The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-07-16
THE coNTHRnMcE pILL.
Reported From the Committee by
Mr. English

mr. English
Whereas the people Of the Territory Of
Kansas did by a convention Of delegates
assembled at Lecomplon, on the 7th day
OF November, 857, To- thstpHrposd, form
for themselves a constitution and State
government, which constitution Is repub-
lican; and whereas, at the same time and
place. said convention did adopt an ordi
nance, which said ordinance asserts that
Kansas, when admitted as State. will
have an uhdoubted right to tax the lands
within her limits belonging 20 the United
States, aud proposes TO relinquish said as
serted right if certain conditions set forth
in said ordinance be accepted aud agreed
to by the Congress Of the United States;
and whereas the said constitution and or
linance have been presented to Congress
/ by order Of said convention, and admis-
sion Of said Territory into the Union
thereon as a State requested and whereas
said ordinance is not acceptable TO Com
gress, and it is desirable to ascertain
whether the people Of Kansas concn 10
the changes In said ordinance, ,ereinal-
ter stated, aud desire admission into the
Union as State as herein proposed:
Therefore
Be Il enacted By tie Seaoe and House
of Representatives. IF the United Stdfes Of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
State Of Kansas be, aud is hereby, admit
ted into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States in all respects
whatever, but upon this fundamental coa-
ditiou precedent, namely! That the ques-
tion Of admission, with tho following
proposition in lieu Of the ordinance fran
ed at Lecompton. be submitted to a vote
Of the people Of Kansas, and assented to
i by them, or majority Of the voters vo-
ting at an election to be held for that pur-
pose, namely: That the following propo-
sitions be, and the same are hereby, offer
ed to the people Of Kansas for acceptance
or rejection, which. II accepted, shall be
obligatory on the United States, and upon
the said State of Kansas, to-witi First
that sections numbers sixteen and thirty.
six in every township Of public lands in
said State. or, VIII 'ther either Of said Sec
lions or any part thereof has been sold or
otherwise disposed Of, other lands equiv
allen. thereto, and as contiguous as may
be, shall be granted 10 said State for the
use Of schools. Second, that seveuty-two
sections Of land shall be set apart and re-
served for the support of a State univer-
sity, TO be selected by the governor Of
said State, subject to the approval Of the
! Commissioner Of the General Land Office,
and to be appropriated aud applied in such
manner as the legislature Of said State
may prescribe for Tho purpose aforesaid,
but for no other purpose, Third, that ten
entire sections Of land, TO be selected by
the governor Of said StateFin legal subdi-
visions, shall be granted TO said State for
the purpose Of completing the public
buildings, or for the erection Of others at
the seat Of government, under the direc-
ton Of the legislature thereof Fourth,
that all salt springs within said State, not
exceeding twelve in number, with six sec
tions Of land adjoining or as contiguous
as may be to each, shall be granted to
said State for its use, the same to be Sc
lected by the governor thereof, within one
yeal after the admission Of said State, and
when so elected to be used or disposed OF
on such terms, conditions, and regulations
as the legislature may direct: Pyovided,
That no salt spring or land, the right
whereof is now vested in any individual
or individuals, or which may hereafter be
confirmed OF adjudged to any individual
or individuals, shall. by this article be
granted to said State. Fifth, that FIVE
per centum of the net proceeds of tho
sales Of all public lands lying within said
State, which shall be sold by Congress
after the admission of said State into the
Union, after deducting all the expenses
incident TO the same, shall Be paid to said
State for the purpose Of making public
roads and internal improvements, as the
] Legislature shall direct; Provided. The
foregoing propositions herein offered are
on the condition that said State of Kansas
shall never interfere with the primary dis
lposal OF the lands Of the United States. or
with any regulations which Congress may
find necessary for securing the title in
said soil to bona fde purchasers thereof,
land that no tax shall be imposed on lands
belonging to the United States, and that
in no case shall nonresident proprietors
be taxed higher than residents. Sixth.
land that said State shall never tax the
lands or property Of the United States IN
that State.
Al the said election the voting shall be
by ballot, and by endorsing on his ballot,
as each voter may please, proposition ao-
cepted, or proposition rejected Should
a majority Of the votes cast be for propo.
sition accepted, the president of the Uni
ted States, as soon as the factis duly made
known to him, shah announce the same
| by proclamation, and thereafter, and with,
out any further proceedings on the part Of
Congress, the admission Of the State of
| Kansas into the Onion upon an equal foot
ng with the original States, ia all res
poets whatever, shall be complete and ab-
solute. and said State shall be entitled 10
one member In the House Of Representa-.
lives in the Congress Of the United States.
until tile ue2t census be taken by the fed.
teral governments Blu, should a majority
/ OF the votes cast be for proposition reiec-
ted, IL shall be deemed and held that The
people OF Kansas do not desire admission
into the Union with said constitution un.
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