Show steps toward statehood the estepe toward statehood in utah are made very gradual by the bill which bae just passed both houses of congress and which will undoubtedly be approved by the president the first step to be taken after broyal is by the eo vernor who on the first day of august will issue his proclamation la ordering an election of delegates to the constitutional convention these delegates ere bv the enabling act apportioned as follows county no delegates beaver 2 4 cabbe 8 dal 3 emery s garfield i orand 1 iron t i juab i mallard morgan i pinte 1 ellch i salt lake 29 apportioned as follows bait late alty kart precinct 4 salt lake city salt lake City Third precinct 5 salt lake city fourth precinct 3 salt lake oily precinct 3 oilier precincts 8 san anan i sanpete San pete 7 seller summit 4 topete i fintan i utah 12 wasatch 2 2 wayne 1 weber 11 total carbon county being created while thin 1111 was ahl have to act with emery in this election the election for these delegates is to be held at the general election in november nest and will be under the management ot alie utah commission which fe required to cause for thi purpose a new and complete registration of all anale citizens of the united states over the aee of 21 years who have re bided in said territory for one year next prior to such election th delegates chosen shall freet in constitutional convention in this city on the first monday in march 1895 and frame a constitution which as to certain causes shall be irrevocable without the consent of alie united states and the people ot said stale the first u these establishes religious toleration and forbids plural marriages the second disclaims all liht to the public do main the third validates against the elate debts and liabilities of the territory made under the authority of ahe legislative assembly thereof the fourth guarantee free public schools ech the constitution as framed is to be submitted to the people of utah for acceptance cep tance or rejection at an election to be held on the tuesday after tho first monday in november 1895 and if alie people ratify the constitution and the president finds it to be in conformity with the enabling act he ceball issue ilia proclamation announcing the fact and thereupon utah shall become a elate on an equal footing with the original states from and after the date of said proclamation no time is set for the issuance of this proclamation but doubtless it reasonably be expected some time in december 1895 one representative in congress and the governor and other officers provided for in the constitution may bo elected the same time abo constitution is voted upon sections 2 afi 32 and 30 in every township are granted for common schools or where these sections have been disposed of other lands to the amount are to bo selected in such manner as the lezia lature may provide with the approval of the secretary of the interior five per cent of all and dalpa also no to the common schools one hundred sections are donated for the purpose of erecting public building two townships are granted for university purposes and in addition acres including saline lande in lieu of permanent improvement arante and of swamp and overflow land donations utah is granted for the establishment of permanent water reservoirs ervo irs acres for insane asylum acres for school of mines in connection with the university acres fr deaf and dumb asylum acrea tor reform school for detate normal schools acres for institution for the blind acres tor miners hospitals acres atie land connected therewith aie given to utah U 8 district and circuit courts are provided for in usual manner and given the jurisdiction of like courts piso where tho transfer of all cases now pending in alie courts here Is provided for to alie federal courts or to the detate courts to bo provided in alie constitution as the case may be but any case now un appeal to the U S court shall bo heard t hero as if tills act had not been passed the sum of is appropriated for the cost of the constitutional convention ven tion whose expenses shall b on the scale as of legislative session the detate government ie to be held in abeyance until alter alie issuance of the presidents proclamation above referred to but alter that proclamation is issued the legislature may assemble organize and elect two united states senators in ali manner now provided by law all the territorial laws now in force are to remain in force except as modi fled or changed by this act or by the constitution of the state and the laws of the united states shall have the came force and effect within the said state as elsewhere within the united slates tribune |