St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-01
Hon. Anthony Kennedy.

We are indebted to this gentleman for q
pamphlet copy of his speech, delivered in the
Senate on the 18th of March, ultimo, on that
fruitful theme of congressional eloquence-Kan-
sas. Though taking issue with the Admins
tration and the Democratic party on the policy
of the repeal Of the Missouri restriction and
other matters, Mr.. Kennedy, on the final vote
70 admit Kansas into the Union under the Le-
compton constitution, separate from his party
and and voted with the Democrats The fol-
Lowing is the vote:
Yeas-Mcssrs Allen, Bayard Benjamin,
Rjggs -Biglcr Rrirkt Rrnwn. Coy Evans
Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green Gwin, Hammond,
Henderson, Houston, Hunter, Iversun, johnson
Of Arkansas, johnson of TenresSe, Jones,
Kennedy. Mallory. Mason, Pcarce, Polk, Sc
hastian, Slilell, Thompson of Kentucky, Thorn
son of New jersey, Toombs, Wright and Yulee
80.
Adys-Messrs Bell, Broderick, Chandler.
F. Clark, Collaner, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas. Durkec. Fessendcn, Foot, Foster,
Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King. Pugh, Seward
Simmons, Stuart, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade
and Wilsm-25.
-Absent or not Totimg-Messrs Bates, Came
ron, DAVIS and Held.
We append the bill as it passed the Senate.
A Bill for the Admission Of the State of
Kansas into the Union.
Whereas. the people of the Territory of Kan
saS did, by a convention of delegates called and
assembled at I.ecompton OH the 4th day of De-
cembcr, 1867, for that purpose, formed to them
selves constitution and State government,
which said constitution is republican, and the
said convention having asked the admission Of
said Territory into the Union as a State on an
equal footing with the original States
BE it enacted by tho Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the State of
Kansas shall be, and is hereby declared to he
one of the United States of America, and adj
mitted into the Union on an equal fooiug with
the original States, in all respects whatever
And the said State shall consist Of all the ter
ritory included within the following boundary,
to wit: Beginning at point on the western
boundary 0f the State OF Missouri where the
thirty-scventh parallel of latitude crosses the
same: thence west on said parallel to the east
crn boundary of New Mexico thence north on
said boundary 10 latitude thirty-eight thence
following said boundary westward To the east
ern boundary of the Territory of Utah, on the
summit of the Rocky Mountains thence north
ward on said summit TO the fortieth parallel of
latitude; thence east on said parallel to the
western boundary of the State Of Missouri :.
thence south with the western boundary of said
State to the place of beginning: Proriied,
That nothing herein contained respecting the
boundary of said State shall be construed to
impair the rights of person or property now
pertaining to the Indians in said Territory, so
long as such rights shall remain unextnguished
by treaty between the Cnitel States and such
Indians, or to include any territory which, by
treaty with such Indian tribe, is not, without
the consent OF said tribe to be included within
the territorial limits or jurisdiction Of any State
or Territory; but ali such territory shall be
excepted out of the boundaries, and constitute
no part of the State of Kansas. until said tribe
shall signify their assent to the President of the
United Statas to be included within said State,
or to effect the authority of the government of
the United States to make any rgulation re-
specting such Indians, their lal,ls, property or
other rights, by treaty, law, or otIlrrwisr, which
1t would have been competent 10 make ii this
act had never passed.
Sec. 2. Aud bc it further enacted. That
the State Of Kansas is admitted into the Union
upon the express condition that sail State shall
never interfere with the primary disposal of the
public lands, or with any regulations which
Congress may find necessary for securing the
title in said lands to the bona fide purchaser
and grantees thereof, or impose or levy any
tax, assessment, or imposition OF any descrip-
tion whatever, upon them or other property Of
the United States within the limits of said
State; and that nothing in this act shall he