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Day in the Life

Jan 22, 1859

Journal Entry

January 22, 1859 ~ Saturday

22nd We met at 2 oclok not as a Legislative assembly for that
adjourned last night but we met to take into consideration the
conduct of secretary Hartnet who had refused to pay any member
of the Legislature except the identical days they had set He would
throw out Sundays and all day while travelling From Filmore
to Great Salt Lake City after the adjournment, From Filloremore
or oif any one was sick or excused for a day this is an unherd
of course in Congress or in the Legislatuere of any State or
Territory. A committee was appointed to wait upon the
Secretary & Govornor but they could not see them & adjourned
till 6 oclock we met at 6 oclock had a full house the committee
reported that the Secretary would not pay ownly the sitting days
E. D. Woolley made speech & entered into a Dialogue with the
Members which showed up the Secretary in a vary unf[avor]able
light he was using partiality. J. W. Cummings testified
that he had paid him his full milage & per Deium many
remarks were made by the members we adjourned about 9 oclock

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69 mentions
Woolley, Edwin Dilworth
28 Jun 1807 - 14 Oct 1881
113 mentions
Missionary
53 mentions
15 mentions

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Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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December 1858
Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Jan 22, 1859