New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-16
REMOVAL OF THE CAPIrAL-EXCITING DE
RATE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
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LAwRTScE Kansas, Feb. 4, 1853.
The moet exciting debate during t1e session ol
the Territorial Legislature, occuued IN the Rouse Oh
Repres4ptssye last evening, on bill introduced 10
remove the capital Of the Territory from Lsoonp'On
The bill for the removal having been agreed 10, nom
psticns were then made to I'll the blank with Leaven
worth City, Topeka Lawrence, Minneo,a, Grasshop-
per Felis, and seventeen o'her towns oT r tnJ ne
bAlo. Leayepworth City received votes, Topeka D.
Lsvrenee 4, Minneola 3, and the rest one ana TWO
each.
Three ballots were had, when motion was made 70
drop all towns having only one vote On the next
bAlot Mnneola hsd votes and on the nth she re-
seived eleyen--when Mr. LQckhart Of johnson County
srese very much excited and said be knew there was
n corruption scheme on foot 10 this HOnse 10 remove
the capital TO Mnneola senss.ion and be charged
mon those who voting for that place. oil having
associated with lot Of spectators to remove the
capital to this paper to,cn and for their votes they
were 20 receive large interests in that town. lie
warned them TO desist as he could and would produce
q paper Etssr rner names attached, explaining the
->sSsse- scheme. loud applause from the Lobby.
Mr. Lochhart was very eloquent, and slightly Eighty
h his remarks closing his speech with LOFTY meta
phor which brought down the OUTSIDE pressure OF
1Awrence-tbe Lobby. Judge Curtis, representing
he srneteen disfranchised counties, 10 reply He
ssid that he had the honor OF putting Mnneoia IN
nomination perhaps il would be expected OF hm 10
M. Lockhart, Indignantly: II am not from Oxford
Judge Curtis: well then, johnson County, it's all
"the same The Judge said he admired the vehe-
and determination in the manner of the gentie
map and as his eloquenue had not been exceled, and
was very agreeable, he kODed tie gentleman C0Rtd
speak again? Laughter and applause.J
The Judge then took his seat and Mr. DanfOrd, the
uoet eloquent speaker the House. said that he hurried
back the wholesale charges OF corruption. lie did not
why could not vote for any town, other than
the town Of Topeka, without having a charge made
upon him Of bargain and sale" He had not voted
for Mnneols in the previous baloting, but from this
time forward he intended voting for MinneOla until
abe question was decided lapPl91se inside the bari,
which brought Mr.. Wheeler Of Doniphnn County TO
his feet He said he renewed all, and ten times more
severe charges against the persons IN this House wno
Judas like, have sold themselves for silver, and he
could name them for he had paper with their names
ell IN their own handwriting, and was prepared to
prove their signature and connection with this damna
ble scheme offraud. Lobby ,ePPfousc.I lie would
not associate with such meD-they were unworthy the
respect of gentlemen, and be hoped one OF them wond
never get another Office. lApplauseJ lie hoped GOD
Almighty would prevent, and the Territory never De
sfilcted with such damnable low, corrupt LeglsG-
tpre as this body now is. Intense cheering from the
lobby and the Topeka members.l MIR. Hanna rose 10
reply He had voted for the nearest town TO n eoun-
ty, and which was the most central poinI III 'e ier
tory and for this he must be called sooundre, anu
every other name which a narrow mind could invent
Why was this Was it because there was scheme
70 place money in the pockets OF those voting Tor
point south of the Kaw River, which he denied. No
The real cause is because the members voting ior MN
peoa boted" in the recent election, and were then
called by this Topeka faction by every valnous epi-
tbet in the vocabulary. And now these charges are
again renewed, because we won't vote Tor Topeka.
Mr.. Chairman, there Is more corrupt scheme IN re-
moving the capital to Topeka than there IS to any
ether town in Kansas and that, too, to innate the
pockets OF the very men who have tonight made tue
charge of corruption. il you want TO near man
howl Mr. Chairman strike him the pocket.
fIAughter. ] give the gentleman who has just taken
BIS seat an example lrenewed xughter tor nothing
but O pocket hook argument could nave maze MN
howl with such canine eloquence. Immense stamp,
ing and laughter.l And, Sir, the cOndolen howl wall
have TO be continued, for Topeka, like every dog has
had its day. and henceforward Will live only IN the
history Of the past.
This question has been made party test-the ac-
tive life and soul of the Free-State party voting
for Hnneola and the active, hteless "Topeks faction
Sir, in order that gentlemen may be right upon the
record, and that God Almighty and the people may
never return some of the members OF this House,
call for the yeas and nays.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hanna's remarks, several
members who had voted for Topeka aud other places
forward vote for Minneoa. The next and last ballot
stood for Minneola, "a; for Topeka, III. What COM
ment upon the course of the "Factioniss
The Committee OF the Whole then rose and re-
ported back the bill TO the House recommending its
passage. The House passed the bill, with clause
requiring every State officer TO reside at the capital
and that they should remove their offices to MnneOla
by the first day of July next. The question will
come upto-dsy in the Council when the Topeka men
expect 10 defeat the bill.
Mclean, charged with false swearing before the
"Investig ating Committee" has not yet been ar
Walker arrested the notorious Sheriff Jones at Ls-
compton yesterday, and brought him to his place
Wnts have been issued against every connected
With election frauds including one Montgomery, To-
peka factionist who destroyed the oaOtboX in Lima
County on the fth, in which there had not beer Pro-
SisVery ballot deposited. The Committee il deter
mined TO snow neither fear nor favor