Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-24

Tn Thursday Ia in the Senate, Mr.. Green Of
Missouri, from "a .Committee on Territories, to
whom was refertsd the message Of the President Of
the United Stsses, transmitting copy Of the Les
compton constitution, submitted report accom-
panied by n bill for the admission Of the State Of
Kansas into the Union; which was read and passed
to second reading, and the report was ordered to
be printed. The report is q very elaborate docu-
ment 1t goes at length into history of the move
ments in Kansas from the inception Of the terrific
rial government down to the present time. The bill
will be found below. p" 57E- as '--'@S.f"
Mr.. Douglas presented written report, giving
at length his for dissenting from the concu
siors of the majority of the Committee; and Mr..
Collamer. submitted q minority report, protesting
strongly against the admission of the State with the
Lecompton Constitution. tfa1f' at-E- -1a 3
The proposition to admit the State with the Lee
compton Constitution will encounter strong resis-
lance in the Senate, but will be passed as soon
vote can be reached upon it. The result in the
House of Representatives is doubtful !. 49,.
ADMISSION OF KANSAS AS A STATE.
A BILL for the admission of the State Of Kansas
into the Union, presented in the Senate by Mr..
Green, Of Missouri, from the Committee on Ter
rtories February II, 1885,
Whereas, the people of the Territory OF Kansas
by their representatives in convention assembled at
Lecompton, in said Territory, Monday, the fourth
day of September, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty seven, having the RICH. of admission into the
Union as of the United States of America,
sistent with the federal constitution in virtue of the
treaty of cession by France of the province of Lou
siana, made and concluded the 30th day of April,
1sOs and in accordance with the act of Congress
approved on the 3Oth May, A. D. 1854, entitled An
act to organize the Territory of Kansas and Nebras
ka did form for themselves constitution and State
government, republican in form and the said con-
vention has, in their name and behalf asked the
Congress of the United States to admit the Terrific
ry into the Union State, on an equal footing
with the other States: .--.. .s:-.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires Of the United States Of Amerca in Con.
gress assembled That the State Of Kansas shall be-
and is hereby declared to be, of the United
States of America and admitted into the Union on
equal footing with the original States in respects
whatever; and the said State shall consist of all the
territory included within the following boundaries,
to wit: Beginning at point on the western bounda-
~ of the State of Missouri where the thirty seventh
parallel of latitude the same thence west on
said parallel to the eastern boundary of New Next
CO thence north said boundary to latitude thir
ty eight thence following said boundary westwa ard
to the eastern boundary of the Territory of Utah,
on the summit of the Rocky mountains thence
northward said summit to the fortieth parallel of
boundary of the State of Missouri: thence south
with the western boundary of said State to the place
of beginning: Prorided, That nothing herein con-
tanned respecting the boundary of said State shall
be construed to impair the right of person prop
erty now pertaining to the Indians in said Territory
so long such right shall remain unextir guished
by treaty between the United States and such In
dams, or to include any territory which, BY treaty
with such Indian tribes is not without the consent
of said tribe to be included within the territorial
limits jurisdiction Of any State Territory but
all such territory shall be excepted out of the boun
daries, and constitute no part Of the State of Kan
sas until said tribe shall signify their assent to the
President of the United States to be included within
said State to affect the authority af the govern
ment of the United States to make any regulations
respecting such Indians, their lands, property or
other rights by treaty, law, otherwise which it
would have been competent to make if this act had
not been passed.
Sec O. And be 1t further enacted, That the
State of Kansas is admitted into the Union upon the
express condition that said State shall never inter.
fere with the primary disposal of the public lands.
or with any regulations which Congress may find
necessary for securing the title in said lands to the
bona tide purchasers and grantees thereof or impose
or levy any tax, assessment, imposition of any
description whatever upon them, or other property
of the United States within the limits of said State
and nothing in this act shall be construed as an as
sent by Congress to all to any of the propositions
claims contained in the ordinance of the said con-
stitution of the people OF Kansas nor deprive the
said State Of Kansas of the same grants which were
contained in the act of Congress, entitled an An
act to authorize tho people of the Territory of Min
nesota to form constitution and State government
preparatory to admission into the Union equal
footing with the original States" approved Februa-
ry. 26, 1857.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That until the
next general census shall be taken, ana an appor-
tionment Of the representation made, the State of
Kansas shall be entitled to representative in the
House of Representatives of the United States.