Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-09
CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l, 1858.
The Admission of kansas.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l, 1885,
The Admission Kansas.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, remarking that the hour
OF O'Clock had arrived moved that Senate bill for
the admission of Kansas be taken up
The motion being agreed to, the bill read first
time by its title.
Mr.. Gddings of Ohio objected to its further reading
The Speaker then stated that under the rules of the
House it became his duty to PROFOUND the question
Shall the bill be rejected?"
Mr.. Stephens demanded the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays ordered and being taken re-
sulted-yeas 90, nays l37-as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Andrews Bennett, Bllinghurst Bingham
Blair Bliss Brayton, Bufnton, Burlngame, Burroughs,
Campbell Case Chafee, Chapman, Clark, of Connecticut
Clawson, Clark B. Cochrane, of New York. Colfax Comin
COvode, Cragin Curtis, Damre, Davis, of Massachusetts,
Davis of Iowa, Dawes Dean Dick, Dodd Durfee, Edie
Farnsworth Fenton, Foster, Gddngs Gilman Gooch Good
rs OF Illinois, Hickman, Hoard, Horton, Howard Kellogg
Kelsey kgore, Knapp Kunkel, Of PENNSYLVANIA, Leach
sylvana, Morse of Maine Morse of New York Mott Muir
ray Nichols Oin Palmer, Parker Petit, Pike Potter
POttle Purvance, Rtchie Robbins Roberts, Royce sher
man, of Ohio. Sherman of New York. Spinner Stanton
tewaF OF pennsyyana TnapRsan Thayer Thompson
Of Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois, Washburn, of Maine
Wilson. and Wood-95.
NAYS-Messrs Adran, Ahl Anderson Arnold Atkins
Avery Barksdae, Bishop Bocock, Bonham Bowie, Boyce
Branch Bryan Burnett Burns Caske Clark of New York
coehrane Of New YORK, CocEer Corning Cox, &c Craig of
9 Mo- Craige Of c. Crawford Curry Davidson Davis of
ner Florence Foley Garnett Gartre ellis Gilmer Goode
yand Haskn ateh HAWKINS H iii Hopkns Houston
Hughes Huyer, Jackson Jenkins Jewett Jones of Ten
nessee j. Clancy Jones of Owen Jones of
dandy LawEe1ee Leidy Letcher Malay Nc McKibben Nc
es er %
of Illinois, Niback, Pendeton, Peyton Phelps, Phillips
Powell, Quitman, Ready, Reagan Reilly, Rcaud Rutin,
Shaw Of Illinois, Shaw Of North Carolina Shorter Sickes
Singleton, Smith Of Illinois Smith of Tennessee, Smith of
of Nor
land Talbot, Taylor of New York Taylor of louisiana
Trppe, Underwood, Ward Warren, watkins White, White
Wright of Tennessee, and Zollcotfer-l37
so the bill was not rejected.
The bill was then read second time. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Union.
Whereas the people of the Territory of Kansas did, by
convention of delegates called and assembled at ecOmpon
the 4th day of December 1857 that purpose to
themselves constitution and State government which said
asked the admission of said Territory into the Union
State equal footing with the original States
Be 1t enacted by the Senate dft House Of Representatives.
of the United States of america 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
spec whatever And the said State shall consist Of all the
territory included within the following boundaries. to wit
Beginning point the western boundary of the State
of Missouri where the thirty seventh parallel of latitude
ern boundary of New Mexico thence north on said boun
dairy latitude tryegh; thence following said boundary
the the Rocky Mountains thence norward
said summit to the forteth parallel OF latitude thence east
said parallel the western boundary of the State of Mis-
thence south with the western boundary of said State
the place of beginning PrOrlded That nothing herein
construed to impair the rights of person or property now
pertaining to the Indians in said Territory, long such
rights shall remain by treaty between the
which, by treaty with such Indian tribe is not without the
of said tribe to be included within the territorial
limits jurisdiction of any State Terrtory but all sucf
territory shall be excepted out of the boundaries and con
sttGte part of the State of Kansas until said tribe shall
signify their assent to the President of the United States
be included within said State to affect the authority
respecting such Indians their lands, property, Other
rights by treaty, law otherwise which it would have
been competent to make if this act had never passed
Sec q And be further enacted, That the State of Kan
admitted into the Union upon the express condition
that said State shall interfere with the primary dspO
may find necessary for securing the title in said lands
to the bona e purchaser and grantees thereof impose
levy any assessment imposition of description
whatever, upon them other property OF the United States
within the limits of said State; and that nothing in this
shall be construed to abrdge or infringe right of the peo
pie asserted in the constitution of Kansas all times to alter
REFORM abolish their form of government in such manner
they may think properCongress hereby dsclamng any
authority intervene declare the construction of the
stuton of any State except to that it be republican
form, and in conflict with the constitution of the United
States and nothing in this act shall be construed
by Congress to all to of the propositions claims
contained in ordinance annexed the said constitution
of the people of Kansas to deprive the said State OF
Kansas of the grants hereafter made which were
contained in the act of Congress entitled An act to author
ize the people the Territory of Minnesota to form
sttuon aud State prepatOry to admission into
the Union on an equal footing with the original Sates ap
proved February twentysix eighteen hundred and fifty
seven.
general shall be taken and appoonment of rep
resentaves made the State of Kansas shall be entitled to
representative in the House of Representatives of the
SEC T. And he 1t further enacted That from and after
the admission of the State of Kansas herein before
vded all the of the United States which not locally
nappcabe shall have the force and effect within tnat
State in other States of the Union and the said State is
| har Of
within which district court with the like powers and ju
risdcion the district court of the United States for the
district Iowa, shall be established; the judge attorney
marshal of the United States for the said district of
Kansas shall reside within the and shall be entitled to
compensation as the Judge, attorney and marshal
of the district of Iowa.
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia. announced it was not his
purpose to discuss the bill He understood that its op
ponents had agreed upon proposition substitute.
He was willing to let that proposition be offered and
for that purpose yielded the floor to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Montgomery.
Mr. Montgomery, then moved to strike out all
after the enactng clause from the Senate BILL and insert
the following:
That the State of Kansas be- and hereby admitted into
the Union equal footing with the original States in all
respects whatever but nasmuch as it greatly disputed
whether the constitution framed at LecomptOn the 7h
was fairly made or expressed the will of the people
this admission of her into the Union as State is here
declared to be upon this fundamental condition precedent
namely that the said constitutional instrument shall be first
submitted vote of the people of Kansas and assened to
by them, majority OF the VOTERS at an
held for the purpose and such assent shall be
gven and duly made known by majority of the commits
soners herein appointed to the President the United Sate
he shall the by proclamation; and thereaf
and without any further proceedings on the part of Con
gress the admission of the said State of Kansas into the
Union upon equal footing with the original States in all
respects whatever shall be complete and absolute. AT the
on his ballot as each voter may please, for the consu
tion gainst the constitution. Should the said
stituon be rejected at the said election by majority of
votes being cast against it, then, and in that event. the
habans Of said Territory hereby authorized and en-