The Kanzas news., 1859-02-05
l.rhe TeEritorial beeisisturse.

1 4ttss OVuy - .oW "Vf1iHS away ss1 so>2e
|esrasst. and seems dessfmiasd TO do some
thing for shs people Our limited space
win not admit of publishing their proceed
ings in fall. We csn only notice those of
general interest. We condense from the
Lawrence Daily Republican:
HoUsE.-House went into Committee of
ths Whole on the Goth on Bill No. 6, intro
duced by Mr. Scott-being bill to exempt
from taxation all Improvements of real prop
erty, making land only, taxable. This bin
is of interest to the Inhabitants of the Ter
ritorY at large, and elected considerable dis
cussion. Il was finally ind6nitely post
poned- = -
House went into Committee on the Whole
on Bill No. 81, being an act to regulate iu-
ry fees The object of the bill was to make
litigants pay the costs, instead of having
the county taxed for it. After considerable
discussion, the bill finally passed, 26 for, to
8 against. This is right, those who COM
pei jurors to attend courts in trifiing cases
should pay their fees.
Special Committee on the wants of the
organizing several new counties.
House passed Bill No. 54, authorizing
Registers of Deeds to take acknowledge.
ments and proof of deeds.
House went into Committee of the Whole
on Bill No. 50, providing for the permanent
location of the Seat of Government for Kan
sas Territory. After discussion, the bill
was indefinitely postponed; - -
CoUNcIL-No morning session. Bill or
ganizing the new county of Wyandott pas
! II ,o1 IS
of Leavenworth and Johnson countless
House Bill No. II, prohibiting slavery, was
referred to committee on Federal Relations.
FRIDAY, Jan, 81.
HousE.-A number of petitions referring
to change of county lines were presented.
Bill locating the county seat of Shawnee
county at Topeka passed.
Mr.. Spriggs made a speech on bill loca-
| ting the county seat of Anderson county.
Wanted the matter left to the people. II
was referred to special committee.
| House went into Committee of the Whole
on Bill No. 23-being bill for the regula-
ton of intoxicating drinks-a license law.
| This bill called out considerable discussion,
and was finally postponed until a report on
this subject can be had from the COmmittee
OH Vice and immortality.
MIR. Wright made aspeech on the retreneh-
ment of town and county expenses. Thought
the County Board had TOO much power, and
were allowed to sit too long. Ought not to
have more than two sessions during the
year. County Board ought to be abolished
in counties having less than l. 500 votes,
and the Probate Judges do the business.
]. House went into Committee of the Whole
on Bill No. 33, being an act relative to the
acknowledgements of deeds. Bill was con
sidered in committee, and rules suspended
and passed. ~ o.
CoUNcIL.-The Council had under con
sideration several bills from the Codifying
Committee. The bill abolishing slavery
which passed the House few days since
was taken up in the Committee of the
Whole, and Col. Holiday made some re.
/ marks upon it.
= SATURDAY, Jan. %.
i HOUSE. Militia BIZ came up. After
some discussion, the bill was postponed by
FL e close vote of II to IS.
| MFR. Roberts, of Bourbon, introduced &
bill repeating the militia law of 1857 The
rules were suspended, and the bill read 6
second time. Moved to an indefinite post.
ment Lost. Yeas, 6 /; Nays, 26. Moved
to suspend rules, and put the bill upon it;
final passage. Carried. So we have nc
more militia in Kansas, so far as the House
is concerned.
Mr.. Barry introduced bills for organizing
three new counties.
/ A general law on ferries was reported
A law much needed. There is no sense in
/ chartering so many ferry companies.
Mr.. Branscomb brought in bill incor-
porating the Scientific and Historical Socie-
ties in Kansas. A society of this kind can
do great service to Kansas history. We
need record of all the many highly inter
esting facts relating to our position. A bill
looking to this result ought to become a
law. ,
| The bill changing the names of most OF
the counties in the Territory, passed by a
| large vote. Douglas County was changed
/ TO Lincoln glorious change. Brecken-
I ridge County to Sumner; another good
change. Atchison to Benton. Doniphan
to Collins, DC. It is grand good thing.
| The wiping out Of the border ruffian traces
is going on fast Those counties were
1 named in fraud, and after the names of the
chief supporters of that fraud.
The Joint resolution of the Council, in IA
vor of annexing Southern Nebraska to Kan
sas, was then passed, The members from
! Southern Kansas entered united protest
against this bill. The great objecIi n to
this annexation, to our mind, is, 1t delays for
years the formation of, a free State of Ne
braska. This much to be desired consum-
nation ought not to be so long delayed
The vote stood Yeas II; Nays IS.
"A bill locating certain county seats. was
referred to select committee, consisting Of
Bailey, Vale and Lynde. ae4 - -
CouscIL.-Passed an act for the preyen-
ton. of the destruction of cattle by conta-
/ eiaus diseases. es.s.4 srsE. =. @5a,,
1 Also an.act to authorize Boards of conn
ty supervisors 70 issue bonds, and for other