The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-14
Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune)
Late From Kansas.

(Specal correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune)
Late From Kansas.
Extra Pay for Territorial Officers Shawnee Lands
Browns Town-Election of Oficers-Terroral Elec-
ton.
LEcoMPToN, X. T., Feb. 20, 1857.
The Organic Act allows clerks and other
officers of the Legislature only So per day.
A bill has passed making it 81 per day, and
paying the balance out of the Territorial
treasury. Another bill, or rather several
bills have passed allowing officers paid by
the General Government to be paid cut of
the Territorial Treasury as soon as money
could be collected in taxes. The money got
from Congress to go into the Territorial
Treasury for other purposes as soon as they
get it.
The men here are very sanguine that the
next Congress will be favorable to the bogus
Legislature and the pro-slavery cause. Let
tiers have been received from politicians in
the States giving them such assurance, and
that the pro-slavery Constitution will proba-
bly, be accepted.
SHAWNEE LANDS.
Extensive preparations are being made by
Missourians for going on the Shawnee lands.
Some already have gone on them. The
agent, who is pro-slavery, and who lives in
Westport, Mo-, declare that settlers shall be
driven OFT if they 60 on. He is reported as
conniving at the VIOLATE of his own regula-
tons by Missourians, while he merely in
tends to expel Free Sellers. The Missouri
ans only mark off their claims and build
small shanties few feet square. Some ten
or twelve towns have been chartered by the
Legislature upon these reserved lands. Most
Of the corporators live in Missouri
MILITIA.
A bill has passed eX laining another mi
litia bill that has passed. They ought to
pass another to explain this. The militia are
to some extent independent of the Cover
nor, and may legally make small posse of
their own, unit they have time to apprise the
Governor. 1t appears that all the arms
granted to the Territory are lost. Gov.
Gcary demanded of the militia officers APP
PORTED by the first session of this legisla-
tu what had become of them, but they
could or would make no report.
Browns TOWN.
A town named "Emporia' has been char
tered here. 1t is to be built down on the
Neosha. 1t Is got up by few Free State
men. and spectators. Brown of the Herald
of Freedom, is chief corporator and proprie-
tor. The charter was written by Mr.. Brown.
AS it asked for privileges that the Border
Ruffians only grant to special favorites, they
were going to vote it down. Mr.. Christian,
who introduced it, begged them not to do
so. ut was the first favor Brown had ask
The others declared that he had denied the
authority of this legislature. Mr.. Christian
said she was before them for a charter, thus
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to grant it." They passed the charter
The town is to cover 800 acres.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
This Legislature is taking upon itself to
elect all the officers in the Territory not APP
pointed by the President. They have Or
ganized new counties, and will elect county
officers for all these, and also fill the vacan-
! cies. 1t was reported that Gov. Geary had
appointed some officers. A committee wait
ed on him to demand if he had done so and
what was his authority. The Governor
evades the demand.
| TERRITORIAL ELECTIONS.
The next regular Territorial election comes
off in October. Then new Legislature and
other officers are to be elected, who will as
semble next January, provided the State
constitution is not accepted by Congress be-
fore that time. The election law to govern
this election is partly the election law made
last session and partly new one. The cen
sus is to be the same census made by the
Sheriffs for the Constitutional Convention.
The voters so ascertained are to be the vo-
ters As it is six months from the 1st OF
April, when the lists of voters are to be
completed, till the October election, one
clause of the law declares that it shall re-
quire six months residence for votes for
this election. Besides, by law, voters must
have been listed by the Sheriff on this
March, and at the election pay a bogus poll