| Show tew Twelve Pages Twelve Pages OL XLV 22i XO SALT use of the First Presidency the the rid the lush and home s pui kd tight Even the sables rr invaded by cute h" r had noils and par r to rarry ut the The audiarJ taut g r a n vas a s did sea ot faces abme wa the gallery railing decorated lunt re and forming a strip of r I the thousands of laces al In the garish light anl ere count riro-indistinguishable at the rear of the building and they like tle phantom faces of a dream ever changing with From floor to ceiling in ic efforts et rv place that it was possible for to find lodgment were humanity li cigs of ppople The multitude's compressibility to ary in places the greatest nsation near the front being Thr ugh the epen eastern doors a sunshine bathd the faces of biiidreue and s accentuated the rear of the building pi ini m the Hundreds were held abft of chilurei by arents dunng ceremonies One woman r (ual to the occasion and sjt husbands nt'ntdly mi shoulder wul the mist mt"n sting of the rerimnps were in progress RECEPTION Gov Wells tumultuous receiv his address Durapplause ils lie ing the hour that he icupied in Its ib delivery attetitcn was paid him FrdU'iily jatrotio sentiment cioked cliecnrg spotuaiie us and rirth s r in wr r f "ri Tiuu Edo STATE An OfflUS Sees the SVOBH Inspiring Scene Tabernacle IS the in of the speakers LAKE CITY UTAH in art and ii taste and rhnment aid contrast thee with the ard sibrt wa's whch greeted irrn whtn they first es uf the h"k upon thsp drv age lands less trtn half a 'ntury ig our souls are prrgrcss tilled with wonder and with praise! DIVINE Gt IDAXCE I'XDER hardy hands anil skillful brains worked unu asinelx ami tmerpriirg ncnis haw the toilers who la to Wing about this splendid it las thy blessing and has inspired :Fy gilding spoil whch "h the leader- and th followers and to tine wo giu And nov when gurv decades to the e::ort tb topless boon of prfret political hitertv ten anpeanng to be in nin wthi glori enwned hae at we feel that to thee our ole cucet we ar indelqe! mr anl our tbi? mcstimphle I'Ping Through many from our fellow of Strangi'mnt year not we afar oft who ki hat struggled for the ifocnitlon which Thou knowest all is gnfn to us today hearts anl art our witr ?s that in the that lines and differences have occurred tle petdf of th of tain vales have been loyal upholder the Cnnstitmion of our country and those thou renublran 'st irstituliojs inspire the fitln s of the nation to desire our Fathand establish Ard now er to maintan them Inviolate that we hate thy through acquired the power to aid in their preservation we prav thee to bless vs so to do and to secure that liberty to others whkh we prize for ourselves PETITION FOR THE NATION We prav thee to bles the President of til and his UaMoet that State ri to conduct the t'ev may be fairs of tins great Nation in that its riglits ma and tqmty at home and abroad and that nmrtained hae sfral sure TUESDAY MORNING cxerdses by Professor Evan Stephens choir leader the Tabernacle rendered Th chorus wa delightfully the words received and enthusiastically beng as follows: Llcmbias nwet star Utah we loe thee! Land cf the mountains of the pioneers I'tah we loe thee! Lal Thv luster seines afar Grow wth the toming Utah we love thee! Lad Utah high years of the sunny sky we love thee! Rright on 0'ir banner's blue Among her sisters true With wealth and peace store To tame and glory soar Far in the glorious West Throned on tin mountain's crest With wealth and peau? in store To tame ami glory soar JANUARY 7 charm and interest more than usually and so I shall proceed to a Inviting brief recital of these events which may be said to constitute the evolution of Utah's Statehood THE' FIRST EFFORT tn procure constitutional was In eighteen months after the advent of the eers and one year after the signing of th treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by which the soil thev occupied was ceded A from Mexico to the United States Issued "to was call for a convention consider the political needs of the inumiy" It was addressed to "all the citizens of that portion of Upper fornia lying east of the Sierra Nevada mountains" The convention assembled at Salt Lake City in March and decided to petition Congress for a Terand to ritnrial form of government action a ganize pending Congressional State Government A provisional of the people government the of Deseret" Py a majority wa5 resolution passed and Col Fabbitt The admission denied accordingly however after a dMay of nearSenate on September ly nine months for the passed a bill providing of Utah and two of the Territory days later the bill passed the House by President and was approved This was the origin of the more Territorial ganic Act" under which our literhas been conducted government ally from th hi day to this EFFORT THE SECOND for Statehood was made through th It was assembly of Legislative the Fifth annual session and convened at Fillmore in Millard county then the Hher C capital of the Territory of the Council