Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-26
Kansas.

follows
YEAS Mcssrs; Allen Bayard Benjamin, Bgss, Bigcr,
Hammond Henderson, OustOn Hunter Iverson, Johnson
ry Mason Pcarcc Polk, Sebastian, Sidc Thomson
lucky, Thomson Of New Jersey Toombs Wright and Yu
NAYS Mcsss. Bell, Hroderck, Chandler Clark, Cola
mer Criemden Dixon Doottlc Douglass Durkee Fessen-
ard, Simmons Stuart, Sumner Trumbul Wade and wilson
ABSENT OR NOT yoTINC.-Mcssrs. Bates, Cameron,
Davis and Reid 1.
Mr. pugh of Ohio said he was reluctantly compelled
to vote against the bill in obedience to Instructions
Mr.. Houston Of Texas voted for it under the same
pressure 1t will probably pass the House this month.
The Kansas bill, IN the form in which it passed the
Senate, Is as follows:
A BILL for the admission of the State Of kallSas
into the Union.
WHEREAS the people of the Territory of Kansas did,
by convention of delegates called and assembled at
Lccompon the 4th day of December, 1857, for that
purpose formed to themselves constitution and State
government which constitution is republican, and the
said convention having asked the admission Of said Ter
ritory into the Union State an equal footing
with the original States
Be cjlnctcd By the Senate and House of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of America IN Congress assem-
cd That the State of Kansas shall be, and is hereby de-
clared to be one of the United States of America
and admitted into the Union equal
footing with the original States in all respects
whatever. And the said State shall consist of
all the territory included within the following boundaries
to wit Beginning at point OIL the western boundary
of the State Of Missouri where the thirtysevcnth para
lei of latitude the thence west on said par
aIlcl to the eastern boundary of New Mexico; thence
north on said boundary to latitude thrtyeigt thence
following said boundary westward to the eastern bOun
Diary Of the Territory Of Utah, the summit of
the Rocky mountains thence norhward on said summit
of the Ortic parallel OF latitude thence cast said
parallel to the western boundary of the State of Missou
ri thence south with the western boundary of said
State to the place of beginning PyOridcd That moth
ing herein COntanCdreSpectng boundary OF said State
shall be construed to impair the rights of persons
property pertaining to the Indians said Territory,
so long us such rights shall remain unextngushed by
treaty between the United States and such Indians,
to include any territory which, by treaty with such In
dian tribe not without the consent of said tribe to be
included within the territorial limits jurisdiction
of any State Territory but all such territory shall
be excepted out of the boundaries and constitute 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 to affect the authority of
the government of the United States to make any reg
ulaton respecting such Indians, their lands property
other rights by treaty, law otherwise which it would
have been competent to make if this act had passed
SEC. 2 Ind be further enacted, That the State Of
Kansas is admitted into the Union upon the express
condition that said State shall interfere with the
primary disposal of the public lands with any regula
lions which Congress may find necessary for securing the
title in said lands to the bona de purchaser and grantees
tneICOl or impose or levy amy taN assessment or IMPOSE
ton any description whatever upon them other pro-
perty of the United States within the limits Ofsaid State
and that nothing in this act shall be construed to abrige
infringe any right of the people asserted in the
stitution of Kansas at all times to alter reform ab0
| sh their form of government in such manner they
may think Congress hereby discaming any au
thority to intervene declare the construction of the
constitution of any State, except to sec that it be re-
publican in form, and not in conflict with the constitution
of the United States and nothing in this act shall be
strued assent by Congress to all to any of the
propositions claims contained in the ordinance annex
cd to the said constitution of the people of Kansas,
to deprive the said State of Kansas of the grants
if hereafter made which were contained in the act of
Congress entitled An act to authorize the people of
the Territory of Minnesota to form a constitution and
State government preparatory to admission into the
i Union on an equal footing with the original States
approved February twentysix, eighteen hundred and
| 6ty-SCven.
SEC 3. Ind be further enacted, That until the next
/ general census shall be taken and appointment of
representatives made, the State of Kansas shall be
titled to representative in the House of Rcprcnta-
! tiveS OF the United States.
Sec 4. Ind be further enacted, That from and at
ter the admission OF the State of Kansas, heeinbeore
provided all the laws of the United States which
not locally inappcabe shall have the force and eff
feet within that State in other States of the Union
and the said State is hereby constituted judicial dis
trct of the CnitCd States within which district court,
with the like powers and jurisdiction the district
i court Of the United States for the district of
Iowa, shall be established the Judge attorney, and
marshal of the United States for the district of Kansas
shall reside within the same and shall be entitled to the
same compensation Us the Judge attorney and marshal
Il Of the district Of Iowa.