New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-02
KANSAS.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

From Our Special Correspondent ~ ,, oe ,o.o
Hall or CONVENTION wYASDoTTE, X. T., July rs 1889
The Constitutional Convention is drawing It's Ia
bors TO close. 1t is expected that it will finish
tomorrow. So far, it is pretty good instrument
The word "white" defines the qualification oi
voters, which excludes negroes, and Indians also'
but no blsc&-lsw provision defaces or disgraces IT.
The executive officers are as usual, with School
Superintendent. The Legislature has 100 mem
bers-75 Representatives and % Senators Inc
Senators are elected each two years; the members
Of the House each years annual sessions OF the
LEGISLATURE are to be held. Corporations are to
exist under general law; banks on State stock
security basis, &c. The Courts consist OF three
Supreme Judges and five District Judges
(rather too many, perhaps). State debt not
10 exceed million, without vote OF the
people The Constitution can be amended by the
action of the Legislature through two sessions, the
amendment being submitted to vote oi the people
The petition TO give women the elective franchise
wss rejected but women are guaranteed equal
property rights with their husband and equal
Guardianship of their children. They are also al
lowed to participate in the government Ol schools,
academies and colleges, and az such elections are
10 be secured the same privileges as men, oy law
A clause in the Bill of Rights Is intended TO cover
n
guarantee them trial 6y jury. Such are the lead
Ing features Of the Constitution, and do not TANK
they will be materially modified. a tremendous
growing is being heard over the App0rtonIneh';
but as every section grumbics, presume II cannot
be far from right. - q.
The application for the payment of the Ierrlto-
risl and Claim debts will b. by memorial to Con-
gress.
During my absence in the few past days, hnd
that the Conye ntion has almost asplred 70 the dig
nity Of Congressional habit, having had one case
of assault and an Investigating COMMITTEE MI
Bennet one of the would be Delegstes from W.!
andotte tried 10 assault Mr.. Jon .. Thacher but
WAS prevented. The Investigating COMMITTEE
was 10 smell out alleged corruption about the t9m-
porary location of the capital. AS the Democrats
have mainly labored to make pol tcal capital they
went into the investigation with great ueai VI
susto, but got as sick OF 1t as thty nave VI
some Of their other specul2uons. III was
charged that Mr.. VIM. Hutchinson, one OF
the members from Lawrence, offered lot
in said town to a member from DOaiphan for
his vote on the capital to that place. NJ H..
swears that he did not make any such oher; 50 IL
is between them. The Committee owed, now
ever, that the Democratic members hAd offered 70
trade their vote for the temporary location OF ihe
capital ut Lawrence, and take as all equivalent the
annexeton of Southern Nebraska, and heavy aP
portionment to the river counties. Al honor 10
the Lawrence delegates for refusing this orloe.
The capital has been temporarily located At Topeka
for three years. | do not think the Topeka men
gained it by such concessions, although am by no
means so sure that they were not determined by
considerations less general. The fact wss that
Topeka very cleyerly got the advantage of Law
renee in the investigating matter, owing perhaps,
TO some indiscreton on the part Of some OF the
Lawrence men. The location OF the capital IN 4
new State is a matter always suspected, and gen
orally with reason. But perhaps this was all night