and ball was president of the Grant Jedediah Speaker House The Legislature passed an act an election of delegates to authorizing vote She proudly In rob'S of Utah She proudly comes to view dressed ever more love thee! Bill THE DEMOCRATS FOUGHT IT hae magnificent decorations ak an enormous throng 'In Fat erh ta fr efrs f Pass the troduced dts tJrLrA7?2l oMh'Vomcnte a' ormorfs to Failed comes to view the Regular Republican Caucus in Both Houses Elected Usual Complimentary Vote Given Their Nominees by th Minority Couldnt Pass the Measure Fixing Last Evening for Regular Session for Lack of a Majority in the Today at Two All Nominees disflad sats latr u In robes of Statehood dressed She proudi comes to view ever more Utah we love thei The proclamation of Gov Wells in special vening the Legislature sion was then read by Secretary of State James T Hammond as follows: Whereas The Constitution of this State not fix the time for the of the first regular session mencement of th Lcuislaturo DECORATIONS of the State of Utah MAGNIFICENT ?I"!!:lmfEf!!lay "ni"y Richards thafu'Scict by reason of which n extraordinary Whn Hra vamed to the ft nt nf ouTasion exists to platmim laws may be enacted and adminisniak the opening address herefore Ilcber the cheering and Wells Oovern- trred m the siirit of righteousness The ptrjle bcan Bless the army and the nay ns or of the State of Utah hy virtue of the quttv valleys fur nearly nity tirs tile defenders of the ri :ht and as a ttrror authority vested me by the Constithe this iKse(i tution of this State do hereby convene i to those oho would break down the warks of cur liberties So shall New Fotm of Government Formally tiers of applause tin ted the sentiment the Legislature of tills Stateln special tion flourish and shine as the beacon light of the Th was aeain to comrm nee 0n the 6th day of and session Installed in the Presence of fretdom to ail the world usam as each at o'clock p m January We pnu for the officers of fair Utah Audience Great Eloquent Prayer inference to Statehood was subsequent made now waiting hetore thee for thy faior of that day at the joint city and counDelivered Gov Wtliss first olhoiul of muh was act clothed with the spoiltss rub of Wilford Woodruff in the city and county of by ty building allotted her in endowed S'atehond to the pin Salt Lake for the purpose of fixing a people exactly one minute Gov 'Wells's gien President Cannon of the Union among her the oath of orfke had been after time certain hy legislative enactment the Judge- we prav thee the for the cnnimeiiut merit of the first Inaugural Address and Review of ministered to him It was the the bgislatora ami all who haw been ular session of the Legislature to chosen to nation summoning the Legislature of this the Commonwealth in this occupy official sta"ons mi'ot late in the afternoon State in extraorun commonwealth that may Great Demonstrations of Enthusiof State dinary session Done at Salt Lake City at which the grave Secretary responsit iKies o'clock InHammond read the document rest upon them that they may be ttue to noon this 6th clay of which asm by the People Scenes and January in the their official oaths and that under their is given elsewhere Heber M year of our Lord one thousand eight cidents administration this young and vigorous When was Rawlins hundred and and of the The flrt Governor of of the Slate gatln ring may move forward nounced to road the proclamation he State ndence of the United States the one Itah is handsome and able an excu- grows umi strength aid greatness as received an ovation Flags and handand twentieth tive as any Governor in the West The and of all hundred in the It shall he the pride and admiration kerchiefs were waved hands were honor of piloting the ship of Slat first year of the State of Utah beholders May the Legislative whil shouts of applause went ing Its Jim voyage couid have utxohed clapped by thee bly about to meet be directed HEBER WELLS no worthier son of Utah than Heher upon of a code for tiie regulation had up renewed after Mr Rawlins preparing By the Governor Wells Governor Wells enters upon his the State and in choosing men to repreThe most profound of gun the realm? James of an audience T Hammond In the presence of executive career at the prime of young Secretary sent the people In the Senate of the silenee was preserved while the words State ells and manhood He was born in Salt Lake City l'OuO people Guv Heher ted States of the document in clear resonant seal and his father was that August of tones were FOR THE NEW STATE first Stale officers to the vast audience the remaining dear old man flon Daniel H Wells still giun Bless the Inhabitants of Utah in every THE GOVERNOR'S INAUGURAL spoken of as the Father of RepublicanI'tih were sworn yesterday at noon to Mr Rawlins afterwards presented the part of Its domain tnal they may dwill bill was ism" in Utah All his life has been spent pen with which the admission The tlkir duties perfoim and untie tu faithfully love and in "together peace in this or tn