New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-18
New!Dork Daily Griba,te
MP CLAYTONS KANSAS BILL.
From tn. National Intelligence, Of y,.t.raay.

The National Infethsenco Q per61t
Wa place before our readers summary of the "bill
supplementary to act to organize the Territories
of y, brsska and Kansas, which was introduced IN
the Senate Yesterday by Mr.. Clayton of Delaware,
and which be prefaced by an able exposition OF the
condition of Affairs in ansas and urged the necessity
Of prompt nterpostion the part of Congress to ar
rest the ey lis which the people OF that
Territory and threatened disastrous consequences to
the peace and safety of the Union.
The bill commences with preamble reclting the
tbirtysecond section of the &C. TO organic the Tern
tones with the provisO against the revival OF any law
or regulation ON the subject Of Slavery.
The FIRST second and third sections OF the b provide
for taking census Of the people of the Territory OF
Kansas BY Commissioners appointed by the Secretary
of State Of the United States for the appotionment OF
representation for the Legislative Assembly ana Tor
the election of members OF the said Legislative A.se n
by: the House Of Representatives 10 consist oil twice
as many m. mbers the Council.
src And be 81 Jwiier enacted, That no law shall be in
force in .ad Territory violating tending tho violation OF the
est prncitie asserted the preamble this whereby
the people said Territory shall be prohibited from Zee s.d M
whereby said people .ha be- tor aninf or denying the eIs
ence proprieiJ Of ADMITTING or prohibiting slavery u %
nor .hs any required Tor civil
One: Or sSS .e 3. y :s.y
sor delegate member Of the Legislative Assembly, o.
uy other uLder the laws of k-n-as OF any voter
.ny election said Terory Tnsl by jury 'hl be
% y BE OF On. 20 s sw
''sue 50 hs Be , sses Th.. no person .h. b.
legal election in the .ae Territory of Kansas who
ihee before the day OF said election aid for one month
bps resden OF the election district ia which be sha ofor
20 vote No oath support the Fugitive Save Law or any
other act of Congress or the Legislative Assmbly shil be
Of any voter qualifications nor 'ha the prepay
mel any be required Of him such 9aaheson nor
.hs any Indian recognized citizen By treaty be per
United to vote peuon Offering to vote shall be presumed
toI without the rsqu ed BY this set shs forfeit,
and ray the fry dollars therefor To b. recovered by
SIC nd be turtle, ssaeied That any citizen OF sny
or ss,es United other person. snsli
attempt by any esrso ntmidse any eecto IN
any Of the said election districts and thereby 70 prevent MN
from EXERCISING the rights OF frts aud independent electors
as.eAby the spt Of the preamble AZ this act or 'h'u 10
aLy fully prevent qualified voter ffom etefe
iuE tight each ofedinf shan fost
.nd Jsy the .um Of 1s reeoseed By
in Az, pct Court OF The United sse, in for any
district where such ole nder may be arrested
Section Z, provides for the appointment oi oou-
msioners Of Election and prescribes the oath 10 Do
taken by them.
Section g, prescrbes the place for the nrsf meeting
Of the Legislative Assembly aud gives power 10 nh
the future places of meeting.
Section g. provides the node of eecting and
assembling the members Of Convention to toru
State Constitution whenever the number OF ihhaoi
taDts Of the said Territory of Kansas shall amount 10
Dinety-three thousand four hundred aad twenty, III
feceia NUMBER aid fixes the boundaries vi lhs p'o
posed new State.
sac 10 Asd further enacted That the said Convention
shall be composed u delegates r9p each S.s
hs e doub. he nan Der OF delegates Which may Dc
eDu'led representatives in the Territorial Leg'aue 80
that the said election Of delegates al ware mase
nhsbtuts who shall have arrived a. The age OF twenyVn
and shall have been actual resident 10 'aa 10y, "
the reriod Of az months AID in the district iof tne
three months preceding the day Of election aaa a.
possess tie other gua.teati requires u ,hst
oker elections in Kansas shall be entitled 70 vote AZ 'nS'
Others shall be permitted to vote At said election
Section II contains propositions TO DC Onered 70 nc I
Convention Of Kansas in regard to the grans Vi TUG
public lands for school purposes and tor STATE ua-
verrl,y, and in regard TO percentage OF Inc PiU
ceeds Of the public lands for public roads a'd other la
terna Improvements. One of the conditiohs .ni no
land belonging 10 the United States shall DC taAeu ny
the Legislature of the State.