| Show meet MEETING 11 ag AND first finst DAY dayi ili III proceedings OF THE TUB lr legislative GIS ASSEMBLY agreeably to a resolution approved january 18 1864 tho the legislative A embly hembly co commenced mm fenced in the state houfe hous on mondoy monday in at 1 p in 7 aar the usual preliminaries of a pro tempore temporo organization 7 during tho tile credentials of the members elect were examined and favorably reported upon both branche branches branc hc of the 1 assembly proceeded to a permanent organization by the council councile electing tho hoil hon george A smith president athi atel L lynch y uch secretary 1 ry joshua arthur assistant secretary wm win W cluff sergeant at arins samuel L sprague messenger Mes joseph joheph busby foreman joseph young Chapla inand by the house electing lion llon I ion hon john taylor sp speaker gaker thomas thomaa bullock chief clerk robert L campbell assistant clerk john smith sergeant at arms thomas p 0 kin kinrd mosse messenger ilger liger george 1 W slade Forc foreman nin and william W phelps chaplain s the names of odthe the honorable gentlemen 2 entitled to seats in each house are as ts follows OF ap THE nou hor houe HOLE 31 3 OF becht rl pul cr L county john ta taylor yi or R dwin edwin D woo woolley kv k v albert I 1 P rockwood john V lon long F franklin randii n D richards john van cott utan utah albert IL thurber josoph E johnon johm on david cluff jr daws dami and morgan horton D might charles S I 1 peterson le terson W lorin farr chauncey Cha eha W west cox box bo eldor elder Jonat lian C wright ht Cc tJi eli ell hr peter Mau glian william B Prest preston oai row Kow berry juab samuel ape reddick N aired alred william Willi artl arti anderson alard Ml arb ard thomas callister J cox tron irm silas S smith washington jacob gates wasatch tva lVa sateh satch t william M wall summit mhd omd groen green eivar elvar henry W brizzee Briz zee t I 1 ismiel OP OF tim yim cout COLT tail rail tarl gre 4 sal salt zake lake county wilford 1 woodruff dT albert carrington daniel spencer joseph A yonn P uth U kii kil county leonard E harrington aaron johnson orson hyde ja J a fb 11 mid M counti amasa amasa BK ly man s akao r a wl iron cowit q george georgo A S smith mith ami awa kwo kane cyrier erm eras snow davo davs and morvan morgan charae diaries s C nich luch weber and baz bax E eldr r countis t I 1 4 4 zo snow county et etra esra ri T ali enson in la a few adar 6 or tha ta tion the upper and lower houses notified each lmh other otier of their readiness for bus business iness A committee of two from the council were instructed to join a ilke lake committee from froin tho house and wait upon his hig excellency atho athe governor and inform hinl hint that the Vs bir bly Teady eive elve hist his an r nual anal arai mal nal pu message the tho gover governor n i ora oro accoti aorta aimi p n d by 0 lie lle to lion hon ry r 4 lire tow tj tt T j eltor amo amos reed need EI E I 1 I 1 col iri in h superintendent of indi andun all ail aili aff airs aub dub and IP L G E 1 i fi I 1 i fc ic uta uto imm ite H u i aill i aock nock bi 1 l IVI W is 1 l to to tu tile 0 lil eon session oj of tile the by b s the ti laii 1 D R chu ihu S llie the r tta ini ita 1 h heiri eirl eori 4 qi lexe km ito iio i i know knoo ledel iedel led el the lie I 1 rt seed reeding reed cin lin ng and ii to toik tolk k a seat seit provided aroid d for hin betheen the president ot of the council of the house the annual mes bes saire and I 1 a at domut nan nio 11 p 1 1 al ai I 1 alid the iiii C ilief citify 0 of tile tiie houe red reo rede u 11 laula laola tt 11 on ICE iee utah tei tel tory great salt lake city december Dee Do ember fember path ith 1 va 11 I 1 uis tiN TIjU it n C tue TUL 11 abb abl n L As seii seli ay iy the te of tile ille le bejil i slature iture of a country which is governed gove goke nied by b a writ ten eow cowl L and laws is an event of great interest mt rest to all ot of its it ib is then that the actual condit condition lon ion of tf the die tate stale la is to he be and such provisions adopted as afi will secure to every individual his just and equal rights t I 1 and promote the general welfare wel wei tare faro congress representing the sovereignty of tho united states exercises over a ft territory the combined powers of the general lUe and of a it state government it legislates for the people of the united states and specially lor for those of a territory it confers on a territorial legislature a portion only of its powers ae reserving to itself the tile night right to enact special laws and to disapprove of anay atay act passed by a territorial legislature i the le legislative power and ailt alit authority hority orthis of this Terri territory tory toky is vested invested in the governor norand and legislative assembly i ibex it extends to all rightful of leb leg legislation gesla consistent with the theo constitution of the united states the tha provisions of the act establishing this government and other lassof laws of the united states it is declared in the organic art act that the enli eeli i sul suu ution and laws of the unit united td states a are ane extended over and to bt b in n moree force in the tile territory of utah so far as tho same or any provision thereof may bo be applicable it becomes our dulity duty th