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 18399: 1889-08-13 14:00:00

Multiple communications were read, and all got referred to a Committee of Five appointed by the chair. The Reports presented were read only by their titles.

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

Imported Amendments

Exported Documents

  • Communication from the Board of Trade of Fargo Relating to Public Institutions (e1002300)
    • Imported by 'Communication from the Board of Trade of Fargo on Public Institutitons' (e1004856) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from Wheatland Township on Public Institutions (e1002299)
  • Communication from Nelson County Committee on Resolutions on Public Institutions (e1002298)
    • Imported by 'Communication from Nelson County Committee on Resolutions on Public Institutions' (e1004858) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from James A. McDonald and 27 Others from Traill on Public Institutions (e1002297)
    • Imported by 'Communication from James A. McDonald and 27 Others from Traill on Public Institutions' (e1004859) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from H. J. Sheridan and 52 Others from Traill on Public Institutions (e1002296)
    • Imported by 'Communication from H. J. Sheridan and 52 Others from Traill on Public Institutions' (e1004860) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from C. L. Thorstad and 17 others from Grand Forks on Public Institutions (e1002295)
    • Imported by 'Communication from C. L. Thorstad and 17 others from Grand Forks on Public Institutions' (e1004861) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from A. Froslid and 61 others from Traill and Steele on Public Institutions (e1002294)
    • Imported by 'Communication from A. Froslid and 61 others from Traill and Steele on Public Institutions' (e1004862) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from W. H. Robinson and 200 others from Traill on Public Institutions (e1002293)
    • Imported by 'Communication from W. H. Robinson and 200 others from Traill on Public Institutions' (e1004863) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from the Citizens of Mayville (e1002292)
    • Imported by 'Communication from a Large Mass of Mayville Citizens on Public Institutions' (e1004864) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from N. D. Nilson, Mayor of Mayville (e1002291)
  • Communication from T. E. Nelson and A. Froslid from Hatton on Public Institutions (e1002290)
    • Imported by 'Communication from T. E. Nelson and A. Froslid from Hatton on Public Institutions' (e1004866) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from WM. H. Fellows and 66 Others from Grand Forks on Public Institutions (e1002289)
    • Imported by 'Communication from WM. H. Fellows and 66 Others from Grand Forks on Public Institutions' (e1004867) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from C. Cranston and 93 others from Portland on Public Institutions (e1002288)
    • Imported by 'Communication from C. Cranston and 93 others from Portland on Public Institutions' (e1004868) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from the Citizens of Barnes County (e1002287)
    • Imported by 'Communication from John Anderson from Barnes County on Public Institutions' (e1004869) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00
  • Communication from Sheldon (e1002281)
  • Communication from Park River (e1002280)
  • Communication from the city of Casselton (e1002279)
  • Communication from the Committee from Walsh County (e1002278)
  • Communication from Cass County (e1002277)
  • Communication from the City Council of Lisborn (e1002276)
  • Communication from a Public Mass Meeting in Lisborn (e1002275)
  • Resolutions from Abercrombie Post No. 79 (e1002274)
  • Communication of Congratulations from Jamestown (e1002273)
  • Communication on Public Mass Meeting (e1002272)
  • Communication from the Citizens of Grand Forks (e1002271)
  • Communication from the People of Grand Forks County (e1002270)
  • Communication from the Grand Forks Business Men's Association (e1002269)
    • Imported by 'Communication from the Grand Forks Business Men's Association' (e1004882) in Committee of Five on Communications,
      on Tuesday, 13 August 1889, at 14:00

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