, 1889-09-08
PROPOSITIONS.
Members Offer "A Large Amount o
Matter for the Constitution.

Matter for the Constitution.
These propositions were submitted by
delegates to the convention and referred
to appropriate committees:
By Baxter of Laramie-A rigid oath
for civil officers.
BY misunderstanding the duties of
the attorney general.
By misunderstanding women the right
of suffrage and granting them the rights
and privileges of male electors. Applause
greeted the presentation of this PROPOSE
ton.
By Baxter Improper use of public
funds by officials shall be a felony and
punishable by imprisonment for from one
to ten years and a fine of 81, 900 to slO,-
600 and bondsmen may be sued.
By Potter of Laramie-Public libraries
and the property of county and municipal
corporations shall be exempted. Certain
bitches shall not be taxed.
By Potter-The legislature may require
all between the ages of 6 and Is to at
tSnu puuIiC eChOois az icdot Ihicc years
unless they receive education by other
means. No superintendent of instruction
shall designate the text books to be used
in schools.
By Potter-Electors shall not lose resi-
dence by service elsewhere In the army or
navy OF the United States; and soldiers
who enlisted elsewhere cannot gain a resi-
dence here.
By Potter-No special laws shall be en-
enacted. The legislature shall not have
power to grant divorce, locate or change
county seats, change municipal charters.
By Grant of Albany-Railways are
declared public highways and common
carriers. They and telegraph corporations
shall make a complete report to the
auditor annually. No bonds shall be
given to these corporations as bonuses.
Articles OF corporation must be filed in
the territory. Every line must have an
agent IN each of the several counties in
which it operates. Street railways must
be built only on consent of the city au
thorities.
By Grant-Electors shall be citizens
of sound mind. Felons are deprived of
the right of suffrage unless p%ardoned.
By Palmer of Sweetwater-United
States and municipal corporations only to
be exempted from taxation.
By Burdick of Carbou-The governor
shall be commander in chief of the mill
tia.
By Burdick-An irrigation commission
shall include four superintendent and the
engineers. State appropriates all waters.
By Fox of Albany-All able bodied
men between the age of Is and As shall
serve at least three years in the militia.
By Coffeen-No railway corporation
shall own townsites or additions. When
a railway is within four miles of a town
the company shall build a depot in the
town.
No corporations shall be chartered by
thestate. Legislatures may for cause re
woke the charters of corporations.
By Teschemacher of Laramie-Elector
shall be guaranteed absolute secrecy of bal
lot.
By Reed Of Laramie-No foreign DO
lice shall enter the state.
Thirteen files were ordered printed.
The rules were altered to provide for q
committee On ordinance and the member
ship of the labor committee was increased
to eleven.
IRRIGATION.
A report presented by Johnston o
Laramie included a letter from Governo
Warren relative to the visit of the senat,
irrigation committee. His excellency ha,
requested the commissioners of each
county to send a delegation to meet tn,
senators and asked the convention to APP
point a committee. The county delega
tions named these gentlemen: Albany
I Downey; Carbon. Butler; Converse, Bar