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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00

Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889

The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.

The Convention

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Session 5948: 1889-09-20 00:00:00

The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress and recommended substitutions for different files.

Membership (at session start):

Merris C. Barrow, George W. Baxter, Melville C. Brown, Charles W. Burdick, Charles H. Burritt, Robert C. Butler, Anthony C. Campbell, James A. Casebeer, William E. Chaplin, Clarence D. Clark, Henry A. Coffeen, Asbury B. Conaway, Stephen W. Downey, Henry S. Elliott, George Ferris, Frank M. Foote, George W. Fox, Meyer Frank, Mortimer N. Grant, Frederick H. Harvey, Henry G. Hay, Charles W. Holden, Mark Hopkins, John W. Hoyt, William C. Irvine, John K. Jeffrey, James A. Johnston, Johnathan Jones, Jesse Knight, John M. McCandlish, John McGill, Herman F. Menough, Elliot S. N. Morgan, Edward J. Morris, Herman G. Nickerson, Caleb P. Organ, Louis J. Palmer, Charles N. Potter, Douglas A. Preston, Thomas R. Reid, DeForest Richards, John A. Riner, John L. Russell, Richard H. Scott, George C. Smith, Alexander L. Sutherland, Hubert E. Teschemacher, Charles L. Vagner (48 total)

Representing 10 delegations:

Albany County, Carbon County, Converse County, Crook County, Fremont County, Johnson County, Laramie County, Sheridan County, Sweetwater County, Uinta County

Imported Documents

  • Report from Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Live Stock Interests and Labor: 1889-09-19 (e681752) imports from Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor,
    on Thursday, 19 September 1889, at 10:00
  • Police Powers [File No. 82, Convention] (e716384) imports from Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor,
    on Thursday, 19 September 1889, at 10:00
  • Chinese Labor [File No. 66, Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Live Stock Interests and Labor] (e681781) imports from Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor,
    on Thursday, 19 September 1889, at 10:00
  • Concerning Boards of Arbitration [File No. 84, Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Live Stock Interests and Labor] (e701541) imports from Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor,
    on Thursday, 19 September 1889, at 10:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 [Convention] (e671821) imports from Committee of the Whole,
    on Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 9 and 36 [Convention] (e671822) imports from Committee of the Whole,
    on Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Report of the Committee of the Whole 1889-09-20, Morning (e671837) imports from Committee of the Whole,
    on Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00

Imported Amendments

Exported Documents

  • Message from Governor F.E. Warren: Inter State Deep Harbor Convention Oct 1st 1889 (e665215)
    • Imported by 'Message from Governor F.E. Warren: Inter State Deep Harbor Convention Oct 1st 1889' (e665217) in Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor,
      on Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Chinese Labor [File No. 66, Convention] (e681793)
  • Police Powers [File No. 82, Convention] (e716384)
  • Concerning Boards of Arbitration [File No. 84, Convention] (e701544)
  • Substitute for Files No. 9 and 36 [Convention] (e671822)
    • Imported by 'Substitute for Files No. 9 and 36 by Committee No. 16 [Committee of Revision and Adjustment]' (e671990) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 [Convention] (e671821)
    • Imported by ' Substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 by Committee No. 3 [Committee of Revision and Adjustment]' (e671991) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Friday, 20 September 1889, at 00:00

Exported Amendments

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1889-09-20 Debates WY - (file)

Digital scan of the original Debates of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.

1889-09-20 Journal WY - (file)

Digital scan of the original Journal of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.

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