The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-17

In sccorlance with the resolution Or the lust
Lrgslature and the Governors proclaim lion,
The Legislative Assembly convened yesterday
I II The Social Hall Of this city Bs l0o'cloek
there sss full attendance of tlie members Of
the Council. ard oily small number 81 the Re-.
presentatiyes failed to answer TO The cali Of tleir
names. ii : 3. 5s1..8 II! III
Previous to The otgeniz 4tion Of The rev Lseis
latare, Dania H Wells, Esq, was elected Pres-
.ident pro tefn II the Council, sud John Taylor,
E+q, Speaker pro tenl Of he H. use.
.;e ComHitiees were appointed IN the Council and
House for The examination o. lnembeIs' cIeden.
lials, and ,sror,i fasorahly thereon, The follow
Ing Organizations were. completed - 5 BID
MEMnERs or rar COUNCIL
Messrs d. II. Wells. Albert Darlington, o..
son Pfatt, Flaaklu d. Richards, James Ferguson,
from Great Salt Lske County, chsr,es G. Rich,
from Dayls County; Lorenzo Snow Loriu
FAR, from Weber, Box E der, Cache and Malsd
Counties, Leonard T.. Harrington, John +.
Hardy, from UlLh and Cedar Counties: Edwin
Whiting, from Juab and San PETE Counties;
Amaea Lyman, from Millsrd and Beaver Coun-
Ills; Geo; A. Smith. from IrOa and Washit gton
Counties. 4 :3
$3.50 1t OFFICERS ,3}
Hon. d. H. Wells. President; Mr.. John r.
Game, Secretary; Mr.. Patrick Lynch, Assislan,
Secretary Mr.. John s.. Falllner. Sergeant. at
arms; Mr.. Samuel L. Sprsgue, Messenger; Mr.
Francis BOggs, Foreman; Elder Phineas HI.
Young, Chaplain. ..%@ ,-s 4:. y. 3 u T :1z
MEMHERs Or TIE HOUSE. .z. i,
Messrs. John Taylor, Hosea Stout, David cahd-
land, Hiram B. clawson, Edwin d. WoOlIsy,
Albert r. lockwood, Joseph A. Young, John nj.
Moody, from Gleat Salt Cake County; Thomas
Grover, Joseph Holbrook, from Davis County;
Ghancey w. West, CrandaIl Dunn, from Weber
County; Jona,hanC C. Wright, from Box Elder,
Cache and Malsd Counties; Evan M. Greene,
from TOoeIe and Shamtlp Counties; Ishac Bal
lock, John Brown, Albert K. Thurber, from Utah
and Cedar Counties, John d. Chase, from Jnab
County; Bernard Snow, fiom San Peie County;
Thomas King, from MriIard County; Charles
Wesley WandeIl, from Beaver connty, Silss s.
Smith, William Crosby. from Iron and Washing
ton Counties 81 !. rs5 =
. oTRieERs -. .y= :.
John Taylor, Speaker; Thomas Bullock, Chief
Clerk John Oakley, Assistant Clerk; N. 8
Bestie. Sergeant at AIMS; Seymour B. Young.
Messenger Lewis Grant, Forematt w. w.
Phelps, Chaplain. 81. ;.sz -.s- 4 =.
The Honorable Elias Smith, Jadge Of Probate
Court, on insitation, was present and admins.
tered ths customary oath 10 the officers and mem.
hers Of the Courril and House, sz .5El5
The President and Speaker having rspor,ed
the completion Of the organizations according 10
law, and their respective bodies ready to proceed
TO business. Councillors G. c. Rich and Lorenzo
sao", togetheF with Messrs. Hosea Stout and
Joseph A. YouHg were appointed a committee
10 wait upon His EEcellency Governor cum-
ming to inform him that The Assembly was or.
ganlzsd and ready to receive any commute alton
be might have TO make. $3.50 - 4
During tho absence ofthe COMMITTEES, the iree.
dpa, Of The Council was extended 10 His Excel.
lency A. Cumiuing, Governor, Col slambansh.
Surveyor GenerSis His Honor d. r. Ecksls.
ehtef Justice; orson Hyde, Esq, W. Woodruff.
Eaq,i e, saow, Esq E. 7. henson, ESQ T.B.
H. S5ephouse, Eq-; and the "a. members Of the
Legislature; Hon. Elias Smith and the Clerks Of
the District and Probate Courts. ~ =.
The eouTtssy and freedom Of the House w.s