Freeman's champion., 1858-02-04
Legislative Doings.

passed the following general acts;
An act providing for the invcsti-
cation Of frauds committed ON the
2lst of December, at the election
on the adoption of the bastard as SUBJ
mitted by It's procreators, and also at
the election held on the 4th Of Janu-
ary, for State officers, &C., under
said bastard,
An act fer taking the census Of all
inhabitants ever the age of twenty
one years, entitled to vote under the
acts Of Congress, Organic Act, or
Territorial law, of the townships Of
Kickapoo, (Lcavenworth county,
Oxford, johnson ceunty,) Walnut,
(AtchiSOn county, Tate and Potosl,
Linn county, and Of tho counties
of Marshall and McGee, at the earliest
practical period, and in manner
hereafter to be described by the Leg
islature. .lU
An act to provide for the regula-
ton of the running at large Of swine.
An act touching the marriage rela-
tions and liabilities incident thereto.
AN act to provide for the punish
ment Of offenses against private pro-
pcrty.
An act to regulate the sale of spir-
ituous liquors.
An act to suppress houses of ill.
fame.
An act to provide for the election
Of delegates to frame State consti.
tuition,
An act repeating all acts protect.
ing slave property.
Numerous local acts have passed
and the Legislature is bored inces
sanity by wire-pullers, log.rollers ant
lobby members, who are hanging
about imploring that body to gram
them charters, &C., DC, &c., for pri
vatc measures and schemes. TO such
a degree had they been harassed BY
this element that on Friday last Mr.
HARDING, of the Council, offered thC
following:
WHEREAs, The Council having view
ell with deep regret the necessity
which has compelled them to i'm
pose upon the committee on inco,rr
porations the duty Of examining
and reporting the numberless act
for Incorporating tho incipien
towns and one-horse cities spread
ing over the length and breadth o
the Territory of Kanzas, whicl
have been presented in this body
whereby their powers may be over
tasked, and thereby fearing tn
loss of their valuable services or
their work is completed; and where
as there is imminent danger of tn,
sacrifice of all lands suitable 70
cultivation in the Territory, where
by agricultural interests are likel,
to suffer therefore,
Resolved, That the said committe,
on interpretations be released from
the duty of examining all bills 70
the incorporation of such incipien
towns and one-horse cities until Mon
day next, but in view of the probabl
conclusion that members Of the Terri
torial Legislature and others will no
get all their embryo towns and cite
incorporated during the time pre-
scribed for one sitting. uoal
Be IL further Resolvsd, That tn
said committee on interpretations b
instructed to prepare general incor
poration act, so framed as to 'avoi'
the necessity Of so much special leg
islation on that subject, and repor
the same to the Council at as earl,
day as practicable.
These resolutions failed to pass
however. ''' .'
Acts for Incorporating Prairie City
for legalizing the assoSsmentSof take
in Prairie City, and to incorporat
the Prairie City and State Line Rail
road Company, were on the minute
for third reading in the House O
Thursday last. ,..o0a 9gn
Mrs. Garfield Committed.