| Show constitutional CO convention irven AT 12 ni today to day delegates from the different counties of this Terri terni territory torys assembled in the city hall according to concurrent resolution of the legislative assembly 1 which provided for 72 delegates as follows neaver deaver 2 rich I 1 box rider elder 3 11 salt lake 15 16 15 cache 8 6 San petes 5 davisi datu 8 sevier 3 amery I 1 summit summitt 3 8 I 1 ron roq ra junn juan 3 2 juab 2 utah 6 8 kane kanc 2 wasatch and cm uin 2 tab 2 niom 1 1 washington 2 pluto I 1 weber 0 total 72 gen D DH H wells called the convention to order when on motion of hon 0 W penrose gen wells was chozen chosen temporary president and was conducted to the chair on motion of L I 1 john nut Kut tall tali E esq sq arthur stayner was wat chosen temporary secretary on motion of hon john T akine a committed commit tea of five was appointed by the pre president aident on credentials as follows john T caine J E booth W W cluni ciufi P F B S bio Bic hards harda and E dward edward dalton the committee met deliberated and reported tho the following april 10 1882 mr Tres president ident your committee commit lea tea on credentials respectfully fully nully report tho the fo following lowing named persons representing the several counties of the territory and entitled to beats tents as delegates in this convention JOHN jonn T CAINE I 1 chairman beaver county jas jag mcknight james lowe ilowe box elder county T W brews ton 0 G snow B R H baty cache county chas W nibley G W thatcher chas 0 card carda J 1 C I Jame james mack sMack joseph howell djivas county arthur stayner blayner Bt ayner peter barton wm thurgood emery county elias cox iron and san juan counties edward dalton hilas silas S smith john myers juab county E edwin dwin hurley win wm A C G bryan kane county chas N smith I 1 john nuttall millard county jos jog W robinson geo crane morgan county samuel francis piute diute county culbert king rich county jos kimbail kimball bilt silt lake labo county D H wells J T caino caine C W penrose ben sheeks lo iio grandb granda young NV NV biter J L rawlins J R J winder emmeline Em melino B wells james crane sarah aa M kimball eliza howard rosea hosca stout sanpete county christian N lund J P christeneen christensen chris Chrls tengen teneen rees it R llewellyn lawellyn Ii henry D H hougaard Hou goard bevien bevier county albert D thurber wm H seeg heeg miller wm A Warno warnock ele eTe summit county wm lvina W cluff ward E pack alma eldredge tocea county wm win C and Ts thos atkins atkalns utah co A 0 smoot S 4 A thurman jno 8 boyer bojer G 1 D bnell snell LE lue harrington harring ton too JE debooth booth jno S page jno E graham wasatch and uintah counties henry L alecander alexander abram hatch washington county riehard bantley edwin G woolley weber county P F S richards ble Bic hards joseph sanford N tanner jr S W shurtliff Shur tUff lit ifT P F A hammond prayer was offered A 08 0 bai Sai moot oot cot on oa motion of hon 0 W pen rose a committee of beven seven was appointed by the president on permanent to report as soon as us convenient following are the names of the committee C W penrose ben sheeks sheets mrs I 1 M richard bentley bentleys L E harrington geo eo W thatcher and ward E ra pack A recess was then taken until 4 pm monday 4 pm mr welli in the roll roil called quorum present mr silas B S smith sinith officiated as chaplain ha plain I 1 mr caine presented the tild credentials of mr joseph joeeph F smith and moved that his name be enrolled as a member of this convention from salt lake county carried mr penrose stated that he was in receipt of a communication from mr robert bobert Har harkness knobs kneas who who had bad been elected aa as a member from salt bait lake rake chanty setting forth thai that it would be impossible for him to attend the convention and moved that alternate james sharp be enrolled aa as member from salt lake county vice mr robert bobert karkness harkness war Har knes carried A communication was read purporting to be a statement sta eta of resolutions adopted at a meeting of inhabitants of pleasant valley emery county who not having received any authoritative notice of a county meeting for that purpose had met and elected mr david williams as a delegate to represent emery county mr penrose moved that thio the communication mun muni cation leation and seat from emery county be referred to the committee on or credentials carried mr penrose Po nrose chairman of committee on permanent organization reported aa as follows mr arr president your committee on permanent organization beg leave to report the following permanent off omm meers officers of the convention viz president joseph F smith vico vice presidents L E harrington and edward diton daton dlton secretary arthur stayner Bt ayner ami awl assistant stant secretaries J F wells Elin elinoria tria iila S taylor and li B R martineau Martl neau chaplain W W cluff sergeant alarms at arms arma B V Y hampton messenger ml lando lindo pratt the report was accepted and the names voted on separately and all sustained the president elect nob not being present vice president harrington took the chair the roll was called and mr clunn cluff offered prayer mr wells moved that mr john T calne callue being a is notary public should be requested to administer the oath to the members and doffle era of the convention mr rawlins opposed the motion as did mr thurman wa aia ars woolley panrose penrose and wells spoke in its favor and it was carried tho the in members bers bera and officers were then sworn om in aw Gen gentells Wells weila moved an adjournment till tuesday at 2 pm to give the I 1 presiding pr aiding officer time to appoint the various necessary committees mr caine asked for the withdrawal of the motion for the present and moved that 13 committees be appointed a list of which he presented mr riter biter moved as an amendment that a committee of fifteen be ba appointed by the convention vent lon ion to draft a state constitution and that an adjournment be taken till october ath mr air wells renewed his motion to adjourn which was amended to read 10 and the convention adjourned till tuesday at to 10 am benediction by