Show K KNOW UTAH H By ALBERT L F. F PHILIPS Utah's appearance appearance in tho the territorial World orld was In 1850 when o on or September 9 9 1850 President Millard Fillmore approved th the act of ot congress providing for tor a 5 territory and ten da days s 's later nominated the territorial ter ter- ter- ter officers rs An attempt h had d been made t to have congress pass a 0 law which would be an enabling act under Which Utah then en known as D Deseret seret might be admitted into the union as a a. state stat but congress ss turned the petition and nd constitution down Pending Pending- advices from Washington the people of ID Deer Deseret Serel had elected a a. legislative assembly which was convened con con- v Monday July 2 2 1849 S Several veral sessions were held until April 5 18 1831 1851 1 when It was dissolved Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while int information of th the creation of the territory of Utah had hd been een received together with th the appoint appoint- appointment appointment ment of the territorial officers and nd or on March 28 1851 eight days before the final adjournment adopted res resolutions ns in which the legislature expressed the cordial g good od feeling of the people of Utah toward foward the United States for tor the action by congress in the creation of f the territory of Utah Under the provision provisions provi provi- sion of th the act the fir first t legislature of Utah territory ry convened convent in S Salt lt Lake City Monday September 22 1851 1861 Organization was perfected by the election of C. C Kimball as president of the council and William W W. Ph Phelps as speaker of the house Several sessions of th the legislature were held In Social hall ball an hn landmark which was re recently destroyed S S 1 Five lve years l later later- t r. r on oh on March 17 1856 the people of the territory made their second attempt to sec secure re statehood by the calling of a a. constitutional convention conven conven- tion On the date mentioned a a. convention assembled in the old ld Council which stood on the corner of Main and South Temple streets on the site site- of ot th the present Union pacific railroad Building formerly tl th the Deseret News building This convention elected J. J M. M president Thomas homas Bullock s secretary cret ry J J. J Grimshaw assistant secretary R. R T. T Burton ser ser- ser sergeant sergeant geant at arms W. W C. C Staines Stained messenger Thomas Hall doorkeeper and G. G D. D W Watt tt and J. J V. V Long reporters Ten Tea days were were required t to perfect a a. c constitution con con- n- n daily dally sessions being h held ld and arid on March 27 27 1856 the work wits was completed and nd by unanimous vote vote- a constitution was adopted th the nam name of ot th the proposed state state being Deseret the same as as In the first in in- in st stance nce In addition it memorial to congress was was adopted and John Taylor and ana George A. A Smith were d delegated legated to proceed ed to Washington and present it tp to congress This Wis as done Congress gave gave the delegates delegates delegates dele dele- deleI I gates a a. hearing but without avail and the memo memorial ial and constitution c were declined and Utah w was s again I refused admission to the union of st statue tes s. s During the legislature of ot 1852 and nd 1853 congress was memorialized I to pass an ha n enabling a 30 state government govern govern- m ment nt for Utah but lI like e the other ther att attempts the pe petition pe- pe failed 1 S then waited six years before another at attempt attempt at- at tempt to secure secure lh Then Thea n a a. a third constitutional constitutional constitutional convention convened in Salt Lake City This was on Mond Monday y January 20 1862 Only three days were required to formulate a a constitution and on on Ja January uary 23 this constitution the third one was adopted and provisions made nade to submit it to the tile people on March 3 3 1862 The population n of ot the ter territory territory ter- ter at that date date- was and the people believed that they were entitled to admission as a a. state in that so many of the states had seceded Delegate F Hooper stated in a letter to a personal friend that we ve Utah will vill show our loyalty by trying to get in while others are trying to get out I This third attempt to become a state which was embodied in a a. bill providing ding for a constitutional convention convention con con- was vetoed by Governor J. J W Yo Da Dawson his reasons for such action beIng declared by him to be that th there re w was s not enough time between the d date te fixed for the election of delegates delegates' to notify the people people peo peo- pIe or submit the constitution to congress Regardless Regard Regard- less of ot tho the veto the election was held and in January 1862 they assembled in Salt SaIt Lake City framed and nd adopted adopt d a a. constitution provided ed f for r the organization of a a. state government go and adopted d a a memorial to td congress praying for admission and selected Wil Wil- liam Ham H. H Hooper and George Q Cannon as delegates to congress to present the memorial and tion Their journey like e others on a similar footing tooting was a a. failure although they worked long and hard the petition and constitution which was referred ItOI to o the committee on territories territorIes' in both senate and nd hous house being pla placed in a pigeon hole from which it has never been resurrected |