15 Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon & with the 12
in the Evening I Preached in the 13 ward in the Afternoon
& in the 14 ward in the evening
~ Monday to ~ Friday
Feb 16, to 20 This is our last week of the session of the Legislature
& we never closed till 6 oclok Friday Morning the 20th
Govornor Woods Approved 22 Bills & vetoed 11 Bills
He vetoed the Appropriation Bill we had a Joint Session
in the Afternoon & Elected all the Territorial officers
& Probate Judges I received 10 Letters from various 10 persons & wrote 10 To Wilford, Sarah, Susan, Ilus,
&c we had a hard nights work the last night The
Appropriation Bill amounted to $195,159.20
more than thre times the amount of any other Appropriation
Bill the Legislature ever passed I never felt as much
responsibility resting upon me as during this session I was not
out of the Legislature while in session one hour from comm[encemen]t
to End & labored on committies constantly
~ Saturday
21 At 6 oclok this morning the Legislature was closed at 8 {o'clock}
I went to bed mearly Exhausted & slep 2 hours & went to the field
~ Sunday
22nd I returned to the city this morning and attended the prayer
circle in the Evening with the 12. I preached in the 16 ward in the
evening to a full House our children are nearly all sick with
the colds I laid hands upon one of my sick children
22nd I received 2 letters this morning I visited Br Jack this
Feb 14, 1874
Us & the Govornor has seemed determined to Veto
Evry Bill that would do the people any good
15 Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon & with the 12
in the Evening I Preached in the 13 ward in the Afternoon
& in the 14 ward in the Evening
~ Monday to ~ Friday
Feb 16, to 20 This is our last week of the session of the Legislature
& we never closed till 6 oclok Friday Morning the 20th
Govornor Woods Approved 22 Bills & vetoed 11 Bills
He vetoed the Appropriation Bill we had a Joint Session
in the Afternoon & Elected all the Territorial officers
& Probate Judges I received 10 Letters from various
FIGURES 10 persons & wrote 10 To Wilford, Sarah, Susan, Ilus,
&c we had a hard nights work the last night The
Appropriation Bill amounted to $195,159.20
more than thre times the amount of any other Appropriation
Bill the Legislature Ever passed I never felt as much
responsibility resting upon me as during this session I was not
out of the Legislature while in session one hour from commencement
to End & labored on committies constantly
~ Saturday
21 At 6 oclok this morning the Legislature was closed at 8 {shorthand}
I went to bed mearly Exhausted & slep 2 hours & went to the field
~ Sunday
22nd I returned to the City this morning and attended the prayer
circle in the Evening with the 12. I Preached in the 16 ward in the
Evening to a full house our children are nearly all sick with
the colds I laid hands upon one of my sick children
22nd [FIGURE] I received 2 letters this morning I visited Br Jack this
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