New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-24
KANSAS.
STATE LEGISLATURE.

From Our Special Correspondent
TOPEKA, X. t., Jan. !, l-j7.
This has been an eyeniful day for the " State OF
Kspsas.' Yesterdays proceedings, as you would
see by my letters Of yesterday, were, on the part
OF the Legislature, only coupe ol cOn'enmgs,
ftlloned by adjournments, the object of whl;d was
to get the presence of members, to haply see,
or hear, frcm something in shape OF Governor,
and to afford time for popular convention, in the
freedom Of which those Who felt themselves az
arityCd could vent their anger, and those whose
charity vas Of the suferiDg-lo,g" kipd could
eApress hope that the abseDtees, Ike Pauchs
daughter, were coming to come
To-day there was considerable accession 70 the
number Of members present; indeed, the attent-
ance present TO- DAY was much greater than cx-
pccted from the state of the weather and other
difficulties. This morning. the thermometer stood
o below zero, aud there was a cutting WIND Oh the
prairie.
At 10 o'clock the House convened. This being
tie first regular session Ohc previous meeting being
special provided for by the COnstltutlOn), the
HCuse proceeded to organize by eccllng officers.
After tie opening by prayer, the Rev. VIM. Oakley
officiating the following gentlemen were elected
officers of the House: John Hutchinson Speakers
j. X. G0odin, Chief Clerk; ). l.. Tappan, Assist
ant Clerk: G.. ;. Pratt, EngrOssing Clerk and ~
". Moore Scrgeant-at Arms.
The Senate also convened aud organized by
eecting the same officer who pre- lously pfeslded-
Judge Curtiss being President Vi the Senate, ana
under the circumstances acting Governor! "
Thornton Of Topeka, President pro TEN, and Dir.
Allen, Chief Clerk. The Senate was informed that
the House was ready for business
In the House the following gentlemen, elected
to oia am
were sworn Mossrs. Cutler Mcfarland aud
Morrow, of Lawrence District; NJ. TatOr Of O,a-
Watamie Dir. Bean Of Bloomington, and Mr.. Gil
patrick Of the Third District.
On motion Of Mr. Blood, Committee Of three
was appointed to meuOFialze Cong,ess for the dd-
mission Of Kansas "a a state uuder the present Con-
stitutiCn. Mcssrs. Blood, TatOr and hickey com
pose the Committee
On motion Of Mr.. Tator, Il COMMITTEE Of thrce
vas appointed to frame al election law, 20 * 70 be
prepared for next August election. The Commit
tee was composed oi Messf. ABBOTT, Williams and
Sanders. This Vas the sun and subs ance of tue
day transactions. There was but little speaking
aid no long speeches.
After 10th Houses adjourned, Deputy Mar hal
Partee, who had returned from Tecumseh WIN
carriage, large twOhOrse sled and one or two az
sistaut-, preceded to arrest Senator'S and Repre-
seItatiV.s until he hid about dVZe0, which was
6s many as he could take. Several whom BE- ar
rested r,f,ed to go, and he d not get all against
whom LIE had Wriis
Ii vas late in the afternoon when they starte
for Tecuuieb, croBd having collected in from. Of
tie TorcLa BOuse 20 witness the departure Of this
segment Of the Z" state - Government. Some few
eLdeaytred to nsLe light of Inc matter and to joke
at tie expense Of the prisoners; o.ier feared that
this Was 10 be The prelude to All ignominlous and
disagree abe confinement. Suspicious were enter
..iu1t lV some be- sauye Wrts had hem Isgup1
against al If The members, and doubt that this
I'll eln Q cut was no good omen. An assemblage Of
the popular Convention was to have been held
about the tine tbe arrests wee made but that ia.
cid, Ut, aEd their departure, monop0iIed the gene
rsl attention aid no meeting has been held. Those
vie lad teen prepared "a Jomit md wra't aga;a,.
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