The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-25

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DlackbIrds, andS sportsman fired into the flock
the pigeon wouli be as likely to be killed any of
them' He, thdefore, wished to keep out of bad
company; but he could not by his vote recognize
the right of the people of Kansas to change their
constitution in any other form than that prescribed
i by that instrument ITSELF
lie should vote for the passage of the bill, how
ever, notwithstanding the adoption of that amend
ment but he would say that his interest in the bill
mad diminished very much since the publication of
the proclamation BY Mr.. Calh I'm that he would is
sue certificates IN 'uch manner to throw the
government OF Kansas into the hands of the Adolf
tlonists He believed that to be an act of usurpa-
ton; and he regretted to have heard it said that
this step had been taken by the advice of southern
members. The effect would be to place the govern
ment OF Kansas H. the hands of abolitonists: and
In less than six months the atmosphere of that State
would be so hot that not decent southern man
| could stay in it. There would be stampede of
that class of citizens. He regarded this as victory
entirely without fruit and as such he cared little
or nothing about it; he should vote for the bill as
matter of principle, but thought the South would
gain nothing byit.
Mr.. Houston said he should vote for the bill, in
accordance with the views of the legislature of
| Texas.
Mr. Pugh said he should be reluctantly compelled
to cast his vote against the BILL in obedience to in
structions.
The vote being taken, the result was announced
yeas 81, nays 25-as follows:
lEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, BENJAMIN BioUs
Bigler, Bright, Brown, ClRy, Evans, Fitch. Fitz
patrick, Gfeen, Gwin, Hammond, Henderson, Hous-
ton, Hunter, Iverson, johnson, of Arkansas, John
son, OF Tennessee, Jones, Kennedy, Mallory, Ma
son, Peare, Polk, Sebastian, Slidell Thompson, of
Kentucky Thomson, of New Jersey, Toombs.
Wright and Iuee-33.
NAYs-Aessrs Bell, Broderick, Chandler. Clark
Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas,
Durkee, ,Fessenden, Foot Foster Hale Hamlin,
Harlan, hing, Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Stuart,
sumner, Trumbull, Wade and Wilson'S
Davis and Reid.
There Xasa marked demonstration of applause
IN the gaieres at the result of the vote, which was
promptly checked by the Chair
The bill IN the form in which it was PASSED is as
| follows: 10 ''
Union. " a' 'i'o 'he
WHEREAS, the people of the Territory of Kansas did by
convention of delegates called and assembled at
ton on th 4th day of December 1857 for that
form to themselves constitution and State government
winch san constitution is republican and the said
ton having asked the admission of said Territory into the
Union as State on an equal footing with the original
| States " " si
Be At enacted by the Senate and yt,uss of p
resetatiUes Of the United States of 4nae1icn in C;oa
gesS assembled That the State of Kansas shall be- and is
hereby declared to be of the United of America
ana admitted into the Union equal footing with the
state shall consist of all the territory included within the
foilowng boundaries to wit Beginning at uont on ta
western boundary of the State of Missouri
tyseVenth parallel of latitude the thence
west on said parallel to the boundary of New Mex
lco thence north said boundary latitude thirty
boundary OF the Territory of Utah. the summit OF
the Rocky mountains thence northward said summit
70 te foteth parallel of atude thence said par
ae to the western boundary of the State of Missouri:
thence south with the western boundary said State
the place of beginning: PrOuded That nothing herein
contained respecting the boundary said State shall be
construed to impair the rights of person property now
pertaining to the Indians in said Territory so long as such
rights remain unextinguished by treaty between the Uni
ted States and such Indians include any territory
which, by treaty with such Indian tribe is not without
the consent Of said tribe to be included within the terrific
such territory shall be excepted boundaries and
constitute part the Kansas until said trbe
shall signify their assent the President of the United
States to be included within said State affect the an
thory government of the United States to make
regulation respecting such Indians their lands property
or other rights, by treaty, law, otherwise which il
would have been competent to make if this had never
passed.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted That the State of
Kansas is admitted into the Union upon the express
dtion that said State shall interfere with the pr
mary disposal of the public lands with any regulations
which Congress may find necessary for securing the title
IN SAID lands to the bona de purchaser and grantees
thereof or impose or levy tax assessment or impos
ton of description whatever upon them or other pron
erty oil the United States within the limits State and
that nothing in this act shall be construed to ardge or in
fringe any right of the people asserted in the Constitution
OF Kansas at all times alter reform abolish their
form OF government in such manner they may think
prope-Congress hereby diScaimng authority to in
teryene or declare the construction the constitution of
any State except to that it be republican form and
not IN conflict with the constitution of the United States
anu hothlng IN This act shall be construed by
congress to all or to of the propositions claims
annexed the said
the people of Kansas deprive the said State of
sas OF the grants if hereafter made which were
tanned IN the act of Congress entitled can authorize
the people of the Territory of Minnesota form const
tuition and State government preparatory admission in
to the Union on equal footing with original States
approved February twentysx eighteen hundred and fiji
ty-Seven.
SEC 3 And be further enacted, That until the next
general census shall be taken and an apportonment of
representatives made the State of Kansas shall entitled
TO one representative in the House of Representatives
the United States
SEC. Ind be IL further enacted, That from after
the ADMISSION Of the State of Kansas herenbeore pro-
Vided all the laws of the United States which are not To-
caly napplicabe shall have the force and effect
within that State in other States of the Union and the
SAID State hereby constituted judicial district of the
United States, within which district court with the like
powers and jurisdiction the district of the United
states lor the district of Iowa. shall be established
Judge attorney and marshal of the United States for the
sid district of Kansas shall reside within the same and
sha De entitled to the same compensation the Judge
attorney, and marshal of the district of Iowa