The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-26
L Ii + DISP ATCH.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH, ~ $50
The Kansns nam. ~

The etii Tor the admission of Kansas into the
oniaa as u passed the Senate is NJ follows:
;, whereas the people OF the Territory Of Kansas
am' ny convention Of delegates called and as
sehbled at Lecompten the 4ih day of Decem-
Der, 1901 for that purpose. form TO themselves u
constitution and State Government, which said
constitution Is republican. and the said conyen.
tion having asked the admission of said Territory
into the nion as State on an equal footing with
the original States
Re enacted By Tic .S,Rate aud House of Repre.
#afdsires Of he Ji,iod !SotSs Of america in Cbn
9ress 0Sseabfed, That the State of Kansas shall
be and Is hereby declared to be one of the United
states OF America, aud admitted into the UIion
on an equal footing with the original States iu
all respects whsteyer. And the said State shall
consist of all abe territory jnclnded within the
following boundaries, to wit: BEGINNING at a point
on the western boundary of the State OF Missouri
where the 81 parallel of latitude crosses the
same: thence west said parallel to The eastern
boundary Of New Mexice thence north on s.i,i
boundary to latitude thirty eight: thence follow.
ing said boundary westward, to the eastern
boundary Of the Territory of Utah, on the sum.
nit OF the Rocky mountains thence northward
On said summit TO the fourth parallel Of latitude,
thence east on said parallel 70 the western bonn.
Diary of the State of Missouri; thence south with
the westera boundary OF said State to the place of
beginning. i'roridef, that nothing herein con,
tanned respecting the boundary of said State
shall be construed to impair the rights of person
OF property now pertaining to the Indians in said
Territory, 40 long as such rights shalt remain un-
eNunguished by treaty between the United
states aud such Indians, or TO include any terri.
tory which, by treaty with such Indian tribe. il
not without the consent of said tribe, to be inclu.
led within the territorial limits or Jurisdiction of
any State or Territory; bnt all such territory shall
be exempted out of the boundaries, and consti-
tuts no part of the State of Kansas until said
tribe shall signify their assent TO the President of
the United States to be included within said State.
nr to affect the authority of the government OF
the United states to make any regulation respect
ing such Indians. their lands property or other
rights, by treaty, law otherwise, which il
would have been competent to make If this act
had never passed.
SEC. 2. ARd be IL further enacted, That the State
of Kansas is admitted into the Union upon the ex-
press condition that said State shall never inter-
fere with the primary disposal Of the public lands.
"r with any regulations which Congress may find
Gecessary.or securing the title in said lands to the
bona fde pureha er and grantees thereof or inn
pose or levy any tax assessment, or imposition OF
any description whatever, upon them or other
property Of the United States within the limits Of
said State; and that nothing in this act shall be
construed to abridge infringe any right of the
people asserted in the constitution Of Kansas at all
times 10 alter, reform abolish their form of
government in such manner as they may think
proper-Congrcss hereby disclaiming any author
ity 10 intervene declare the construction of the
constitution OF any State, except to that il be
! republican in form, and rot in conflict with the
this act shall be construed as an assent by Con-
gress 10 all or to any OF the propositions claims
contained in the ordinance annexed to the said
constitution Of the people of Kansas, nor to de-
ptiye the said State of Kansas of the said grants,
il hereafter made, which were contained in the act
of Congress entitled 'An act to authorize the peo
pie of the Territory of Minnesota to form con-
stitntion and state government preparatory 10
admission into the Mon on all equal footing with
the original States" approved 26th Feb. 1857.
SEC 3. Re 1t further enacted, That until the next
general census shall be taken, and an apportion-
ment of representatives made, the State of Kansas
rhal be entitled to one representative in the House
of Representatives Of the United States
SIC. 4. And be Il further enacted, That from and
after the admission of the State of Kansas. az
hcreinbefore provided, all the laws of the United
states which are not locally inspplicabe, shall
have the same fJrce and effect within that State
iii other States of the Union and the said State is
hereby constituted Judicial district Of the United
states within which district court, with the
like powers aud jurisdiction the district court
of the United States for the district of Iowa. shall
be established; the judge, attorney, and marsha
of the United States for the said district of Kansa
shall reside within the same, and shall be entitled
to the same compensation as the judge. attorney
| and marshal of the district of Iowa.