The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-07
CONSTITUTIONAL CONvEN-
TON.

was in accordance with an agree.
ment made at the day of adjourn
ment when the labors of the com
Ventlon on the constitution hal
been completed. Rhe instrument
was submitted to the people and a
vote taken on it on the 22d of Nav
last. The meeting on Tuesday was
to receive the report of the board of
canVassers, containing the result of
the vote on theiconstitutiOl. The
convention was called to order by
Prest. Joseph f. Smith. Tue roll
call showed SO members present out
of z, quorum.
Prayer was offered up by Mr.. Jas.
Crane, of Salt Lake county.
A letter was received from Jas.
Lowe. OF Beaver county, excusing
himself, and asking that Daniel
Tyler, his alternate, be substituted
for him. A motion to that effect
was pat and carried. Similar
communicate IS were read, ex-
cusing w. II. SeegmilIer.
G. Il. Murdoch being the al
ternate; excusing Jas. b. Robin
son. and naming no alternate; ex-
cusing Jos. Howell and naming
VIM. Haslem. By a vote, it was de-
cIded to excuse the delegates and
place on the rolls, the names of
the alternates. They was sworn by
Mr.. j. T. Game.
The report Of the vote on the
constitution was then read, and was
as published in Tuesday mornings
HERALD. The report was accepted
and ordered spread upon the min.
uteS.
Generally. III. Wells stated that
inasmuch as the constitution had
been ratified by an overwhelming
majority, he moved the appoint.
mens OF q committee of
seven TO take into considera-
ton the propriety of holding an cleo
ton for state officers under the con-
StitutiOn, and for the election of
delegates to take the constitution
and submit it to Congress, such
election to be held on the first Mon
day in August.
Mr. Booth called attention to the
following section in the 18th arti-
Gle Of the constitution as follows,
which provided for all that was
embraced in the motion:
SIC. 14-Unless othsrWise provided
by Congress, the GEst election under this
constitution shall be held On tia fra
Monday in the second month next sue
ceeding the passage OF an enabling act
or the approval Of this constitution by
Congress and such election shall be con-
Quoted and returns thereof made and the
qualifications Of eleet9ss shall be as
herein provided for the ratifcatiod or re-
lection OF this constitution. The first u.s.
sion of the Legislature shall commence,
and all officers herein provided for shall
enter upon the duties OF their respective
offices, on the first Monpsy Of the second
month next succeeding said election.
Gen. Wells then moved that a
committee be appointed to deter
mine the number and name dele
gates to go to Congress and present
the constitution and ask for
its ratification. The president
appointed as that committee
d. H. Wells, Salt Lake County; A.
o: Smoot, Utah County; L. J. Nut
tall, Kane County; George w.
Thatcher, Cache County; F. A.
Hammond, Weber County; E. G.
Woolley. Washington County; EN-
incline B. Wells, Salt Lake County.
Mr.. Thurman said he would like
the sense of the meeting taken as to
when the delegates should go, and
made motion to that effect.
Mr.. Booth moved as a substitute
proposition, that the delegates be
not required to go until the next
session of the present Congress. He
SAID Congress was now very busy;
that they had already expressed an
opinion about Utah; and he pre-
ferred that it be laid over until the
next session, when there would be
at least a probability of its being
considered.
General Wells stated that he |
preferred no instructions to be
given. He would have it left to
the delegates, as they would be bet
ter informed as to when it was ad-
yisable to present it, now or later.
He was in favor Of its being pre-
Sented now. The memorial at |
least would be read, if the cOnstitu-
ton were not, and the instrument |
be referred to a committee.
Dir. Penrose, himself, rather
favored the postponement Of the
presentation of the consti- |
tuition; but he preferred leaV-
ing it to the delegates. He moved |
that the motion be laid on the table |
until tomorrow, so as to give mem
berS time to deliberate. The mo-
ton prevailed.
The report of the committee on
memorial was then submitted by |
General Wells, its chairman, and
The report was accepted, and laid
on the table until Wednesday.
The convention adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock am.