The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-06
TAR.sPANGLED BANNER sung.
Governor Richards Mskey II
Brief Speech. 's:s
OATH OF OFFICE rAKEx
sntuoky State 0sv~fnmsnt Pssose
to the Hsnds at Rspsblisan,. &
O.her Nsws.

Lake City. Utah. January 6-lns
! Day has been celebrated - -
IN tho history Of Utah. rhe CIR
rongcd with visitors from outside ,
and with thousands Of home pec.
Mich made locomotion well nigh
IDLE through the main thorough.
The great procession under the d.
or Grand Marshall Burton ana
presented u magnificent spectacle
sendcd It's way to the Tabernacle.
II reached at noon, and which Ia
within Its capacious walls n,ore
than ever passed Its portals ii, onr
iage before. The decorations Of M
acre We're most lavish and wen
!, spread out beneath the central
IKE ceiling was "Old Glory" tina
american flag over made, In the
corner. among the other starr. was
r,y-hfth, representing Utah. H.
Oh an ingeniously designed incar-
Hght the new star cast its iisht
patriotic thousands who sat Il, the
ana the audience below. From
s were numberless red, white ara
!rramers running In eli direotionr.
win an elaborate fringe OF punt-
hags which decorated the facA
gallery All speakers stands were
'eautifully draped In the National
while great American Eagle sur
ID the tower between the great pi,,ca
organ, and Immediately below was
I'd Utah." magnificent electrical
e speakers stand were many prom.
'tizens, among them the following:
mt Woodruff, Cannon and Smith:
oseph L. Rawlins. Acting Governor
ds. Governor Wells, Chief Justice
Judges Miner. Bartch. King. Judd,
Commers. Tatlock and Sherman.
sely Mt 1915 o'clock Acting Gov
Richards called the vast audience
r In n brief speech, which was fol.
~ nn invocation by President Geo,
non.
great chorus OF 1000 voices hero
md sang amid the effective waving
srican flags THE Star Spanricd
Z" This number was followed by
applause on the part of the null
within the Tabernacle.
man Richards here introduced,
pplause and cheering. Hon. Joseph
Wins. who read President Cleve.
proclamation announcing the adj
/ OF Utah to the Union.
the proclame ton was read Mr..
$ turned to Heber NJ. Wells and
aaI 40 y t.x. ~ l-t~
mt Cleveland signed the bill under !
Utah became a State.
* Governor Richards then ar
d that the time had arrived for
ieral government to Withdraw from
ltrol of affairs OF the Territory and
Ter up to the people and 10 the ma
Utah who had been chosen gov
4 the new State. He said:
the governor OF the Territory Of
now surrender to your favored
+. the executive office upon his taxi
oath prescribed by the constitution.
win now be administered by Chief
Zane"
nor Wells and other State officers
ok the cath OF office.
chorus hero rendered Professor
/. new song, utah, I Love Thee,
nor Wells delivered his inaugural y
delivery Of the address was r.
with applause. as was the rendi-
America" by the great choruh
hIch DIR. Hin pronounced the besc-
( Tho exercises closed with music
combined bands. u.
dIately after tho closing OF the *
the governor issued q proclame-
nyening the legislature In special \
Mt 3 o'clock this afternoon 10 NJ
n the commencement OF the uf1t
session. n u
ant 10 the proclamation Of the goy-
he Legislature convened in extrA
ut o'clock this afternoon. AFTER
Ing, by the election Of the caucus
as OF the republican party. ad-
INT was taken until tomorrow. "a.
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