Show JE TENTH nay DAY y MC C 1 1 1 1 1 thursday Morn morning hij convention met at 10 a m the president appointed C caff 1 non thatcher young caine caloe tylor fitch S S smith fuller aud avar var burton barton a committee to draft memorial HempT Mem prial ial lal to Con congress giess article 4 on the aig legislative ibia tsia isla tive department was taken up por fkr reconsideration and finally adopted the report of the committee committees on tha executive depart Depatt department ment was wag taken under consideration la lit convention and disposed dib dit posed of as far as aa the lath section pending the discussion of the latter section which on motion was becom bitted convention took a recess until 2 it iam i convention resumed reao ned its sitting at two welock A motion to reconsider the vote to refer zefer see bee 13 of article 6 department to the committee of the whole prevailed on motion of mr thurber se see sec 13 printed bill bil billias was adopt adopted id article 5 executive ve de department part ment was as adopted and on motion moton of mr richarde charde Ei the motion adopting article awas 5 wab was reconsidered and the motion to recon bider elder laid on the table on motion of mr fitch the motion to refer the article on judicial department to the committee of the whole was rescinded and oaid sald article was taken up in convention bald sald article on Jud judiciary idary department elicited much earnest discussion A pro proposition to refer the same to a committee of seven was lost another motion to refer the same to the tee of the whole was lost jost f 6 t beveral several amendments were made mccluir mr wat added to the committee 0 on engrossing adjourned till 7 pm thursday evening convention reassembled assembled re at 7 articie article 6 judicial department was take and on motion of mr barnum the following words were added to sec bee 61 6 arld and arid ahe the legislature may provi provide dib by law for an alteration of the boundaries of the judicial circuits as h herein prescribed and for the he election of the judges therein by the qualified electors odthe of the respective circuits sections 2 3 4 5 and 6 of amendments to article 6 were adopted several sections were stricken out outliers oth ars ers amended and the article was finally adopted mr fitch moved to reconsider the vote by which the articie article was adopt adopted edv edi and also moved that the motion adre to reconsider be ba laid on the table adjourned till tomorrow to morrow ELEVENTH day nayo friday morning convention assembled at ten the committee on miscellaneous provisions handed in an additional section which wab was appropriately referred the ath article of the constitution being the report of the committee on impeachment and removal from office was read reald inee Ikee ejection tion ilon by section and I 1 on motion was adopted by the convention motions to reconsider and lay on the tabie table were adopted the sili 81 hutie huile leot leof of the being the reports report of the committee on municipal and other corporations was read section by section and after some trifling amendments had been made the report was adopted motions to lay on the table were passed pas ed article 9 of the constitution being the report of the committee on finance finance and state debt deb deltwas was next considered sec see tion 3 was stricken stricken out various amendments were made la in the other sections when the article was adopted motions to reconsider and lay on the table were alio also passed ame article awe 10 of the constitution the report of the committee on taxation wab was next discussed amended and adopted motions tote toye to reconsider consider re and lay on the sable sabie wele libo ilso paned the report of the committee on oli edu 9 redon sedon aeton 1 duci juci article e of thc jhc con 0 f 3 ution was waa ext considered ao ebeo giorl 2 which abich excluded criminals bioni nona oona the benefits of the yke which chmay may be provided tay lay V y th the edt future ure state was stricken out it being the sense of the chr ohr that they more than any oth r persona persons needed heeded aduca tion the motions tore to reconsider and n iny lay an on the tableware tabie table were then moti adopted the rep nep report of thi the committee orr on militia Iti article 12 of the wab was th the next in order ordee bention ul oh a 3 wab was was vas stricken out and ahe thid report was waa adopted motions to re reconsider consider and lay on the table tabie were passed article 13 of th the constitution the report of the 40 committee on public ublia institution institutions wan was read nead section by section 9 and fund passed motions to reconsider an and d ily lly on the table were also albo adopted article 14 of bf the constitution tim tin report of the committee on boundary bound arv arg ft ws was next discussed the boundary of the new state proposed by the commit tee for the future state w was waa the one proposed pos pes ed in congress by mr sargent of california which takes a portion 5 of territory from idaho byor wyoming and A arizona ri all of which once belonged ta utah territory the proposition wa wab discussed and althou although kh that boundary was considered a very desirable one a substitute offered by mr dir pitch fitch proposing that tha the boundary