Show UTAH RECORD IN IN POLITICAL i i LIMELIGHT Of Ot all the mountain and coast states more battles oratorical havo have been fought over Utah than any other one Utah has be been n In politics practically ever since tho the pioneers arrived In the tho Salt Lako o valley although moro more than a a. year had elapsed after aCter their arrival al before Mexico ceded tho territory of which Utah Is now a a. part part- Utah's advent into the political world was on March larch 8 S 1849 On that date dato a a. c convention was convened In Salt SaIl Lake the tho purpose of oC which was 38 to to form a l. l constitution for tor a proposed state to be called Deseret and of oC which Salt Lake was to be capital The Tho convention convention con con- was In session for three days and when final adjournment was taken taken tak tak- en a constitution had been framed and Md adopted arrangements concluded to send a delegate del to Congress with a ap a t p petition asking asking- for admission into the Union a a. provisional government was 1 formed and details for the holding otan oran ot or an election n to elect officers for the provisional government CO of ot tho the State of oC Deseret arranged cd Tho The proposed st State 8 of Deseret covered covered cov COT ered a aast vast ast scope of ot territory almost third one-third of ot the United States The election was held on Mar Marsh h 12 1819 the officers elect were installed a low few days later lster and the first general assembly as assembly assembly as- as of ot the State of or Deseret conVened convened convened con con- In Salt Lake ake on July 2 2 1349 Meanwhile the petition peUton for tor the th admission admission ad admission ad- ad mission of ot the tho State of ot D s rot had been forwarded to Washington the messenger making making- the trip overland which at that time required about months Pending Pending- P n any advices es estrom from the tho national capital the the- l legislature legislature legisla legisla- sla ture tare was again convened and aad held ad adjourned adjourned adjourned ad- ad meetings at various times durias during dur- dur ing tho the winter of ot 1849 and 1850 I rr il Utah U T. T Territory UJ of uw I f 1 r- r Created m in 1850 t Meanwhile Congress had haff hac a to act tet In tho the matter matte of oC admitting admitting- the State of ot D Deseret and on S September r 9 1850 passed an act creating creating- the Territory Ter Ter- Territory of or Utah More than square miles were v included In the territory territory ter tel the tho boundaries being California on the west Territory of or Oregon on tho the north the summit o of the Rocky mountains on tho east and the parallel of oC north latitude on the south Tho The act provided that when the territory territory territory ter ter- or an any part of oC It should be re received received received re- re Into the Union It should be bo with or without slavery as tho the constitution might prescribe at tho the time of ot admission sion Millard Fillmore at that time timo was vas President and hn hit signed and approved d the act Provision was made that tho the executive power be bo vested in a 3 governor governor gov gov- O who should hold office for tor four years ears Other officers were provided as was also t a legislative legislative- assembly th the latter to consist of ot a 0 council containIng containing containing contain contain- ing thirteen members and a house of or representatives of or twentysix twenty- twenty six members the tho former to hold office for two years ears and the latter one Tres- Tres PresIdent Pres President ident FUlmore Fillmore appointed Brigham Young Young- as the first governor It rC required d a a. long IonS time time- timeto to hear from the east in those days dEls and the tho people were In ignorance of oC the passage by Congress of or tho the law creating creating- the tho Territory Territory Territory Ter Ter- of oC Utah so eo that on October 5 ro 1850 another session of tho the assembly a. of oC the State of oC Dc Deseret eret was convened at which session a a. bill providing pro for tor forthe forthe the organization org o of Davis count county was passed Several other measures were acted upon from V Washington Washington Wash Wash- No 0 advices having come com ington up to December 18 1850 O tho the third session of oC the general assembly of oC Deseret was convened on December 2 A se session slon of four days was held and then adjournment followed until tho the first Monday In January Januar 1851 The adjourned session of ot the assembly was U convened convene on January C G 1851 in Salt Lake It was In session twelve twel days Great Salt Lake 1 City Incorporated It was at this session when on January January January Jan Jan- uary 9 the tho bill Incorporating Great Groat Salt Lake Lako City was passed The city officers appointed by tho the governor BrIgham BrIgham- Young Young- and confirmed by the assembly were e Mayor M. M Grant al aldermen ermen Nathaniel H. H Felt Pelt William Snow Jesse Jesso P P. Harmon and Nathaniel V V. Jones Councillor Councillors Vincent Benjamin I. I Clapp Zeta William C C. Pe Perkins kin Lewis Robinson Harrison Jot Jot- er cr Clinton John L. L Dunyan Dunan and Samuel Sam uel W. W Richards ir s These officials met In irv tho the han hall of ot the house of or representatives cs where the oath was administered them b by Thomas Bullock clerk of ot the count county court after aCter which tho the officers completed completed completed com com- their organization by selecting Hobert Campbell T recorder Thomas Rhodes treasurer and Klam l-Iam Ludington Luding- Luding ton on marshal Tho rh city was divided Into nto four municipal wards The Tho assembly y again convened con February February Feb Feb- I ru ry 4 and was in session for Cor three days and sessions lI s were again held on 01 tho ho tho and of or leb February ru a 1 when whom an adjournment was taken until unlit March Man S. S During tho the Interim advices ad were resolved of or the cr creation of oC tho the Torri- Torri tol tory ory of oC Utah and on the date named th he the assembly passed resolutions ex- ex of ot their good will toward tho the government for creating cr the tho Territory oC f c Utah An adjournment was as then aken Laken until April 5 G and on nI n- n ing that day action was taken dissolving dissolving dis- dis I solving the assembly and the matter ratter or f tho tiro provisional government gO of or the tha th I of Ct Deseret passed Into history J II I I I |