New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-05
LEGISLATORS ON THE FLOOR.

sketches OF Kansas legislators on the floor I shall
try 10 complete them IN couples, if have no time 10
arrange them IN groups
LEGISLATORS On THE FLOOR
Mr. NcMoekin is firmly knit muscular, energetic,
rather fighting looking fair comPlexoned gentleman
80 Yeas old, but younger in sp jearalce. lie
rises very seldom; bat, unlike the majority OF o.her
public takers, is always original and always
speaks 10 the point. When ! cay fighting look
ing" don't mean tha he looks like puglist, or
s"iufian," border" or otherwise, bat man
who has The stuff in him that duels's made Of He
ia our BIZ st spec men OF Young America Ills remarks
are called Quaint ard eccentric, chiefly because they
are markc ly irdiyidusl; nobody bnt Mr. McMeekin
world express his sentiments just in biz peculiar man
per; he ms no dealings Whatever with motives of
pocy or "expedency,' and he never ai to say what
h. really thi in uocompronisng plain and vigorous
language. His remarks arc aways bei, but they are
never repetioIs Of common sentiment. He dress
CO in liz -colorod clothes and mHstacte, With
ont whsksrs or beard. Amorg other virtues he keeps
the best randy in he Territory, aDi il 70
"hapdipg il around. He deserves TO have written
OIL his tomb: I" As man, he never gave his friends
'mesn whisky; legislator, he never spoke hu n
bug or Blu comba." Mr.. Anderson lately wrote
" flaming ooe TO McMeesin's whisky.
Mr. Whiilock, l conceive, Is the representative
man Of class Of the sovereign squa,ters OF Kan
sas He speaks very frequently and bis dialect and
pronunciation a. REGULAR 10 the denzens Of the far
ives ern wooos. He dsIcgards Hugh Blair, mocks a,
Indley Murray, and sets the rules of Aristotle at de-
faDce "Nsiy rule of them set he cares about or
respects The great orator OF Athens be calls DE.
mostheeDs." 70 use his own language he is " do FH
on AbolioDists and Free-Soiers. Physically, he Is q
fair man. with lieht-coloTed hair light blue eyes, and
Of medium stoutncss. He often laughs when speak
ing "a still oftener creates laughter by his hs.
footed" ard ludcrous opposition 70 or advocacy Of
bills. copy from my notes one OF bis speeches as
specimen OF bs oratory:
Mr.. SPEAKER have GOT by and heerd the gen
man abusin Of me and my country for weeks, and
said nary word Now Mr. Spe ker, i: ID very unwrong;
ia ipnu
gentleman from -
Here Mr. w. was called to order By the Speaker
and was prevented from hearing the perorahon OF
this noble effort.
From these few sentences, the peculiar and racy
style of the honorable member from Lawrence may be
guessed at by the critical reader. He is the comic
man Of the Shawnee Company and Is decidedly
character.
The Barups met at the usual hour. The Chaplain
offered up lis % prayer Tie reaaing OF the journal
was dispe med with.
Baron Strinpfellow introduced bill supplementary
TO an Act TO incorporate the Atchison Town Company
which was passed.
The Election Act was taken up, ani the Council
ame ndment discussed. | provides that the County
Comm ssoners shall appoint more than one polling
cinct at their discretion, WHEN CONVENIENT. Thls
ar endment was discussed pro aud con- very warmly,
ard with numerous appeals TO Bunconbe
The yeas and nays were called-the Council amend
ment was adopted.
Baron Whitlock introduced act 10 establish
Territorial read from Leavenworh via Franklin to
Bafnards store Read twice and referred. petit
ton accompanying il was also read
The following resolution then introduced:
Peped &c That the Houses Of the legislative Assam
bly, Territory of kAn'ss into Joint session Saturday,,
he 2h Of August 10 O'Clock n for the Of
oacer. may provided for by present Legislative A..
sen bly, Aforesaid Adop'ed.
House adjourned.
An interesting legal point has been raised by Judge
Elmore which will excite the attention Of the
Bench and Bar in every section of the Union. Il VIII
he carried at 10 the Supreme Court of the United
States /, relates 10 the disehargiHg porer Of the
PresJert in the Of Territorial Judges under the
Kansas Nebraska bill
in note appended to the opinion of LecOmpte &
Elmore ex Governor Reeder's Veto Message to the
legislature stated that Judge johnson had declared
bis belief in exoficial manner, that bis EIceency
would lie sustained in bis positions by the courts /
was infornnd to-day by reliable authority, that Judge
johnson declines 70 give any opinion on the Cover
nors message considering it repugnan 10 professional
delcacy, pTOpriey and justice, 10 decide upon the
rights liberties and ves of men rihout heariHg them,
and that he regards bis learned brethrens conduct
eStra.iudicnl, improper unprecedented and indie
ftLsible.