of the state of deseret if utah be admit admitted t ad should ou 1 d be A the same as that of the pre s e n T e rr i tory of utah was accepted the convention took A 0 recess until 2 i ELEVENTH E VAY AY 1 T fl t Z f s friday afternoon ithe the con convention bentio n reassembled at 2 pm article 15 16 of the constitution constitutions 1 miscellaneous provisions being under consideration sections 1 12 2 3 4 8 9 anid annd la w were ere tr icken ichen out the words but but bat no appropriation for the erection or purchase of capital bull ding dang shall be made durl duri during illk liik the next two years were stricken out of section 6 5 the last mat clause of section 10 wab was stricken out sections 11 13 and 14 were adopted section 12 was amended and adopted convention took necess recess till 7 pm friday evening the convention resumed it sittings at 7 article 15 being under consideration sideri tion flon i another section was presented and adopted article 16 amendments was taken up lap amended and adopted the conven conion convention tion pent went vent into co committe of f the whole mr in the chair v article 37 17 schedule wag las considered amended amende dand and adopted as aa far as section n w I 1 arose ae and the convention ad adjourned burned till saturday atlo atio a m TWE TWELFTH DAY f it r saturday arturd y morning T the h convention bloh tiou r resumed its session at 10 a ril rii m mr akers offered the following resolution lution which was unanimously passed pissed resolved that the members oi of this coli coti contention e ution hereby de declare claie clate first that the legislature of the proposed state of deseret should if the same be admitted to the federal union as a state i thereof provide by suitable legislation for the absolute needom freedom of the ballat second that the right of the citizen to express his will at the polls freely and without sun bun surveillance veilla cd is 18 a sacred privilege which never be called in question third that thai no law should ever be enacted by the legislature whereby any elector may be intimidated or orin in any manner restrained in irl the free exercise of the elective fi franchise anchise the convention then resolved itself in into a committee of the whole by unanimous vote and reconsidered section 5 of article R 11 of the constitution the remaining sections of the report on schedule article 17 of the constitution were considered amended and adopted the committee arose reported ress and the convention convent ibn adopted arti i cle 17 and the last article of the constitution ution in relation to the delegates the constitution was to be transmitted to congress A motion nominating hons geo Q cannon Thos Fitch and frank eulier euiler for the iatter latter purpose e was papu papa passed so unanimously 7 I 1 r the convention then adjourned dj burned ui nn til thio thib eveni al x be ti eid did eldnor A for the the consideration of th the 10 0 con yem yew saturday evening the convention reassembled at 4 ana nna angheld and held heid its was passed offered by eby mr pitch fitch requesting measures to adopted for nor taking the census or of the tho sey rai eral ral countley count iea lea of the territory y the memorial to congress was waa presented pres pros ened enod and read to the ther convention by mr G 0 cannon the following offered by mr cannon was unanimously adopted resolved that this convention hereby express their thanks and warm hatm regards to general R EM AL barnum for the th erable able abie degni nied nned and impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of president of this convention before tile tiie proceeding motion was put mir litt enax era K U huliet VU kiet keet spoke as aa foi rol Jollow lows st i isay before that motion is put I 1 would like to tsay a single word I 1 am sui aware that thai a discussion of this question 31 Is an entirely U I 1 ly unnecessary I 1 that it utters in 11 fitting tte phrase the sentiment of every heart Is manifest but yau will bear with me while from the abundance of my any heert heart my lips frame a few simple sentences as we go out from this scene of labor to the lifework before Ps us by the voice of the people certain important duties have devolved upon usand us and we hate hae sought to discharge these duties with such measure of ability as we possess uha Tha teach each and very gentl gentleman eman emam present hag har been actuated by the desire to discharge his duty here honestly and with an oye eye bingle bingie to the welfare of the people is f think sare safe to assert assent even our enemies themselves leme heme elves being judges that in the seventy hours we have spent in our actual sessions pes lons ions little time tim a has been taden expended expend odin edin in mere inere technical quibbles is evident from frona the largo large result ot of dur dun our work that we have brought to our labors that earnestness without which all duly duty becomes onerous onerous kod bod all toll a burden P s apparent to every gentleman how much we have been indebted for our rapid execution of busi busl pass to the delicacy the sound ja judgment and the thorough tact or of our presiding officer cannot be oid mid in words that he has been impartial all will testify tes tiry that he has py by prudence watchfulness and uniform courtesy