New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-20
Netu9lnrk DAILY Gribm,re
KANSAS.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.

From Our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., Feb. 10, 1853.
We have a mania for legislation at present.
Every body wants to get rich from special charters.
Witnessing the eagerness exhibited in the Third
House" for the passage of little rolls of paper after
hurried, mumbng fashion through two Legisla-
tive Houses, one would think that they were each
a check for million. Beside the Lawrence,
Leavenworth and Wyandot Banks, we have
nunberless other applications. Topeka wants a
baDk, Doniphon wants bank Osawstame wants
a bank, and there does not appear to be any reason
why either of them should not have as much use
for bank as Wyandot There Was quite an active
scene, and an average amount Of Legislative indig.
nation over couple of rival claims to build bridge
across the Kansas River The two would-be bridge
builders carry their eagerness for the charter (not
the Ob) SO far to fight each Others clsims from
halltO committee, and from lobby to caucus.
The House went through distracting scene over
q long bill changing county boundaries and locating
county seats This interesting piece of legislation,
which will, in all likelihood, procure them as many
anatbemas as anything they have done, or have not
done, finally got through yesterday. 1t had been
ngOnized in the Committees, and had perspired
in the lobbies, and finally the particular interests
that were best represented in the House carried the
day. and the bill that has been on the "tenter
hooks" for weeks, went up to the Council like an
exhalatiOn Of dOube-rcfiucd patriotism, where it
will have to 90 through the same operation, unless
its peculiar interests have already been consulted.
forbear giving any of its details as its chances are
dubious at this late stage.
Congress has been memoriszed for an apprOprl-
alton to build Penitentiary This-body decides
that il shall be built at Delaware 1t ought to have
.xola o. Oh nvn nvfn
A bill was passed repeating the obnoxious laws
which the bogus Legislature thrust on the people
for the preservation ofslave property. This passed
week ago, but his acting" Excellency vetOes it,
having no doubt peculiar affection for these ami
able statutes, which even Toombs proposed to re-
peal. Yesterday it passed over his veto. Sundry
cases Of divorce have passed this body. Some
ladies have been separated by !" BE IT enacted,
from their liege" lords, and several hege lords
have taken this shorthand method of bidding adeu
to their spouses.
The Council passed the following bill, and sent It
down to the House last night. 1t has just passed
that body, but fear too late to escape the veto IN
time to remedy it. would not insinuate that the
introduction of il at this late hour was to get credit
with the people for dong what the Legislature dd
not want to do. But here 1t is:
Ak ACT reresng the enactment Of the Territorial Legislative
Assembly as its fret and second regular sessions
SECTION l. Be IL enacted By The Gorernor and Legs.
lotipe ASSEMBLY, of the Territory Of Kansas That al
The enactmenfs of the Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory of Kausas passed at its first and second ss-
sion be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC 9. This act shall be in force and in effect on
and after its passage
The militia law has gone through certain remOd.
cling. 1t takes the power from the Military Board
and leaves ii with Denver. Situated as Kansas is
this emasculates the bl as it leaves the people at
the mercy of Federal Governor. 1t will only
aGa tba dat ofn nnnlhr rights the
shape of revolt. But the Legislature confirmed
the officers of the Board, elected at the regular ses-
sion who will have their titles if not their author-
ity. 1t done yesterday evening BY this resolu-
| tiOn:
"Rtsolred, BY the House of Representatives, the
Military Board, elected by joint convention of both
Houses at the extra session OF tue Legislature, held
at IecCmpton in Dec, 1857, be, and the same are
hereby retained In their respective offices in accord
apce with the provisions of the original bill, as
| amerded which has been rePassed at the present
session.
The great fight of last night was in the Council,
on the bill making it felony to accept office under
| the LecomptOn Constitution. This they were re-
ported first to have agreed to. 1t was popular
measure, and imperativey demanded by the people;
Fearing for its popularity, the Council first seemed
| to shrink from defeating it. Then they reconsd-
cred and postponed it until it would IN any case
have been too lss to escape the veto, and hnay 10
cap The climax, they actually deiealtu IL w 'oc''
Messrs. Holiday, Rook, Harding and Allen spoke
in favor of the bl Messrs. Mead, Crozier, Learned,
| Patrick against it. Mr.. Mead was very nervous
against it, and alluded to the advantages OF the re-
cent participation in the election of Jan a. when be
was candidate for State Treasurer.
1he following resolutions" were passed unari
mously' as substitute. Passing resolutions" is
small business, but give this for what it is worth
II seis forth that the acceptance of the Lecomp.ou
Constitution will be declaration of war. II was
presented by our friend on "resolut, ,nsn Mr..
Learned "a good name and the language is rather
of the vague and apocalptic order. aud its digs
the . Inquisitorial engine" are unique.
tItC,eaS James Buchsnso President Of the I1n;,e
Siates in late message accompanying the so-callsd
| Lecomp'on Consultation TO Congress, ursiuv un,r
tia body the acceptance Ivy them of tha, ins:ruen
| a. the organization for the State of X ,n.as n.J
Uifuas That instrument WAS conceived in the b. ,,1
of ,naddened folly, bora in corruption AMI nlrture
by hand of partisan niqui:y; and, F4-reas, The uu
| warrsnfabe attemp. ., tie CHEF official of n gre,
ma ion to force upon an UpofeDding people .n inqls
toisl poltjcal engine IKE this is wi.hou, paraIs
in The history of executive infamy AMI :heac,egtanc,
by Congress Of tia; instrument y n ooPo,ioa TO- an
Of ~ ,sed VIII Of The people