| Show Stormy Sessions Marked Early Utah Assemblies In Statehood Struggle from preceding page and the United states marshal appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to meet with CalIfornia commIssion to establish boundary Nevada did not exIst at that time FIfth assembly De cember 10 1855 to January 18 1856 Heber C. C KImball president Jedediah M. M Grant speaker Territorial Terri Tern tonal convention ed to meet in Salt Lake draft constitution constitution I tion and apply appl for second time Ume for admissiOn to the Union Sixth assembly Con Fillmore-Con- December 8 1856 Heber C. C Kimball president Hosea Stout speaker Seventh assembly Salt Lake Lake- December 14 1857 to January 22 1858 Heber He C. C KImball president John Taylor speaker Concurrence voted in the messages policIes and actions of Governor Young in resistIng re- re slating the advance ot of Johnsons Johnson's army in Echo canyon In 1851 Green River count count- disorganized and annexed to Great Salt Lake county EIghth December assembly 13 1858 to January 20 1859 Wilford Woodruff president pro tern tem DanIel Daniel Dan Dan- Iel H H. Wells presIdent John Taylor Tay- Tay lor br speaker Met and adjourned December 13 to reconvene December December Decem- Decem ber 18 in Fillmore Action rescinded rescinded re- re to convene In Salt Lake December 27 Seat of Washington county changed from Harmony to Washington Carson and Green River counties reorganized and St. St Marys Mary's and Humboldt counties attached at- at to Carson Genoa made the county seat of CarsOn and and- Ft Ft Bridger of Green River county NInth NInth- assembly cember 12 1859 adjourned in Jin- Jin uary 1860 Daniel I. H. Wells president president pres- pres ident John Taylor speaker Extra session November 12 1860 c convened con con- n- n on call of Governor Cummings Cummings Cum Cum- assIgned federal judges to their districts Tenth December assembly 10 1860 to January Ja 10 1861 DanIel H. H Wells Vell presIdent John Taylor speaker BOUNDARY FIXED Eleventh December assembly 9 0 1861 to January 17 1862 Daniel H. H Wells president John Taylor speaker Territory or of Nevada organized organized or- or by President Buchanan fixing Utah Utah's western boundary at at 37 degrees west of Washington territory of Colorado organized with wit Utah's eastern b boundary at atthe atthe the thirty second meridian Twelfth December assembly 8 1862 to January 16 1863 Daniel H. H Wells president Orson Pratt speaker Message of Governor Handing Harding Han Har- ding considered insulting and legislature leg leg- adjourned after accomplIshIng pUshing little as most of the measures measures meas- meas ures were vetoed by the governor boundaries of Utah redefined with eighteen counties Thirteenth December assembly 14 1863 to January 10 1864 Daniel Dan Dan- iel H. H Wells presIdent John Tay- Tay lor speaker Kane and Richland counties created Fourteenth December assembly 12 1864 1804 to January 20 1865 George A. A Smith president John Taylor speaker Convened assembly December 11 1865 adjourned in January 1866 George A. A Smith presIdent John Taylor speaker Sixteenth Convened assembly December 9 0 1866 adjourned in January 1867 George A. A Smith president John Taylor speaker Congress petitioned to repeal anti anti- bIgamy law of 1862 congress petitioned petitioned peti- peti to admit Deseret as a state Seventeenth Convened assembly January 13 1868 adjourned In February Feb Feb- mary 1868 George A. A ASmith Smith president president pres- pres ident John Taylor speaker Names of Great Salt Lake City and Great Salt Lake county changed to Salt Lake City and Salt Lake county Richland county count changed to Rich county EIghteenth January assembly 11 1869 to February 19 1869 George A. A SmIth president Orson Pratt speaker Rio Virgin county cre- cre Nineteenth Convened assembly January 11 1870 adjourned in Fob Feb mary 1870 George A. A Sm Smith th presIdent president dent Orson Pratt speaker S. S A. A Mann acting governor Act passed conferrIng elective franchise the women of Utah Liberal parry formed S ADOPTS CONSTITUTION assembly first biennial biennial bien- bien nial se lon JanuarY 8 18 1872 2 to February 16 1872 Lorenzo Snow president Orson Pratt speaker Passed concurrent resolution for I election of delegates to constitutional constitution constitution- al convention ThIs convention i met on February 19 and adopted a constitution and resolutions to 10 congress congress con con- gress for admission to the UnIon tinion April 2 2 the new constitution and resolution were presented to congress con con- gross gress which subsequently refused admission on Oi April li 4 the assembly assembly as- as elected Wllliam William H. H Hooper and Thomas Fitch as United States senators hut but due to the refusal to admit Utah they were denied denle l their seats Twenty first Convened assembly January 12 1874 adjourned in February Fob Feb 1874 Lorenzo Snow pres president I dent Orson Pratt speaker Twenty second y-Janu- y ary 10 l 76 to February 18 1876 Lorenzo Snow presIdent Orson Pra Prat t speaker A side light