Fast and Forecast of city where he acquired a liberal Wtlfare dev lop Review the general first to signed to Governor Wells to be placed promote education oath of office was administered first the public schools and the archives of new State among the til Future High Promise those abundant resources which await the atierwards the University of Utah At then to the other State Wells Geo skill and enterprise and lalior of the PROMINENT SPECTATORS the ape of he married Ls Mary to make this Justice following the reading of the thrifty and Industrious by Chief r (Seers collectively beth vars later who died eirht Amoner the prominent people upon the unexcelled nf richness and lamntlon catne the inaugural address In he Mrs Teresa the morning In earlier epouted had wh were stand JVilford we Zinc the land Our Father throughout His private ine a nirdel f Gu ells hich was as follows In ruff Georpe Cannon and Joseph F juice before thee witu full hearts this and his home is the type of the highest ppn sworn in by Justice Harvey We invoke hy blessing is an lmpuiuuii Smith Chief Justice glorious day Governor has Zuie occasion tnat who to the people addition on all who are present and those who are brought us together Wells Auditor Richards under Treasurer the today of ceremonies absent upon the rich and the poor upon spacious the Impressive root of this historic Chtpman Bishop building mittee to and the weak draft the and the appointed report a upon healthy strong We are here to join in the ceremonies that fully as perintendent of Public the day it is estimated Instruction and the sick and pray thee to remember Constitution for the temporary State of from Park Jurices Bartch Miner and King and Hess them each according lo their attending the birth of a new State to Deseret consisted of Albert Carrington iiuny mure were turned away the Union The circumstances surL after the United States Attorney Judd Rev T needs and Just desires and may all W William s of the Tabernacle Joseph Heyvvood the the birth are rounding occasion most take of the of this Iliff John T Caine Mayor Joyous spirit happy and David Fullmer FullJohn crowded and It is proper theitfure that Phelps and of the benefits which have come to auspicious immense edifice had Baskin Hon Joseph L mer Charles C Rich John Tavlor Parus And may the privileges of fiee we indulge in mutual Rawlins E Tatlock congratulations Hoyt Sherman ummed until its capacity absolutely Bernheisel and ley P Piatt John ernment he extended to every lurid and and rejoicings Smith Jr John Bnitham Henry Snow The convention failed clime until tyranny and oppress on shall Erastus TRIBUTE TO THE PIONEERS Toumr Francis Lvman It C be broken down to rise no more until all tinued its deliberations on the 8th 9th Chambers IV J Whitehead First and fore ost let us congratuJr nations shall onite tor the common good and 10th of March and adopted the that war may cease that the voice of late the pioneers W Gt'orse Thatcher were in keeping with if E Booth that heroic band of Constitution reported by the committee The decorations strife may be hushed that universal W Gen who Idazcd the way fur WestPenrose Nephi Clayton patriots Its preamble was as follows: and brotherhood thou tb" patriotic iharacter of the occasion may prevail ern Col Coates civilization Maj Mclaiushlin yvno built the bridges Capts Whereas a large number of the citizens God shall be honored everywhere as the to the concave dome was an Morrison Nestling and killed the Vlutell Richards Alien who turned the snakes of the Fnited States before and since the Father and the King of Everlasting the largest American flag waters Noble trvatv of peace with the republic of Immense upon the Lleuts soil We dedicate to thee this Peace' and Woodbury burning ico emigrated to and sett that Burk Simmons one hundred and from desolation our guide our wrung Castle Spence born State Be thou the bounteous Erwin probably ever made tion of the territory of the United States and our detense forever We harvests which we are Woodward strength Palmer George feet who Sorley reaping ing and fifty feet mg west of the Rocky mountains and in all in the name of Jesus Christ our planted Cowles the Stars and Snipes Lassiter Carey Steedman on yonthe great interior basin of Upper entire space the Redeemer Amen wide it unered der peak and In tne name of freedom Preston and Wright Maj Girard and fornia and BANNER SPANGLED ''STAR Its the gall re s Xleut Deshnn tween with a large together began the work which we are consumWhereas Ey reason of said treaty all Next upon the programme was th number of officers of the Utah National civil organization originating from the mating now It is marly half a star blazing amidst its and old and familiar Star Spangled Banwlmm were public of Mexico became abrogated among noticed tury since with tired feet the pioneers no shirmg lain upon its Guard panions The Congress of the United Whereas W Young ner" which was rendered by a chorus first entered the valley of the Great States Brig Gen Richard