Emma's first child Hyrum Smith Woodruff dies at age 13 months.
13th A conference of the Authorities of the Church met
thi morning according to adjournmet all the Presidency of
the Church & Twelve Apostles were present except Amasa
Lyman who hagd gone south by appointment Also a larg assembly
of Seventies, High Priest, Bishops Presidents of Branches
Elder Teachers Priest & Deacons. President Kimble spoke in the
morning followed by O. Hyde W. Woodruff President Brigham
Young then addressed the People for the first time since the
Armey of the United States had entered our valley he gave
much good teaching instruction & reproof
in the Afternoon Joseph Young spoke followed by O Hyde then
Members were cut off from the Church
I met in the evening at President Young with the Legislature
an arangement was made by the members to assemble at the social
Hall on the 2nd Monday in Dec & organize & adjourn to Fillmore this
was done to sustain our own acts then at Fillmore we would organ-
ize to Accomodate Gov Cummings as he considered that the Seat of
Governmet then we would adjourn back to Great Salt Lake City
to spend the session to accomodate all parties. Gov Cummings thought
our adjournment to Great Salt Lake City was illegal because it was
done by a Joint resolution of both Houses in Joint session he consid[er]ed
it not of the same validity as an act in separate houses he was informed
that several of the states in the Union was received & admitted into
the Union by a Joint vote of both Houses of Congress and we establi-
shed the seat of Government at Filmore by a Joint resolution of both
houses & if our removal of the seat of Government to Great Salt
Lake City was not legal then the esstablishment of the seat of
Government at Filmore was not legal Hence we have no seat of
Government. It is a singular argument of Gov Cummings
that the unanimous vote of the two houses in Joint session
weakens the power of Legislation & is not of the same force
& validity that it would be if passed in seperate Houses
such an argumen contains neither force or power
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