the chaplain SECOND DAY tuesday april 11 1832 10 a m mr harrington in the chair boh roh boll boil called quorum present prayer by the chaplain mr john T calno caino administered the oath of office to hon jos F smith president and mr junius F wells adit asit secretary president in the chair journal of monday read and approved mr booth presented the following I 1 move that when this convention adjourns it be until monday october ath 1832 at 3 2 p m at this place 32 the motion was supported by hawlins rawlins haw Baw lins riter biter and young and opposed by Bless biess rs caine dalton penrose and wells and being put was lost mr caine renewed his motion tor for the appointment appo lit fitment rit ment of thir thirteen teen committees mit tees mr rawlins moved as an amendment that one committee of fifteen be appointed 1 1 l f i A debate followed in which MORE mows lil ill lliter tor ter young thurman and rawlins supported the amendment and caine calne Woo woolley lloy dalton penrose and booth opposed it it was lost mr biter introduced as a acom com promise i a resolution providing for tor four tour c committees which was ruled out of order and the motion of mr calne caine was waa put and carried mr mt penrose moved bovid that the number of members of each committee bo be not to exceed seven carried mr claff moved that the ekr err r geant alarms at arms arma be instructed to hoist the united states flag in front of the city hall during the sittings of the convention carried mr booth moved that the constitution ution of the state of deseret des Dea eret fra framed at the convention of 1872 bo adopted as the basis basla of the constitution ution to be framed by thib thia convention ven tion lost on motion of mr stout the convention adjourned till 10 loam am on wednesday benediction by the chaplain THIRD DAY vp ap 11 wednesday april at 10 the convention met pursuant to adjournment roll boll called quorum present prayer by the chaplain the minutes of tuesdays session were read and approved mr chab chaa W smith of rime rhene county stated that pressing business hindered him giving attention to the duties of a member of this convention and asked to be excused the credentials of mr isaac duffin alternate were presented and ho he was sworn in by hon jno T caine president jog F smith then presented the following 1 anding standing et committees mitti mit tees teeb yeb Yes kon uon ordinance and bellof bights D H wells J T caine elizabeth howard WW riter biter J L rawlings rawling bawling lings J E Booth Hosea stout i on legislative department CW penrose edward E Dalton Wm thurgood ward E pack rack S B R thurman C 0 card J E booth on executive department franklin S richards samuel F ean fan ran cias clas cla cia C W nibley hosea stout lie grande young ben bhe She eksA hatch on Judi judiciary clary ciary I 1 E harrington A 0 smoot ben shocks nathan tanner jr la grande orande young edward dalton D H wells corporations john T caine came T W brewerton bees rees B R llewellyn jonathan S page pages joseph stanford J aj L rawlins raw Baw lins james sharp finance and state debt G W thatcher thatch er W A C bryan richard bichard Bentley Jens P B R christensen chris chrls jarness sharp F A hammond W V E pack education arthur shaynor St aynor E B wells john 3 boyer J T caine john C graham joseph howells L J nuttall militia B R winder alma eldredge culbert king albert D thurber hosea stout taxation william W cluff A hatch george crane J H hougaard 0 G bno sno snow I 1 W shurtliff iu wm A warnock impeachment and removal from office E G woolley jamea crane mrs sarah M kimball wm C Rydal bydal By dalch cb isane isanc duffin elias ellas cox public institutions Institution a silas S smith thos atkin C 0 card joseph kimball james mcknight henry D nees reea 0 D snell boundaries miscellaneous fro visions and Amend amendments menta james lowe lowes H S alexander peter barton i christian NI alund jund iund jo john lin ayera J 0 Tho gho W IV biter schedule and election ordinance AO smoot smooth B R H baty batys E B weil well edwin harney hurley james mack jos V robinson Bo binson wm win H seega ia ier ler mr air nibley moved that a committee mi atee of three be appointed to make arrangements for the th necessary printing of the convention carried meders nibley hatch and winder were appointed said enid committee mr JLe Grand young moved that when this thia convention adjourn it be until saturday as that amount of time would mould be necessary essary essaiy for the committees to perfect their reports M mr r hatch moved to adjourn u butil util tomorrow to tb morrow as some of the committees would then be ready and prid the convention could better consider a few reports than many mr bryan moved an adjournment until friday debate followed arld and the motion that when the convention adjourns it be until tomorrow to morrow at 2 pm pin s pre mr rawlins moved that the thirteen chairmen of committees form one standing etan etau ding dlag committee to whom tho the reports of the various committees shall be set sef referred erred carried mr sir booth gave notice that tomorrow afternoon he would present a motion to adopt the rules of the house of representatives of the twenty fifth legislative assembly mrs E B wells moved that birs sirs sarah 11 kimball bo be placed on the committee on ordinance and bill of rights in the place of mrs mise E howard who was wag temporarily absent carried mr sir caine from tho committee on credentials reported that mr sir cox of emery county was formally elected a member of this convention but artlie as toe citizens of pleasant valley acted in good faith in electing mr williams and recommended that the latter gentleman be admitted to the floor as an honorary member with right of debate but not of voting the report was adopted mr wells moved to reconsider the motion placing mrs kimball on committee jn in the stead of mrs howard as there were alternates elected and he desired that the salt lake delo deio delegation gation gatlon should be fully represented mr M penrose mrs E B bellr and mr richards opposed the motion lions and it wag was not carried after benediction by the chaplain the convention adjourned until 2 p in on thursday |
