160 years ago today - Nov 13, 1858

[Wilford Woodruff]
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 2d Monday in Dec & organize & adjourn to Fillmore. This was done to sustain our own acts. Then at Fillmore we would organize to Accomodate Gov Cummings as he Considered that the Seat of Government. 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. ...

[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]

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