on this session is furnished by Jensens Jensen's Chronology of the Church which states slates that thIs assembly had la- la bored bored in the interest of the p people ople without compensation The funds that should have paid Its expenses had ad been approprIated by congress to pay the expenses of the federal courts Twenty third assembly Con n- n January 14 14 adjourned in February 1878 Lorenzo Snow president Orson Pratt speaker ty fourth fourth Con assembly January 12 1880 adjourned in February 1880 Lorenzo Snow president Orson Pratt speaker George W. W Emer Emery governor San SanJuan SanJuan Juan and Uintah counti counties s created city iy of Salt Lake authorIzed authorIzed author author- to borrow money to complete the Jordan rIver and Salt Lake City canal Governor Emery resigned POLYGAMY OUTLAWED fifth T fifth lw-fifth ass as's January assembly 9 1882 to March 10 1882 Joseph F. F president Francis M Lyman Lyman Ly- Ly man speaker DurIng this sessIon the Edmunds bill was passed by the UnIted States senate on February Hi 10 Imm ImmedIately three petitions were prepared prayIng congress to send a deputation to Investigate conditions In the territory terri tern tory before taking further action Seventy five thousand signatures were appended bill bUl passed the federal house of representatives on March 14 was Wag signed by President Chester ChesterA A. A Arthur and became law two Seventy acts were passed by bythe bythe the twenty fifth th assembly of whIch sixteen were vetoed by Governor Murray the veto message in an of to complete the University Of Deseret Garfield i county was vas created Twenty sixth January assembly 1 11 1884 to March 14 14 1884 Wll- Wll lam ham V IV Cluff president James Sharp speaker On l February 13 th thC members of the Vy Wyoming ming legIslature leg and prominent citizens of Wyoming visited the Utah assem- assem bly Twenty seventh assembly assembly- Jan 11 I 1886 to March 12 12 1886 Elias EliasH Elias H. H Smith president WillIam W. W Biter Riter speaker During the sessIon the council refused to confirm the appoIntments of Governor who thereupon vetoed the general appropriation bill and killed several zev- zev eral other important masures measures As Asa a- a result Governor Murray was later later lat lat- er removed by President Grover and was succeeded by Governor Caleb A. A West Immediately Immediately Immedi- Immedi after after- the assembly adjourned Governor Murray appointed ly proclamation all the officIals whom the council had declined to con con- firm SuIts were Instituted and the governor governor ld In the Third distrIct court the territorIal supreme su- su preme court and the United States supreme court SITE FOR CAPITOL J Twenty eighth January assembly 9 1888 to March l 10 1888 Elias H. H Smith president V. IV W. W V. V Riter lUter speaker New constitution for Utah and petition for admissIon to the Union presented by John T. T CaIne to congress It was bitterly opposed and the petition refused Speaker IV V. IV Riter introduced a measure providIng a penalty for the practice practice tice of polygamy Arsenal hm hill presented pro pre by Salt Lake to the territory terri tern tory as a n for public buildings buildings build build- ings gIft accepted on February 29 and Governor West Vest Mayor Armstrong Arm Arm- strong and others selected a site for forthe forthe the future capitol changing the name to Capitol Hill The lohe present capitol stands on the site Other acts ot of thIs session were the bonding bonding bond bond- ing of the territory for to establish a reformatory in Weber county and an agricultural college in Cache county acts for uniformity uniform uniform- ity of county and city governments govern govern- meats ments approprIation for the completion corn com of Deseret unIversity to Include In- In elude clude a department for af mutes appropriation of to erect permanent buildings on the Tenth ward square which had been gIven by the city to the territory January assembly Twenty ninth 13 1890 to March 15 1890 Franklin Frank Frank- lin ha S. S RIchards president James Sharp Speaker Arthur J. J Thomas governor ThIrtieth January 1 11 to March 12 1892 William H. H KIng present United States senator presIdent William Villiam I. I-I. II 11 speaker January 12 Luther T. T Tuttle intro introduced a bill polygamy In the tel ter of Utah new school law election law providing dIng ron for the hold hold- hold s Ing of all and local elections In the territory on the first Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day following the first Monday In November In 1892 and biennially thereafter Grand county Created ThIrty first session the last held under territorial government government- January 8 1894 to March 12 1894 M. M 1 A. A Breeden PresIdent A. A B. B Emery Carbon county created from a part of Emery county county coun- coun ty bills Introduced to abolish the Utah commIssIon to establish the hour eIght law for bounties on silk and sugar beet and root a mechanIcs mechanIcs' Ie lein In bill and a free public lIbrary measure All were I vetoed by Governor Wes |
