The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
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Utah Becomes tie Forty-Flftt StstS /
Of the Uaios.
THE sTAR-SPANGLED BANNER sung.
Acting Governor Richards Makes /
Brief Speech. 4; ' y
THE OATH OF OFFICE rAKEN
Inc Kentucky State OsvstnmsAs rasese
Anto tho Hands Of Rspubiieans 81
O.hsr News.

Salt Lake City. Utah, January err.
ausurai Day has been celebrated y -
other In the history Of Utah. The city
was throngcd with visitors from cutslte
points. and with thousands Of home nd.
PIE which made locomotion wen n,rh
impossible through the main thorourt.
'ares' Tho great procession under the al
aecuon OF Grand Marshall Burton ana
AIDES presented a magnificent spectacle
us 1t wendell Its way to the Tabernsris
when u reached at noon and which RI
eoMueu Within Its capacious walls mora
Peopic .han ever passed Its portals in ore
asseinblase before. The decorations AZ N.
iaoeriiacle We're most lavish and waIi
CHOSEN. Spread out beneath the ceptrnI !,
dome-like ceiling was 'old Glory" ina
largest American flag ever made. In the
upper corner. among the other starr. vas
sic iofty-hfth. representing Utah. BY
means OF an ingeniously designed inc., =,
descent light the new star cast ~. I,-s,
on the patriotic thousands who sat n, ths
sahery and the audience below. From,
.lis nag were numberlcss red, white and
piue strramers running In all directions
uHi'ihs with an elaborate fringe OF cunt.
Ing and flags which decorated the faca
CT the gallery All speakers stands werr
most beautifully draped In the National
coiors. white great American Eagle s,r-
mounted thu tower between the great pipes
OF the organ. ana Immediately below was
the WORD Utah." magnificent electrical
creation. =
On the spealfera' stand were many prom.
inent citizens. among them tho Following:
President Woodruff, Cannon ana smitt:
Hon. Joseph l.. Rawlins. Acting Governor
Richards, Governor Wells Chief Justics
Zane. Judges Miner. Bartch, King. Judd.
Baskin, Commcrs. Tatiock and Sherman,
Precisely at 1915 o'clock Acting Gov
ernor Richards called the vast audience
to order In a brief speech. which was fol-
lowed by IN invocation by President Geo.
G. Cannon. "a
The great chorus Of 1000 voices hero
arose and rang amid the effective waving
VI American flags THE Star Spanclcd
Banner" This number was followed by
stirring applause on the part OF tho null
titude within the Tabernacle
Chairman Richards here introduced,
amid applause and cheering Hon. Joseph
l.. Rawlins. who read President Cleve.
lands proclamation announcing the nd-
mission of Utah to the Union.
After the proclarP tion was read Mr..
Rnwlins turned to Heber NJ. Wells and
presented to him the pen with which
President Cleveland signed the bill under
which Utah became State.
Acting Governor Richards then ar
nounced that the time had arrived fer
the Federal government to Withdraw from
the control Of affairs OF the Territory and
surrender up to the people and TO the ma
tive Of Utah who had been chosen gov
ernor OF the new State. He said:
LAS the governor Of the Territory OF
Utah, now surrender to your favored
servant the executive office upon his tak-
Ing tho oath prescribed by the constitution.
" hich will now be administered by CHIEF
Justice Zane"
Governor Wells and other State officers
then took the cath Of office.
The chorus hero rendered Professor
Stevens new song. "Utah, Love Thea
Governor Wells delivered his inaugural
address.
Tn. delivery Of the address was re-
ceiyed with applause, as was tho renal.
tion OF america by the great chorus
nfter which Dr. Ilif pronounced the Dene- ~
dicticn, The exercises closed with music
by the combined bands.
Immediately after the closing OF tho *
ercises. the governor issued a nroclams-
tics, converting the legislature N spec'As
session at 8 o'clock this afternoon 20 ~ NJ
time for the commencement OF tho ntst
regular session. ~. ~, &
pursuant to the proclamation OF tho ecy-.
erpor the legislature convened N NV.
.a.s,op ri q o'clock this afternoon. Anef
organizing. by the election Of the caucus
nnm,nees OF the republican party, a9-
,o,rnment was taken until tomorrow: BAL
iottny for United States senator VIII pessn
nf.