New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-17
KANSAS.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE,
.elal Coresfsnder,.

IL in necessary to pass over the Oo'eIno'
Ana ,he ores, bulk a the general legislation, de-
.oned or e.peeted. has still to be acted on Near!
ell Of the most important bills siin nnger !" -
hands Of the Committees, or have SUCK "a 'n' y
the intricate avenues Of legislation Inc OHai' =
mon of the respective Committees on lucorpora'i'n
:. 18th hrsnrbes have each got stock Oi sPeci1
.hs,t.,. almost ryalng the documentary aeeuinu-
49,. of % Doctors' Commons The greater por-
,1n os the bills passed are Of such characteT'
.1. more still wait to be rushed through, and the
;ns,snee /, that number Of even these will never
be dieni6ed with the omnipotent virtues Of legs-
lstye sanction but Will perish like Jacks youogesi
brother who "died borning."
But let us wait patiently and hopefully ere we
sum up this legislation. A concurrent resolution
memorializing Congress to attach all that portion
Of Nebraska south of Platte River TO Kansas, was
introduced and referred, but will not be approved
bv either branch in my opinion Both branches,
and a segment Of the lobby have been engaged III
a%apk charter. the institution having "branches.
AS il il warranted ." all solvent and neither pecu'
nisriy nor politically Objectionable (by those inter
eted), will defer an examination OF ts ulert'
,ntil the animal is fairly developed. The Conven-
tion bill has not yet gone through Once or twice
IL appeared TO be on the of passing had passed
in the House. and was reported through the C0un-
ell but investigation proved that it had been adrotly
referred TO some Committee or other. think IL
willIkey psss to-day The capital" plot having
fully developed and ftuctifed, there is now no oc
easion for delay. understand that the Committee
of Conference Of both Houses to which 1t was re-
ferred, non return it back with Topeka stricken
out and "Minneoa" inserted. They also recon-
mend later date for the meeting of the Conven-
ton which, if accepted, will defer the new Constr
fuf, nj he no 1T n A
town Of "MinneOla " is only held by floating char
ter the extension is probably to settle It's where
Bbouts and erect some buildings
The law abOlishing Slavery, which was understood
TO have passed, turns out to be still pending. An
other substutOry bill, Regulating Slavery" was in
trOduced in the Council last night. Its character
may be inferred when state that it mdkeS masters
responsible for their sldces, &C.; and is also of the
blsck.law order, and, conservative" orators of
the primitive school would say down on free nlg-
gers" Let us await the result OF the hna acton
on this point.
A very good school system has been prepared,
ard is now ready to report but whether it will get
through is problematica. The bill changing and
establishing county lines has run the gauntlet Oi the
House. but as it's fate is not yet finality, nothing
definite can be said in regard to 1t. Among its
numerous sections turks many hali-cOncealed town
speculation. Ii had been hoped that this body,
which, under the Border Rutian apportionmcnt,
does uoffhlly represent the Territory, would not
have assumed 10 act ON al n
Code Of Practice has been reported as long the |
moral law. Ii is chiefly taken from the Ohio code, |
aud has no political merits or dement's that | am |
nwarc of: but is not yet acted upon. AreorgaaiEs-
tian Of county offices has been resolved on but has
not yet been reported,
When the bill locating the capital at MInneola
was under discussion, serious charges of corrup-
ton were made by members ON the floor. IL was
said that every member in the House had been sP-
praSched with an offer pf pecuniary consideration
Mr.. leckbsrt Of johnson opened this battery on |
fhe members in bold and earnest speech. Dr. |
WheSler Of poniphsn was even more explicit lie |
charges the body with corruption in the most post
tive terms, and learn desires some OF the men, |,
bers 10 move for Committee of Investigation. In |
the Council Mr.. Holiday also denounced 1t. lie |
da not make SO pointed charges Of corruption, |
but he charged il in general terms, and com- |
pared this act Of the Legislature to that of the
bcgus Missouri Legislature, which while at Shaw
pce Mission laid out mile square ON the right bank
cf shc Nav, called il "Lccompton, and divided Ii
smcng them.
A great deal Of feeling has been excited by th
particular act Of the Legislature. IL the charges
of corruption are truc-Nnd they arr, at least gen
orally belicvcd--iti Ia ouy another instance at the
truth Of tho adNee about bad example. fear that
thi, body has becn governed entirely too much by
precedent One thing viii knock the wind out ot
"Mmncola " very concmsiyey. There Ia no Con
srcsscnsi appropriation W Sso,oW to cNpcnd there
In public budlus., and tho probabilities are that
che people viii be In arms against Il, Il h likely to
Gall bctpren two arcs.
I'm iu,estirai,on, Aud that the town oi Miuncoa
is \ floating charter with the extraordinary pr,Nt'
lose OF locating 1.-TWO Thousand HcWs y oi land.
These chettcw arr open to serious objections. An
enttfrt,s,ae town company might pretend 10 lctstc
In ono place. scl out, and then ship To another.
Gov. penver has vetoed several Of these coating
charters that have been presented for other towns,
Rngularly enough. he has approved ot this. This
oct naturally excitcs little speculation ~ to us
particular mctivrs. I learn that u Is HsdsfSieod
That he will veto the hill which locates the capital
there, when Il will So over HE vete--thcr being
cage approving the "Mtnn,ola charter. II is y
sreeimcn, These "dcNtius srcculsicrs" have
Nccn duhhcd "Mnucolss,"
~ tseess a Ssrss.~sAst-ss
OtNttSstN, l have this day arprvcd an act enti.
"iled An Act to incorporate the Mnaeola Town COM
"psny." This sprre, al has been given with much
selactance, believing as do, ua, epecsl legislation
cagh ~ be avoided as TAT as possible, Hut oUt VI
aeksencS 60 the wshes VI the Legislative emhy,
and the belief that ell the pl, skns " an act entitled
An Act concerning Corporations" statutes of tSAA.
vii be stftcty enteped 10 all such cases, have
approved the shove statute,
SsOsy ~ ls& lw. pENNrR, ACtos 1',etuNN
N. s.a t,,,s,.sak a.p.tcA
ST. Lors. Nesisy. rch. IL, iSSS
f.sie adNices nvm Kansas state that party o
Lspss men had visited weetrcrt Me-. 10 search for
M psnfcTth, member nj the Lccomptoa Ccn,en
sSA The Mssca,iaNs made nc resistance.
MI Ssors1 the nen,ccrNiiC Representative fNm
lesvsswNeA CCunty, was recovering nVu, She wounds
vvcesvsa in The late s,iCUp, 80 marJe, him.
TIE sretT, @ rst lsseshAn. Who kalea CslNvs Al
psnrhss yearor tvc sNN was Ny,len Npen aar,nr
his ahsepcs Few nights s'noe ami ts cnates,s bmnca
in che slNet.