Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-30

United States District Attorney and Secretary Of the
Territory Of Kansas and the presiding officers Of hctwo
branches VI 10. legislature namely The President N the
Council and Speaker of The House Of Representatives,
are hereby constituted Board Of Commissioners TO
ny into effect the provisions " thsac and to use All the
means necessary and proper 10 ms cn Any three Of
them shall constitute Board, and The Board shall have
power aud authority TO designate and osabloh precincts
or voting or 20 adopt those already establishes To cause
polls Co De- opened NJ such places it may deem proper
n the respective counties and election prccns Of said
Territory; 10 appoint, judges Of election at each "
the several places Of yotng three dscrce and rcspccta
bic persons, any two Of whom shall be competent to act
Co require the shorf N the several counties by them
solves deputies, 10 attend the judges at each Of the
places Of voting for the purpose Of preserving peace and
good ORDER the said board may, instead Of said scr-
its aud their deputies appoint at their discretion, and in
sn'h instances as they may choose, other h persons or
the same purpose. The election hereby authorized eha
continue one day only and shall not Doe continued later
than shutdown on that day The Board shall appoint the
day for holding said election and said Governor shall an-
nounce the same by proclamation aud hcday shall be- as
early is with due notice thereof 20 the
act Tho said Board have iu power TO prescribe Che
and manner OF the returns thereof which shall De made
90 said Board whose duty % shall Doc TO announce the re-
suit by proclamation, and said Governor shall certify the
same TO the President Of the United Stutcs without delay
Sec g. And be b further enacted lint in the election
hereby authorized all white male inhabitants of said err
rt9ry over The age Of y years who possess the quh
cations which were required ~ the laws Of said Territory
for legal voter at the last general election for mcm-
Der of The Territorial Legislature, and nome others, shall
Doe allowed vote and This shall be the only qualification
.aI elections and In ,nv prr.on MOI Mo- qualified shall
vote OF olcr TO vote or amy person shall vote more
cause 20 be made any false fictitious or fraudulent re-
turns, shall alter change amy returns of either Of
said elections such persons shall upon conviction there
Of before any court of conipctcnt jurisdiction Do Kent at
hard labor not less than sis months and not moro than
three years.
See 1. Andlc 10 f,rtler caqrtod That the members
Of the aforesaid board Of commissioners and 40 persons
appointed hy them carry into effect the provisions Of
this act SHALL before entering upon their dutics take
d NTI
offices, and failure thereof they shall be liable and
i'm like cases under tho 1crsitoriai laws.
Sec D. .Ipd be- II fDfber f5i0otrd That the officers
mentioned in the preceding section shall receive fir their
services the same compensation as given for like ser
vices under the Territorial laws
Mr. English said in view Of the state Of the public
business and the fact that this subject has already been
more thoroughly discussed than any proposition ever be-
fore Congress- he did not propnsc 10 mako any extended
remarks. The Committee VI Conference were deeply
impressed with the responsibility resting ON them.
While adhcrng 10 what thoy believed the qrrat ptincnlc
they had cndoa,orcd 10 discharge their duty In spirit
which volI NOT cnd,uger the MASSAGE Of M trca fnca-
sure and hazard 0e rncc OF he couutr, for unimnor-
taut points or unmc1nur words This report was the
very best the Committee could agree on in view Of the
embarrassing circumstances surrounding their action.
tain conditions but ia this respect d.d not differ from the
Senate lil tho House amendment III referred 1 the
Lccomptpu ordinance show that the proposition there
was wholly iuadm-sihc By that. Kansas would receive
twenty three and half millions of acres, worth, 40
maximum price, $50 900 exclusive of other benefits
The amendment nrgpo.ad to ,,c grants similar 10 ho.,
made n most of c now Sfata 1000 900 of acre4 los.
than by the Lccompon ordinance. making a difference
90 tho I-uitaI State az .35 uDl Oli
Tho report agreed on might mot Doc perfect. Due iti
fall ID &. hin o prr.ulo l,f an p,t,tpont,rv oNpedi
cuts win be cxar.icd and the onc.ou ,t be- opcu cue
gcudorinu sectional strife and cangcrr tine pr1.rcri-
~ NJ the country II fbc r,p1ri h. adoped the 1tc t8n
viii drnart IL r. bon4d and ilirsrl hover fo rrtiri,
This is propositinp where much Is IN be- raiurd and
nothing l1st SO rr a. results are conccrnrd If it is de-
fratcd 10 will Doe unfortunate for the country and peril
the hl,s4irr. which Ho,, frou, the I-ui,u
Nh En1G.b yioidad the aoor for fyr minutes TO Mr.
Howard.
Mr. Marshall of Kentucky Wanted 10 kno, whether
Nh English urs.csscd tbc rgh h, rsaip tlc floor and
whether De rDpo.cd t,bcr Mr. Inward had finished "a,
cut off 400 debate by moving the previous question
Mr. English cplicl that lac intended nothing of the
sort
Mr. Howard a.lcd tho nriyl r,o 10 saw soniotbiup
the subject be POSTPONED i'm one nclnrk toinorro,y and
that rcnor be- printed andmoycl the prcvious question
Mr.. Wa.hhurnc of Maine incurred II this was agreed
to- whether the House would not o brought o vote un
the report.
The speaker rcplcd ia The affirmative
Mr. Howard wished o cSpros, his dissent from the re-
port
mrrit of his oucsop rnuld be- discussed ON motion
To postpone He trusted there would be postponcmcnt
/ till fo nnrr,yr
MIR Camubeu Of Obio tbopgbt that ono side ba,iur
been heard. the other shoull have chance
Much confusion prevailed al NH, .taro of the pro-
ccedings
Mr. IIou,rd-T ,rovo 70, r,st,o,, ,, 6,rtbcr c,,,s;l
Grafton Of The renort 10 Monday NJ / e'clocL
Mr. Monigomcn-I nss a postpoucmcnt I'm Monday
thrcc Acol ami r.r 49, .,u ba,, Lc ,ioygs M Tho
country. CCrirs of "aqraed. ~" ,.rooJ. ~
MI llill Of Ga. said that owing 10 Oh, condition of