,
- File No. 60 (e1000710)
- Imported by 'File No. 60' (e1004310) in Committee on Legislative Department,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 60' (e1004310) in Committee on Legislative Department,
- File No. 61 (e1000713)
- Imported by 'File No. 61' (e1004724) in Committee on School and Public Lands,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 61' (e1004724) in Committee on School and Public Lands,
- File No. 62 (e1000716)
- Imported by 'File No. 62' (e1004445) in Committee on Elective Franchise,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 62' (e1004445) in Committee on Elective Franchise,
- File No. 64: Compact with the United States (e1000814)
- Imported by 'File No. 64: Report on File No. 3' (e1003138) in Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 64: Report on File No. 3' (e1003138) in Committee of the Whole,
- File No. 3: Compact with the United States (e1000813)
- Imported by 'File No. 3: Compact with the United States' (e1003137) in Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 3: Compact with the United States' (e1003137) in Committee of the Whole,
- Resolution on the Compensation of the Official Stenographer (e1000827)
- Imported by 'Resolution on the Compensation of the Official Stenographer' (e1004775) in Committee on Revision and Adjustment,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Resolution on the Compensation of the Official Stenographer' (e1004775) in Committee on Revision and Adjustment,
- Resolution on Printer's Copies (e1000826)
- Report from the Committee on Reporting and Publication (e1000828)
- File No. 63: Article on County and Township Organization (e1000810)
- Imported by 'File No. 63: Article on County and Township Organization' (e1003136) in Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 63: Article on County and Township Organization' (e1003136) in Committee of the Whole,
- Resolution on the Compensation of the Official Stenographer (e1000974)
- Resolution on Printer's Copies (e1000973)
- Imported by 'Resolution on Printer's Copies' (e1004774) in Committee on Revision and Adjustment,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Resolution on Printer's Copies' (e1004774) in Committee on Revision and Adjustment,
- File No. 3: Compact with the United States (e1000971)
- Imported by 'File No. 3: Compact with the United States' (e1004773) in Committee on Revision and Adjustment,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'File No. 3: Compact with the United States' (e1004773) in Committee on Revision and Adjustment,
- Resolution on the Publication and Distribution of the Debates and Proceedings (e1000979)
- Imported by 'Resolution on the Publication and Distribution of the Debates and Proceedings' (e1003152) in Committee of the Whole,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1889, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Resolution on the Publication and Distribution of the Debates and Proceedings' (e1003152) in Committee of the Whole,
Exported Amendments
Resources (5):
Resource Collections (0):
None
Resource Items (5):
1889-07-19 The Hope Pioneer (Discussion of July 15th and July 17th pg.3) - (link)
Digital scan of the original newspaper, The Hope Pioneer.
1889-07-26 Oakes Weekly Republican (Discussion of July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20th) - (link)
Digital Scan of the original newspaper, the Oaks Weekly Republican
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