Adit was illuminated by Gen John has failed to provide a form of ncourse vast of voices under the direction Cannon of Salt Lake and many of that illustrious Lieut Col F W civil government for the territory so High up betwien the pipes H Penrose Pmf Evan Stephens hundred and Jennings electricity Maj whose courCapt G and thereof or any quired portion F Doaney The singers moved tiny United States Col E W Tatlock beat down the barage and prowess Whereas and laws Civil government the great oigan was the eagle bird Maj are necessary for the security peace and pliks A Smith Capt W W Hall and flags as they sang and the effect was riers in a thousand milts of Backless it the dates of freed an as was shown others effective wilderness overcome at last by the ta prosperity of society and tremendously and IM side bv sub- and below again is a fundamental Whereas principle with which have lain their by the sturm nf applause tigues of added years STATE OFFICERS INAUGURATED in all that all governments were the wold "Utah" worked out in an they greeted Weary bodies down to rest where sleep political power is Inherent in the people the brave and the We Just: turn drooped electrical Burning our display ami governments instituted for their WENT WILD OVER RAWLINS Solemn Services Mark the Beginning them to and benefit should and thoughts with today security from the organ's top radi"The proclamation of the President peacefully of of the New Era same from nate the with hearts we bursting gratitude the United States admitting Utah into Your committee beg leave to Therefore at'ng in all directions to the galleries Richards speak their names and tell anew their the Union will now be read by Hon recommend the adoption of the following Here and colors and the mammoth deeds in hallowed valorous reverer ce ter of ceremonies opened the exercises Constitution until the Congress of the juseph L Raw! ns" was announced by To those of the the pioneers who have surthere about the ediiie adorning United States shall otherwise provide for at exactly o'clock saying Richards vived those early hardships and are the government of the Territory hereinand seats galleries uf Mr Rawlins's mention At the fnl deeply the honor that has been here to participate with us in the after named and described by admitting conferred upon me as Cheers of name the people went wild wire countless miniature flags us We the people gratethe Union eral into of this occasion let us yield the Territory joy in select!! g me to lowed cheers and hats handkerchief of "The over this vait assembly during the the rendition the place of honor as the founders During of ful to the Supreme Being for the were waved and as Mr Rawlins ings hitherto enjoyed and feeling our our glorious ceremonies win are auout to flags of portant members the commonwealth and Banner" pay came forward with a copy of the of take place Nor do forget that for pendence on him for a continuation them homage due their noble work these blessings do ordain and establish a in his hand the tin"- lech waved a Hag while the the applause ly fifty yrais the pc ole fuse vail ys clamation As for those of us who followed in free and Independent government have been prayerfully by the was deafening but used a miniature flag cludi director patiently their Wake whether we came to Utah name of the State of le?eret including and waiting for this blessed watching After several minutes had passed of the United States as a baton in the Ever since my earliest childhood throughout day prairie schooner of all thetheterritory was restored and Mr Rawlins quiet boundaries following have luer taught that some dav the frontier days or in the lightning WIPE ONES CAME EARLT proceeded with the reading of the Commencing at the Krd digree of north ple of Utah would he accorded their press train of more recent or latitude years clamation crosses the where degree ical rights and be permitted The wie becan early to flock to the to exercise whether born upon the soil let us clasp of longitude west of Greenwich thence o'clock a few of every privilege that tne citizens of the UTAH'S FIRST GOVERNOR hands upon this natal day and congratTaberrade At running south and west to the boundary Ocher Slates exercise Dure (Applause) the doorkeepulate each other upon tlie happj soluof Mexico thence west to and down the had passe As he concluded Wells the vanguard Governor are here today not ltss than three main channel of the Gila river (or the tion of all pan contentions and after the applause and our ers but it was not until the parade got ations of voters who have teen reared in came forward line of and northern the to the full rights and privisuccession I ah hut who have never was greeted been able with which the Governor Lower of northern California well under way that the rush toward to vote for the President of the Uniced had subsided Mr to boundary In a free and leges of citizenship Raw lins said: the Pacific ocean thence along the coast At the gal- Stales hut November next these loval Temple