Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-25
Reported expressly for the Kansas Herald
Kansas Legislature.
SHAwNEr M1ss1oN, Aug. Is, IL;

L tAscPoaeSu -S4piSSSiJ LUZ the AauSaS heI aIo.
Assassgs Legislature.
SHAwNEE MIssIoN, Aug. 16, 1856.
The following Message was received
from A. II. Reeder, on Thursday morning
last, by Mr.. Lowry his Private Sec,eta-
~, which was read and spread upon the
Journals:
" To the Hon. the Council and House of
Representatives. Of the Territory Of Kan
SaS."
GEnrLEMEK Although in my Mes
sage to your bodies under date of the 21st
ult., stated was unable to convince
myself of the legality of your session at
this place for reasons then given, and al
though that opinion still remains un-
changed yet inasmuch as my reasons
were not satisfactory to you, and the Bill
passed by your Houses, had been up to
this time sent to me for approval, it is
proper that should inform you that after
your adjournment of yesterday, received
sufficient notification that my functions
as Governor of the Territory were ter
minated.
No successor having arrived, Secretary
WooDsoN, will of course perform the du-
ties of the office as acting Governor.
A. H. REEDER.
SHAWNEE MANUAL LABOR SCHOOL.
August 19, 1856.
Reeder as Governor is no more, and
consequently is not even entitled to the ap-
pellation of Squire. But why should he
have addressed the above communication
to the Members of the Council and
House Of Representatives of Kansas Ter
ritory," taking the position that he did not
recognize the members as a legal body,
am at loss to conceive. Mr.. Woodson
is now the acting G overnor, much to the
qualification of the members and others.
He is gentleman every way worthy to
fill the station. A petition has already
been forwarded to the President to ap-
point him Governor. If the President
would consult the interests and wishes of
the people of the Territory, he would ap-
point Mr.. Woodson the Governor.
The Bill to organize and define the
boundaries of counties passed the House,
and has been amended in the Council in
some slight particulars, and passed. 1t fix
es the boundaries between Atchison and
LeaVenworth counties, so as to leave the
town of Kickapoo In Leavenworth county.
1t IS believed by some, the line will come
very near Kickapoo city. The people on
the 2nd Monday in October next, are au-
thorized by Council amendment to vote at
the following places, Leavenworth, Kick
apoo, Summerville, Alexandria, Della
ware and Wyandott, for locating the per-
manent County Seat, and the place hav-
ing the highest number of votes shall be
the County Seat.
The Bill locates the County Seat in the
adjoining counties West, at Osawkie, and
the town of Calhoun.
A Bill has passed both Houses locating
the Seat of Government at Lecompton,
and also locating the County Seat of
Washington at Lecompton.
A Bill to incorporate the Leayenworth
and Lecompton Rail Road Company has
passed both Houses. DIR. Roderique, who
is President of the Lecompton Associa-
ton, gentleman of capital and intelli-
gence, has gone East. He takes with
him the Bill, and says he will secure suf-
fcient stock In the East to build the road.
A Bill is before the House, and has
been discussed at some length, to incor-
porate the Atchison Bank of Kansas Ter
ri:ory, with the privilege of establishing
two branches. The capital stock to be
one million dollars, with the privilege of
being increased to two millions dollars.
1t is being loaded down with heavy
such I think must sink the
vessel, or run it on sand bars and snags,
so that it will never be enabled to make
the trip.
Mr.. Blair offered the following amend
ment, which he supported with much
ability. That the stockholders indiv1du-
ally liable for all the issues of the Bank,
and said Bank shall not receive more than
a rate of ten per cent per annum.
This amendment met with considerable
opposition from Mr.. Stringfellow and
others. 1t was however adopted.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Ander-
son, from Messrs. Majors & Russell and
others, for the establishment of Bank of
he Territory to be located at Leavenworth.
think tvery questionable whether the
present Legislature will charter any Bank.
A Bill has passad both Houses, which
was introduced by the very worthy MEM
Der from the 9Th District, Mr.. ScorT, to
prevent non-residents from grazing stock
IN the Territory of Kansas.
A Bill has passed both Houses providing
hat at the first general election, poll
shall be opened for and against Consti-
ution to form State Convention, and if
1 majority decide in favor of Conven-
ion then provision is to be made by the
next Legislature for electing members to
he Convention. L. ]. E.
ia A lady entered one of our fashion,
lble hat and cap stores. few days since,