Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-09
The Administration again Defeated
LecOmpiOn rejected in the II. of K.

We announced in part of our last weeks
clifton, the severe rebuke to the slave
holding government at Washington, and
the support given to true popular sovereign
ty, by the defeat Of the Lecomp,on Con-
ssitu,ion in the peoples branch of Con-
gre:s, on the lst inst. A more detailed
sccOunt may be desired by all.
THURSDAY, April lst.-The Capitol is
shronGed by an eager and excited crowd.
Every member is presen, but Mr. Caro-
shers, Lecomp:onite from Missouri, who
has been detained from his seat, by sick
bess. Col. Harris Of H., (who gained his
title By bis bravery in the Mexican war;
was brought in on an easy chair, looking
as pale as a corpse. The fate of consump.
sion is upon him, but he would be heard
against the Leeompton outrage. Thus
there is but one vacant seat out of House
CT 22i Members-a thing probably un.
pyalelled in the history of Congress
After some ordinary business, ,at 10 clock,
7. NJ, Mr.. Stephens of Ga, the Wing
leader Of the Democracy, called up the
Senate Lccompton bill, without objection.
Mr.. Giddings, of O., objected to The
second reading Of the bill, and moved its
,,jec;ion. Motion defeated 95,
Gucluding all the North Americans, Re-
publicans, Hickman and Chapman of Pa,
aud Harris of Ill. , and Nays 1877.
Mr.. Montgomery Of Pa, moved the fol-
lowing substitute for the bill, (the substi-
tuie being in substance that offered by
Dir Crittenden in Senate, and rejected y
An ACT for the Admission of
ths state Of Kansas into the
Union.
SEcrIoS l. Be Il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That the
State ot Kansas be, aud is hereby admitted in.
to the EnIOn on an equal footing with the orr
f'nal States in all respects whatever; but in
esmuch as il is greatly disputed whether the
Constitution framed at Lecompton, and now
pending before Congress, was fairly made, or
expressed the will OF the people of Kansas, This
admission Of her into the Union as Slate is
here declared TO be upon this fundamental
condrion, namely: that the said constitutional
instrument shall be first submitted 10 a vote of
the people of Kansas, and asSented TO by them,
or majority OF the voters, at an election to
be held for the purpose; and as soon as such
assent shall be given and duly made known to
the President of the United Siates, he shall
announce the same by proclamation and
thereatIeT,and without any further proceedings
on tn part of Congress, the admission OF the
raid State of Kansas into the Union upon an
equal footing with the original States, in all
respects whatever, shall be complete and ab-
solute. At the said election the voting shall
ia hy taliDt and b,-p pp,i,rSIny his hailnt
as each voter NAV please, "for the Constitu-
uon," or against the Constitution" Should
the SAID constitution be rejected at the said
election By majority of votes being cast
egalGst H. thea, aud IN that event, the inhabi-
tantS Of said Territory are hereby authorized
aud empowered 10 form for themselves Consti-
futiO3 and State Government by the name of
the State of Kansas, preparatory TO its admis-
sion into the Union. according TO the Federal
Constitution, and to that end may elect dele
gates 10 a Convention as hereinafter provided.
ssc. :. Ind be IL further enacted, That the
said State of Kansas shall have concurrent
Jurisdiction on the Missouri and all other
rivers and waters bordering on the said State
OF Kansas, so far as The same shall form a
Common boundary 10 said State, and any other
StaIe or States now or hereafter 10 be formed
OF bounded by the same and said rivers and
waters, and all the pavigabls waters OF SAID
niate, shall be common highways and for ever
Tree, a. well 10 tle inhabitants Of said Stale as
Il all other citizens of the United States with
ooi any tax, duty, impost or toll therefor.
Srt. 3. And be Il further enacted That, for
The purpose of ensuring, as far as possible,
that the elections authorized by this act may
be far and free, the Governor and Secretary
Vi ibe Territory Of Kansas, and the presiding
oiucers OF the two branches of its Legislature.
nsmely, the President of the Council and
speaker Of the House of Representatives, are
Aereoy constituted Board of Commissioners
10 carry inio effect the provisions Of this act,
ana 10 use all The means necessary and pro-
per 10 thai end. Any three of them shall con-
snIuie board, and the board shall have pow
ef aud authority, in respect TO each and all of
Tie elections hereby authorized or provided
io., 10 designate and establish precincts for
voting, or TO adopt those already established;
To cause polls TO be opened al such places as
II '''as '!rtn proper in the respective counties
aa'. election precincts Of said Terrtory,to ap-
?0iS =, ls'.pes Of election al each Of The sew
ssal f'a.ss @. vsliug, three discreet and re-
'rs.n,!s rs"lI - any tsc q whom hall be