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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Saturday, 14 September 1889, at 10:00

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 5721: 1889-09-14 10:00:00

The Committee on Legislative Department presented their reports to the Convention. Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs and the Committee on Executive Department each presented their reports to the Convention. The Rules of the Convention were then taken up.

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

  • Legislative Department [File No. 2, Committee on Legislative Department] (e662660) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Limitation on Legislative Powers [File No. 30, Committee on Legislative Department] (e662661) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Apportionment [File No. 43, Committee on Legislative Department] (e662662) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Legislative Department [File No. 62, Committee on Legislative Department] (e662663) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Concerning Apportionment and Legislative Department [File No. 76, Committee on Legislative Department] (e680184) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Minority Report Concerning Apportionment and Legislative Department [File No. 76, Committee on Legislative Department] (e680186) imports from Committee on Legislative Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Report from Committee on Federal Relations, Public Lands, and Military Affairs Concerning Files No. 36 and 9: 1889-09-13 (e714831) imports from Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Militia [File No. 9, Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs] (e715099) imports from Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs,
    on Saturday, 14 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 9 and 36 [Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs] (e714933) imports from Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs,
    on Saturday, 14 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Report from Committee on Executive Department: 1889-09-13 (e662698) imports from Committee on Executive Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 [Convention] (e662700) imports from Committee on Executive Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • [PLACE HOLDER] Seal of State [File No. 51, Committee on Executive Department]] (e662707) imports from Committee on Executive Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • In Relation to the Executive Department [File No. 56, Convention] (e662709) imports from Committee on Executive Department,
    on Friday, 13 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 19 and 22 [Committee on Revision and Adjustment] (e666072) imports from Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
    on Saturday, 14 September 1889, at 00:00

Imported Amendments

Exported Documents

  • Concerning Apportionment and Legislative Department [File No. 76, Committee on Legislative Department] (e680184)
  • Minority Report Concerning Apportionment and Legislative Department [File No. 76, Committee on Legislative Department] (e680186)
  • Concerning a State Examiner [File No. 77, Convention] (e661589)
    • Imported by 'Concerning a State Examiner [File No. 77, Committee on Executive Department]' (e714311) in Committee on Executive Department,
      on Monday, 16 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Concerning Live Stock [File No. 78, Convention] (e661591)
    • Imported by 'Concerning Live Stock [File No. 78, Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Live Stock Interests and Labor]' (e662739) in Committee on Manufactures, Commerce, Livestock Interests and Labor,
      on Monday, 16 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Substitute for Files No. 9 and 36 [Committee on Federal Relations, Public Land and Military Affairs] (e714933)
  • Report from Committee on Executive Department: 1889-09-13 (e662698)
  • Substitute for Files No. 51 and 56 [Convention] (e662700)
  • Substitute for Files No. 19 and 22 [Committee on Revision and Adjustment] (e666072)
    • Imported by 'Substitute for Files No. 19 and 22 [Committee on Revision and Adjustment]' (e714498) in Committee of Revision and Adjustment,
      on Monday, 16 September 1889, at 00:00
  • Concerning Rights of the People [File No. 79, Convention] (e664754)
    • Imported by 'Concerning Rights of the People [File No. 79, Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights]' (e714545) in Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights,
      on Monday, 16 September 1889, at 00:00

Exported Amendments

Resources (2):

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Resource Items (2):

1889-09-14 Debates WY - (file)

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

1889-09-14 Journal WY - (file)

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

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