therefore under these limitations to stich bitch laws lawa as are ne eary necessary and suitable to tile the clrk cir clr of the tho Territory the tile general laws now how in fit force appear from the examinations heretofore gian them by my predecessors cudby and by the judiciary judi enry cary to amendment in several of their the r provisions pi ovi alons to you gentlemen is particularly particulars y referred ta those lose iose local subjects bof legislation ti wi with th which itis it is presumed you are personally acquainted from your youk place of residence from your oali own ob or in regard to which oil you may have receive received accurse ciolli tion the tho erection of bridges over the tile rivers on the main thoroughfare fare faro thu the gm grading of roads through the banyn Ka nyona and the construction of canals for gation by which the tile now vasto waste lanay landt ill in the valleys of near bear river weber jort jorl dan and sevier may be brought into cultivation and rendered productive I 1 respectfully commend to your consider ati atlon on indeed grants of lanti land tobo re gained by irrigation or mado made habitable by those anais may with propriety bo ba solicited 0 of f congress to aid in their thedr construction st find i no doubt talita that a af memorial to that body tor for thia this object would receive attention and the appropriation pria tion bo be made but excessive legislation I 1 think is to be avoided as one of the tho great greatest dat bels beis evis with ditl 1 winch a community can bo bt afflic led aed numerous laws or complicated systems frn fro frequent quent and sudden changes are arc dangerous to private rights and to the liberties of the people the tile freest country coun fry with a constitutional govern flient ent is that which is by the cawest west legislative enu ent enactments milne n ta I 1 congratulate you whon adon upon the discoveries of eoal coal iron lead ead eop cop copeland copp erand of the precious metals iutta ls which have been made during the past year in the western e eastern estern and southern sections of the and also upon the tettie bents which have been formed in their vicinity while whilo we cannot but regard agriculture A darthe as the first and most imbor ti tant ut interest country alid therefore entitled to every encouragement which can be besto bestowed wed wod by government fhe klie ail all mines nes res valuable on their own account may also be iro considered tributary to that interest and their developer developement elopement dev flent worthy of the attention of the legislature and and of t every evory citizen who desires to increase the wealth and promote tild pro bathe of the territory T riu rik h peaceable add frien frion fly lly co act of dlo dio th indians Int ini natis batis to waid wald our tile tiie tra heilers through every evory see bention of the territory since the treaties which V t e r lu u i 1 N v r u t k ii 1 in t A I 1 i h i r nt ut lioi lion ti 0 1 n or r i r allot i ii tto hi hl alow au I 1 cowd i ui cil cli i ril id these thebe are uie the hit hi nit t craties ti Tr aties atles ltha utha 3 ever e er made madu by tile united state metate meta teta tc with the bands ot of and it iq i om niev hat aerna kabie kable that they have havo lin n it LO 10 th ir 11 with a lual blai jual p ial lal to t that at of mot moist civilized civili zed sed ni tion tiou it is considered however that mat we are chiefly leflY indebted to the presence ond t efficiency of the th united states broo troops pa f r a i i u 1 I of if pear n 11 lunte r effs amul imul li ul alj ay h thein them lol loi the tile hit first hi nit t 84 84 ballot tallot ui of a friendly cirit und and that til it 14 14 blatt lat lai t vc we have no mounty county for lor their i laitin ittel ful compliance with ith the I 1 of if their treaties I nor with those which may be formed with other ill iri th thee thie c e but ii in tl L tin ofed military oum oem occupation pation of the ii UK i sites for tur the protection ot of the ln pi pie in ail every part ot of the tiie terri territory tory a an a oom oon pation which it seems is 19 ClU ciu elu ally ails demanded fon for the security of tile the life and plo property perty of the citizen and travelled trav e 1101 adust against tho the brigand attacks attack sando saudi and de 1 red a actions ons of watte men it is provided in those Treat treaties ies iea that tile tiie president of the united states wa may mav at any iny time inako inaho reservations of sue suc sueh such distri districts diet nieta rieta ets in the country ca ot of the shosho i neo noo nation as lie mAy maydeen deem eligible for the use of the these bands it would be of great advantage to our citizens and to tho the indians indiana if the res forc re design designates designated ateA soon boon and those these bands induced to become permanently bently located upon then thea I 1 recommend thead adoption the eption of a memorial to the president daut dant and to oon con congressi expressing on tho the ewt eat at and asking for an tat appropriation to elly eill enable him to carry these treaties into effect I 1 the operation of these treaties wilh wilu the tile Indi lans ians of the tim north has been so 60 beneficial to them arid and thour to our citizens that we cannot but anticipate the tho 8 