Show tho the the tho following hills were introduced by hon W H hooper in the house of f representatives on december ad 1667 GG they we were reread read twice and then were referred to the tile appropriate committees and ordered to be printed A BILL por FOR OF DE deseret deseree seber SEREr INTO THE UNION whereas the people of the territory of utah did by their representatives form for themselves a constitution and state government republican in form which was ratified by the people of said territory at an election held for that purpose in pursuance of law on the fourth day of february anno domini donlin eighteen hundred and sixty seven and whereas tho the legislative assembly of the proposed state of deseret did petition as follows to the honorable and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled GENTLE gentl EME we your memoria memorial lists lats the members of the general assembly of the Sta teof Dt deseret seret respectfully state that our peculiarly isolated position the well weil proven inadequacy of a territorial organization to meet the wants of a numerous and rapidly increasing population a disposition to lessen government mental expenditures and an earnest desire to enjoy those inherent inalienable and constitutional rights guaranteed to every american citizen gave eave have induced the citizens of utah to unanimously unanimous li and constitutionally organize a S state government pre preparatory to their admission into the anion union union as the state of deseret wherefore your memoria lists most respectfully fully solicit your honorable body to favorably consider this our petition and at as early edaly a day as other other important duties will permit take action admitting the state of deseret into the union on oil an equal footing with the original states and as in duty bound your memorial ests will ever pray adopted january 1 1867 GEORGE GEORUE A SMITH 4 president of tho senate JOHN TAYLOR speaker of the house of I 1 t representatives batluck datrice LY wa secretary of tho the senate ronert itom I 1 campbelll chief clerk of the house of i L representatives therefore be it enacted by the senaie senate and souse of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled that the state of deseret shall be and is hereby declared to be one of the united states of america and admitted into the union on ori an equal footing with the original states in all respects whatever and tho the said eaid state shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries to wit beginning on the thirty seventh parallel paral igl lal of north latitude where it intersects the thirty second meridian of longitude west from washington or the one hundred and ninth meridian of longitude west from greenwich thence thedice west on said parallel to the thirty seventh meridian of longitude west from washington or the one hundred and fourteenth meridian of longitude west from greenwich thence north on said meridian to its intersection with the forty second parallel of north latitude thence east on said parallel to tile tiie thirty second meridian of longitude west from washington or the one hundred and ninth I 1 ril rii meridian of longitude west from greenwich thence south on said mer mor meridian 1 to the place of beginning SEC 2 and be it further enacted that until the next apportionment of representatives the state of deseret shall be bei entitled to one representative in the house of representatives of the united states t t S SEC 5 aid be it further enacted il thab that at the said state of deseret Desere fc shall bo be entitled to the same per on the public lands the same land grants for the support of schools for internal improvements for a uns university diversity iver lver sity to provide colleges for foe tile tilo benefit of agriculture ri and the mechanic arts arti for salt cp rings for state buildings s and for other public purposes purpose ses seq which have been beri or which may be granted to the state stame of nevada SEC 4 and be if it further enacted that the people of deseret shall provide by an ordinance irrevocable without the consent of the united states that said state shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same by the united states or with any regulations congress may find necessary for r securing the title in said soil to bona fide purchasers thereof and that said state shall never tax tile the lands or the tho property of tho the united states in eaid said state SEC 5 and be it ic further enact enacted cd that from front and after tho admission of the state of deseret AS hereinbefore provided 0 de all tile the laws of the united states tates which ich are not locally bio hie le s shall shail it have the same bame force and effect within it in that t at state ns as in other states of the union and the said state is hereby constituted a judicial district of the united states within which a district court with the like powers and jurisdiction a as tho district court of the united states for the district of nevada shall bo be established the judge jud e attorney and marshal arshal m of the united kates states for the said dl district strict of deseret shall reside within the same and shall bo be entitled to the th c same compensation pensa tion as the judge attorney and marshal of the district of nevada and in all cases of appeal or writ of error heretofore prosecuted and now pending pend ingIn in the court of united upon any record frodi the su pr pino vino court of utah territory the tho mailua mandate mandato te of afi execution or order of further proceed 1 ings shail shall be directed by the supreme court of tho the united states to the district court of tho the united states for the tho district of deseret or to the supreme court of the state of deseret Dc seret as the nature of such appeal or writ of error may require and each of those courts shallie the successor of the supreme court of utah territory as to all such cases with full power powen to hear and determine the same and to award or ninar finar proceed therein A BILL TO CREATE CREANE THE or OFFICE flee fien 0 CF F SURVEYOR GENERAL IN THE TERRITORY OF UTAH AND ESTABLISH A LAND OFFICE IN SAID TERRITORY AND EXTEND THE HOMESTEAD AND preemption lire PRE EMPTION LAWS OVE over R THE SAME be it enacted by the senate and houze home of representatives of the united stat stac states of america in congress assembled that the president by and with the advice and consent of the tho senate shall be and lie he is hereby authorized to appoint a surveyor general for the territory of utah whose annual salary shall bo be three thousand dollars and whose power authority and duties shall be the same as a those provided by law for the survey or general of oregon ho he shall llave have proper allowances for clerk clark hire office rent and fuel not exceed exceeding exceeding in wh what it is now allowed by law to the surveyor general of oregon SEC 2 and beit further enacted that the public land within taid territory of utah to which the indian title is or shall be extinguished shall constitute a new now land district to bo be called tilo the utah district mid and the president is hereby authorized to appoint by and with tho the advice and consent of the senate a register and receiver of public moneys for tor said sald district who shall bo be required to reside at the places at which said offices shall bo be located and they tiley shall have hava the tho same powers perform tho the same duties and be ennit entitled ed to the samo compensation as arc or may bo be prescribed by b law in re relation latron to land offices of the une uni united states in other territories SEC 3 and be it further enacted that tho the secretary of tho the interior Is hereby authorized to locate said offices of surveyor general and register and receiver of public moneys at some suitable place or places laces in said territory SEC T 4 and be it further enacted cn acted actea that the preemption pre emption and homestead and other laws applicable tp the disposal of the public lands are hero by extended over said district the alabama convention lAs have voted themselves eighth dollars a day with milea mileage ge at 40 ce cents centa nta |