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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Friday, 27 September 1889, at 09:00

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.

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Session 6719: 1889-09-27 09:00:00

The standing committees presented their reports for consideration. The articles on Public Lands and Donations; Coal Mines; Boards of Arbitration as well as other files were taken up and put-upon final passage. An article on Mines and Mining was then presented. The Convention resolved into the Committee of the Whole, and the committee reported their progress on article concerning Schedule.

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

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  • Message from the National Reform Association on the Preamble (e679415)
    • Imported by 'Message from the National Reform Association on the Preamble' (e679417) in Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights,
      on Friday, 27 September 1889, at 10:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 7, 26, 27, 54, and 55 [Convention] (e710776)
    • Imported by 'Substitute for Files No. 7, 26, 27, 41, 54 and 55 [Committee of Revision and Adjustment]' (e715164) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Saturday, 28 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Public Lands and Donations [File No. 86, Committee of the Whole] (e710815)
    • Imported by 'Public Lands and Donations [File No. 86, Committee of Revision and Adjustment]' (e715163) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Saturday, 28 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Concerning Coal Mines [File No. 87, Committee of the Whole] (e710816)
  • Substitute for Files No. 5, 6, 10, 23, and 64 by Committee No. 5 [Committee of the Whole] (e710820)
    • Imported by 'Substitute for Files 5, 6, 10, 23, and 64 [Committee of Revision and Adjustment]' (e715161) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Saturday, 28 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Concerning Boards of Arbitration [File No. 90, Committee of the Whole] (e710830)
  • Substitute for Files No. 59, 28, and 8 [Committee of the Whole] (e710433)
  • Mines and Mining [File No. 91, Convention] (e680998)
  • Exemptions [File No. 92, Convention] (e709422)
  • Substitute for Files 61, 65, 80 and 83 [Final Passage] (e713696)
    • Imported by 'Substitute for Files No. 61, 65, 80 and 83 [Committee of Revision and Adjustment]' (e715157) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Saturday, 28 September 1889, at 00:00
  • File No. 92 [Final Reading] (e713769)

Exported Amendments

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1889-09-27 Debates WY - (file)

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

1889-09-27 Journal WY - (file)

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

1889-09-28 Cheyenne Daily Leader (Discussion of Previous Day pg. 2) - (file)

Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Cheyenne Daily Leader.

1889-09-28 Cheyenne Daily Leader (Discussion of Previous Day) - (file)

Digital scan of the original newspaper, the Cheyenne Daily Leader.

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