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


ADMINISTRATIVE
TI,,eEd. NOrember 6.-The Convention went
into Committee Of the Whole on Report No. IL.
A, amended, the Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Surveyor General,
STATE Geologist, State Printer, and Prison In
speetors, are to be elected for two years, by the
people sr.rr scpp
The special committee to whom was referred
d" certain resolutions on the subject of issuing
cy:dences Of debt against the State of Kansas,
and TO make the same bear interest, and also to
repo-, the items legitimately chargeable against
The State of Kansas" reported these resolu-
tiers:
Pesolred, That the evidence of Indebtedness
opgbt. in the opinion of the committee, to bear
interest at ten per centum per annum.
ReSolCed That items of work done or money
.,onded in the election Of n Delegate to Con-
.,ress are not legitimate charges against the
safe of Kansas.
Resolced. That in view of The work which
The clerks are required to perform, owing to the
J,r ard night sessions that are held by the Con-
rao,ioa. we recommend that the principal
,l4rks and reporter be allowed six dollars per
aqm for their services, and the other clerks five
dollars per diem
MARRIED WoMENs RIGHTS.
The select committee to whom was referred
a resolution offered by Mr.. GoOiin, reported the
.ollowing:
Re,olred, That the General Assembly shall
have 40 power to pass any law whereby the sep
....,. O. ate of a married woman, either in prop
ar.yr.al. personal. or mixed, shall ever be made
sJLi.c, TO the disposal Of the husband, or SUBJ
;.ct 20 the payment of the debts Of the husband,
IN any manner, unless by written consent of the
wifi, first obtained, duly acknowledged, and re-
corded witnessed by at least two witnesses, to
IL. named BIZ the wife. That the General AS
.ainbly shall have power to pass any law de-
pri.ius the mother Of an equality with the IA
her in the maintenance, education, and care of
their children; and in no case shall the mother
b.. deprived of her children, except on account
OF insanity, intemperance, or other gross impro-
BOUNDARIES OF KANSAS
Kansas as bounded by its organic law, en-
lca,I, 10 the Rocky Mountains, some 700 miles
rom the Missouri river. 1t is about 100 miles
from north to south. In the debate on the re-
,.1r' Oh he committee on appointments, Mr..
hlo,4 q Pawnee, suggested that Kansas be
bounded on the west by line drawn north and
.,u'. about lS0 miles from the Missouri river.
Tbs would make a large and almost square
slate: the majority of the delegates seemed to
!l.5r the division but, supposing that Congress
alone had the power to bound the Territories,
fixed the boundaries as indicated in the Kan
sa,-Ncbraska Act.
Tyeta, M0reH,Jer S-ll p. M-The even
ing session met at 81 o'clock. Mr.. Schuyler
desired that a letter from S. p. Chase, the Gov
eraor elect Of Ohio be read for information
M Parrot and Mr.. Delahay expressed their
disarpIobation of reading the letter, as out of
order in a legislative body; while Mr.. Robin
hot NJ
Delaha~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.. Delahay's Nebraska Reso-
luton and the amendments offered to it.
The resolution, as reported from the select
committee 20 WON it was referred, reads thus :
Ee1oired, That this Convention approve the
principle Of Squatter Sovereignty, and non-in-
'erveation of the people Of the State, as well
rs OF Congress, in the local affairs Of the Terri
tories and States.
Mr.. Crosby's substitute is as follows
Resoiced That the action of the bill under
which the Territory Of Kansas was organized
has not secured that which it professed to guar
AMY; thai The authorities thus constituted
have utterly failed TO secure the tranquility of
this Territory, the political rights of the citi
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 ebraska Bill and
also believing that in the present emergency
such is the Only means of securing the political
rs'is Of he people of Kansas, or the peace and
security of the same.
ir. }1binsons amendment, by way of pream-
lr "a ". Delahay's resolution, is taken from
.Le preamble of a series of resolutions drawn
zap hy the executive committee, adopted at q
nnss meeting at Lawrence some time ago. 1t
IS IN these words:
Whereas the Territorial Government as now
instituted for Kansas has proved 1t failure,
>.ga;'er Sovereignty under It's working is a
miserable dcusion. Therefore, resolved, &c.
After considerable discussion the vote was
'e!,ru-l1 against. 10 for, Mr. Deahay's reso-
li'l1n. p Unamended
Ihis vote has created a gread deal Of angry
'rciin2. The previous question" was de
honneed As gag law. DR.. Robinson gave no
nee thai he would move reconsideration to-
morrow.
The Republican, and Democratic parties have
a"tu formed by it. JR.