Show S maib T A T E appin mills first assembly issem tily meets it at thi t capital january 6 ag R republican two to one organization of both branches branchell I 1 erst bill passed fassel governors GoTer norB first message I 1 be first legislature of the state it t attah convened in special sea ees 1111 in ia the rooms set apart fur its ul u in the city and county build ilie session was called toy liy gov ajor ei nor wells for the purpose of en avi aang ug s a law lav authorizing 0 a regular 0 eb fission bion there being no t clial provision aoth oth branches organized in acl L dance with the state made up a the republican caucuses satur cl d II a the senate the organization wilt conducted in regular order ps pa y lines being drawn and both anois voting fir their res respective P active candidates andi dates but in the house it was war dit citi rent there the democrats iv y arbitrarily deprived of their int even to place placa candidates in i imi initiation nation whether this was duoto a desire on the part of I speaker denny to play the tyrant 1 whether his rulina ivsich was in 11 A t that an amendment cannot b offered to a resolution was due to a lack of parliamentary knowledge led ae is not known but his action is construed as duo to the latter t reve r a W atra n dances of improper ru rulings lingg tot to fact the whole house session assion 4 one series of blunders on the pa p of republican members which 0 will result I 1 in ll 11 some V funny actions ere the session ires t was a most ridiculous session bession hout aco according to the 0 raid best beat illustrated by one le ie inci incident dint that occurred A tion was carried adopting the s of the thirty first territorial i lature as the rules to govern in special session in these rules ikin oking g is prohibited in the house n five minutes later laler half the m ambers were puffing away at aits rs THE SENATE t was when Secre secretary tury of te hammond ammond II called the senate ader and stated that his ap r trance there in performing that tv y was because of the absence of chief clerk of the last senate i out icil upon whom the dut duty Y 11 solved Theeb the chairman airman prote pro tern n read the proclamation of gov or wells calling the legislature session this reading was followed by I 1 calling of tile the roll to which all bonded save eve senator george therland of salt lako lake city who ill n motion of senator george M r non the oath of office was adi ered ay by iy chief justice Tu elico zane a follows you and each cacti of you do solemn swear that you will support 11 I 1 v and defend the constitution 0 the united states and of the state of utah and that you will discharge dia die charge the duties of your office si rt h fidelity his done senator jones moved t ot election of a president af u the ii atiat enata ena tc winch which prevailed whereupon s s sanator bator jones presented the name ot et georgs george M cannon mr snow felt a degree of pride 01 nominating for the place jion hon C chambers the tha vote was a strict party one caanan anfort 10 chambers 5 al a 1 mr chambers and mr cannon paired on the note senators gonei ji and snow were appointed it ii committee to escort tile tiie to the th chair and this little task completed mr cannon spoke briefly mr booth then moved the election of the officers olli cers of the enace i which carried and mr condland moved the follow following iria be elected the 0 officers in acers of tile the senate secretary mrs lillie R pardee salt lake city minute elbik james clove provo enrolling t brilling clerk F r J eri engrossing grossing clerk 0 E cary provo cerneant at arms abner crane sanpete watchman and do doorkeeper doork jr k aei er Shy gersen juab messenger jamos james cameron gar field watchman J W F st john ogden committee clerks 51 L ritchie annna a L 11 maddison page ina M L perry senator Var was on his feet in an instant and moved us is an amen amendment dinen t the election of the following secretary tary 13 A mcdaniel weber chaplain M L pratt fruit utah minute clerk A G berber barber cache enrolling clerk J P sweeny summit sergeant bant at arms arme otto F p IM utah doorkeeper W V 1 I robinson beaver committee clerks miss K frank lawler salt sail lake and george R lund washington ton page master rawlins salt aake lake messenger J ataylor FT F taylor aylor tho the republican candidates were elected ted by a strict party vote the amey amer amendment dment being 7 defeated ayes 61 C nays naye 11 absent 1 on the original motion the democrats stood blood by their colors and voted no senator jones of salt lake carbt tile the eve cyc of the chairman and announced that he had bee been it handed a gave cave which he presented tk c chairman h tha bod aa any the officers officer were then sworn in I 1 and chaplain pi it G limbert lambert of the last Terri tonal legislature offered prayer senator allion alli on moved a committee of three be appointed to wait upon tb the governor and inform him that the sanate senate was organized and awaiting any communication he might hae haNe senators allison Al liBon miller of salt alt lake and R C chambers of 0 summit were selected selce tel twi on motion of chidester the secretary was wa