Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-29
Admission of Kansas.

Houses upon the disagreeing votes Of the two
Houses on the bill entitled "A bill for the
admission of Kansas" to make the report
which / now send to the Clerks desk.
The report was read, and is as follows:
The committee Of conference appointed TO
consider the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment to the Senate bill
No I6I, entitled "a bill for the admission OF
the State of Kansas" report that they nave
had the subject under consideration, and have
given it that careful, patient and mature de-
liberation which they conceive its Importance
demands. and have agreed upon an amend
ment in the nature OF a substitute Tor the
House amendment to the Senate bill.
They eqrneaIg recommend the adoption OF
this amendment by the two Houses OF Con-
JAMES s. GREEN
Y. VI. T. HUNTER,
Managers the part Of The Senate
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH,
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS,
Managers the part of the House
The undersigned, one of the managers on
the part of the Senate, does not agree in the
foregoing report.
The undersigned. one of the managers on
part of the House, does not agree in the fore
going report.
Whereas, the people of the Territory Of
Kansas did, by a convention of delegates as
sembled at Lecompton, on the 18th day of No
vember, 1857, for that purpose, form for them
selves a constitution and State government,
which constitution is republican; and whereas,
at the same time and place, said convention
did adopt an ordinance, which said ordinance
asserts that Kansas, when admitted as State,
will have an undoubted right to tax the lands
within her limits belonging 10 the United
States, and proposes TO relnquish said assert
ed right If certain conditions set forth In said
ordinance be accepted and agreed to by the
Congress Of the United States; and whereas,
the said constitution and ordinance have been
presented to Congress by order Of said con-
vention, and admission of said Territory into
the Union thereon, as a State, requested; and
whereas, said ordinance is not acceptable to
Congress- and it is desirable to ascertain
whether the people of Kansas concur in the
changes in said ordinance hereinafter stated,
and desire admission into the Union as a State
as herein proposed Therefore,
BE eaacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sent1tires Of The United States Of AIHertcd C6a-
qress assembled That the State of Kansas be,
and is hereby, admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States in all
respects whatever, but upon this fundamental
condition precedent namely that the ques-
ton of admission with the following PROPOSE
ton in lieu of the ordinance framed at Lee
of Kansas, and assentcd to by them or a ma
jority Of the voters voting at an election to
be held for that purpose, namely: That the
following propositions be- and the same are
hereby offered to the people of Kansas for
acceptance or rejection, which, if accepted,
shall be obligatory on the United States, and
upon the said State of Kansas, to-wit First,
that sections number sixteen and thirty-siX
in every township of public lands in said
tat or ppItb n
part thereof has been sold or otherwise dis
posed Of, other lands equivalent thereto, and
as contiguous as may be, shall be granted to
said State for the of schools. Second,
that seventy-twO sections of land shall be set
apart and reserved for the support of Il State
university, to be selected by the Governor of
said State subject to the approval of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office. and to
be appropriated and applied in such manner
the Legislature of said State may prescribe
for the purpose aforesaid, but for no other
purpose. Third, that ten entire sections of
land, to be scle ,ted by the Governor Of said
State, in legal subdivisions, shall he 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
direction of the Legislature thereof. Fourth,
that all salt springs within said State, not eX-
ceeding twelve in number, with six sections |
of land adjoining or as contiguous as may be |
TO each, shall be granted to said State for its !
use, the same to be selected by the Governor |
thereof, within one year after the admission |
of said State, and when so selected to be used |
or disposed of on such terms, conditions, and
regulations as the Legislature may direct |
Provided, That no salt spring or land, the
right whereof is now vested in any individual
or individuals, or which may hereafter be
confirmed or adudged to any individual or
individuals, shall, by this article be granted
TO said State. Fifth, that five per centum of
the net proceeds of the 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 dcductinS all the
expenses incident to the same shall be paid to
said State for the purpose of making public
roads aud internal improvements, ns the Leg
lslature shall direct: PrOVided, The foregoing
propositions herein offered are on the condi-
tion that said State of Kansas shall never in
terfere with the primary disposal of the lands
of the United States, OF with any regulations
which Congress may find necessary for sccur-
ing the title in said soil To bona fde purchasers
thereof, aud that no tax shall be imposed on
lands belonging to the United States, aud
that in no case shall nonresident propretors
be taxed higher than residents. Sixth, and /
that said State shall never tax the lands or
of the UuiIed States in that State.
At the said election the voting shall be by
ballot, and by indorsing on his ballot. as each
voter may please, proposition accepted or
proposition rejected" Should n majority of
the votes east be for proposition accepted
the President of the United States, rs soon as
the fact is duly made known to him, shall an
nounce the same by proclamation, and there
after and without any further proceedings on
the part of Congress, the admission of the
State of Kansas into the Union upon an equal
footing with the original States in all respects
shall be complete and absolute, and
said State shall he entitled To one member in
the House of Representatives in the Congress
of the United States, until the next census be-
taken by the Federal Government. But should
n majority of the votes cast I've for PROPOSE
ton rejected" il shall be deemed aud held
that the people of Kansas do not desire adj
mission into the Union with said constitution
under the conditions set forth In said PROPOSE
ton, aud in that event the people of said
Territory are hereby authorized and cmpow-
cred to form for themselves "a conStitution and
State government by the name OF the State OF
Kansas, according TO the Federal Constitu-
ton, and may elect delegates for thai parpose.
whenever. aud not before, IL is asccrtaincd, 10y |
a census, duly and legally taken, that the
population of said Territory equals ar exceeds
the ratio of representation required for a
member of the House of Representatives OF
The Congress OF the United States. and when
ever thereafter nuch ueicsatcs sh'i aaScihoic
IN convention, they shall iirst determine by
rote whether il is the wish of the people OF
he proposed State To be admitted into the
Union at that time, and ii so, snail proceed Ia
orm n constitution, and take all necessary
,teps for the establishment OF a State govern
nent in conformity with the Federal Consti-
ution, subject to such limitations and resIric-
ions as to the mode and manner of lis APP
,roval or ratification by the people of the
proposed State as they may have prescribed
" law, and shall be entitled 10 admission
nto the Union Us a State under such const-
ution thus fairly and legally made with or