chapter 30 nauvoo , thursday , january 16 brigham young received a letter from almon w. babbitt , in springfield , with the information that he had met with the legislative house committee on banks and corporations pertaining to a bill for the unconditional repeal of the nauvoo charter : jacob a. davis had made a strong anti-mormon speech before the house committee and presented them with a full file of the nauvoo neighbor containing the ordinances passed by the city council .