Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
Admission OF Kansas AS n state.

Admission OF Kansas as n state.
A BILL for the admission OF the State OF Nan
sas into the Union, presented III the Senate oy
Mr.. Green, OF Missouri, from the
on Territories, February II, ls5S.
Whereas, the people of the Territory OF
Kansas by their representatives IN clnVentiOn
assembled at Lecompton, 10 SAID Territory,
on Monday, the fourth day oi September,
one Thousand eight hundred aud hity-'even,
having the right of admission into the Union
as one of the United States of America, coz
sistent with the federal constitution, IN virtue
Of the treaty OF cesslOn by France OF the
province Of Louisiana, made and concluded
on the 3Oth day of April. 1903, and IN ac-
cordance with the aci OF Congress approved
on the Both May, A. d. 1871, entitled AN
act to Orga MA the Territory OF Kansas ana
Nebraska" dId form for themselves u COR
s~titution and State government, republican
in form; and the said convention has, 10 their
name and behalf, asked the Congress OF the
United States TO admit the Territory into the
Union IA a St3te. on an equal footing with
tue ether States:
BE ii euaciei dc, That the State of Kan
sas shall be, and is hereby declared to be,
one VI the United States OF America, ana
admitted into the Union On an equal footing
with the original States, III all respects what-
ever; and the said 81 lte shall consist OF ali
the territory included within the following
boundaries, to wit Beginning at q point on
the western boundary Ut the State OF Nils
siuurl, where the thlrty-seventh parallel oI
latitude crosses the same; thence west on
said parallel to the eastern boundary OF New
Mexico; thence north on said boundary to
latitude thirty eight thence following said
boundary westward 10 the eastern boundary
of tue Territory OF Utah, on the summit ot
tue Rocky mountains; theuce northwaFu on
SAID summit to the tOrtleth parallel OF laii'
tude; thence east On SAID parallel to tue
western boundary of the State Ut Missouri
thence south with the western boundary I'll
said State to the place Of beginning: H0rtd-
ed, That nothing herein contained respecting
the boundary Ut said State shall be con-
strued to i'm pair the right Of person or proper
" now pertaining u the Indians III said Ter
rltory 80 long as such right shall remain un-
extinguished by treaty between the United
States and such Indians, or u Include any
territory which, by treaty with such lndlan
tribes, is not without the consent Ot saiu
tribe to be included within the territorial
limits or jurisdiction OF any State or Terri
tory, bot all such territory shall he excepted
out Of the Boundaries, and constitute no part
of the State OF Kansas, untll SAID tribe shall
signify their assent to the President OF the
United States to be included wituln said
State, or TO affect the authority OF the govern
ment OF the United State to make any regu-
latlons respecting such Indians, their lands,
property, or other rights, by treaty, law, or
otherwise, which 1t would have been com
uetent TO make if this act bad been passed
SEC. =. Ind be Hturthcr enacted, That the
State OF Kansas Is admitted into the UulOn
upon tue express condition that SAID State
shall never interfere with the primary dispo-
sal of the public lands, or with any regula-
lions which Congress may fnd necessary Tor
securing the title in said lands 10 the bona
tide purchasers and grantees thereof, or I'M
pose Or levy any tax, assessment, or lmpoSi-
ton Of any description whatever upon them,
or other property OF the United States. With
IN the limit, Of said State; aud nothing IN
this act shall be construed as an assent by
Congress To all or to any of the propositions
or claims contained IN the ordinance OF the
said constitution Of the people OF Kansas,
nor to deprive the sad State OF Kansas Oi
the same grants which were cOntalued IN the
act Of Congress, entitled an IAN act to au-
thorize the people OF the Territory If Mime
sofa to form IL constitution and State govern
meut, preparatory to admission into the I'm,
on an equalfooting with the original States
approved February %, 1917.
SEC. 3. and be ii tuIther enacted, That un-
til the next general census shall be taken,
and an apportiOnment Of representation made
the State Of Kansas shall be entitled to one
representative III the House Of Representa-
tiyes of the United States.