New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-03
KANSAS.
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS.

Ires Or Sped CoTc'poBdsa;
LAWRENCE, X. T., Jan. %, 1889.
There is sort Of conspiracy on foot TO defeat
the legislation Of this Wi0ter Walsh, IS has
been stated, insists on employing Brown OF The
Herald Of Freedom 10 do the printing, instead OF
the printer elected by the Legislature. As further
contest was only going 10 waste the valuable tune
Of the Legislature, Mr.. Thatcher retired from
the contest, leaving Walth, Goodwin and Brown
70 carry on business their own way. TIE result is
that the Legislature cannot get their bills printed
They are kept back in the hands of the printer,
and the whole legislation locked The Legislature,
determined to do their work, have suspended the
rples and act on a large number oil biIs WITHOUT
printing.
The minority IN the Rouse nave diso colhliehceu
xordy debating on all subjects, but the majority,
seeing the underdrift have concluded TO put busi
ness through by the previous question. The diff
entities that the radical or Republican majority have
10 contend against very great, but they do
ing their best. They have sent private and special
legislation TO coventry until they get through with
their general work.
The Council is at work on the House bill abol-
isbing Slavery. They are likely to pass t. The
Militia law was repealed in the House yesterday.
This action il likely to be sustained by the COun-
ell and if if is it il quite unlikely that any other
militia law will be allowed TO pass; so the Gov
ernor's COMMANDMENT. Chefshp will not amount
TO much. The only for the Kansas militia
would be TO thrash Missouri, if she again invades
the Territory; and plenty of volunteers can always
be had for that purpose.
NEW WAR ITEMS.
We have Just received more intelligence Of an
alarming nature from the south. During the alb
sense of Montgomery and Brown, Russell, the
Marshal for the Indian territory south, has been
operating with Missouri posse on his own hook.
He went TO the house of an old Free-State settler
two of whose sons have had something TO do with
some of the fights during the past year. The young
men were absent; but the cid gentleman, seeing
tho Missouri force, very naturally fled. He was
pursued, OvertakeD, and carried off prisoner There
can be no foundation for any pretended legal ac-
ton against him. The same posse met man who
was hunting in the timber, and who had a gun.
They ordered him Ia surrender, which he refused
TO do, and wanted to know their authority. They
commenced firing, or swapping their pistols at him.
and succeeded in taking him prisoner. So far
they had il their own way; but another report
came up last night, by which it appears that there
had been some kind of rally against this posse
fight occurred, in which six of the invading
posse are reported 10 have been killed. and several
wounded on both sides. Matters had been Just
adjusted il was thought; but this fresh outbreak
looks very badly. Capt. Montgomery had just
gone down, with the determination Of bringing
about permanent peace, and other influential
parties on both sides were willing and anxious 10
aid him in such an effort; but it is difficult to fore
tell " hat will occur if force from the Missouri
side thus nvades, under any pretext