Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-27

.lu O v ~ II " tslhNS IL u's p"'i'p
which they conceive liz imp"r'anes u'
nand-, and have agreed upnu AN amendment VA NV
~" "f = ~s~hsiitutG for tue House aDehume"' w.
he Senate bill. al.
Ito. rararslly Iecomlaend Tie "'opt"h " "'
by The two Houses %, - s'ess'
JAMES ;. GHEES,
Il i. HUNTER
Mansrers on the part o, 'he oeha'e'
VIM Fl. ENGLISH,
ALEXANDER ii. SIEpHfNS'
Managers on the part oi the House
Tho undersigned. ore nt The Ina'iheers on i" POI
ol the oena''' WIN, H. SEWARD.
The undersigned, one of the managers ON .ne par
of the House, doss not agree 10 . "HEOWARfD.
A BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF hANsAs: ,,s
yyh.raas IN. people of the Territory OF hansas Ola
hv a Convention of Delegates ass-noiea III l'scoWp.
ton, on the 7th day OF November, ohe snousas e'sn.
hundred and fifty sever, for that purpose iorIh Tor
,hems.lves q Constitution md Slh'e S"seln'neh',
wbich Constitution is Republican, ana ahereae, ri
the same time and plses,sald Conr-n'lonao au"Rt an
Ordinance, which said Ordluauce sssef.e tnat nan
. when admitted as a Stat, will have an undoubt
cd r;obt 10 tar the lands within her llmlts belonging
IN the United States, and proposes 10 teNnquish Sa,c
asserted right if certain conditions set tortn IN ealo
Ordinance be- accepted and aRreedt 10 oy tee SongIess
of the United States, and whereas inc sa'o con,t1u'
,;on and Ordinance have BEEN presenteo 10 tns Coh
ores. Of the United STATE: by oroet OF sala Lon,
yention and admission Of said territory in,o me
Upion thereon ss a Stats requ.s'eui anu hue ."s
psid Ordinance la not acoepfaole 10 Songiess, a.u
It Ia desirable to ASCERTAIN whe'nsr tne peop.e "
Kansas concur In the changes IN sa'o orainaICe ne'e-
matter stated, and desire admission mo inc onioG DO
!, Srste AZ herein proposals: Therefore,,
9,,t enacted, DC, That The State OF hansas be and
"a hereby, admitted into The Union on an equal ioot'
ing with tbs original States IN h' re3Pec's ~naleveI'
ts "m In. tnndsm.nta, CONDITION precedente, name
10. ,hat the question OF admission with the following
nronosition 10 lieu Of tue ordinance irsmeo M 10
compton be submitted 10 n vols oil the people OF hhh
COS and assepted 10 by them or 8 majority OF Inc
voters voting at an e'scuHh ~ 70 ne' =, To- To- ~ nd
naas. namely that the following propositions ne and
h nsme are hereby, offered 10 the people OF Nansal
far aocaotsnce or rejection. which, IT accepted, shsl
ha obligatory on the United States and upon the salo
STATE Of Kansas to uit: Fret, that sections nunoe'
sjrteen and thirty .six in every township OF public
i.nJs IN said State, or where e:ther of said sections
= = anv mart thereof has been eoid or otherwise die
posed OF, other lands, equivalent thereto and as con
t;onou. "a NAV be, shall be granted to said Stete foI
the use Of schoola. Second mat seventy Two sns
tiona of land shall be set apart and reserved for tine
snnnort of a State univeiai'y, to be eeiected oy tne
1oysrnor of said State. subject The approval OF the
Conmissionsr of the General Land Ohce, and to he
appropriated and applied III such manner rs '2e legle
Iatnre Of tho State may prescribe Tor ihe pu,p'a,
aforesaid. hut for no o,hcr purpose. Third, thai 'e'
antire sec.ious OF land, &. b.. selected by iEe soVernoI
of ss;d state. in legal subdivisions, stall be grantee 70
said State for the purpose CT completing inc puon.
bindings or for The erection OF others NJ !ne seat I"
voyernmsnt, under the direction at me LSg's:a'urt
,h.rsot Fourth, thu, oil salt springs within said state
not, syce.6inv twelve in number, with slx sections Of
Iand adjoining, or as contiguous rs may be 10 eacu
.baII he granted to said State Tor lis use, the came 'o
he select.d by the GOverD"r thereof wlfnin one yeaf
after the admission uf eaid sfIte, ana, Whtn 90 se!ect
ed to be used or Disposed Df on eqoh terns, condi
,;onr and regulations a. the Legislature may d.
r.ci ; Provided, Thrt u" salt spring or land, TIE rl2h'
whereof is now vested in any individual or individuals
~ which NAV hereafter he continued or a~djudged II
anv individual or individuals, shai! by this art!cie b.
granted 10 -a,d State. fi,h. that five per c-ntuia o
,bs net prace.ds cf sales "i al :he public lands lyinE
within said State which shall he and by Congress Mt
ter the admission OF said state into the ONION, ave
d.dncting all the exp-ns-s incideut TO the sathe. sGh'
be- paid to ssid State for The purpose OF making puotl'
roads and iuterpa, improvements, M the Legislature
hall direct Provided, The foregoing propoe,tion'
herein offered are on thu condition that said state Q
Kansas shall never interfere with tae primary otspo,a
of the lands of the United States, or with any regoia
tion which Copgres. may find necessary for Leourlnt
the title 10 aaid sell TO bona Jfde purchasers thera9t
and that no tax shall be imposed on lands belonging
70 the United Srates, anG that in no Gaze shall non're
.ident propri.tors he taxed higher than residents
Sixth, and that said stat. shall never tax the lsnds o.
property of the United Stst.st Is fnaf State. g..
