The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-29
constitutional Convention.

with view to application to Congress at
IFS next session for admission as State,
met at Topeka on the 18th of ofSepsember.
At 1io'clock, A. NJ. the convention
was called to order by G. w. Smith, Esq.
of the lst district, and was temporarily
organized by the choice of Erastus ID.
Ladd. of Lawrence, Chairman, and G.
K. Holiday, of Topeka, Secretary.
On moSon a committee TO report OH
GERS for the permanent organization OF
the convention was appointed, consisting
of the following persons -
G. w. Smith, a. Curtiss, w. 7. Rob
erts. ]. F. Brannan, Joseph Hays.
On motion of Judge Wakefield com
mittee on credentials was chosen of the
following persons =
J.K. Goodin, J. A. Wakefield, A. Ill.
Jordan, S. Mewhinney, Hamilton Smith.
Thos. ]. Adds, P. C. Schuyler. J. IL.
Nesbitt, L. P. Lincoln.
The convention adjourned to half past
one O'Clock, P. N.
The convention re-assembled at 2 o.
clock.
The committee on credentials reported
the following as members of the con-
vention.
DELEGATES FROM Ist DIsTRICT.-G.
W. Smith, E. D. Ladd, g. w Deitzler.
S. c. Smith, J. K. Goodin, 6. w. Brown,
John Speer, III. Hunt. J. H. Lane.
Cd DIsTRICT-Robert Buffum, j. A
Wakefield, David Bufum, D. Vancil,
A. Curtiss, N. Allguyor.
Sd DIsrR1eT.-W. Y. Roberts, C. K.
Holiday, A. NJ. Jordan.
|. 4th DIsTRIcT--Samuel Workman,
Amos Hanna, Samuel Mewhinney
5th and 9th DIsTRIcrs.--Hamilton
Smith, James F. Brannan, Fho's. j.
Adds.
7th DIsrR1cr.-P. C. Schuyler, J. D.
Wood.
9th DIsTR1cT.-J. H. Nesbitt, S. R.
Junkins.
10th DIsFRIcr.-L. P. Lincoln, Jo-
seph Hays.
18th D1sTR1cT.-J. B. Chapman, Z.
Jenner, Richard Murphy.
18th DIsTRIcT-Marcus ]. Parrott,
t G.. NJ. Moore, r. I'll. Phelan, N. w. Della
hay, S. n. Latta.
The report was adopted.
The committee on the permanent Or
ganization of the convention, reportedas
follows: for
PREsIDENr,-W. Y. Roberts.
VICE PREsIDENTs.-J. A. Wakefield,
P. G.. Schuyler, L. P. Lincoln, j. K.
Goodin, S..N. Latta, R. H. Phelan.
SEcRErARIEs--E. D. Ladd, j. FL.
Nesbitt, NJ. w: Delahay.
The report was adopted and the of
6cers elected took their seats.
On motion it was Resolved, That
parliamentary rules be the rules of this
convention.
On motion of G. w. Smith commit
tee of fifteen members was elected to
prepare business for the Convention, as
follows:
G. w. Smith, Samuel Mewhinney,
J. A. Wakefield, c. K. Holiday, L. p
Lincoln, Hamilton Smith, J. H. Nesbitt,.
L. j. Adds, Thomas Jenner, J. B. Chap
man, II. Miles Moore, Marcus j. Parrott,
G. w. Deitzler, P. C. Schuyler, J. D.
Wood.
The convention adjourned until the
committee were ready to report.
The convention was called to order
and the committee on bushes through
G. w. Smith, chairman, submitted
report which was, on motion, received.
The convention adjourned to 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
SEPT. goth, 8 AN.
The convention was called TO order by
the President.
On motion of Col Lane, the report of
the business committee was re-commit-
ted to said committee, with instructions
to report blank times for the holding of
the election, and the meeting of the con-
vention, and number of delegates to said
convention.
Col. Lane moved the following resolu
ton, which was adopted =
Resolved, That a committee, consisting
of eighteen members, be appointed, one
from each election district as far as the
said districts are represented in this Con-
vention, and when said districts are ex-
hausted, from those actually in attendance
at this convention, the balance be raised
and clothed with full power to write. print
and circulate an Address to the people of
this Territory, and to the civilized world,
setting forth our grievances and the
policy we have been compelled to adopt,
and which we have determined at all haz-
ards to carry out.
On motion leave of absence was grant
ed TO the business committee.
The convention took a recess of ten
minutes. On re-assembly the Chair ap-
pointed the following as the committee
on Address authorized by the resolution
of Col. Lane -
]. H. Lane, w. Y. Roberts. Hamilton
Smith, P. G. Schuyler, H. Miles Moore,
J. S. Emery, A. M. Jordan, M. w. Della
hay, E. D. Ladd, g. w. Deitzler, J. A.
Wakefield. Samuel c. Smith, Thomas ]
Adds, j. II. Nesbitt, L. p Lincoln, John
Speer, G. W. Brown, S. n. Latta, James
Pierce.
The Business Committee made report |
which was accepted and the Conven-
ton adjourned to half past one O'Clock,
m.
At two O'Clock the convention was
called to order by the President and on
motion the report of the Business Com
mittee was taken up, and after discussion
and amendment was adopted unanimous
ly, as fellows:-
Whereas the Constitution ofthe United /
States guarantees to the people of this
republic, the right of assembling togeth-