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Record of the procedings of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Utah In A D 1854 & [185]5
Legislative Council met this morning at 10 oclok & was organized in the following manner, H C Kimball Elcted President Wm Clayton chief Clerk Robert Campbell Assistant Clerk A. F. Farr Sergant at Arm Joseph W Young Messenger Wm Jones Foreman Samuel Alger Chaplain
The New members were then sworn in viz O. Pratt W. Woodruff & A Carrington John A Ray & Erastus Bingham President Kimball addressed the Assembly
{shorthand} {shorthand} Counsel opened By p[ra]yer by O Pratt
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O Pratt D. H. Wells & G A Smith {shorthand} {shorthand}
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{shorthand} Farr & G A Smith {shorthand}
{shorthand} A Carrigton & O Pratt {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand}
they reported {shorthand} {shorthand}
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P. M. council {shorthand} 2 {shorthand} voted {shorthand} {shorthand}
Joseph Cain {shorthand}
Adjourned 1 met in Joint session
[Booth] {shorthand} 2 {shorthand} The Governor Arived at 2 ock & delivered his message to a full House
others was present the Judges & Military officers when the message was delivered 5000 copies of the message to Be printed for the Benefit of the members & circulation
Joint assembly Adjourned to meet in their respective rooms
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The Governor met with us & remarked that He did not think it ne[ce]ssary for us to employ a reporter as we had good Clerks
Moved & Carried that the Freedom of the House Be Extended to the US Judges Col Steptoe Major Reynolds & Capt Ingals General Rich, & Hon O Hyde.
Adjourned {shorthand} 10 {shorthand}
Counsil {shorthand} 10 {shorthand} {shorthand} remarks by the chaplain {shorthand} 24 years {shorthand} {shorthand}
Hon O Pratt {shorthand} {shorthand} Lecture {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand}