The herald., 1896-01-07

privileges OF citizenship in free and SOW
eregn state of the grandest republic the
/ world has ever seen.
"And while felcitating ourselves and
! our state upon her admission into the
| Union, let us not omit to congratulate the
! Union upon the acquisition of another
! commonwealth of magnificent proportions
and superb possibilities. The grandeur of
| wealth with which nature has endowed
| her, the intelligence. industry and thrift of
| her power, energiz d ny the vigor of her
| wonderful climate. give indica ion that
| Utah will ne power Of strength to the ma
| tional fabric. supporting with sturdy might
/ her share of the public burdens and form
| ing an element of national greatness which
can but rebound to the honor and glory of
the republic.
| "lt | we're asked to enumera'e in more
| specific terms the riches that Utah aff ords
| the country as reconpeise for her sta g.
hpol would say she offers the gold and
81 ver, lead and copper and iron of her
noun aims the luxurious soil of ner val
leys, the m,tchless, life-saving climate.
and most efficient public school system,
and the gratitude of happy. homogeneous,
patriouc people. Utah today 81 ches
fo.th her arms and .hsckons to the densely
populated districts OF the east to come out
and share her glorie B."
The COVER or then reviewed in detail the
MANY efforts made tIy Utah to secure state
hood from 1917 TO the prese t time.
Continuing, he said: 1T is therefore a
subject of the supremest satisfaction to
have the privilege of congratulating the
people of Utah upon the happy ternina
ton of all their former contentious and the
burial underneath the soil of frendliness
and future no e the bitterness of the past
four decades.
"What better evidence of the entire
sinceri of all the eople in heir poli,ica
convictions could be given than that Chief
Justice Zane, who in the past, ac'iNg un-
der a conscientious regard for duty, has
sentenced hundred of Mormons to the
peniten,iary, now sits upon this platform
as the honored ch dice of the electors of
Utah for the highest judicial Office in the
state, and that Mormon born and
reared should be delivering from the
same platform this address as the gov
ernor of Utah. Is i not an object lesson
showing better than words could express
tnat the old condlti IDS of Utah are gone,
never to return; that old wounls are
healed ana that notvestige of old animosi-
ties remains?"
The governor then We an exhaustive
review of the name 'al and ind lstritl con-
dtion of the state, quoting statistics to
show the progress. made during the past
few years.
At the close of the ad lress the chorus
and the audience Joined in singing Amer
lea
The delivery of ahc address was received
with applause, AS was the rendition OF
America by the gre at choir, after which
DR.. lift pronounced The benedic'ion:
The exercises closed with music by the
combined bands.
Immediately after the closing of the en-
ercises at tie tabernacle, the governor is
sued the following pr)cla'na ion:
"Whereas, the cons ution of the state
does not fix the time for the commence
ment of the first reg ular session of the
lerislatu g of the state' OF Utah. by reason
Of ,,h aytraorIiuarIs sion EXISTS.
therefore |, Herbert NJ Wells, governor
of the s ate of Utah, by virtue of the au-
thorty vested in me by the constitution of
this state. do hereby convene the legisla-
ture of this state in spe cial session to com
mence on the 9th day of January. A. ID.
1895, at 3 o'clock pm. of that day. at the
i,int city and county building in he city
and county of Salt Lake, for the purpose of
fixing a time certain by legislative enact
ment for the commenc enent OF the hrst
regular session OF the Legislature or tnis
state.
"Done at Salt Lake City at 10 o'clock.
afternoon, this sixth day of January, in the
year of our Lord, eigh cen hundred and
nnety-six. and of the Independence of the
limited States the one hundred and twen-
ieth, and in the first year of the state of
Utah. HERBERT NJ. ELLIS.
"By the Governor. James L. Harmon,
Secretary of state"
THE FIRST SESSION.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 6.-Pursuant to
the proclamation of Governor Wells, the
legislature convened in extra session at
o'clock this afternoon.
After organizing by the election of the
caucus nominees of the Republican party,
adjournment was taken till tomorrow. had
they fixed today as The day for meeting of
the regular session, ballots for United
States senator could h I'VE been taken on
the 18th instant, but now it will be impos-
sihie under the law to begin balioting be-
fore January st.
The inaugural ball at the theater tonight
was by far the most notable social event
that has ever taken place in the city.
The building was lavishly decorated, and
society, in gorgeous costume, tried to
eclipse the brililancy of the 10000 electric
lights tina snone from above.
The state officers occupied prominent
positions, and nearly all members of the
legislature were present.