square began And now have the honor to to ereign State of the grandest republic to the min degree northwesterly had been thrown ami patriotic citizens will go to the polls you the first Governor of the presentState first which the world has ever seen leries of west longitude thence north to where and oast their first vote for President of of Utah still the crowd and Prolonged said lino intersects the of filled applause were pen STATE AND NATION dividing ridge this great republic open (Applause) which was used by the President of the mountains thence the Sierra Nevada addthe stairs and continued And while felicitating thronged Unlttd States ten minutes ourselves rrOl'D DAY FOR THE PEOPLE and north along the summit of the Sierra our State upon her admission in the to sign the bill night on July When into the Nevada mountains to the dividing ranee think of these things and when ing to the multitude already der which Utah has become Union a State let us not omit to congratulate the waters of mountains that separate Then the doors of the I remember my teachings need not say Cheers and applause from the Columbia into the waters the Union the ing upon of anoacquisition to you because you all understand and the mass were opened ditorium that present It to ou In order that running into the Great Basin thence eastof magnificent this is the proudest day of my life and be preserved among the archives of the ther commonwealth into the building erly along the dividing range of poured and superb possibilities portions The State of Utah said waters flowing when I say that I but echo the tains that separate people had of wealth with which Nature into the Columbia grandeur Seating capacity for river on the north The pen was then handed to Governments which emanate from the breasts has endowed her the' intelligence in the front for unireserved been from the waters flowing into the Great anl the great assemblage of a quarter cf a million of people who or Wells and thrift of her people PaMn on the south to the summit of the enerformed organizations participating In see a new star upon our glorious flag again broke into cheers long and loud dustry of chain mountain Wind River thence gized by the vigor of her wonderful in the aisles Guards TERRITORY TO STATE the parade and south of the dividing range And especially Proinged applause) mate give assurance that Utah will he southeast the waters that separate of mountains After a sole tion by Denhalter's strained from the reserved portion of It so with the thousands and tens of band a tower of strength to the National flowing Into the Gulf of Mexico from the bric supporting the throrg of humanity sands of U'ah's native sons anil daugh- Presiding officer Richards announced with sturdy might her the auditorium waters flowing into the Gulf of that he was ready to turn over to are happy today Our happiness share of the public burdens as set fornia to the place of beginrtng In ters and formthat flowed in through the doors ernor Wells the office to which he had forth in a map drawn by Charhs Preues ing an element of National greatness time every other available consists largely in coming here and ten minutes' been elected by the people of Utah and miblished by order of the Senate of which can but redound to the honor and absolutely ing asiJe and sundering Inch of space in the building seemed the United States in "Under the provisions of the Constiand glory of the Republic the bondage of a Territorial abandoning The Constitution the that the thousands of the provided new and withState and still tution the occupied So that both State and Nation have proclasystem and from this time forth we will should be at Salt seat of government mation of the President" said Mr cause for exultation out the doors were being augmented upon Utah's Stateexercise every right and every privilege Richards "the time has arrived when Lake City and the other provisions hood The State because of the of people from every of American citizens by processions great were not essentially different from Federal Government is to withdraw the benefaction of Constitutional governbefore o'clock the PlSUaeJ Shortly rection from the control of the affairs of the The election of of our day stitution ment bestowed by a wise and generous must not detain you longer my crowd at the southeast doors hurst Into State It to the officers for the provisional Territory and to surrender the Nation Congress because of the low is now in order that we people and to the native son of Utah ernment took place at Salt Lake City the 'building addition of smashing the doer and shouldcitizens It with a new commonwealth the order of proceed I who has been chosen to be the GovernIMS when the March on Monday of the Union pledged to the perpetuity hurling aside the cordon of doorkeepers which you are here to witness or of the new State It is and possessed (Applause) of Infinite treasures following ticket was elected: detailed there One wild rush and there Prcdonged applause houid be done that in this