The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-21

l. the Senate Of the United States Feb Is, 1883 MI
Grec, from the Committee on Territories submitted
report, accompanied by the following BILL whi:h was
read and passed 10 second resding5a
BILL
JoR us ADMISSION srArs KANSAS MO UNION
Whereas people OF the Territory OF Kansas BY their
representative in convention assembled Al LecocP'cn
ead Territory, Monday toe 4h OF september 1885,,
having the right OF admission into the Union Of the
Juied States OF America Consistent with the federal
euton In virtue OF the treaty OF cessoo by France Of
the province o. louisiana made and concluded the 30th
day Of Ayr 1903 and with the Of Con
,yress approved on the seth of May Ammo Domni 1854
entitled AN act organise the Territory Of Kansas aud Ne
brasks' did form for themselves constitution and State
government republican in form and the said Convention
Cu,ed ADMIT the said Territory the Union
a state equal footing with the other Sts,ss-
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tves Of the United States Of America in Congress
bled that the State 81 Kansas shall he aud hereby de-
clarcdo be one Of tho United states OF America and nd
m,tted into the Union equal footing with tho original
States In all respects whatever And the said state shall
consist Of al the territory included within the following
boundaries, 70 wit Beginning AT point the western
hovndary az the state Missouri where the thirty
yenth parallel of latitude the thence west
90 said para,e 70 the eastern boundary Of New Mexico
north said boundary latitude thirty eight
thence foo~isg said boundary westward 10 the EASTERN
boundary Of the Territory Of Utah. on tho summit Of the
Rocky mouninus: thence nor,hward said summit 10
the or,ieh parallel 81 latitude thence cast on said pa
rale 70 the western boundary Of State ot Missouri
tneooe SCUM w'n zoe western oonos,. o sau S'e 70
the place OF beginning irov.ued, thai nothing herein
contained reapectrg the boundary n said State shall be
construed ~ rights ~ person property
pertaining 70 the In6 sad Territory 50 long as such
rights sha unCrtinruhea b. treaty between the
United states ana such lad include sny territory
which by treaty with such Indian tribe. Is without
tht consent Of sao tribe be inc de1 within the terri
t0ris ut or jurisdiction o. any state Territory; but
al such territory eha be excepted OF the boundaries
and constitute part OF the state Of Kansas, until
t-be sLa signify thCr assent IT, t1c President or tue
United States TO be included within said State 70 Affect
the authority az the government OF tue United States to
make an. regulation respecting such Iudans their lands
property, other rights by treaty Law other s.se,
which would have been competent 20 make Il this act
had never passed
Sec . And be IT further enacted That the state Of
Kapsas admitted In the Union upon the express condl-
{ n that said sta shall interfere with primary
dsposal the public iauds i,h any regulations which
Congress may end necessary for the title In said
ania H. the 1 fde purchaser and grantees thereof
i-apose or levy any tax assessment impos on
decrpiion whatever upon them other property Of the
United States within the limits Of the said State, sod
nothing in this shall be construed by Con
ress ~ all 10 AIRY Of the propositions clsms contain
"a tie ordinance Of the said constitution Of the people OF
nor deprive the said state Of kansas Of the
srsps which were contained 10 the " Congress enti-
tad An act TO authorize tho people Of the Territory OF
Minnesota 10 form ceustution and state government,
rrcparatory 10 admission into the Union equal foot
Ing with the original States approved February twenty
eiSth eighteen hundred and 1fty seven.
Sec And be further enacted, That until the next
gepeta census shall he taken and superintendent OF
made the Sa OF Kansas shall he entitled
% one representative the House Of Representatives OF
the United States.