Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-31
Ism for enc Adm1s.Ion OF Kansas.


The Bill for the admission of Kansas as a
State of the Union, which, after having re-
ceived several amendments, and passed the
Senate, is in the following form
Bill for the admission Of The State Of Kansas into the
UnionI
WHEREAS the People of the Territory of Kansas did by
convention OF Delegates called and assembled at
Lecompton on the 4th Of September, 1857, for that
purpose, form for themselves a constitution and
State government, which said constitution is repub-
hcan, and sad Convention having asked the adnis-
SION or said Territory into the Union al a State On
equal footing with the original States
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
se',tdfites Of The United Stqfes Of Aaeicd ia Can
gTcss assembled, That the State of Kansas shall
be and is hereby declared to be one of the
United States of America and admitted into
the Union on an equal footing with the origi-
nal States, in all respects whatever And the
said State shall consist of all the territory in
cluded within the following boundaries: tn
wit: Beginning at a point on the western
boundary OF the State of Missouri where the
thirty-seventh parallel of latitude crosses the
same; thence west on said parallel to the cast
ern boundry OF New Mexico: thence north on
said boundary to latitude thirty-eipbt. thence
following said boundary westward Ia
the eastern boundary of the Territory of
Utah. on the summit of the Rocky Mountains.
thehce hortlward on said summit to the forti-
eth parallel Of latitude; thence cast ON said
parallel TO the western boundary of the STATE
OF Missouri; thence south with the western
boundary OF said State to the place of begin
nlng: fT0r1ded That nothing herein contained
respecting the boundary of said State shall he
construed 10 impair the rights of persons or
property now pertaining to the Indians in
said Territory, so long as such rights shall re-
man uneAunguished by treaty between the
United states and such Indians or to include
any territory which, by treaty with sncb In
dian tribe is not. without the consent of said
tribe, to be included within the territorial linn
Its or jurisdiction of any State or Territory:
but all such territory shall be excepted out of
the boundaries, and constitute 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 or TO
AFFECT The authority of the Government of the
ohlted states 10 make any regulations res
pectlng such Indians, their lands, property. or
other rights, by treaty, law, or otherwise.
winch 1t would have been competent 10 make
if this act had never passed.
SEC Z AHd be II FURTHER enacted, That the
State of Kansas is admitted into the Union
upon the express condition that said State
shall never Interfere with the primary disposal
OF the public lands, or with any regulations
which Congress may find necessary for secur-
ing the title in said lands to the bona Iide mr.
chaser and grantees thereof or impose or lew
any tax, assessment, or imposition of any des-
criptOn whatever, upon them or other proper
ty of the United States within the limits of
said State and that nothing in this act shall
be construed 10 abridge or infringe any right
OF the people, as asserted in the constitution
OF Kansas, at all times to alter reform or
abolish their form of government in such man
ner rs they may think prOper-Congress here
by dlsclalmlnG any authority to intervene or
declare the construction of the constitution of
any state, except to see that il be republican
IN form and not in conflict with the Constitu-
ton of the United States; and nothing i'm this
act shall he construed as an assent by Con
gress to all or to any Of the propositions or
claims contained in the ordinance annexed 10
the said constitution Of the people of Kansas.
nor to deprive the said State of Kansas of the
same grants, if hereafter made. which were
contained in the act of Congress entitled
- An act TO authorize the people of the Ter
rltory OF Minnesota TO form a constitution
and State government preparatory to admis-
sion into the Union on all equal footing with
the original States" approved February
10Th, 1887.
SEC ). -4Rdbe il further enacted, That until the
next general census shall be taken and an ap-
pOrtionment Representatives made, the State
OF Kansas shall be entitled to one representa-
tive i'll the House of Representatives of the
United States.
SEC. 4. Ind be further aaacted, That from
and after the admission of the State of Kan
sas, as hereinafter provided all the laws of the
United States which are not locally inapplica
bic shall have the same force and effect with
III that State rs in other States of the Union
and the said State is hereby constituted ju-
dicial district of the United States within
which district court with the like powers
and jurisdiction as the district court of the
United States for the district of Iowa, shall be
established the judge, attorney, and marshal
of the United States for the said district of
Kansas shall reside within the same, and Shall
be entitled to the same compensation as the
Judge, attorney, and marshal of the district of
Iowa.