Governor which the State fitting Willard Young Brigham upon her admission seats no longer for as were reserved nd In the performance Mr Richards public mannr tlmn Introduced the Newal K WhitSecretary lays at the feet nf the Nation If I Richards In the Sixteenth of this pleasing began pouring the multitude dqty as Acting were asked to enumerate Heber Kimball band which renderIn more speciChief Infantry ney Treasurer: ernor of the Territory of Utah I now fic terms the riches that Utah affords who had been with the crowds door John Taylor and X K WhitJustice ed a most pleasant selection after present to you ycur chief executive the unoccupied as recompense from the country Daniel H Wells for her ney Associate Justices kept difficulty which the announcement was mad upon his taking the oath presented by Statehood I should say she offers the Hoi ace S Eldredge down the aisles and seats swarmed President Woodruff that did not feel the Constitution which will now be and silver and lead and copper Albert Carrington Marshal Assessor over the seats In a mad scamper for sufficiently strong to offer the opening ministered by the Chief Justice of the gold and Iron of her mountains the luxuriand Collector SurJoseph L Heywood but that he had prepared The attendants were prayer It In Supreme court of the new State" Progood places ous soil of her valley a matchless Almon W Babbitt veyor of Highways adtance and President George longed applause Nothing but a a most efficient public was appointed a delegate to Congress solutely powerless saving climate non had consented to read it ADMINISTERING THE OATH school system and the gratitude of a with credential could have riflemen of stemmed as Delegate to the pany Mr WILFORD Richards As WOODRUFFS happy homogeneous concluded patriotic PRAYER Chief Juspeople R of from the House Men women and tie human tide preservatives pnv She offers home to settlers tice Zane advanced to where Guvernor Inve'ments visional State of Deseret and late in to the urper stand PresiAdvancing were carried In along together to capitalists work to laborers Weils was standing health and in an impresdent Cannon said "Let us he arrived at the ear of the prav mass fce Inextricable to Invalids attractions to pleasure Thousands bowed" in sive manner said' "You solemnly swear of heads were and procured the presention's capital seekers to fortune hunters opportunity maintain and of the solemnity acknowledgment of that you will support the United to tation of the documents forth her arms fend the Cons' itutlon of the State of Utah today stretches the occasion and President Cannon Senate State the by Hon Stephen forty seconds from pteclsely and beckons to the and that you will dischaige the Utah as follows: on the 27th of December of Douglas to come out and of your office wiih fidelity breaking of the door every one of the tricts of the Atrghty God the Creator of heaven duties that year The House of RepresentaShe lifts up her voice reserved was "I do" Governor Wells replied 6$9 and thou wno art the God of occupied after share her glories declined to ulmlt tives however m loyalty and love of country and the Father tf the spirits of all which he was personally and to the remainder While a minute of congratulated In that body Babbitt to a seat gate men we humbly bow before thee on this and the support of the Richards perpetuity Secretary Presi lent ty seemed Tabernacte crowded as tfi on Elections Committee in The its great oconeion and recognize my of which she becomes an InteUnion Cannon Rev T C Iitr George hard tn the Then It was that when has Chief Justice port upon his petition asking to be Zane tightly as before gral part wiih a firm reliance on the Apostle Brigham him to the peop'e of Utan Me thark said admitted of Divine for and others The game oath was those who had sat patiently her an thee and providence protection thy boh name for thy Y"'Jhg Babbitt would be then administered merv and goodness and we worh the quarter of a million people pledge anew a The aumisskn of Mr Justice by Chief Lr as hour or more felt recompensed of the existence rei'opiitlon lives their fortunes and their their James Chipman qua! the ruler of to the Treasurer hen universe we Zane of the Stale of Deseret and no act should among the hundreds who had cred honor gtze upon these fertile valleys with their retary James T Hammond the House which even by be done wen abundant products of flid and garden of It is usual at such a time as this imputation by trav give force and vfialby large A t Bishop through the Auditor Morgan to and hriey tneir and Superintendent Richards uf wnmn and children that fruit and flower of a political organization of Public marking as It does an epoch In history proportion tla ks and her js their swelling streams to permit the pertinent and )nd pendant of the laws of the Incidents of the Instruction Park had failed In th? content of mu''! and the r iwlng fmr:ams States United to the fruition of the past leading up hornet ard l"ha! Hants SANG STEPHENS'S HYMN