Show fi Proceeding odthe the 0 convention 0 0 n vt st I 1 is convention cl CHAMBER bamber court house great greal ait salt sait alt lake city jan 22 1862 5 convention met inet pursuant to a adjournment called to order by the president roll called members present prayer by the chaplain mr 0 hyde member from san pete pele appeared presented hig his credentials credential stor I 1 toi tai whom was administered by judge sno snow the necessary a oath tue tiie following communication was received and read EXECUTIVE department G S L city jan 1862 5 HON llos DANIEL H WELLS president ent constitutional convention SIR I 1 acknowledge the cour esy of the Convent convention loa ioa in tendering ten derng me moe a beatt seat at its sessions of 01 this kindness I 1 may be unable to avail avail myself to any extent but I 1 shall look with interest upon the proceedings of your honorable body and may way be ted to indulge the hope that the constitution which you shall adopt will manifest that wis wisdom domin in its provisions which shall entitle it to the friendly consideration of the national legislature I 1 respectfully respects it FRANK FULLER the following communication was received and read GREAT SALT LAKE CITY V U T january 1862 HON or DANIEL ff wells pees Pies president ident of the state convention SIR it is with great leasure pe asure that I 1 acknowledge the honor conferred by the vote of the convention communicated in your letter today to day tendering to me the freedom of the chamber during its session for which I 1 beg of you ou to present to the convention my grateful thanks in the formation of a constitution of government ton fon this country 1 I feel a dep deep interest that thab those fundamental principles of liberty which are dear to every american iray by its wise provisions be established for the present and guarded for the future having resided in michigan and wisconsin when the people of those states formed their constitutions I 1 early learned and advocated them the right ot of thel the people to form states and that the only power conferred upon congress by the constitution of the united states stales is to admit states into the thep union on their application when a state stale with the bual number of inhabitants re required qui r ed of new states pre ere her constitution an and d asks for admission I 1 conceive she may deman bemani i it as a right if her constitution is republican 21 As citizens of oe a state within the boundaries of the united states and as american citizens there must be e a period when they have the right for themselves to put ar an end to thir territorial servitude otherwise congress could keep any number of the people in a colonial condition forever having become a citizen of utah with the intention nten tion of residing here permanently I 1 feel in n common with other citizens great interest in n the action of the convention upon this most important question of a state Govern government men 1 1 and hope hopel I 1 shai bhai be pardoned for the senti ments which I 1 have taken the liberty to excess press on this 0 occasion wishing the convention may by its labors labor and wisdom establish the principles of free rree government on this summit of the american continent in a manner sati facto y to the teo keople ig 1 e a and n d yourself a pleasa pleasant piea plea sant sanf rit service in the highly honorable position you occupy as its P president T I 1 remain with much respect your most obedient servant JAMES DUANE DOTY mr geo A smith chairman of comm committee itee ltee appointed to draft a constitution and form of state government resented presented p constitution of of deseret which wag was read and on motion of mr ferguson the report of committee was accepted on motion of mr taylor the constitution ot the state of Dt Beret 21 was taken up on its 8 cond freidin raiding by sections and on motion of 0 mr stout passed a second readings on motion of constitution constitute on was read by its title and adored by a d anani knaul vote mr orson acde chairman of committee on oh elections lec tiong reported that the constitution of the state of deseret Desere tampy amply covered the thi ground of the labors assigned to them f on motion of 0 mr W woodruff the report of the committees com was accepted mr ferguson presented memorial to con gresl greal to accompany the constitution of the ires tate state of deseret praying pia ying for f said state into the union which was wag read and j on motion of mr lur geoa smith was wag e adopted 1 mr mn smoot chairman charr man of ot committee on ordinance ili lif di nance reported that the thi constitution 6 at the ithee state of deseret adored by this convention embraced ah ali the provisions requited to carry into full force and arl ari d oper ofer aton atLin a state stave we government i on motion of mr bernard 6 was accepted and a tid rid til committee n atte itte discharged from further duty mr lonu lonn farr moved that the oft the state of De deseret seret leret with the minute minu tey tet of 0 the th hin bin tin convent obe oae fund libbea in the of abed they ESER esen ErNEs etnes aak arzi arli J mr banow moved mope d thlu thiu thi members i of hib bib this bis convention deem derm themselves specially ins instructed t r acted to see that the clerkin s their iea ie bea A spec tive count counties les ies give e due notice of the yla yia ala march ach e election lect elect on as provi provided av by the constitution heed beed and that each precinct is furnished with a hufi suf i number of copies of the constitution ot of the state of deseret forthwith and use usa theirs influence to cause a full attendance of the electors also aiso that full and proper returns be mads made thereof hereof seconded dand and carried mr anson moved that ex ek governor brigham aerson m n young 0 g honorable heber C Kimb KIm balia baila alil ballA all ali and etheln the hon 0 n president of the convention be respectfully requested to add ess the con bention beorn its close cloae seconded and carried i in conformity with request ex Governor brigham brinham young and hinlle ber her mckimball addressed the convention on of motion of mr 0 hyde the convention passed assed a unanimous vote of thank thanks to the ther 0 hon the members of the county court for r their courtesy in granting the use of thein their ji a hall for the session of the convention aiso also I 1 to the hon frank fuller in extending to the convention the use of the desks and other othe furniture recently in use by the Legisla legislative tiye tive assembly on motion of mr geo A smith it waft wait wa ordered that five copies copie sot of the constitution be engrossed and signed 0 by the members atthe of the Conven convention Con venton eon ton on motion the convention adjourned tilt tomorrow to morrow at I 1 pm benediction Benedicti onby by mr IV W phelps I 1 convention CHAMBER court house great salt Lake City pm p m convention met pursuant to adjournment called to order by the president roll called members ml all present prayer by the chaplain the president den t announced 1 that the five coples copies of the constitution of the state of de seret were engrossed and ready for the signatures of the delegates on motion of mr geo A sinith smith said cona con 4 ution was read by the secretary after atter F which the five copies were signed by all thes them delegates i 1 I 1 A by request judge kinney lu aney addressed the convention mr J taylor moved thai that in the event the th e people ratify the acts of the convention the s president and secretary be authorized to sign siga the memorial to congress which has beert beena adopted by this convention seconded and 1 carried 19 v 6 the president agreeable to vote addres addressed sil sll the convention mr geo A smith moved move J that the five copies of the state constitution which t he the Delegat delegates ealr estr have just signed be placed in the custody of JV the president of the convention and ieta feta retained ined by him until the result of the vote of the peo po pie is known and if th the people ratify the constitution that they then be committed to toi tot I 1 the custody of the governor of the state stati seconded and carried 1 on motion of mr 0 hyde the convention unanimously made the following nominations nomina tlona tiona for the consideration of the electors at the first general election under the constitution i to be held on the first monday in for governor coner Garer nor 1 7 l i iv BRIGHAM YOUNG I 1 for Lieuten lieutenant ani Gorer governor nor HEBER C KIMBALL por for jumbar jambar of ss sst JOHN M BERNHISEl 4 11 1 on motion cotlon oi of mr benson the convention on dissolved I 1 ja I 1 benediction by mr W IV P elps irh ich leh DANIEL 11 wells preset of wllliam WILLIAM CLAVTON CLAYTON secretary |