At ths said e!-ciion The voting shall bs by ballot
and by endorsing nn hs ballot. an each voter b'S5
please, t'propnsitlon accepted" or proposition 70
j cted Should a majority If the votes cast or io
..propo.ition accepted the President of the United
States, "a COON as the fact ia duly made SDOTn to him
shall announce the eams HI proclamation; and there
after. and without any further proceedings Gu tn'
part OF Congress, the admission ct fhs safe on nan
sss into tha Union upon M quail footing WIN Inc
original Statet, a. Ril RESPECTS whatever, shal D ecnih
plsTe and absolute, snd -aid State shall he entitled IL
one member in the Housc CT representatives IN the
Congress of the United STATE. until the next oensu'
be taken by the federal government; but should
majority CT the votes cast be for 'prapos'tion re
iaoted ~ il shsit he deemed md held that the people
If Kansas do not desire admission into the Drior
with said consti, under The conditions set forth
in the said proposition, and in that event the peopit
nf said Territory arr hereby authorized ana EN-
powered to form for fhen-elves . constitution anu
State government. by The name OF tn. StSis OF hahp's'
accordipp TO me federal constitution, ana n,sy eltct
delegate for that purpose Whenever, and MOI before
IL /. n-rrri aired hv II C~i,-Cs Only and legally taken
,ba, the population cf snid Territory equals or exoeedr
the ratio of representative required Tor q memotr "'
the House OF Representative u !h" CoEE!"h- VI Tue
Unired States; and whenever thereafter such nssegat-s
.bslI assemble in convertio,. they shall first deter
mine by a vote whether II le the wish of the people u
the proposed State 10 be admitted into the Union al
that time; and. If 40, shall proceed TO torn q constitn
ton and take all necessary steps tor the establishment,
of a State government In conformity With toe iederal
constitution, subject to such limitations aud restrlc
tiops as to the mode and manner of lis approval or
ratification by tho psopls of the propnaed State AZ tney
NAV haSs prescribed by law, and shall be emitted 10
admission ipto the Union IA a State under such con
srituilon thus fairly and legally made with or without
slavery, as said constitution may prescribe.
SEC. 2 And be 1t further enacted, That tor the
purpose of insuring. Ms .ar AZ possible, that the else
ton authorised by This sc' may he fair aud fres, the
Governor, unired States Di-rrict Attorney, and Sec.
rotary of the Territory OF Kansas. and the presiding
officers Of the two branches of lis Lsg'slature-VZ ::
the President of the Council and Speaker OF the
House IF Representatives lire hereby constituted q
Board of Commissioners to carry into effect the pro
visions of thie act, snd TO use all the means necessary
and proper TO that end. And three OF them shall
constitute a board, and the board shall hare power
and authority 10 designate and establish precincts Tor
voting, or 10 adopt those already established; 10 cause
polls to be opened at such places az 1t may deem pro
par In the respective counties and election preo'nc's
Of said Territory; 10 appoint NJ judges OF elsctiop' al
each of the several places Of voting, three discreet
and respectable persona. any two ot whom shall be
competent 10 ACT; to r.Qnire the sh-ritfs Of the eeVe-
raj coupties, by themselves or deputies, to attend the
Judges at each OF the places OF voting, Tor the purpose
of preserving prgc- ard Con1 order; M the said board
may. instead OF said Eh-1,lTs ard their deputies, ap-
point at their discretion, and IN Puch instances ss they
NAV choose, other DIT persons for tie same purpose
The election hereby authorized ehaii continue one day
only, and shall mol, be- continued later than sun-do~n
on that day. The said board shall appoint tho day
for bolding said election, and tho 7aid Governor ehalI
announce the same by proclamation and the day
shall be as early a one as ia consistent with due notice
thereof to the people of ssid Territory, subject to the
Of this act. The said board shall have iull
power to prescribe the time, manner and places OF
elections, and to direct tbs time and manner OF
the returns thereof, which returns shall be made to
the said board. whose duty 1t ahsli be to announce the
result by proclamation, and the said Governor shall
certify the same to the President Of the United States
deisy
SECS And be it further enacted, That in the cleo
ion hereby authorized. all white male Inhabitants OF
Territory over the age of tweuty.one years, who
possess the qualifications, which were required by
he laws Of said Territory. for q legal voter at the last
general election for the members of the territorial lie
,islatnre, aud none others, shall be- allowed to voiei
md this shall DO the only qualification required to
.ntitle the voter to thu right OF suffrage in said cleo
ions. And if any person not SO qualified shall vote
,r offer to vote, or it any person email vote more than
at ssid election, or shall make or cause TO be
made any fslse, 6o'itions, or fraudulent returns, or
hall alter or change any returns of said election,
uch peroon shall, upon conviction thereof before
nv court of cnmnntent Jurisdiction. be kept at hard