largely facilitated ike ibe the work of the convention conventi oil I 1 am proud to certify and I 1 am sure I 1 echo only the general se sentiment when I 1 assert that his impartial course has won for him a place in all our hearts gentlemen I 1 want to say for myself that at this moment when our work is completed plated while we uly may teel leei that it may not be perfect as perfection is rarely given to the result of human effort it is at least the result of our most conscientious thought looking Iio lio dking back on an our labor we may ah wish it were better bettor lione done for tiie tile the noblest works of human art and pride shaw that theirl makers wele wela were not bot satisfied 1 1 4 1 I 1 I 1 pui nui I 1 hazard jiede I 1 in the opinion instrument which wo we have drafted within these waife waifs is destined to become tha iha basis juthe future state stale government go erni pent peni it irmay may not be telsy ear egr altho aitho ugal ngUl have never neven doubted that it would it may mai not be ne next at year but irwill it will come and the great and strong and absorbing all ail reason which I 1 alvo for this belief is that our work has been as I 1 conceive wisely done eor for want to thank eyer ever every y gentleman present ifor for per sonai courtesies to me applause A resolution of offered fared by liy mr candland was passed unanimously tendering thanks to the secretaries and officers officers of the convention ven xen tion the NEWS and salt lake Zake herald Terald for their kindness ing the papers the ministers who had attended to offer prayer in the convention and the mayor and gity city boa council bou liell for the use or of the hall in which the sittings of the had bean held UK 1 nise rise mr president for the purpose of renewing a resolution offered on the tho first day of the session of this convention by one of my colleagues who is ia nob klot now on the floor it itis is that this convention do now adjourn sine die if I 1 dari darl meet with a second I 1 have a remark or two tu tomake make on this i eso resolution lution the resolution was seconded and mr akers proceeded mr president I 1 make this motion in a very different spirit from that in which it was offered by bi my colleague who is not now present but whose motives I 1 ido copot not pr propose 1 criticize re we haye have beer been present in this hall for two weeks and while it has lias been my fortune or misfortune as it may way be to par bartich particle tich pate in the proceedings of many deliberative bodies must say before I 1 vote upon this motion to adjourn sine aine die that I 1 nave i neverseen never neter been heen associated with any set get of men having the great majority or of votes who have ave displayed a the same amount of liberality ty towards the minority that has been displayed by the majority of this convention lan tan J an willing that this convention ahall go before the world tobe to bo judged upon its merits daring naring my residence inthis in this territory have heard much said in regard to the dla dis position position of the people ropi who compose roso poso me the a p t majority to laut plit I 1 believe tha athe roc edings of this convention conven will ifford jafford Ino no toniy vonly tonly to the people of this territory buta to ibeE holo country a positive proof 0 people in any part of this land are more moro inclined to accord to the minority the tW rights that properly erly belong to them in fact that thai principle ess iss has been embodied in the constitution itself sf I 1 now I 1 know mr president and gentle anen amen of the convention that no people in this life I 1 care not what may mar bo their religious or thelt thele naltie are I 1 in the minority can expect to escape misrepresentation if you had bad the vf wisdom of ul atil es hapat p of washington an d abb an angel of light yon you could in this thia wor world lIlo jo escare escape opposition and perse cution god incarnate on X of mercy in the world was persecuted aad whatever your motives motI voir veir may maybe be however pure yon can not expect ato escape it yon you iut int on might as well weli all try to ily fly exist existence ened but t your work is before the world worm you vou have presented to the a institution which I 1 undertake to osay ossy say bay will viii compare amp emp ire favorably I 1 with the tho constitution of any state in this great confederacy of states I 1 do no know mr president Preal dent and ana gentle I 1 men of the convention whether I 1 shall shail sh live to soa soe the state of deseret a star in the I 1 of this I 1 do no not know what your condition will be ten years hence but if we contrast the pres pros present nt condition of utah with what it was waa ten years agodo may calculate upon what it maybe may be ten years jears holl hell hence ce Tb lb elleve olieve twenty nive five years havo bavo presed since your arrival in this great valley since yoa yon crossed the graat great chit elke eike here Wealth and nd refine refinement mont and luxury injury are now he colleges f and the pulpit and the pres cressand sand tho tild ral rai railroad broad and the telegraph are here the M mighty I 1 lit genius of the century is here hero e wit with afi ail that pert pertains skins tolt 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