The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-29
NO. 465.
KANSAS.
Proceedings of the State Convention.
From the St. Louis Democrat.
ADMINISTRATIVE

From the St Louis Democrat
ADMINISTRATIVE.
T,,eEa. November 6.-The Convention went
;,to Committee of the Whole on Report No. | T.
A, amended, the Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Surveyor General,
STATE Geologist, State Printer, and Prison In
spectors, are to be elected for two years, by the
people. sr,rr scn,p
The special committee to whom was referred
certain resolutions on the subject of issuing
evidences Of debt against the State of Kansas,
and 70 make the same bear interest, and also to
repo-t the items legitimately chargeable against
ihe State of Kansas reported these resolu-
TORS:
Pes01re}, That the evidence Of Indebtedness
ousht. in the opinion of the committee, to bear
interest at ten per centum per annum.
RsSolUed. That items of work done or money
.-nended in the election Of Delegate to Con-
res. are not legitimate charges against the
safe of Kansas.
Pesolred. That in view of the work which
the clerks are required to perform, owing to the
j,r and night sessions that are held by the Con-
rsotion. we recommend that the principal
.IarI,s and reporter be allowed six dollars per
1qm for their services, and the other clerks five
dollars per diem.
MARRIED WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
The select committee to whom was referred
. resolution offered by Mr. GoOiin, reported the
following:
P,,olred. That the General Assembly shall
have no power TO pass any law whereby the sep
.,..,e g. ate of married woman, either in prop
srtv real. personal. or mixed, shall ever be made
s,l;.,. 10 the disposal of the husband, or sub
;.ct "a The payment of the debts of the husband,
IL any manner, unless by written consent of the
y;c, f,.; obtained, duly acknowledged, and re-
corded witnessed by at least two witnesses, to
la named By the wife. That the General AS
.omIly shall have no power to pass any law de-
nri.iu., the mother Of an equality with the IA
her IN the maintenance, education, and care of
their caildren; and in no case shall the mother
be derived of her children, except on account
of insanity. ntemperance, or other gross impro-
pricts.
BOUNDARIES OF KANSAS
Kansas as bounded by its organic law, ex-
tends TO the Rocky Mountains, some 700 miles
from The Missouri river. 1t is about 100 miles
t-an north t. south. In the debate on the re-
rorf Of he committee OH appointments, Mr..
klo,1, q Pawuee, suggested that Kansas be
bounded on the west by a line drawn north and
,,nh. about $50 miles from the Missouri river
State: th, majority of the delegates seemed to
favor tie division; but, supposing that Congress
alone had the power to bound the Territories,
cy-l the boundaries as indicated in the Kan
sa,-Ncbraska Act
EDeid, N0rember S-ll p. M.-The even
.ns session met at 81 o'clock. Mr.. Schuyler
desired that letter from S. p. Chase, the Gov
rra8r elect Of Ohio, be read for information
NJ. Parrott and Mr.. Delahay expressed their
il arpIobation of reading the letter, as out of
order in a legislative body; while Mr.. Robin
son, on the contrary, gave notice, that if Mr..
Deaha-s Nebraska resolution passed, he would
move a resolution Of congratulation on Mr..
Chase election.
FIRTH OF FUTURE PARTIES
Tie Convention then went into Committee OF
he Whole on Mr.. Delahays Nebraska Reso-
luton and the amendments offered to it.
The resolution, as reported from the select
committee 20 WON it was referred, reads thus
Essoircd, That this Convention approve the
Gr,acip'e of Squatter Sovereignty, and non-in-
'eryeaion Of the people Of the State, as well
IS o Congress, in the local affairs of the Terri
tories and States.
Mr.. Crosby's substitute is as follows:
Re2oiced. That the action of the bill under
which the Territory of Kansas was organized
has not secured tina. which 1t professed to guar
anIv; thar The authorities thus constituted
have utterly failed to secure the tranquility OF
his Territory or the political rights of the cti-
zans therein that, therefore, we fall back upon
ihe principles oi popular sovereignty, as enun-
ciatcd in the National Bill Of Rights, believing
such principles alone to have been sustained in
the passage OF the kansas-N ebras ka Bill, and
also believing that in the present emergency
such IS the oa.y means of securing the political
r,'ls % he people of Kansas, or the peace and
security Of The same.
i'r 31binsons amendment, by way Of pream
ile 20 ". Delahays resolution, is taken from
he Preamble Of a series of resolutions drawn
aP hy the executive committee, adopted at a
mass meeting at Lawrence some time ago. II
m thez, words:
whereas the Territorial Government as now
INSTITUTED for Kansas has proved IL failure
g';'er Sovereignty under its working is a
miserable dclnsIon. Therefore, resolved, &c.
After considerable discussion the vote was
'r!rr-lj against. 10 for, Mr.. Delahay's resO-
iG''uu, = VuameHded.
lhs vote has created gread deal of angry
itTn.ine. The previous question" was de
nouncet ls gag law. Dr. Robinson gave no
noe thai he would move IA reconsideration to-
wCrrow
The Republican, and Democratic parties have
been formed by it. JR.
i.rArEEwORTH, KANSAS, Nor. 81, 1855.
70 the Etiior Of tie National Era:
lhe Kansas HecGid, paper OF no respecta
m''is Published at this place to the number %
'a' ,iNiy copies, after commenting upon al
article in he Neio York T-ibnne of Uctobc,
-"ib. under the head Of nc Crea'S Case, close:
follows:
,'os, ihat paper is so extremely low o
character. and so VIGOROUSLY despised by thu
"'zens, shat i would be an injury to any papei
T. take notice Of it-onc of its editors and one
q Us prcl rietors having been actually engaged
"a tue assault on Mr.. Philips, who is beloved
}efharS. more generally than any mau in Thu
district OF tie Territory.
q we Eonll ask the TriLnne and al