The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-09
!. THE TWO KANSAS BILLS.

The House Free-Sate BiH passed that body July :,
Is5G-YedS 90, nays OF.
BILL for the admission of the State Of Kansas into the
Union.
Whereas the people 81 Kansas have presented const
tuition and asked admission into the Union which cons
tuition due examination is found 10 be republican in
its form OF government
Be enacted by e Senate and House Of Representatives Of
The United States Of Amea in Congress assembled That
the State OF shall be and hereby declared TO
be one OF the United States of America and admitted into
the Union on equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatever with the following boundaries to
wit: Beginning at point the western boundary Of the
State of Missouri where the thirty seventh parallel Of north
latitude crosses the same; thence west said parallel 10
the eastern BOUNDARY of New Mexico thence north on
said boundary latitude tbrtyeight thence following
said boundary westward TO the east boundary OF the Ter
rtory OF Utab, the summit OF the Rocky mountains
thence northward on said summit to the forteh parallel
Of latitude; thence east said parallel 10 the western
boundary Of the State Of Missouri thence south with the
western boundary of said State to the place Of beginning
SEC 2. And be further enacted, That the State OF Kan
shall be entitled to two senators and representative
in Congress.
Sac g. And be further enacted That the said State Of
Kansas is admitted into the Union upon the express
diton that the people Of said State through their legsla
otherwise shall never interfere with the primary
disposal Of the public lands within its limits and shall
pass law and do act whereby the title OF the United
States to- and right dispose Of the same shall be impaired
questioned any other restrictions or limitations i'm
posed thereon than embraced In the following section Of
this and that they shall lay any tar
any description whatsoever upon the public domain
Of the United States and in shall nonresident
propretors who citizens OF the United States be
taxed higher than residents and that all the navgable
waters within the said State shall be common highways
and forever free well the inhabitants Of said State
to the citizens OF the United States, without any tar inn
post, or duty therefor.
Src AndBe afrler enacted That the following prop
osons be- and the hereby offered 10 the State
Of Kansas for the free acceptance or rejection by the lgs
ature Of said State which, if accepted by the same shall
be obligatory the United States and upon the State OF
Kansas, 70 wit
lst That sections numbered sixteen and thiry-si1 In
every township OF public lands in said State and where
either Of said sections any part thereof has been sold
otherwise been disposed of other lands equivalent thereto
and contiguous may be- shall be granted in said State
I'd That scveny-two sections OF land shall be set apart
and reserved for the and support Of State university
approval Of the Commissioner Of the General Land Office
and to be appropriated and applied in such the
legislature Of said State may prescribe for the purpose
| aforesaid, but for no other purpose
3D. That entire sections OF land 70 be selected by the
governor said State in legal subdivisions shall be
to said State for the purpose of completing the public build
ng for the erection of Others the Of government
under the direction Of the legislature thereof
4th That all salt springs within said State not exceed
ing twelve in number with six sections Of land adjoining
contiguous may be 10 each, shall be granted TO
said State for its the to be selected by the gov
ernor thereof within one year after the admission Of said
State and when selected TO be used disposed of
shall direct Procded That salt springs land the
right whereof is vested in any individual ndivd-
uals which may be hereafter confirmed ndudged Ia
any individual individuals shall by this article Ia
II granted to said State
5h That FIVE per cent OF the net proceeds OF sales d
all public lands lying within said State shall be sold b,
Congress after the admission OF said State into the Union
after deductng all the incident to the same sha
be paid TO said State for the purpose Of making public
roads and internal improvements the legislature sha
direct
The Senate State Bill as passed that body Jy q 1856
II Yeas 3s, nays H.
BILL to authorize the people Of the Territory Of Kansa