authorized to notify the house if tile organization of the senat following this thie came a communication from the house advising the bonate sr nate of the completion of that organization Lation the e appointed to confer with t tin bernor 0 oer arnor nor returned and reported that his communication would be read at a i joint session of both house A messa message r P from froin the house inviting a joint session was read and on motion of af S senator jones adopted jul I 1 in accordance v ith the rules ruler and usages governing such matters president cannon presided over the joint session secretary pardee read the following message from governor wells HIS 1118 FIRST MESSAGE executive office salt lake city january 0 1896 to the of utah tile the laws of this state to do not fix fir the time ibi tile the commencement of the first regular session of the legislature of this state As grave doubts exist as ag to the legality of a legislature assembling as voluntarily at a time not designated digna ted by either the constitution or the tha laws of the state I 1 have deemed it wise to convene you in special session bession lor for the purpose of fixing the time and place for the camme ne ement of the first regular session of the legislature of the state of utah As ali the entire interests of the i tate demand the earn st attention of tile the legislature I 1 have deemed it best to call your attention to this one subject only and earnestly par ear pvc that the earliest par liest possible pop sibie date tie fixed as the time for the commencement of the firt first regular session sion at which time you may enter upon the field of your duties un trammelled by the of a special session M f WELLS governor when the reading of the message was finished mr critchlow of tile he house moved that when the two bodies reconvened in regular bes licin bion the message e be referred to a committee of five from each eab flie committee to draft it a bill covering point alluded to in t ahe 0 f message estile esthe this done the joint sesEl season dis dig solved solve dand and the senata recon by the chair appointed senators jones inov and barnes this committee agreed upon pon a bill which vv was as passed toy liy tha house and sent down the bill prides i for a re regular ular session of t the legislature to begin gin monday jan january C at 6 the bill wis read second time whereat senator warner moved the word m gi monday on j ay january la nuary 6 at 6 be bricke n out and tuesday januar l 1 7 at 10 a TO he be substitute the amendment was lost by a vole ci of f 11 to G a strict party vote ale yie b bill was then read a third ism q and passed nagged k 3 the senate then adjourned r n until lat tuesday at 2 uk THE borsi nd I 1 george E blair C hief chief of the utah commission commissio arl t the he I 1 bique to order r at 3 30 ofin jk L with wit ith lie rol 01 wing g rap ar r tle house of depre reeta en leq 1 lit ht first legislature of the tha S state tate of utah to ader ile he then read the list of members to whom certificates of election had been issued by presley denny moved hat bat the list be ba accepted as ri i tn cia e evidence vi that the bembe member whose names were read were en entitled ditled to seats the motion carri carria the following house ers were ivere elected on a parly vote speaker presley denny chief clerk william INI Tg thompson ompson minute clerk arthur UI Vl Stayner engrossing clerk H locket docket clerk louis hyang com clerks miss henrietta clark and L C johnson ergeant tt nt arms armb W V H dark clark watchman J atkins messengers A thorne and jesse W fox janitor janito T H R G welch H C critchlow rit chlow of salt las jaee ke moved that the house rules of th te e thirty first session of the territorial legislature be adopted as ahe he rules governing gov erring the special ri session which prevailed ile taylor moved that the house P proceed proceed to select seats which was done by the republic republican can 1 8 taking the eastern side of the house and the Demo democrats crati the opposite side the senior m members embers meaning those who had forni formerly erlY served in a legislature being 0 avell given the preference in the Be lection n the first bill introduced was as follows house bill no 1 be it enacted by the legislature of tile the state of utah section 1 1 that tile the first regular session of the legislature of the state of utah shall b bid begin id on monday january 0 i G it at C p ill see sec 2 this act shall tale effect immediately and be in force from and after its passage morrison of salt lake moved the bill be read which was done and taylor of salt lake moved that it be read the second time by title the bill was read according to this motion nye of salt lake 4 4 it I 1 moved that the rules ie be suspended tile bill be rear read the third time and placed upon its final passage pas sape the motion prevailed and the bill passed by the full fall vote of forty four Ke beker of rich being absent the house then took a reee recess s pending the senates action on the bill would be of no avail and the house was called to order harris of weber moved an adjournment to 2 pm today which carried and the first days session was at an end |