Show UT aff legislative legislative MEMORIALS I 1 EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION PUBLISHED uirt liy BY AUTHORITY ac tc morial for the admission of the state slate of deseret to the honorable the senate and house honse of represents representatives ot of the united states slates in congress assembled I 1 yo ut the legislative assembly of the territory of utah respectfully represent that in the year 1856 y anthe on the day ot 0 Feb febra idary iry the qualified quail oed Sed electors of 61 the t he territory of utah met at the usual places of holding eli elf elections colons in their several precincts and did unan unanimously elect I 1 by vote tote thirty nina nine delegates to a convention convent ton which convention met on the lib lih ith day et of march 1856 in great salt lak lake city and appointed a president and secretary and did proceed to form and adopt a constitution and a republican form torm form af of state government for the territory of utah under the name and style of the state e of D deseret and prep prepared ired a memorial to your lour honorable honorah dody pody foi for adais fon lon into the union and appointed delegates to transmit the sarrie same to washington Washing tob toR city DC dot which constitution aad memorial were to the people on the ath daf dat day of mpr april f 9 in it r r their several precincts and by unanimous vote apar approved and i whereas h er aas said constitution aed ged ha been pris presented entea toyoni honorable r a b e body od without receiving that favorable tavo favo rattie rattle action which our c constituents 0 desire and ard i whereas the people ol 01 the Terri terni territory tor 7 are abundantly able to support a state government therefore your petitioners petition ers respectfully pray your honorable body boily to admit the state bk of demerec into tho the he union on an equal footing rooting with the original origins 4 states thereby to avoid in a great measure the difficulties which naturally hinder the advance of the glorious principles ot of true republicanism oy ot government govern men by th the tha peo people P ae the only sure basis bals of permanent government and t true rue liberty and your as in duty bound will ever pray memorial to congress tor for the construction on of a lele Tele telegraph raph a across c ross the C continent onti nent tour your memoria lists ts the legislative assembly of the territory of utah respectfully pray your dour your honorable body to provide for tor the construction of a magnetic telegraph from sacramento california via great salt lake city to iowa city your memoria lists beg leave to espres their sincere opinion that no measure of congress oon Con gresi would be more calculated to promote the general welfare provide for the common defence and to preserve presen e inviolable oui our oui national union tr tt an to bind the tast bast east and the vi vest est bya by a magnetic stream making the inhabitants et our eastern and western limits neighbors by instantaneous communication and you your memoria lists as in duty bound will ever pray memorial to congress for the establishment of a daily dally mall from omaha nebraska territory via salt lake to sacramento your tour memoria lists the legislative assembly of the territory of utah respectfully solicit your honorable body to provide for the establishment of a dally daily D dilly illy mall from omaha city or froin from nebraska olty city olt cit nebraska territory vla via ma great salt lake city to sacramento city california your memoria lists believing that the above indicated route is the best and most practically useful route across the north american continent and de desiring siring string the advant advantages of mall mail facilities ona on like alike footing with our fellow citizens in other ether states and territories respectfully desire your favorable consideration of this our memorial and your memoria lists as in duty bound will ever pray memorial morial dic KIc to congress in relation to the unpaid expanses expenses of the legislative assembly of utah territory for the sessions session of 1856 7 and 1857 8 to the honorable the senate and iloie c f representatives of the united states in congreso Oon gres greb assembled tour your memoria lists the legislative assembly of at the territory of utah would respectfully represent that the expenses ol 01 the legislate Leg islat ve ie assembly af this territory lor for the sessions of 1856 7 and 1857 1867 83 8 have not been paid and that the appropriations appropriation justly made by congress for that purpose have been withheld from their legitimate channel for soma some cause to your memoria lists unknown your tour memoria lists beg leave to respectfully represent that the sessions session of the legislative assembly above abote referred to were held in strict accordance with the organic act and laws of this territory enacted in strict accordance therewith and feeling confident of the just and humane intentions of your honorable body in making said appropriations we respectfully desire if not inconsistent with your legislative position that you will take such measures as will cause them to be paid according to the requirements of law the incalculable inconvenience that thit th it has arisen to the people of the territory by the non distribution of lawse and by other difficulties resulting are a sufficient reason for presenting this matter before your our honorable bod dod and as in duty bou bound d we will ever pray memorial to congress for the construction of a national central railroad Roll Roil road via great salt lake city tour your Memoria lists the legislative assembly y of ifie ha territory of utah respectfully pray your honorable body to make the necessary arrangements for the construction of a national central railroad from some ell eil itie itle point onabe on the missouri Rl RI riveria verla veryla great salt lake lalie city to sacia mento california 1 tour your memoria lists would respectfully represent that abat that the immense ein eln emigration grat fori furi and trade across the continent calls calis loudly for tor its immediate construction and that as a means of national defence in the event of a v war ar with any navel power it lt would be invaluable imai Imal nabie enabling the country t to 0 transmit to the western coast troops supplies and other appliances of bith with a speed and facility that woud would render powerless the attacks of all the combined powers of the monarchial monarch lat lal world orid orld upon our western frontier A A great greal I 1 and of union throughout the family of man is a co common ninion interest Infer inder eat eit a central road would unite that interest as with a chain of iron and ani would effectually hold bold together our federal union with an imperishable id ld nolty of mutual interest thereby consolidating our relations lations with foreign powers in times of peace ada ana add and speedily enforcing our rights in times of war the attention of Coll gress to this subject Is earnestly solicited and your memoria lists au ever pray memorial to congress for the election of governor judge judges secre tary and other territorial officers ty by the people tour your Memoria lists the legislative assembly of the territory 0 of utah respectfully pray your honorable body to so amend the organic act of the territory of utah as t to 0 extend to the people of this territory the right of the tha elective authorizing them to elect their own governor judges secretary as well as other officers tour your Memoria lists would respectfully desire your early a attention to MIA mig su subject abject your tour Memoria lists believe that the appointing of strangers as officers over the citizens of the united states in territories though hough a time honored custom Is to say the least a relic of british colonial ruie rule and a direct infringement gement upon the rights of self seit government and opposed to the galus g and policy of republican institutions your attention to this important subject Is 13 respectfully je quested I 1 I 1 As your honorable body are well aware that no persons can be so well qualified to administer justice make aws and execute execute them in a territory lit ith as those citizens the united states who have reclaimed it from aror a willer ler der ness the consummation of this valuable reform reforms esres desired and your as ip ka daty bound gill ever pray memorial fer per a donation of labis lands to cities towns and villages G to the honorable the senate and hrubee of represents y tives ot of the united states in congress assembled r youn tour Memoria lists the legislative assembly of the th T tyri tory of utah respectfully pray jour y honorable gody to grant graut unto he be Jn habitants of oltie cities Cl tie towns and vii vil donation of the land included within their respective surveyed and recorded plots and asid which arl ar actually occupied the right of soil to be secured by y patent issuing from the land office ta to trustees Tiu a p pd int d for the purpose bythe by tle the inhabitants of their respective cities towns and village villages the right of soil to be conveyed by said trustees teu Tiu to the settlers upon lots on equitable terms the proceeds of which shall be lie applied to a fund for the support of common schools the favora ble bie exercise or of your legislative wisdom upon this cannot fail to bring a blessing upon the heads of the cill chil children dren of those hardy bardy hard pioneers whose energy broke the solitude of this desert land and mountainous it g lou lon on 00 g why are fow fowls fon the moal moat e economical thing thin things i farmers kil keep ep bl because for every grain krain the they give a peck |