Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-25
Reported expressly for the Kansas Herald. ]
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
SHAWNEE MISSION, August %. 1856.

The Bill to charter Bank at Atchison
with two branches, has passed the House.
The individual liability clause which had
been inserted in the Bill, in Committee of
the Whole, was stricken out The bill
will meet with considerable opposition in
the Honse, and it is very doubtful whether
it will pass the Council.
The House passed the Homestead and
Exemption Bill, which was amended by
substitute offered by Mr.. Grover. The
substitute however was amended and pas
sed. The substitute of the bill provides
Homestead in Real Estate to the value of
$3.50, which shall be exempt from execu-
ton. This is exclusive of what is ex-
empted o. the personal property.
The following is the vote on the pas
sage of the Bill.
AYEs--Messrs. Cofey, Donaldson,
Eastin, Grover, Lykins, Richardson.
Strickler, and Mr.. Presidents.
NAYs--Messrs. Barbee, Chapman,
Forman and Rees,-4
A Bill Incorporating the Leavenworth
Insurance Company, passed the Council.
The Bill to organize and define the
boundaries of counties, has not yet passed
both Houses. The Bill is amended in
each House, and then it requires the con-
currence of the other House in the amend
ment. The amendments are more now in
reference to the names of counties than
any thing else.
A Bill has passed the Council to the fol-
lowing effect: All who shall dissolve
their tribal relations, adopt the habits and
customs of white men, and are liable to
taxation, shall be deemed citizens.
There was some discussion on the ques-
Htion between Mr.. Johnson for, and Mr..
a substitute which he supported in prefer
ence to the one adopted. His substitute
provided that when the Indians ceased to
receive annuities from the Government
and adopted the habits of the white man,
&C., &c., then they may become citizens.
The substitute was not adopted.
The business of the two Houses is fast
drawing to close. But little new 4busi-
ness will be introduced after this week.
The Liquor Bill, as it is called, that
passed the Council, has passed the House,
with some few amendments. The impor-
tant provisions of the Bill are, that the
question: whether Dram Shops shall be Ii.
eensed or not, is to be submitted to the
people at the polls every two years, and
if they decide i'll favor of granting license
then only upon the petition of majority
of the householders of town, city, town.
ship or county, for particular individual,
shall a license be granted by the tribunal
transacting county business The license
to be not less than $40, nor more than
$500, in the discretion of the Court
Bond with good security in the sum of two
thousand dollars is to be given on taking
out license for keeping an orderly house,
and against selling liquor to negroes.
The amendments of the House have
been concurred in by the Council, and it
is consequently law of the land.
The following Resolution has passed
both Houses.
Be it Resolved by the Council of the
Territory of Kansas, the House of Rep
resentatiyes concurring therein:
SEC. 1. That the Constitution of the
United States, and the spirit and genius
of our Government contemplates that the
Judiciary shall be, and is, free and inde-
pendent of the control and supervision of
the President, or the appointing power.
Sec. 2. That the act known as the Ma.
braska and Kansas Bill, approved the 3Oth
May 1854, clearly defines the tenure OF
the Office of Judges of the Supreme Court
of the Territory of Kansas. for the period
of four years, and until their successors
shall be appointed and qualified.
SEC. 8. That the tenure of the Office of
Judges being thus fixed by law, the Presi-
dent has not the power, or the right. to re-
move at his will or pleasure, and that an
attempt to do so, is, in the opinion of this
Legislature, violation OF the law.
L. J. E.