The Washington union., 1858-02-19
AnMssroN or KANSAS AS A STATE


BILL for the admission of the State Of Kansas into the
Union presented in the Senate by Mr. Green, Of Mis-
souri, from the Committee Territories, February l
1858
Whereas the people of the Territory OF kansas py eif
representatives in convention assembled at Lecompoh
In said Territory, Monday, the fourth day oil oepe-
ber one thousand eight hundred and hity-seNe, nav
ing the right OF admission into the Union one OF the
United States of America consistent with the federal con
stuon In virtue of the treaty of ceon by France oi
the province of Louisiana made and concluded on the
30h day OF April ls03 and in accordance with the act
of Congress approved the 30th May A. ID. 1854,
titled An act TO organize the Territory OF Kansas and
Nebraska did form for themselves constitution and
State government republican in form and the said
venton has, in their and behalf asked the Con
gress of the United States to admit the Territory into the
Union State, on an equal footing with the other
States
United States Of Ayneico Congress 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 equal footing with the original States in
all 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 boundary OF
the State of Missouri where the thirty seventh parallel
of latitude the thence west on said parallel
10 the eastern boundary OF New Mexico thence north
said boundary to latitude thirty thence following
said boundary westward to the eastern boundary OF the
Territory of Utah the summit of the Rocky noun
ains thence norhward said summit to the fortieh
parallel of latitude thence east said parallel to the
boundary of the State of Missouri thence south
with the western boundary of said State to the place OF
beginning Prorsdai That nothing herein contained
specing the boundary of said State shall be construed to
impair the right of person property pertaining to
the Indians in said Territory long such right shall
remain unextnguished by treaty between the United
States and such Indians to include 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 boundaries and
sttute no part OF the State of Kansas until said tribe
sha signify their assent the President Of the United
States to included within said State to affect the
authority of the government 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 been passed.
SIC g. And be further enacted, That the State of Kan
sas is admitted into the Union upon the express condition
that said State shall interfere with the primary dis
posa of the public lands with any regulations which
Congress may find necessary for securing the title In said
lands the bona @ purchasers and grantees thereof
impose levy tax assessment or imposition OF
description whatever upon the other property of the
United States within the limits of said State and moth
ing this shall be construed assent by Congress
to all toany of the propositions claims contained in
the ordinance of the said constitution of the people of
Kansas to deprive the said State Of Kansas of the
same grants which contained in the act of Congress-
entitled An act to authorize the people of the Ter
rtory of Minnesota to form constitution and State gov
ernment preparatory to admission into the Union on
equal footing with the original States approved Febru
ary 26, 1857
SIC g. Aadtsa further enacted, That until the next gene
raj census shall be TAKEN and appOrtonment of repre-
senation made the State of Kansas shall be entitled to
representative in the House of Representatives of the
United States.