Jan 10th 1870
There was some 1500 present including all the Military officers of
except one, & the United States officers of the
Territory including the Judges all seemed to Enjoy themselves well
I took with me , , & , we took our supper at
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11Our Utah Legislature assembled at 10 ock in the Morning & organized
The Council Appointed President secretary
& assistant secretary, Sergent at Arms,
Chaplain all officers were appointed Mr the
Secretary & acting Govornor swore the Members & officers in.
was appointed speaker of the House chief clerk
January 11, 1870 ~ Tuesday
11. Council Met o1 oclok went into Joint session & received the
Message at 2 oclok from the acting Govornor Mr we had a
snow storm in the afternoon. There was another Party at the
during the Evening
January 12, 1870 ~ Wednesday
12. A plesant day. The Council Met at 2 oclok I spent the
Afternoon with them
January 13, 1870 ~ Thursday
13. [FIGURE] The Ladies of held a Mass Meeting
in the at 1 oclok to Express their indignation at
the course Congress was taking in receiving such Bills as
Culloms Bill upon , it was an important Meeting
Many vary interesting speeches were made I spent the afternoon
in the Legislative Council. The Govornors Message was
distributed to the proper committies. We had quite a snow
storm I spent the Evening at home writing
January 14, 1870 ~ Friday
14. [FIGURE] The speeches of the Ladies of delivered in the yesterday came out in to days paper a portion of them
& the remainder to morrow. I went down to my field in the Evening
with my sleidgh And spent the night my Indian
Boy was quite sick with the Mumps He had taken cold & they
had fallen
January 15, 1870 ~ Saturday
15 [FIGURE] I returned home this morning in a hard rain storm
But it turned into a snow storm in the afternoon & was the
Hardest storm of the season The remainder of the speeches
of the females Delivered at the was in the of the
day [FIGURE] I sent 12 copies of Both papers to friends abroad 5 Miles
I attended the
