The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-01-13
UTAH LEGISLATURE
NOW IN SESSION
FouRTEENTH LEGISLATURE FOR.
MALLY ORGANIZED AND
READY FOR WORK.
Thomas E. Mckay Chosen as President
Of the Senate and {. r. calllster
Speaker OF the House Of
representatives.


Salt Lake Clty.--The senator's and
representatives OF the Fourteenth leg
islature convened at noon Monday,
January 10. II. Il. Crockett, secretary
OF state read the certificate OF the
election of senators of state and
Charles Heiner, deputy secretary OF
state, read the certificate OF the cleo
ton Of representatives. Chief Justice
Il. Il. Corfman and Justice j. II. FrIck
administered the oath of office re-
spectlvely to the senator's and to the
representatives.
The senate appointed COMMITTEES
to inform the house OF representatives
II was in session and ready to receive
communications. The house advised
the senate likewise, and In addition
the governor was notified that the
body hed convened
With these formallties concluded
and the assignment OF seats 10 the
legislators announced both houses adj
journed until o'clock Tuesday.
Thomas e. Mckay OF Weber county
was elected president OF the senate,
with the vote standing eleven for and
seven against representing the first
vote taken by the upper house In the
present session OF the legislature, and
showing a solid political division, there
being seven holdover Democratic SEN
ators and eleven new Republican SEN
ators.
10. II. Calllster OF Salt Lake was
elected speaker OF the house, all the
votes but one being cast for him, the
one In opposition being cast by G. A.
Hammond OF San Juan, the only Demo-
crat In the house.
Provision was made for the en-
ployees OF both houses. One vacancy
on the list, however, that OF chaplain
OF the senate, will not be filled, ana II
| Is probable that the house also will do
without a chaplain this year. The SEN
ators In caucus decided that they
would take turns In opening the SEN
ate proceedings with prayer, confident
that their Democratic colleagues
would fall In line. II was decided TO
allow any senator, when his turn
came, to invite some friend 10 offer
the prayer In his stead.
The first legislature held In what is
now the state OF Utah convened on
July 2, 1910. II was the first general
assembly OF the provisional state Of
Deseret. II convened In Great Salt
Lake City, the session being held In
the council house, the first legislative
hall. which stood on the corner OF
South Temple and Main streets, on
the site now occupied by the Deseret
News building. Brigham Young pre-
sided.
The first legislature was brief, and
adjournment was taken until Decem-
Der OF lS40, and then adjourned SEES
slons were held mt intervals through.
out the winter, during which time the
counties Of Great Salt Lake, Weber,
Utah, Sanpete, Juab and To0ele were
created, as also n supreme court, and
charter was granted the state uni.
verslty.
The general assembly was convened
In special session on July 4, 1850, for
the purpose OF passing an act which
would tax the sale OF intoxicating
liquors at 30 per cent ad valorem, aud
this was done. Again the assembly
was called In special session and on
October 3, 1850, passed a bill creating
Davis county.
The third session convened Deem
her 2, 1850, and was held but four
days, when recess was taken until
the first Monday In January, 1851.
At this session bills were passed
granting charters TO Mantl, Parowan.
Provo and Ogden, and on january 8,
1881, the measure Incorporating Great
Salt Lake City was enacted. Special
or adjourned sessions were held on
February 4, 8, 10 and pa on March
% and 20, and April 8, 1851, the last
date ending the legislature Of the
state OF Deseret, dissolution being sue
ceeded by the territorial legislature OF
Utah.
The first legislature Of the territory
OF Utah was convened In Salt Lake
September %, 1851. Willard Richards
was elected president VI the council
and William w. Phelps speaker OF the
house. The first lct OF the legisla-
ture was to adopt Joint resolution
declaring all the laws OF the state OF
Deseret, such as did not conflict with
the organic act, to be OF full force
and effect In the territory OF Utah,
the passage Of the Joint resolution pre-
serving the charters granted to the
University Of Deseret and the several
cities in the state.
smoot to Meet Harding.