New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28

If the votes in regular session and in cauru. Ara An
indication Of what will and will not be done, upon
the whole think they had better adjourn.
1t wac understood that Secretary Stanton would
sign the Militia BILL bae az il has not yet got back
with his signature, and a. he il pressing for an i'm.
mediate adjournment. it looks as if be Intended 10
Illustrate it's main object by preventing the Joint
Session from electing the Board Of Militia OfRcers
learned last night that be would send il back with
message Directing to sign it.
He has, a. yet, signed nothing. He would have
signed the resolutions against the LecOmpton Con-
stitution, only for some trHng infonnality. sup
pose he will sign these, and the bill for submitting
the LecomptOn Constitution to 3 vote Of the peO-
pie. More, do not think he desires doing.
Yesterday q bill passed repeating the Law which
created the LecomptOn Convention. This is de-
signed to prevent the Lgai succession of the author
tiles that propose to superseds the Territorial
Legislature. There is law to take up and submit
the Lecompton Constitution, but az an abstract
measure. Under such circumstances the refusal of
this body to submit the Topeka Constitution
together with it, ia the more reprehenslbe. There
is a majority Of Topeka Constitution men in the
body-two-thrds indeed; but they are Of the more
timid class and art under the influence Of supposed
pledges TO Secretary Stanton and constrained i'm.
precision that honor limits them to certain legislation.
This hostility of Secretary Stanton TO the Topeka
Constitution and bis expressed opinion that any
action in relation to it would BIZ violation Of
pledges, ia rather fetched The fact s that the
great mass of the people of Kansas have declared
Enthusiastically in favor Of clinging to that instru-
ment and they will have it unless such politicians
~ Stanton should succeed, by this covert hostility
in pervertinq popular will. The anxiety Of the
people to have this question settled, it is hoped
will induce them TO forego the Topeka Constitution
and take something else. This peryersion Of the
popular viii u.s. no doubt, the most approved speci-
men Of "Squatter Sovereignty"
A bill was introduced yesterday for the purpose
of providing an election Of delegates to Consttu.
tionsl Convention. 1t proposed TO have the dele
gates elected on the 4th of January, under the
same Judges Of election and restrictions, a. pro.
vided in another bill. This proposal, after consider
able discussion, was voted down. The House had
gone into Committee Of the Whole to consider it,
when, after discussion, q substitute was adopted
recommending that census be taken. or rather
recommending the Legislature, at its regular SEES
sion in January, to pass census law. The vote
was Close and may not be decisve.
A bill was introduced providing for an election OF
State officers under the Lecompton Constitution in
case that instrument should become the organic
law of the future State. After discussion it was
referred TO Committee.
The LecomptOnites have sent a messenger to
Washington to obtain, if possible, decision from
Attorney General Black declaring the acts OF the
Legislature TO be illegal.