Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-30
Meeting of the National Kansas
COMMITTEES.


call. the National Kansas Committee met
at the Astor House on Friday and Satur-
day last Members were present from
Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New York, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin,
and the Territory of Kansas. Members
are still expected from Pennsylvania, In
diana and Michigan.
In the absence of the President, VIM.
H. Russell of Connecticut was called to
the chair.
The session of Friday was occupied
chiefly with the report Of the Secretary.
From this document we extract the fol-
lowing items:
There have been received from all
sources, since the organization of the
body in June last, in round numbers,
100000; and expended in various ways
as specified in the report, $1,000. Bal
ance in treasury subject to draft, $4,000.
Of the total receipts, as above, Massa-
chusetts has furnished S27, 900; and New
York, Iincluding the fund sent to the
New York Tribune, $4,000.
There have been forwarded by the
/ Committee about 2000 emigrants. These
have gone exclusively by the land route
of Iowa and Nebraska.
The Committee have expended between
! $4,000 and $4,000 in provisions and
groceries for the most needy settlers.
There were also forwarded prior to the
1st of December about 400 boxes cloth
ing, valued at 10000 One hundred boxes
were frozen up on the Missouri river,
and we understand have been, or will be,
hauled by teams into the territory. Since
the closing of the Missouri the Committee
have received some 500 boxes, which
will 90 forward in March.
Professor E. Daniels of Wisconsin.
was appointed Agent of Emigration for
the coming year, and a special railroad
committee was appointed to confer with
the principal railroad companies between
the seaboard and Kansas territory.
The session of Saturday was chiefly
devoted to a discussion of plans and policy
of the ensuing year. It was not appre-
hended that the difficulties experienced
in the territory, and on the Missouri
river the past season, would operate here
after to the embarrassment CT plans for
/ peaceful emigration and a general devel-
opment of the resources of the Territory.
W. f. II. Army, Esq, rendered his re-
signation as General Agent for the Com
mittee, in consequence of his design to
remove TO Kansas. Mr.. Arny's resigna-
ton was accepted, and a resolution passed
expressing the thanks of the committee
for his valuable services.
The committee appointed to confer
with the Agents of the principal railroads
between the seaboard and Kansas, re-
ported that a reduction of % per cent.
would be made on the entire route to St.
Louis, and tickets would be issued to the
Agents Of the Committee from St. Louis
to Leavenworth at SO each, being equal
to reduction of 20 per cent. on that por-
ton of the route.
On motion, Rev. B. B. Newton of St
Adams, Vt, was made member of the
| Committee.
On motion, the Committee adjourned
till 0 o'clock Monday morning.
Ex-Governor Robinson, of Kansas, ar.
rived yesterday from Washington, an6
will participate in tie future deIiberation:
of the body. Thaddeus Hyatt, Esq.
President of the committee, has beer
spending some months in the Territory
he is now en- route for New York, ant
viii doubtless arrive before the adjourn
ment.