New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26
KANSAS.
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Froe Oar spsclsl ccsrespooasat

| brought its labors to close. The session was
| short. Many OF the members of botA branches
were fsrmers whose crops needed their attention.
| or men whose business required their presence. IL
| Was not the desire to produce large amouns Of
legislation. Certain necessary steps had been no
solved On. The public sentiment, which is muck
| IN advance of what politicians can do. demanded .
census and election lIw, town and county orgSnizs-
| ton . militia Jaw, and the organization OF ihe Jul
licisry All these were required IN order to have
I - S,.:e Govern ment effective IS it should ee.
1Ie .s o;~lv very strong 'iasirc for tbs
md township organization. ibis was de-
S'.n'; Nv fair vote or any esNms'ey
axnrS.r,d wish but simply because he S''ss
| Constitution happens - i'Yu.hSV mass,'rs, ami
all elected to vote for =, a cons;l,,ab,y
| As the number Of vacancies d." a power
reduced It's working proportions teo nIee' a.
mn. in tho hands of one or two men. This VIZ
necislly the ease with The Senate. Two men c"ssd
tolS that body Lieut.. Gov. Roberts, who al ths
July and January Sessions lelt the ltsasaiure ~
is fate. appeared aud for the whole wees presldeu
over the Senate This sudden devotion 10 'Ae Gauss
vss striking but As he both IN private aus IN tha
senate declared ,hSt the less We can do TN bet
how !; was evident thst the design Of tnrtfernS
tho work WAS not the chief motive m prcmPtlu9 as
action II was so with one cr two Others. tsey
used All their influence 10 lock the wsee!s. Whess~
they had given pledges 10 certain parties 'pa' -
tain action was TO be prrTented, Of were u"""'
bonds for other reasons, can only be guessed
So much however was done. 4 cereas law wss
M ssed and approved. An election law. concur
rept resolution providing for popular saemots''
which is in fact n law, ana wsicn pro'Ts "i
virtual resubmisson Of the state CONSTITUENT WAS
,doptea and steps taken Ia have ia conditions COM
plied with Joint Committees were made to ssemo.
rialize Congress rcm the Legislature as bcdy and
for GRANT, of snds The State Capital WAS lceaed
At T,peks. A State University. contemplated oy
the Constitution. was established aui located =
Lawrence The Trustee Corporators arc 70 n''Pes
power to receive appropriations, grsr's 81 ianN
from Congress or from individuals Tor III cssbl1h n
mcnt and endowment, and 10 have its mara g,neht--
Tbes, trustees are Gov. Charles Robinson, ldent--
Gov. Roberts. Mr. Lyman Anes. the Rev Eplfraim
Mute 8. b. Prenti,s and John Hutchinson, OF Law
renee; Walter Oakley, c. X. Holiday ct Topeka;
H. j. Adams n. j. Parrot, OF Lcayeuworth; ,. L..
Adair. Osawatamie; Daniel Foster, Alapetoni u.
f. w. Ieonhardt of Emporla; ". L. NJ. Army, ot
HYATT. Amos A. Lawrence. of Massachusetts,, Gcv.
J. slade, OF Vermont, and Chas. A. Dana, OF New.
York.
There was thus both general and speciai egish-
| ton What has been done will receive AL the W.
tally that be given to 1t. STATE Marshais hsvo
ALREADY been appointed to take the census Tho
Marsbas and their Deputies to canvas the state
thoroughly and everything to be placed IN proper
shape for the election in August. The Msrshals arc
10 ma ke their returns by the iOh OF july and mo
apportionment is to be made Immediately * nom-
mating Convention is to be held in This place on the
18th of July This is no common work, AMI Will
call for no nc0nsderabe effort on the part tho
Free. State men.
But the county and town organization was tOr
the time defeated. Bills passed the House tor such
purposes and tabled alter another, IN tho
senate. Two elaborate bills, defining he county
boundaries and erecting counties, were submitted,
but shared the same fate. complete county
and township organization framed county
commissioner sheriiis, coroners, clerks, regN--
ters surveyors Justices constabes, and all the par
hphernalia tor local government Bills hilly pro-
yling for these, and to complete the machinery Tor
local government passed the House with but ono,
two and at most three dissenting votes, and were
sent 10 the Senate to BE- laid the table by onr or
two persons who happened to hold that body IN
their hands general act ~ Incorporation Tor
towns shared the same fate as did special Charters
/ for Lawrence and other towns On the heads ot
one or two persons rests the full responsibility OF
the defeat of these measures. Accident gave them
more power than they should have had. They would
have defeated the other measures but were driven
Ia Welding these points. The ind gnaton this time
serving policy created you may imagine, SIN, 40
much was secured. The work OF legislation was
begun Means have thus been adopted for clothing
the State Government with new vitality and tho
people have the means OF securing ere long what
the trucking OF political hucksters has defeated
now.
wish couldn't think that Gov Walker had not
small representation in this "rebei.0us Leg sia
ture.
Whatever was the alleged motive IN the parties
who thus connyed to weaken the State organization.
the real object was unquestOnably, hostility b. il.
A few men have been played with by Inducements
held cut that they might he elected Territorial Dele
gates next FALL provided the State organization was
sufficiently weakened. For this a lew ambitious,
thOughtess men are aspiring, and IN The shorf-
sighted irrational hope, would stultiiy themselves
aud ieopardze the best Interests Of the community.
Resolutions to adjourn were sent from the Senate
To the House during the whole of Saturday, the
majority ofhe Senate that their hands were ted
and were willing 10 adjourn. These were promptly
voted down in the House. At II O'Clock On Saturday
nght another Of these concurrent resolutions pro-
posing to adjourn in hall an hour, was amended TO
read the first Monday in july and sent back
This was defeated ia the Senate; one or two mem
Der. gave il to be understood that they would leave
in the mornirg and deprive the Senate of quorum
Hinder these circumstances, with the Senate table
covered with House bills thus defeated, the HOuse
concluded il 10 be- the wiser policy TO adjourn and
let the fresh action 81 the people, IN the ensuing
| election, determine the policy.
While the action Of a ew u open " cfiolsID, tho
great body stands above suspicion. a seltsacri-
| fcug devotion snda determination to carry out tho
known vii of the people prevailed. certain
norton Of legislation has been framed, and VIII it
once receive the life giving vitality which the popular
acceptance alone can give. The Nar,hal viii carry
the brief memorial b. every man. and tue signatures
of thousands Of the voters and settlers OF kansas
vii ave To the Topeka Constitution that iresaness
aud vitality that viii render i stronger banner a.
rally round and more fearful thing ~ crush.
BOGUS ELECTION DAY.
Fron Oar Special Correspondent