Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-25
Admission Of Kan.a. a. a state

A BILL
FIR the admission If gse State Of Kansas into tAs
Union, presented ia the Senate by Mr. GREEN, If Ms
sour from DE Co1sHitee on Territories, fsbrudry
II, 1883.
whereas the people of the Territory OF Kan
sas by their representatives in convention
scmhled at Lecompion, in said Territory, ON
Monday, the fourth day. of September, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. hay-
ing the right of admission into the Union as
one of the United States of America, consis-
tent with the federal constitution, in virtue of
the treaty of cession by France of the prov
ince of Louisiana, made and concluded on the
3Oth day of April, 1908, and in accordance
with the act of Congress approved on the 30th
May, A. ID. 1854 entitled IAN act to organize
the Territory of Kansas and Nebraska,' did
form for themselves a constitution and state
government, republican in form; and the said
convention has, in their name and behalf, asked
the Congress of the United States TO admit the
Territory into the Union as State, On an
equal footing with the other States.
BE u enacted bg the Senate and House Of Repre-
serltailres Of the Tinted States u ABseeu en- C5a-
gress assembled, That the State of Kansas shall
be- aud is hereby declared 10 be, one of the
United States of America, and admitted into
the Union on an equal footing with the origi-
nal States. in all respects whatever; and the
said State shall consist OF all the territory in
cluded within the following boundaries 10 wit:
~ of the State Of Missouri. where the thirty
seventh parallel of latitude crosses the same
thence west said parallel to the eastern
boundary OF New Mexico; thence north on
said boundary TO latitude thirty eight, thence
following said boundary westward TO the east
cru boundary at the Territory of Utah, on the
summit of the Rocky mountains; thence
nortbward on said summit 10 the fortieth par
allel OF latitude; thence east on said parallel
10 the western boundary Of the State Of Mis-
souri, thence south with the " stern bound
ary Of said State TO the place Of beginning
Irorlded, That nothing herein contained ne
| pee ting the boundary tof said State shall be
CONSTRUED 20 impair the right of peTsen ~
property now pertaining 10 the Indians IA said
| Territory so-long ~ such right shall rmain
unextinguished by treaty between the United
States and such Indians, or to INCLUDE any
territory which, by treaty with such Indian
tribes, j. not without the consent Of said tribe
10 lie included ssithin the territorial limits or
Jurisdiction sf any state &c Territory, but all
| ssch territory shall b. excepted cut Of the
boundaries. asd constitute no part u the
| State u Kansas. until said sribe shall signify
their assent 20 tlse President 10 the United
States TO be inelnded ait hin said Stab. 90 %
a1ect lhe authority OF she goyeram1nt pf the
| United StAtes % make any regulations no
| speeting such Indians. their lands. popeTty
or othsr rights BY treaty, Law, or eiisT~ise.
which il would have been eompetenf o make
/ il tkis act bad s-een pass-l
Sac 2 Asd b 4 J<rtAev ss.arsaf. Tai the
State Of Kansas il admitted Iato the Insoa
upon The sxprszs condifion that s4a State
shall never interfere with the prinz<ry dispo-
ral OF the public isnds-sr wilh aay regulations
which Congcss may ind nece-sasy ~ seear-
Ing the title IN said iaEds u the dora u f.af-
cAassfs and grantees thereof. q iula~e or
sxy .asy tax, assessment. or ifHrezi51n1 az nzsy
description whatever upsn them. oftsF
! preplTly q the United Stalks, ~ithinfhs I'm