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Utah Legislature convenes joint session, appoints committee to escort President Vicente Fox
Summary
A joint session of the Utah Senate and House opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, appointed a committee to meet Governor John M. Huntsman and President Vicente Fox, and announced the president would be recognized in the chamber at 11:00; the planned address had not yet occurred in the transcript.
The Utah State Legislature convened a joint session that opened with a prayer by Representative Jim Farren and the Pledge of Allegiance, and appointed a joint committee to meet Governor John M. Huntsman and Mexican President Vicente Fox and escort them to the chamber.
An unidentified presiding speaker called the convention to order and announced the morning would begin with the invocation and pledge. Representative Jim Farren offered the invocation, asking that the visit by President Fox serve “as a bridge between our nations” and praying for safe travel for him and his associates. The assembly recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
The presiding speaker announced a joint committee to meet the governor and President Fox and bring them to the chamber. Named committee members included Senators Peter Knudson, Dan Eastman and Mike Dmitrich and Representatives Jeff Alexander, Steven Urquhart and Ralph Becker. The presiding speaker asked the committee to go to the governor’s office and escort Governor Huntsman and President Fox back to the chamber.
The presiding speaker acknowledged the attendance of Utah’s constitutional officers and the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court, naming Chief Justice Christine Durham, Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert and State Auditor Austin Johnson. The speaker noted the attorney general was not present.
The body said it would wait for the committee’s return and stated the plan to recognize President Fox at 11:00 so media covering the event could prepare. The transcript provided does not include President Fox’s address or any subsequent debate or votes.