ame samme irom treaties oth ath those of the bouw the road from front a city tho trae trao captol of utah for here ayo aye its wealth and intelligence concentrated to ayi arri zonia and southern must bel come one of the tho par pal thoroughfare through thron gil gli the and aud the tho preferred route 0 A railway ay to navigable aters itera tv the most convenient outlet for tho the productions of the great basin to tle tie tho racine pacific ocean appears to be by thil thit this route and the colorado this thib river nver I 1 is now navigated with several steamboats from tho the guif gulf bulf duif of california to a point very near our southern boundary andai amicable relations roia rola tiona are arc established vit yit the indians through whose country the ule road passes and with those iulia lulla inhabiting biting th tilo tile ebanks banks of thatA stream ream wo ve may manex expect to see scon soon a large commercial town built at ht the head of where 0 the tra trade de of bf utah will wui have its depot lid dij iid douk dour our epter opter enterprising merchants mor chants their warehouses filled with the rich products of these valleys and of the in iea ieh die dle J it is understood a bill containing an appropriation for treaties with the utah nation passed one of the J louses houses ofton gressa gress at tits its lat last session und I 1 shall 1 bo glad of the opportunity lo 10 unito unite with you in a memorial for the passage odthe of the bill by the other house and for ita ifa approval by the president under a proper system there is no doubt many of tho the individuals individuals of these those bands may inn in lna n alion hilon time timo become herdsmen or w agriculturists and a resi rel delcol by white whito men in ill the valleys of these mountains ren rea rendered dered thereby datT aa from their hostilities and depre depredations depredate in connection with Ms this subject of gf the opening of the communication wiach the tho colorado and the tile establishing ney new seo set sc clements tle ments upon its borde bordera bor dera dora rei athas lotas occurred to me that it would be of great advantage to all engaged in those enterprises if the jurisdiction of this territory was expended over that region where now there is none isyou if you should shoula concur conour in the importance of this mas tho people and to the I 1 wo would u id respectfully invite you to unite with me in a memorial to congress Coji gress gregs to add to utah for temporary purposes of government that portion odthe off the terri ti i tory of arizona chichis wili ellis and 11 d west ves t 0 of f Cold coid colorado rado river i i V schools and the means of education ought to bo be provided in every settlement M nt in inthe the T territory errit or With without gut this is done the mass of the people will soon doon become grossly ignorant the abject slaves 0 of health wealth and power and tho the miserable dupes of every evely charlatan chay chaT latan in religion orin or in politics politics to your wisdom 1 commend this most important subject for legislation and sincerely hope a system may he be by which all the tho the children ofa r arage in jiho he ter ten ff antor it nm i n ins in y ar be counted nt 1 n r 0 foll f foli oll oli i 1 tassus the anulli deports of 61 f the r I 1 mid ua auditor nrc arc presented to you for r ry 0 d 1 1 I 1 i ui oil ii r f tf of the p aw of kiln this V K len ien rm ton i n ion into the union i in 1 state is is yet ct vending pending benoza congre yi s s and il it is hop d almay receive tit til favorable Livoi able abie action ot of that body either elther by tt flip ofilio of tho the state ajl all on mi equal i to i original states stat shat iw or tho tuo f an act to enable the people to lol loi oria i i a institution amod atod late state government in tn t n all ali and ibex I 1 b to assure you yoni gentlemen that tuat a t I 1 I 1 liall lal jai I 1 cordially cordi alKy o operate with in the tl adoption of aaili mea men aurea burea as may inay propose hi are calculated calca 1 lilg ilig ligh lighted liten ilten ten ton teu the people protect their ts of person pirson nud and property secure to aeto feto their civil suld and religious ft freedom endom or their prosperity and happiness duani duant DOTY dozy r mee an wibb elected uhlie n the assembly asse Asae ably and ordered to print ayo afo a or 0 the ithe Gov Gow mona mora ine lne sease and an a accompanying 14 pal pai phiet foan J I 1 I 1 by vote of afo joint session jive live coples copies of the namo namos and of the in ember member antl anti of fleors to teo on seand lud aud the tile commit teea teca nver griped grip ed to be prin ted in pamphlet form alf alp 17 1 seventy divo avo copies of tho daily dally mites the prudent of tho the council gad d the tho st standing andino committees the freedom of the house was yas exten ahto hib hie excellency Excel Exiel ioney lenoy governor doty doiy iron oon Sec secretary y reed need ex governor api ghani young holp hom heber C kim wl lall John join M bernhisel a and U od V wm 41 di H hooper the tha Es of thee the legislative tivo Ameni amenably Asse niMy bly MW chief justice N irmae ismae L glish E esq sq p Y S marshal marshai Z TL grish Superintend superintendent mt of indian nf 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