White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-24

9Th. Judiciary.
It'll. Elections.
sth. Militia.
9Th. Inferior Ofiesn. III
10th. Religion.
llth. Finance
18th. Education.
18Th. Internal Improvements.
18th. Slavery.
18th. Amendments.
18th. On Enumeration.
18th. Call for another Convention.
Mr.. Hascall, of Atchison, voted the adoption
of another committee on miscellaneous provis
ions.
These, Judge McKown said, were all the gen.
eral heads embraced in the Constitutions of Viz.
GINA and Illinois, which. after an attentive ex.
animation of all the Constitutions, he had found
to be the best
Mr.. Moore made speech in reply, in the course
which he asserted with eloquent emphasis, that
he had disregarded every precedent in order to
bring the subject before the Convention in its
simplest form, and hoped that the resolution Of
the gentleman from Calhoun Judge McKown)
would be laid on the table.
Judge McKown replied that it was an obser.
walton generally made by philosophers. that we
had two sources Of knowledge, our own reAec.
ton and the reflection of others. He was hardly
so vain as to depend entirely upon his own re-
Election, especially in a matter of such infinite
importance to the country as the forming of
Constitution for Kansas. He went back to the
great lights Of the early days of the Republic,
and to the Constitutions which had been ma
tured through the wisdom of ages, and he had
been somewhat guided by them. In reading the
reports of the Topeka Convention, he nov rec
objected distinctly that the resolution calling
that body into business on the Constitution was
almost precisely the same as that now introduced
by the gentleman from Leavenworth, and he
thought at the time that it was a very clumsy
and ill-gotten thing. The chairman decided the
whole debate to be out of order, inasmuch as it
was based on resolution to lay on the table.
Mr.. Wells, of Douglas, got leave to address
the convention, and argued against the adoption
Of Judge McKown's resolution on the ground
hat the Convention had not yet been thorough
y organized. He submitted certificate from
he Territorial Secretary, affirming the receipt
Of returns showing the election of Mr.. Judson
Is a member of the Convention, from Franklin
County, who promised to report definitely to-.
morrow. Judge McKown's resolution was then
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On molten of Major vanderslice, the rules
md regulations FOR the Convention that had been
eported by the committee appointed for the pur-
,ose, we're adopted unanimously.
After passing a resolution appointing COM
nittee to confer with the official reporter as to
he manner 10 which the report should be made
nd the terms for which Il should be -furnished, |
be Convention resolved to meet henceforth at
o'clock, every morning, and then adjourned
or the day until that hour on Thursday.
FOURTH DAY.
The Convention met at A. N.
After prayer by the chaplain, and the reading
nd approval of the minutes, Major L. S. Bo-
ing, of Douglas, offered resolution providing |
hat the compensation for the printing be the
anne as that allowed BY the last Territorial Leg
Stature.
Mr.. Jenkins, Of Marshal, moved that a stand |
ng committee of five be appointed on printing,
trough whose hands all the matter for publica-
oR should pass, and to whom should be REFER
d all the bills for work done.
Mr.. Randolph offered a resolution to the ef-
ect that the public printer be directed to have
he Constitution printed within five days after
$ being framed. Considerable discussion en-
ued.
The proposition of Mr.. Randolph was put to
be Hsuse and lost. After spirited debate on
motion to refer the propositions of beth Mr..
'oling and Mr. Jenkins to select committee,
nd withdrawal Of that motion by Mr.. Wander
lice, on receiving the assurance Of Mr.. Boiling
hat there was gentleman in the Convention
tho was prepared to take the contract for the
eperting on the terms provided for in the reso-
ltion; the motions of both Mr.. Boiling and Mr..
enkins were adopted.
Judge EImore presented report from the
ommittee on elections in reference to the claims
the iregulariy elected delegates Free State)
Anderson County, to seats in the Convention.
he report was accompanied by a resolution to
Omit them as delegates, and its adoption was
rged by the chairman of the committee, who
lated among other things, that there had been
similar precedent furnished by the California
invention; and that the committee in their con-
ruction of the law, had received the concur
ng opinion of the United States District At
,mey.
Judge McKoWn moved that the report be re-
eived, and be made the special order for to-
lorrow.
Judge EImore, Of Shawnee. and Mr.. Wells,
I Douglas, argued the prOPriety and necessity
immediate action Il
( the subject, aad opposed the report on the
round that the law made the maximum num-
err of member sixty. After further discussion
lie motion of Jed c MeKOwn to make the re-
,rt the special o-ser for Friday morning was
iopted-
The Convention then proceeded to the cleo
on of public printer. and chose Col. J. D.
henderson, Of the Leavenworth Journal, over
w. briggs of the National Democrat, Le-
,mpson, by vote of 26 to 16. 7
Mr.. A. w. Jone. fromthe Committee on Con-
renee with the Official reporter, presented a
,,ies of resolutions prescribing the mode Of pre-
wing the repsrt, and the compensation there
n. hw.s adopted on motion Of Major Van