Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-11


j. w. RATLIFF, Sec'y.
July 18th A. D. 1856.
Kansas Legislature.
Reported expressly for the Kansas Herald. ]
SHAWNEE MISSION, July 81, 1855.
During my absence of three or four days,
have lost the run of business. Several
important matters have been considered
and acted upon. This is emphatically a
working Legislature. The session being
limited to sixty days, there is necessarily a
great amount of labor to be performed with
in that time. A full and ample code of
laws will be enacted, and every thing done
necessary to their being carried into full
force and effect, the objections of the Gov
ernor and his abolition confederates to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
| The House refused to pass the bill Di-
vorcing Mr.. Freeland from his wife, and
then passed Resolution, declaring that
the courts alone wers the proper tribunals
for the hearing of such cases. ConsideIa.
Bile discussion ensued upon each PROPOSE
ton, between Messrs. Stringfellow
Matthias, Anderson, and others. It was
generally agreed that if ever there was q
Divorce case that called for Legislative in.
reference this was one, but the House, by
their vote, have decided that the Lesisla.
ture is not the tribunal to grant Divorces
Mr.. Anderson took bold and decisive
ground against granting Divorces by the
| Legislature. He argued that the courts
alone should take cognizance of all such
business. Messrs. Matthias and Stringfel.
low contended that it was inconsistent te
saythe Legislature could grant certain
powers to the courts, which it could not ex.
ercise. itself. There was good deal o
| interest manifested in this discussion. /
/ was between married man and two gallan
young men. The youngest man triumph
ed over his opponents.
| The Legislature of Kansas has set the
example that is worthy of being followed
by other Legislative bodies, and that is, tina
| they will not entertain any applications fol
Divorce, where the proceedings are alway:
erPdrfs. @1 -.
I Mr.. McMeekin introduced bills of the
following titles A bill to establish roat
from Kickapoo to Money Greek, also, &
slroad from Leavenworth City to Pawnee
also, road from Leayenwerth City te
i IGrasshopper Falls; also, road from
Leayenworth City to Indianola. Reat
once.
/ A bill was introduced by Mr.. Blair, tt
lestablish road from the river opposite st
4 Joseph to Fort Riley. Read once.
i The two Houses in joint session frs
lelscted DIR. Stringfellow, as a special mes
Isenger TO carry the memorial of the Legis
lature to the President of the u. S., for the
removal of Reeder. He resigned, an(
Major Macdonald, councilman from tht
Douglass District, was then elected by tn,
following vote. For Macdonald 81, TO
Matthias, IL votes. Maj. Mcdonald lef
| On Saturday last, and took passage at Kan
4 sas City on the fast steamer, New Lucy
He will reach Washington City. in six o
d seven days from his embarkatlon at Kan
sas. We will doubtless soon learn the re
q suit of his mission. The Governor, o
Squire as he is new termed, being official
llY informed of the memorial for his remov
1 al, we understand is getting up some eyi
dence and statements to justify his course
/ DIR. Fox resigned as enrolling clerk Q
the House when Mr.. Thompson was elected
| MIR. Tebbs introduced bill, which wa
Tread once, to organize company to locat
| a road from Wyandott City to Saline.
i A bill introduced by Mr.. McMeekil
authorizing James Finley to erect a tol
bridge across the Wakarusa creek, near it
mouth, was read once, and on the motion o
Mr.. Wilkerson to reject the bill, whicl
was lost, the bill was then ordered to sec
ond reading
Il A bill to establish Territorial road from
4 tLeavenworth to 10 creek on the Santaf,
road passed the House.
| The. following Bills have passed bot
Houses. A bill Incorporating Leaven
worth City, also bill Incorporating th
4 Mount Aurora cemetery and Town Asso
ciation.
/ The House has rejected the Resolution
Eof the council, fixing on Friday as the Ga!
to go into joint session, for locating th'
i Capitol .s....ss.sx.s
Il CoUNcIL--The following bills have pas
j lsed the council, which are IN substance tn,
same as the Missouri Statutes AN act con
tcerning the perpetuating Testimony; al
Iact concerning forcible entrys and detain
Aers; an act to establish q Territorial roae
4 from Iowa Point to Euiatah, which being
interpreted into English by the councilman
from Fort Scott. is the City of the Plains.
This city which exists as yet only on paper
or in the imagination of some gentlemen
tis at the crossing of Walnut creek on the
/ Arkansas river.