Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-17
Mr.. pouelas, Kansas Bill.

We present below an abstract Of Mr..
Douglas Kansas bill as it passed the SEN
ate, with Mr.. Geyer's amendment;
II provides for the appointment of FIVE
Commissioners, to be selected BY the Presi-
dent, by and with the consent Of the Senate,
from different sections Of the Union, to rep
resent, fairly, all political portions. Par
tiesP) They shall take census Of all le-
gal voters in the Territory, and make fair
apportionment of delegates TO be elected by
each county TO form constitution and in
stitute Stale government. When the APP
portionment shall be made the Commission
ers are 10 remain in session every day ex-
cept Sunday, at the place most convenient
Tor the inhabitants OF said Territory, TO hear
all complaints, examine witnesses and cor.
rect all errors in said list of voters, which
list shall be previously printed and gener-
ally circulated through the Territory, aud
posted in at least three Of the most public
places Of each election district, and, as soon
as all the errors have been thus corrected
in the lists, the Commissioners are request.
ed to cause correct list of the legal voters
TO be printed, and copies furnished to each
Judge Of election 10 be put up al the place
of voting, and circulated in every county in
the Territory before the day of electon-no
person TO be allowed TO vote whose name
does not appear on the list as legal voter;
the election for delegates to take place on
the day Of the Presidential election, and the
convention to assemble on the first Monday
in December, to decide first whether il be
expedient for Kansas TO come into the I'm
ION at that time, and il so decided, to pro-
coed TO form Constitution and State Gov
ernment, which shall be Of Republican
form Kansas then to be admitted under such
Constitution IN an equal footing with Tie
original States.
The bill provides further that no law shall
be enforced in the Territory infringing the
liberty of speech or of the press, or the right
OF the people TO bear arms. &c. 1t also pro-
yides punishment Tor illegal voling or fraud
and violence at elections, and authorizes the
use o! the military for that purpose. The
main point is that the persons designated by
the census as the present Inhabitants IF the
Territory shall decide all points of dispute
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or any other improper influence. All the
white male inhabitants, over 81 years Of age
are to be allowed to vote, if they have re-
sided in the Territory three months previ-
Gus to the day of election, and no other test
shall be required; no oath 10 support the Flu.
gitive Slave Law, or any other law, nor any
other condition whatever.
No law shall! he made or have force or eff.
feet, which shall require test oath or all
oath TO support any act Of Congress, or 9th
err legislative act, as qualification for any
civil office OF Office OF public trust, or Tor any
employment or profession, or TO serve as n
juror, or to vote at all election, or which
shall impose any tax upon or condition 10 ex-
ercise the right Ol' suffrage by any qualified
voter, or which shall restrain or prohibit the
free discussion of any law or subject of leg
islation in the Territory, or the free ex-
preston of opinion thereon by the people of
the Territory.