Show I r- r K KNOW UTAH H I By LI LIn n PHILIPS H I In the third attempt to statehood niter after the constitutional convention of January 20 the as assembly of Deseret held an adjourned session April 16 15 1862 and elected other state te officers the governor governor gover- gover nor governor and delegate to congress having previously b n chosen The officials named April 16 were Win lam It H. Hooper and George Q Cannon for tor United States senators Daniel II H. Wells Veils secretary of state DavId O. O Calder treasurer 11 lIam ham Clayton auditor of public accounts Aurelius Miner tIner attorney general Smith chief justice and Snow and Seth M M. Blair nL associate justices a Senator elect William II 11 Hooper arrIved In WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- Ington April 26 G Wa colleague George Q Cannon Can Can- non who was was In Europe when he was elected senator from the state or of Deseret joined Senator Hooper at atthe atthe the Dr was already In Washing Washing- ton having hll been elected to represent the territory In congress the previous pre year rear Governor Heber 1 M. M Wells VeIls In hIs Inaugural address address ad- ad dress to the general assembly January G 6 1898 1896 in referring to this third attempt to secure statehood said Mid Despite every favorable Indication thIs effort el- el tort fort also ahlo failed or of success The constitution and memorial carrIed to Washington by Senator elect Hooper were presented In the house or of representatives tives tI by Delegate Bernhisel on the of June and In the senate by Vice PresIdent on the day following At the same time Congressman Latham of California moved that the constitution and memorIal me- me mortal morIal be printed and that the elect senators be admitted to the floor of the senate This motion was i referred to the committee on territories The following following fol- fol lowing day Congressman Latham offered n. n resolution lion tion to the same effect which was laid over No further lurther action was t taken ken with reference to statehood state state- hood but Instead congress passed an act to punish and prevent the practice of polygamy In the territories terri tern tories and other places and dIsapproving and annulling annulling an- an certain acts of the legislature of the tho terrItory terrI tern I tory fory of Utah I Ix years passed before another attempt to secure secure se- se cure cure statehood was made The legislature held In January Januar 1867 1861 passed an act in which It was provided provided pro pro- vided that I a specIal meeting lie be held on the first Monday In February following a representative to congress for tor the state of oC Deseret be chosen and the constitution of oC the state with certain amendments amend amend- meats ments thereto be submitted to the people for lor their ratification or rejection The amendment proposed was with reference to the western boundary line or of the territory as defined since the taking ofa ot of n. n portion of Utah's domain to form a part of Neada Nevada Ne- Ne vada ada which occurred In 1866 The election was held on the day appointed by the the- general assembly when nearly votes were cast This amended the constitution which was I adopted and William If H. Hooper was chosen to rel represent rep rep- resent the state of Deseret In congress But like all all former attempts congress did not confer the state government asked for lor and the memorial whIch accompanied the request that was made to repeal the amy act ot of 1863 1862 was denIed And thus the fourth attempt for tor statehood ended |