Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-30
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COME
RENEE UPON THE BILL TO ADMIT KAN
CAC 4 STATE

the admission of the State OF Kansas report that they
have had the subject under consideration and have given
it that careful patient ard mature elaboration which
they conceive its Importance demands and have agreed
upon amendment in the nature of substitute for the
House amendment to the Senate bill.
They earnestly recommend the adoption of this amend
ment by the two houses OF Congress.
JAMES S. GREEN,
r. M. L. HUNTER,
Managers on the part of the Senate.
VIM. I'll. ENGLISH,
ALEXANDER FL. STEPHENS.
Managers on the part of the House.
The UNDERSIGNED one of the managers on the part of
the Senate does not agree to the foregoing report.
VIM. Fl. SEWARD.
The undersigned one of the managers On the part of
the House, does not agree to the foregoing report
VIM. A. HOWARD.
A BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS.
Whereas the people of the Territory of Kansas did,
by convention of delegates assembled at Lecompton
on the 18th day of November one thousand eight hun
dred and yseven for that purpose form for themselves
constitution and State government which constitution
is republican and whereas, at the time and place,
said convention did adopt ordinance which said
dnance asserts that Kansas, when admitted State,
will have undoubted right to tax the lands within her
limits belonging to the United States, and proposes to
renqush said asserted right if certain conditions set
forth 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 the
Congress of the United States by order of said conven
tion and admission of said Territory into the Union
thereon State requested and whereas said ordinance
is not acceptable to Congress- and it is desirable to
certain whether the people of Kansas in the
changes in said ordinance hereinafter stated and desire
admission into the Union State herein proposed
Therefore,
Be it enacted, &c., That the State of Kansas be- and
is hereby admitted into the Union Oh an equal footing
with the original States in all respects Ewhatcver but
upon the fundamental condition precedents, namely:
that the question of admission with the following PROPOSE
ton in lieu of the ordinance framed at Lecompton be sub
mitted to vote of the people of Kansas and assented to
by them majority of the voters voting at election
to be held for the purpose, namely that the following
propositions be- and the same arc hereby offered to the
people of Kansas for acceptance rejection, which, if
accepted, shall be obligatory the United States and
upon the said State of Kansas to wit First that
lions number sixteen and hirysx in every township of
public lands in said State where either of said sec
lions any part thereof has been sold otherwise dis
posed Of other lands equivalent thereto and cOntigu
GUS may be- shall be granted to said State for the
of schools Second that seventytwo sections OF land
shall be set apart and reserved for the support of State
University to be selected by the governor of said State
subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the Gene
raj Land Office, and to be appropriated and applied III
such the legislature of said State may pres
Crbe for the purpose aforesaid but for other purpose
Third that ten entire sections of land to be selected by
the governor of said State in legal subdivisions, shall be
granted to said State for the purpose of completing the
public buildings 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 exceeding twelve in number with six sections of
land adjoining contiguous may be to each shall be
granted to said State for its se the to be selected
by the governor thereof within year after the adms
sion of said State, and, when selected to be used
disposed of such terms conditions and regulations
the legislature may direct: PROVIDED, That salt
spring Or land the right whereof is vested in any
Individual Individuals which may hereafter be
frned adudged to any individual individuals shall
by this article be granted to said State. Fifth, that
five per cenum of the net proceeds of sales of all the
public lands lying within said State which shall be sold by
Congress after the admission ofsuch Statento the Uno1
deucng all the expenses incident to the same shall after
be paid to said State for the purpose of making public
roads and internal improvements the legislature shall
direct Prouded Theforegoing propositions herein offered
are the condition that said State of Kansas shall
interfere with the primary disposal of the lands of the
United States, or with any regulation which Congress
may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to
bona de purchasers thereof and that tax shall be
imposed on lands belonging to the United States and
that in shall nonresident proprietors be taxed
higher than residents Sixth and that said State shall
tax the lands property Of the United States in
that State.
At the said election the voting shall be by ballot and
by endorsing his ballot, each voter may please
proposition accepted or proposition rejected
Should majority of the votes cast be for proposition
accepted the President of the United States as soon
as the fact is duly made known to him. shall announce
the by proclamation and thereafter and without
any further proceedings on the part of Congress- the ad
mission of the State of Kansas into the Union upon
equal footing with the original States in all respects
whatever shall be complete and absolute and said State
shall be entitled to member in the House of Repre-
sentatves in the Congress of the United States until
the next census be taken by the federal government ;
but should majority of the votes cast be for PROPOSE
ton rejected" it shall be deemed and held that the peo
pie of Kansas do not desire admission into the Union
with said constitution under the conditions set forth in
the said proposition and that event the people of said
Territory hereby authorized and empowered to form
for themselves constitution and State government, by
the name of the State of Kansas according to the ede
raj constitution, and may elect delegates for that pur
pose whenever and not before, 1t is aScertalned by
census duly and legally taken that the population of said
Territory equals exceeds the ratio of representation
required for member of the House of Representatives
of the Congress of the United States and whenever
thereafter such delegates shall assemble in convention
they shall first determine by vote whether it is the
wish OF the people of the proposed State to be admitted
into the Union at that time and if So shall proceed to
form constitution and take all necessary steps for the
establishment of State government in conformity with
the federal constitution bect to such limitations and
restrictions to the mode and manner of its approval
or ratification by the people of the proposed State
they may have prescribed by law and shall be entitled to
admission into the Union State under such const
tuition thus fairly and legally made with or without sla
yery as said constitution may prescribe.
SEC 2 Ind be it further enacted, That, for the pur
pose of insurng as far possible that the election author
lied by this act may be fair and free, the governor Uni
ted States district attorney, and secretary OF the Terri
tory of Kansas and the presiding officers of the two
branches of its legislature namely, the president Of the
council and speaker of the house of representatives
hereby constituted board Of commissioners to carry in
to effect the provisions of this act and to use oil the
means necessary and proper to that end And thr of
them shall constitute board and the board shall have
power and authority to designate andestabh precincts
for voting, or to adopt those already established; to