ttm At oclork fifteen minuicommittee therefore The to recombe reviewed and contempresent the grynd montrams whtih have vie bed The State officers having quailffi d Mr of a resolution mended the adoption The long period of Utah's before1 the arrival of the iruMnwuonal plated vaet tresgjre of useful and r"eyKus that the chorus bation cat ering a period nf nearly half stating that it was Inexpedient to Richards announced upon ihe mars of trade the The p&ry The ccne waa inspiriting We Love Thee" a would the houses of leaning aing "Utah hives ef Industry mit Mr EaJbitt to a seat In the House century strewn as It is with thorn Seats Intended rhoir Dft was crowded ard of rtiigion and upoa the lor the Inaugural and roses Invests her history with especially of composed as Delegate from the "alleged State ilu" FIVE CENTS PRICE: 1396 and the Wells order of the American family Mr Wells has been prominent in public affairs since he was old enough to vote to From ho served as Recot der of Salt Lake City and he was for two terms a mem He of the Boaid of Public Works was secretarv of the Constitutional vention of the and a member vention of which diaited tne Constitution of the present State he headed the Republican city ticket but was defeated by the Libera! candidate Mr Raskin For the past years he has been cashier of the State Rank of Utah and has a high place m the esteem of the public as an able upright and scientious business man Mr Wells was nominated last fall by the Republicans for Governor of the State anl alter king an able campaign was elected by a handsome majority br a Territorial convention which was to and memprepare a State Constitution orialize Congress for admison into the Union The convention assembled at Salt Lake City on March Ten and days later the Constitution morial were adopted and rons George Smith and John Taylor were elected to present the same to gress The delegates proceeded to Washington and the memorial to presented but the record makes Congress no mention of any action thereon THE THIRD MOVEMENT for Statehood began early in December On the 9th day of that month the Utah Legislature convened In regular session at Salt Lake City and by electing Danield H Wells president of the Council and John Taylor Speaker of the House At the beginning of the session a bill was introduced for an act providing for a convention of for the formation delegates of a and State Government The bill being passed by both branches of the Legislature was presented to Gov Dawson and by him vetoed The Governor gave as his principal reason for disauproving the measure that the time intervening between the passage of the act and the date fixed in the act itself January 61862 on which to take the sense of the electors of the Territory fur or against a State convention was too short to allow due notice to be given to the people or for the act to be officially submitted to Congress prior to the election of delegates to the convention or the holding of the vention itself On the other hand the and the people generally Legislators held that it was not necessary to first submit the act to Congress In order to render it operative far as holding a Constitutional convention was cerned The Legislature was of course to do more in the premises powerless but the people oonvened in mass meetings on the 6th of January and elected to a State convention delegates to be held at Salt Lake City on the 20th In the meantime Gov Dawson left the Territory and Secretary Fuller sumed the duties of the executive Among the Legislative measures that received the sanction of Acting Governor Fuller was a memorial to Congress asking for the admission of Utah into the Union On the 20th of January the State convention assembled at the in Salt Lake City County courthouse and organized by the election of the officersDaninel H following Wells William Clayton president secretary Patrick Lynch and Robert L Campbell assistant secretaries and Robert T Burton The convention was composed to and closed its delegates liberations on January 23rd after having formulated Constitution for the State of Deseret and a memorial to for admission Congress praying into the Union and having nominated for an election to be held the following March' 3rd Brigham to be Young Governor Heber C Kimball and John Bernhisel to Congress Representative for the State of Deseret proposed The tion was held on the day appointed The Constitution was unanimously adopted by the people and the officers named elected An election for Senators and of Deseret Representatives occurred on the 14th of April simultaneously pursuant to proclamation by tne The first general Legislative Assembly of the proposed State convened at the Council House in Salt Lake City The following are a few from Gov paragraphs Young's message delivered to the assembly: tn a Republican Government like ours hold that both Justice and lonststency require that iititens in lerritones ho ever few in iiumbei shoind at leat have rot only a uice but a vote in the branch oi the