The Washington union., 1858-02-25
KANSAS.
AFFAIRS IN THE TERRITORY 4

inn Ir"ioLAluhE PRESENT STATE OF PAR
TIES, PEACE PREVAILS.
we make up from the voluminoas accounts that con
tinue TO reach ,S from Kansas compilation the intel
eence received from that quarter during the past
night which will place readers in possession of the
latest information from that Territory
All accounts agree that peace generally prevails
throughout the Territory, The reported disturbance at
Fort Scott which occurred about tho first of the present
month, has entirely subsidized 1t merely a local
affair, having political bearing whatever which was
used by the blood thunder writer's for the eastern
papers to get up a new sensation on Kansas The whole
matter blew in day two, and has already been
forgotten Lane continues 10 visit different points of the
Territory, accompanied by Of his men, and threat
ems To wipe out kickapoo other obnoxious place
yet his threats result in actions He is esirous to
keep up feeling, yet IL careful In committing
acts that would bring him In collision with the territorial
authorities.
The territorial legislature has adjourned II is diff
cult to gather exactly what they have DONE or the laws
they have passed but all agree in describing
as a most corrupt body of The manner in which
they have discharged their duties to the public is fully
illustrated in the following extract from Kansas letter
written on the 9th instant at Lawrence
The territorial legislature will remain In session but
six days longer They sit from IL to l6 hours a day
SO far their time has been almost exclusively occupied
with local and special legislation Hundreds of towns
and town companies have been chartered Most of them
mere paper towns on the open praires where neither
stick stone marks their location of them are
foating towns that is, town company is chartered
by spectators in any county, township Indian re-
serve, and wherever the land is most valuable or in
whatsoever place the shares will best SELL there they To-
cate their chartered town. having by Of town
charter the first right the land General Denver
acting governor has vetoed several of these floating
towns but the legislature, they choose pass them
by two-third vote The number Of companies, towns,
most fabulous Local and special bills rushed through
with extraordinary rapidy and facility. Yesterday bill
passed the lower house and advanced in the upper house
to tho third reading, when IL discovered that it re-
pealed all the present county lines and county seats 1t
thus, by accident, prevented from becoming
law The members in favor of changing the county lines
and seats quietly put in bill entitled IAN act repeal
certain laws, which nearly contaminated into law
before the members opposed to such knew for
what they voting
resolution has passed both houses petitioning Con-
gres for such grants of land usually made
States for railroad purposes
The council has passed the act locating the capitol at
Mnneola the prairie paper town Some members whose
written opposite shares in that town assoc
ton, made buncombe speeches against the movement
but when it comes to voting after the governor veto
they will vote aye the motion for thirds vote
The 'noses are counted and, unless of the mem
bers break their share made pledges two thirds of the
members of both houses will vote for it, II is exceeding
Is amusing to hear protesting in the name of their
Maker against fraud and corruption hurting denunciaon
against the Minncoa- capitol movement when they hold
its shares in their pockets and will vote for the act when
it comes to the test.
homestead bill has passed the legislature providing
that every citizen retain s0e worth of property ny
oatc FROM any process of law obtained by his creditors
The correspondent of abolition paper the New York
Evening Post writes follows concerning tho Minneo
Ia project:
1t was boldly alleged on the floor Of the house by Mr.
Wheeler of Donphan county and in the council cham
by that hribe and
the bottom Of the scheme and the leading of
the favor which the bill found in tho eyes Of members
and furthermore 1t asserted by each of these gentle
men, individually, that he stood ready to prove the
charges made if membes dared stand an caatiination
before any nxcststinx connil<tee Not olk were hcsc
charges borne IN Silence and investigation demanded
but members proceeded though with lily concealed wnc
ing to pass the bill with alacrity unusual be-
tray the vcest fear lest unexpected obstacle should
nterposc, and prevent the final consmmation of their
darling scheme.
1t is feared that the effect of this measure unpopular
it must become, will be to divide the State party
more than it is at present. and il it be- the odium will
rest upon the heads of its projectors crushing them If
necessary il is hoped in time to enable the friends of
freedom to join hands, and rally the great ISSUE
and present undivided front towards the common en-
emy in this the final struggle.
bill was introduced into the house and passed by
very large majority making it capital offence for any
person to act State officer in any capacity under the
Lccompton constitution, should Kansas be admitted as
State with That constitution. Ihe senate, however
backed out and defeated the bill Instead thereof and
to appearances series of violent resolutions pro
testing against the admission of Kansas with the Iecomp
ton constitution, were offered and duly passed The
legislature could not be persuaded to make practical
against the Lecompton constitution The Kansas
abolition correspondents attribute this action what
they dcnominate the bunker wing of the free State
party that is TO those who voted for State officers on
the 4th of January last The voting policy has there
fore prevailed even in the territorial legislature which
policy is acquescence in the Iecompton constitution
should Kansas be admitted into the Union
Acting Governor Denver vetoed an act establishing
certain banks in the Territory for reasons which
fully stated in his message. The legislature how
ever, passed the bill this veto 1t establishes three
banks, to be located at Lawrence Ieavenworth and
Wyandotte, respectively.
doubt exists whether the bill TO call new State CON
vention has become law not. The bill was duly
passed and transmitted to the governor He had not re-
turned II at IL o'clock the night the 18th instant
At that hour he sent them message $50 the abolition
papers say declaring that his with that body
dissolved the governor holding that the session had
expired The legislature determined that the session con-
tnued until IL o'clock, m, the following day In the
time the Legislature to have taken up the BILL
if it had been returned with the governors Veto and
rcpasscd IL by two-thirds vote.
1t appears that the bill to repeal the whole code of the
Territory which has always been obnoxious the
les not passed been lost somewhere between
tho two houses. About dozen general laws passed
among which county and town organization