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Show RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. The Utah Legislature Adopts a Memorial Me-morial to the Late Hon. Wm. Jennings. In yesterday's session of the Legislature Legisla-ture the committee who had been appointed ap-pointed to draft suitable and appropriate resolutions expressive of the respect of the Legislative body for the memory of the late Hon. William Jennings, reported the following : Your committee to whom was instructed the duty ofpreparing resolutions of respect to the late Hon. William Jennings, respectfully respect-fully present the following: Whereas, in the dispensation of Divine Providence, the Hon. William Jennings has been called to a higher sphere, having de- Jarted this life on Friday, the 15th day of anuary, 1886, and Whereas, our departed friend and associate asso-ciate was worthy of our highest regard and the general esteem and affection in which he was held by the publio at large, as well as by his co-laborers and intimate friends; and ' Whereas, it is our duty to express in some publio manner our. appreciation of his worth and official publio services; therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives Representa-tives of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory Ter-ritory of Utah regards the lif e and labors of the Hon. Wm. Jennings with admiration, and his character with deep respeot. Gifted with remarkable ability, his whole life and energies have been spent in developing the resources of his adopted country. As a financier he stood pre-eminent. As a promoter pro-moter of home industries, he was foremost. His attention to the minutest details was remarkable. Nothing seemed to esdape his notice, and as a conseauenoe he was emi nently successful, as evidenced by his mercantile, mer-cantile, manufacturing and stock-growing industries, which are second to none in the Territory showing his untiring energy, industry and , pereeverence. As a gentleman, gentle-man, he was courteous, affable and considerate. con-siderate. He ' was hospitable to a fault. He was kind and generous to the poor; no appeal for aid ever being refused. He was once a member of the Legislative Assembly and Mayor of Salt Lake City, which positions posi-tions he filled with honor and ability. We recognize his worth; we deplore his absence. And while deeply condoling with his bereaved be-reaved family and the large circle of his friends in this Territory in the great loss sustained through his departure, we rejoice in the noble record he has left, which is worthy of all emulution and will ever live in the history of the Territory of Utah. And be it further ' ' Resolved, That five oopies of these resolutions resolu-tions be engrossed and presented to the family fam-ily of the esteemed deceased, and that a copy be spread on the minutes of this House. John Rideb, Chairman, Joseph A. West, William H. Kino, Committee. |