Geneial rtprmiiUillve ernment a vote iur the Chief Magistrate and their choice in the officers appointed the becreiary by him e: ept prnips and Judges and other Uw officers so far as their official acts are exclusively stricted to burihts pertaining to the ted States as a party and still more just and would it be were the ple allowed one Renrentative in gress and to elect all their officers with me exceptions already named And then a hen the people m a Territory properly expres thrir wish to assume the responsibility an expense of a State of a upon their presentation (Continued on Face 9) At the close of the Inaugural ceremonies the center of interest shitted to the Joint Building The length of the Tabernacle had caused programme Governor Wells to change the time of to from meeting of the Legislatuie was too oclock even That hour as only a few of the Senators early and Representatives had reached their halls at the appointed time hunger the attention of most having diverted of them temporarily from the business of putting In motion the machinery of State Twenty minutes later however nearly all had arrived The Senators took possession of the furnished sumptuously City Council Few States have provided chamber their Senators with more handsomely appointed places of meeting than that set apart for the solons of Utah's upper house Oil paintings of Brigham l'oung and the mayors of Salt Lake The very City adorn the walls est furniture that the fascinating could Induce the city to Invest In crowds the floor The desks are ranged in form the Democrats Senators six seats on the occupying left of the president and the Republicans ranged around the remainder of the crescent The space tor spectators Is limited but It was nearly sufficient for the demands yesterday upon It There was no crush of people to witness the opening proceedings In either house The had been sovereigns witnessing stuping scenes until they had become more or less weary and so the Legislature began Us lite in the presence of small audiences DIDN'T KNOW When the members had at length sembled both blanches were puzzled to know how to get properly started Va nous but the plans were suggested one most popular was that which of State that the Secretary gested should call the bodies Into life Then Mr Hammond became a Individual and searching parties were sent for him in various directions The House became tired of waiting and a clerk of the deceased whilom Utah Commission who wis possessed of a list of the members f the House was allowed to perform the necessary function Fifteen minutes later the roll had been called showing the presence of all the Rpresentatives except of Rich Presley Denny had been put In the chair and Judge Bartch had sworn in the members the DemoBy consent of the parties crats took seats on the extreme left of the Speaker In a body and the rest of the hall became the "Republican side" The Representatives have not as rich furniture as have the Lords Most of their desks are those used by the Territorial Their Legislature are not wholly easy and the carpeting of the hall Is not nf so good a quality as that under the feet of the Senators But the hall Is a spacious one Its effect is pleasing and It will be as possible to enact good legislation there as In the more luxurious chambers down airs UP STAIRS AND DOWN While the House was arranging its was Hammond preliminaries Secretary found and the Senate was rewarded for its patience to by being called order by a State officer The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Zane to the Senators In fact It was administered tw since on ths first occasion the pledge to support tha Constitution of the State was Inadvertently omitted When the houses were duly organized the proceedings suffered a halt Tha was set tn motion again by machinery Information that came from Gov Wells when he bad been formally notified that the Legislature was In session that he desired to have them meet In joint session to receive a communication The Senators climbed the stairs heard the message from the Governor them of the reason for Informing and marched ing the special session back to their chamber A PARTISAN FIGHT A joint committee met soon after to frame a bill fixing the time for tha A parmeeting of the regular session tisan difference as speedily developed The Republicans had agreed to support the proposition to convene In regular session at o'clock But the Democrats had decided to favor postponing the until regular So a meeting today clash came in the committee meeting the Republicans however succeeding as they were In tne majority In carrying the ( o'clock proposition The bill was reported to the House where tc was passed unanimously As the bin was to go Into Immedist effect It quired vote for its pasbut as the Democrats sage had less than a third of the votes In the House It to go through they allowed that branch without a fight Their brethren tn the Senate were more belligerent as controlled they the situation Senator Sutherland being abcent u |
