The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-17
AFFAIRS In KANSAS.
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Ll~N-cs, X T., Feb. a, 1853.
TIC Territorial Legislature will remain in sessoV but
an dAys longer. they sit from II 10 &c hours day So
fr their time has been almost exclusively occupied WIN
local ana SPECIAL legislation. Hundreds OF towns and
scwH companies have been chartered Most Of them are
mere paper towns on the open praries where neither
St,ck stone MARKS their location Some OF them are
.eosi1g towns that s, town company chartered ny
spectators N any county, township or Indian reserve,
nd wherever the Land most valuable or N whatsoever
pace the shares Will best sell, there they lcsSte
their chartered town, having, oy means OF tha' o~n
charter the rst right the land Gen. Denver, Act
IGg Governor vetoed several of these noang towns,
nu the Legislature, If they choose, pass them by two
third vc,c The number OF companies, towns, ferries
railroad Sd stage lines that chartered is almost fabu
Scuf In few days will send you an outline Of all the
proposed railroads and their prospects. Local and spe
.l tis are rushed through with extraordinary rapidly
1za facility Yesterday BIZ passed the lower house and
ADVANCED In the upper house the third reading when
discovered thai repealed all the present county
and county seats. Il thus, by acoiaent
prevented from becoming law. The members IN favor
o. Ohsns ing the county ines aud seats quietly pot in blu
entitled AN act " repeal certain laws which
y eoDsummated ioto law before the members opposed
~ such a measure Knew for what they voting
resolution has passed both houses eeoning Congress
sr such granite OF land ss usually made 10 States
Scr -ailroad purposes.
The Counc has passed the act locating the CAPITOL at
names are written opposite shares that associa
cou. MADE BcncomHc speeches against the movement:
srt when comes 70 voting after the Governor veto,
they will vote sye'' on the motion for two-thTd vote.
The noses are counted and unless some Of the mem
s7rs break their share made pledges two thrd OF the
members OF both houses VIII vote for IT, Il Is exceedingly
amusing % hear protesting IN the name Of their
EseT against fraud sni corruption, hurting denuDc aton
against the Nnneols Capitol movement when lbey hold
ne shares their pockets and will vote for the act when
come 10 the test
Homestead BIZ! has passed tho Legislature providing
that every citizen retain 500 worth Of property
violate from any process or law obtained by his creditors
has been passed the purity the balet
ts and providing for the purchase aud use OF glass bal
lot boxes.
An act to regulate and conduct elections contains re-
gstry law, and extends the elective franchise every
bona ds settler who is citizen OF the United states,
hss declared his intention TO become such ana has been
IN the Territory FOR the period Of SIX months.
The proposition 10 change the county and county
hines up the lower house, and has been consdera-
bly, discussed is entirely project Of the lobby The
oo county seats are organized ana exercising their ntu
ence 70 retain the county seats where they The
sovps aspiring to the county seats likewise organized
anc exercising ther influence 10 acheve Their desired
change Which OF the two bring the greatest influence
20 bear upon the members will carry It's end of
there Is good deal OF cross hiring charges OF interest
and influence being made on botL sides.
Acting Governor ten Denver refused % sign the Fequi
siton for John Calhoun the President, say ng would
be better have the taken before the Graud Jury
and Il i then decided that Mr. Calhoun had changed
the returns sent to him or put in fraudulent ones he Che
Governor) would then sign requsion upon the Pres
dent for the accused The free State claim that they
can prove Mr. Calhoun gully Of changing returns and
making ont frsuauient ores.
The who started IN search Of Mr.. McIane. John
Cahoun's chief clerk have returned without thai person
One report is that ne has gone towards Mexico another
thai he went East, through Missouri.
The pro slavery party who, BY the way, DO not
acknowledge that name but call themselves the demo
cra party very much annoyed at this exhuming OF
the returns from under wood pile Some OF them pitch
into" hcla pretty strongly Yesterday, while travel
Ing through the country, fell in ten miles from
here, with number OF tie rank and fle of pro
clsver party they greatly nHensed aud xcted at
what they called the action Of their leading men, they
opposed 10 the election frauds all election
frauds, and said they could not get Up public demo
cratic meeting and pass vote Of upon such
frauds and the OF Of their leaders they
would leave the party, though there other party
KAMA with which they would OF could affiliate.
No;hug further from Fort Scott