Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
1 March 1845 • Saturday, continued Page 1 4 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 32 11 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 77 18 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 131 22 March 1845 • Saturday Page 181 25 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 231 5 April 1845 • Saturday Page 266 11 April 1845 • Friday Page 267 15 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 327 22 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 349 29 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 355 6 May 1845 • Tuesday Page 361
Source Note
See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Historical Introduction
See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
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Councillor Whitney
3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...
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said he believed the rule was for a member not to speak more than once without permission from the chair, unless by way of explanation.

Councillor Miller
25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...
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understood that the chairman always governed the matter himself.

Councillor
W. Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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said he was aware that there was a delicacy in the minds of our chairmen in regard to assuming authority, but he wants a man when he takes this chair to act as though he had been in the chair a thousand years. He moved that it be the decided feelings of this council that when any man takes the chair, he feels that he is the chairman to all intents and purposes.

Councillor Babbit
Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831....
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stated some parliamentary rules pertaining to order

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chairman
14 June 1801–22 June 1868. Blacksmith, potter. Born at Sheldon, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna Spaulding. Married Vilate Murray, 22 Nov. 1822, at Mendon, Monroe Co., New York. Member of Baptist church at Mendon, 1831. Baptized...
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said he did not feel to say that that we shall be bound to a certain rule,
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On 9 March 1845, during a discussion of procedural rules in the high priests quorum, Brigham Young similarly warned that “if the High Priests have trammelled themselves with rules they have snagged themselves.” Young instructed that they “should pay no attention to rules—but do just what was right.” (Nauvoo High Priests Quorum, Record, 9 Mar. 1845.)
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Nauvoo High Priests Quorum. Record, 1840–1891. CHL. CR 1000 2.
because things which might be brought up tomorrow might change the subject, but he would wish to have [p. [45]]
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On 9 March 1845, during a discussion of procedural rules in the high priests quorum, Brigham Young similarly warned that “if the High Priests have trammelled themselves with rules they have snagged themselves.” Young instructed that they “should pay no attention to rules—but do just what was right.” (Nauvoo High Priests Quorum, Record, 9 Mar. 1845.)
Nauvoo High Priests Quorum. Record, 1840–1891. CHL. CR 1000 2.