New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-26


There are various opinions as TO what constitutes
honor. John A. Murrell no doubt thought l. an honor
when be was che sen chief OF similar body Of men
whose seat Of covepmert ia the great Arkansas
swamp As to the oestnies # the Union hanging
on the actions OF Or. Strngieliow and bis follow
ers, sabmii tina, The predicate far more likely to
apply to the Doctor hmss II than % our &c stines.
REFUDAuoN OF THE RUFPlANs BY THE GOV
ERNoR.
/ Correspondents Of The Indianapolis JsaraAI.
PAwNEE, lhAosas Territory July :, 1855.
MFssEs. EDITORS: You will no doabt he astonished
at the rev glt thrown eg satis constitutions
law and the powers OF Congrss by the Legislature of
Ksnsss which adjourned from ths place yesterday
after session Of Eve days Tue hnt bill introduced
after the House was orsanzed was 70 adjourn the
LEGISLATURE from this place 10 the Shswuee Mission.
or Manual Labor school, iocaied ABOUT TWO mlcs
from Missouri, lear Wesiport.
NJ Hutchinson a Ere State member made a
sreecb against H. arguing that the orgenic act au-
thorized the Governor locate The nist Legislature
ard determine the place OF holding IT'S SESSIONS
tLat they had 10 power 10 order the Governor TO
move bis Office ard locate permanently ~ the lndiar
school-that the Government bad been at the expense
of fitting up very large twos'ory stone building
sxt, feet long by thirty wide, with suitab desks,
&C. and that the citizens had been at much exy ease
in preparing for their accommodation, and that the
officers at Fort Riley bad generously offered them
whatey or atoms they shoGi lack In the town
with carriage at their service ee Of expense 10 take
them 20 ard from their place OF meetag lie thought
il IN wise unnecessary and contrary 10 the organic
act making il Territory, &c. The Speaker Mr..
Strirc fellow said there use IN spending tune TO
discuss his bill They had determined what course to
pursue two months ago. They had told Gov Reeder
What to expect &c. The Till finally passed. The
Governor vetoed il. Ii was then passed by atwo-
third minority. 4 committee appointed TO wait
on the Governor and tell him the result He replied
tnat by that act they had dissolved themselves that
he shoud not follow them nor take any further notice
of their proceed ings. They longer Legisla
turp
Early the fins! or second day OF the session rcsoa-
ton " as introduced apr olnting Committee on Con
tested Elections wi Instructions 10 examine persons
and papers. No seat was confessed. No person was
sent for; hut the second day after their appoint
nent the Committee reported that they had largo
bunCle of papers put into their hands by the Cover
nor coucerrinr elton frauds &C. but they had not
oreued them. They bad also concluded not 10 exam
inc tie persons elected At the May election and hold
ing seats by authority OF the Governor cericstes.
as they had determined be ore they came here how TO
dspose Of this matter They would therefore recon-
mend that all persons elected at the first election
of March 3lst, in Kansas, whether in the opinion
of the Governor they were elected legally or lille
eay should entitled to their seats, and that all
those elected at the second election should retre.
This repoet was adopted. And the members holding
ing Free State principles were expelled without thai OF
examination.
one of them Mr.. Jesse) said, as he had not been
heard before the Committee, he would state 20 the
House that he was Clerk OF the first election IN the
Third Representative District. That early on the day
of lection before many of the settlers had come IA,
bod, of armed men from Missouri numbering about
three numbered, came TO the polls and took violent
possession of the balot-box. They drove away the
officers appointed by the Governor and put IN some
of tboir own number They then proceeded TO vote In
a Pro-Slayery Delegation from the Distnst. The
people repudaied IT, and the Governor set the election
aside as Illegal, and ordered new one. the result
WAS that at the next election the Free-So ncSes WAS
etcled by an oyeIpoweIng majority. Aud tie had no
doubt but that three tourths OF the votes IN Kansas
were for making IT a Prostate.
Mr. aftips said that ar his DAYS OF Legislation were
drawing 10 a close no must express hs admiration to
the House for the iTankncss aud openness which had
characterized all their proceedings. He then thanked
the Chairman of the Committee on contested elections
for bis fraukness in disclosing 10 the Ii )usc ana the
North this new and unhe ard-o method OF dealing With
persons holding conte sted seats lie aSo thanked inc
sneaker for his candor in stating that scusson on
these questions of no they were deternned
ON by the PToSavery party two months ago aud they
had told Gov. Reeder So lie also thanked the House
for expelling him from II as member. They had
fairly come out and made the issue. lie was ready 70
take il up they had laid down, uniranmeed and
unemburrassed by any other question: Shall kansas
be a Free State or Slave State Let the sovereign
| sguatters of kensss determine this.
II is TO such place this that they want to go,
where they can il iimidato and oyerawe by violence
the legislation Of The country.
This Fall will be the time for emigI ants from Free
States 10 roll in. Brin;. clothing shecting, &c. and
send pows. The question will soon be settled. In
diana can settle 1t alone
KICKING OUT THE FREE-SOlLERS.
Correspon .ence OF The 30 ton journal
LAwREScg, X. T., July 9 1855.
mus hasten to another topic not without interest
nj this mOment-that is our or rather MfssonTs Leg
isature. This may be your first information, except
Observation-Disclosures will give few of the DISTRESS
ing particulars, Just gathered from Pawnee. All the
members chosen at both elections were present except
few II think two Eree-State mep who are nov
East and Mr.. Conway Free State Councilman IN the
Pswpee District MIR. Conway rather stands aone In
repudstng in toto the whole organization ~ well a.
their acts; therefore be would not answer to his tame
The other FreeSaie men were admitted 10 their seas
in the temporary organization Of both honses but
Wednesday, the third day, being also the anniversary
Of the nation they were expelled tho Slavery pfopa-
gandisis taking the field wholly to themselves About
this time the Legislature adjourned to the shawnee
Missiou-alias WestpOrt MissO 1Ti-but at our time OF
writing the Governor had not signed the act be being
! determined 10 hold il three days, allowed bim by
the rules when he will probably veto IT. they VII
! then Only have 10 pass IL by twotbirds vote, and
then 90 nearer the bone Of their old master whisky.
TIE whole farce, thus far, has been buriesque on
legislation and only expect the remainder VII Dc
more so. They opened by choosing Strngfeliow, OF
| "sauatter sovereignty" n0torety, Speaker OF the
House and the Rev. % ThOmss Johnson the Infamous
ssyemopperipe ssionery who is paid for doing the
dirty work Of Shareholders and preaching me tfos2ei
10 the heaihen was elected President OF the Senate
Strpgfellow was oyeroyed at his election that ne
soon Adjourned and invited all bis compeers 70 moe.
him at the eroQgery OF course they obeyed with ono
or two exceptions; they drank very freely OF whisky
and friend has just remarked 70 that If they don't
| get out OF "rations' we shall not be troubled with
any of their laws. a.,
all they could by argument persuasion To retain
their seats but il like rowing up cataract String
fellow a. Co.. would arbitrarily vote down their propo-
sitious then within half hour pass others oil tho
| same nature precisely only coming from their own
men, Still worse they violated all precedent by refns-
ing TO allow the protest Of the Free State men, who
bad duly authenticated certificates Of their election,
| 10 appear on the published journal Of the house.
VI Lo.l I. Lief. audit hat