| Show constitutional convention wednesday april 26 at the morning cession commenced at 10 the preamble and articles of the constitution were read by sections Bec tiong up to and including apportion of article aix six in section nine n ine ins in the article on bill of bights rights mr bryan moved to insert the words or her after the word hla hir hia 11 mr penrose objected and stated that man embraces woman and there is a specific law in the tho tb e statute book which makes the masculine include the feminine the motion was lost mr moved that the words state of deseret De soret be placed in the constitution in place of the words state of utah mr hatch replied that we are known throughout the world as utah and the expenses would be great on making necessary changes for legal purposes I 1 i mr penrose was not proud of the name utah it ii Is derived from a dirty ditty thieving band baud ot of indians deseret sounds euphonious and signifies a honey bee and the name is suggestive of industry and is redolent of blossoms and of flo flowene were mr stout said restarted we started gut out with the name of des der eret oret for our original organization congress had bad refused us that name anci and it seems acoma that we want them to take water mr caine came said we have tried three times to get admission as a state under the name of deseret and failed and he wanted to try the name oame of utah debret may be a sweet name but it has a fifing stang mr mack black was in favor of the name of utah mr air baty first learned to love the name of utah from the words of a hymn composed by mr penrose and he loved it still mr tanner favored the name of utah and said tha thac c people can c honor a name though a name can do no honor to a people the motion to change the name was lost in section 6 0 article 4 on suffrage rage mr bryan mo moved ved to insert inser t the word I 1 male hoaas ho was opposed to bring ing the names of our wives bisters ei sisters stera hoodlums or r daughters into common use by hoodlums drunkards and probes abonal politicians we ove iove love ova gentis ness modesty and retirement in women wanted the convention to assert that it did not sanction c ti on women assuming the role amen mrs kimball kimbau rep nep replied libo lat that he found in every phase cs ef life lire the sexes were improved by associating together and she koew knew of no reason re hon mon why woman should not have a voice in making the laws for her government aswell as well weli as anan the motion was lost mr an additional section to article that each qualified elector may cast as many votes for one candidate as there am are representatives to be elected in the county or lor district this is a provision for what is known as minority minor laty lity representation He said eaid it is in the interest of good government for oon all sli sentiments and views to be heard an opposition minority can not control a majority but may offer judicious suggestions in every country where the majority had unlimited and undisputed hway sway errors enors in legislation had crept in the motion was lost amendments were offered and adopted to articie article six sic when the tho convention took recess till 2 pm 2 pm at the afternoon session a dis dih cassion arose between kawlins stout penrose thurman and tanner on the powers conferred upon the legislature in reference to the judiciary and a committee subcommittee sub of five consisting of rawlins richards booth sharp and thurman were appointed to consider sections I 1 and 6 of article vl pending the reading of subsequent ait alt ai tides leles the committee returned with an amendment giving power to the legislature to extend limited common law and chancery chancer jurisdiction to other than the circuit courts adopted the constitution had been con coc as far as the XV article at the time of oun our ur going to press the adjournment t will wili bei bel till 10 a in tomorrow thursday april 27 at the session 0 of the convention this morning sidney blaney hudson sent in a petition asking for fon some come changes inthe in tho the constitutional form of government laid amid antho on the table an JA n amendment was made to bear E tv OH on 4 of article 17 relating to tho th jurisdiction on of courts on persons and dmd the subject matter mattee of cases arising i the motion bf af card foe han ban ing the representation appointment in the constitution voted down ye yes berday afternoon 0 was tak tab en an up agala again and reconsidered everal deveral ri of the members gave different views on ou this subject and sing a motion at last prevailed increasing the representation of the northern counties and decreasing some of the southern mr sheeks shocks offered a motion to submit to the people an artlee artice e to be axi numbered article but hut mr wells stating that the matter bm had been fully considered in the revl revision siou committee and not adopt edthe mo tion was not carried I 1 after an amendment by mr wells to section 2 of the bill 0 i right night the committee rose and the re report t of the committee of thit thin gon ron gor whole ole oie was adopted mr moved that three copies of the constitution be engrossed and signed by the members of the convention carried the constitution of the state of utah was read by ith title and passed 69 59 ayes aye nye 13 members being I 1 absent I 1 I 1 on motion of mr richards 1 copes copies of the constitution the list of names of the com committees ml and the minutes of the convention were ordered printed for dIs distribution tribu tion wells caine calne ibi Ec manh math panrose and winder were appo latou a committee on memorial anath ardth and same gentlemen were act as an advisory committee after the election for the of the constitution convention adjourn edi eAi tit ath of june at 2 p in |
