The Kanzas news., 1859-01-15

few unimportant bills were introduced, and
the House adjourned to meet on Tuesday.
ate, PsN
The Council met In caucus in the after
noon, to determine upon the officers to be
chosen for the present session. 1t is not
customary for bodies. the members of which
are elected for term of two years, to elect
officers anew at the commencement of the
second session; but it was desired by ma
iority of the members of tfis Council TO
throw overheard Ainneola K. Gooaim, and
a reorganization thFoughoutwa the easiest
manner to accomplish the object in view
And over he went. The organization of
the Council was as follows: c. w. Bab-
cock, President (re-elected); A. S. Deyen-
ney, of Johnson county, Chief Clerk g.
A. Cotton re-elected) of Lykins, Assistant
Clerk ; E. P. Heberton. of Wyandott, Dock
ct Clerk; P. Wiley, of Topeka. Sergeant
farms, and Asaph Allen, Doorkeeper.
| Governors Message received and read,
and 500 copies ordered to be printed for the
use of the Council.
Mr.. Holiday made inquiry in regard to
the duty of the Comptroller and Treasurer
to report to the Legislature, the condition
of the Treasury of the Territory at the pres
ent time, receipts, expenditures, etc. Mr..
Mead said that in few days report would
be made to the Legislature by those officers,
10 cover the financial transactions of the
Territory from the first of January. 1857,
to the fist of January. 1859. Mr.. Root
said that was all very well, SO far as it went,
but he would like very much to know what
had been done prior to January first, 1857;
whad had been done with the fifty thousand
dollars appropriated by Congress to build q
capitol house with; why it was that there
was nothing to show for it but pile of un-
hewn stones and broken columns. Ad-
journed to meet at 8, P. NJ, Tuesday.
Tuesday, Jan. Nothing of conse-
quence done to-day. The Council concur
red in the House resolution to adjourn to
Lawrence. and the resolution was sent to
the Governor for his signature. Several
bills of an unimportant character have been
introduced into either House; but most ot
the day has been spent in waiting for the
action of the Governor in regard to the ad
journment. About O'Clock the Governor
informed them that he would be ready il
the morning at o'clock. A recess ha:
been taken till that time.
The town is full of people. Lecompton
looks unusually brisk. All the members
are present to-day excepting DR.. Kob, mem:
Der of the Honse from Leavenworth, and
Mr.. Learnard, of the Council from Cofey
An earnest desire to progress with genera
Legislation, and to discourage speculation
/ is apparent with all the members. I antie,
1 ipate good results from the meeting of thi:
| body. The legislation will be of charac
t ter suited to the wants of the people. A
bill has been introduced by Mr.. Danford o
! Linn, for the purpose of repeating the en-
tire bogus code, which, I think, will pass
and good code of laws will be enacted te
| fill its place. The Speaker has not yet an,
nounced the standing committees.
! The halls in which the Legislature meet
were erected by Secretary of State, Hugh
S. Walsh, and others of the Lecompton
Town Co.. as speculation which is depend
ent for its success on the question of the
Legislature remaining in session here. A
/ large stone hotel has also been erected by
the same parties, which, if finished. would
| be commodious and comfortable, but it is
upholstered, and is cold and inconvenient.
! The reasons assigned by the Legislature for
adjournment are the want of suitable ac-
Icommodatinns for the members, which are
well sustained by the facts. At present it
| the resolution for adjournment by two
thirds vote as required, should the Govern
or veto il, which it is probable he will do.
1 shall send you ''pen and ink" sketch Of
the prominent members of both Houses in
few days.
At O'Clock, Wednesday. a message was
received from the Governor, announcing
that he had approved and signed the con-
current resolution adjourning the session to
Lawrence. The announcement was receiv-
ed with applause by the members and out
siders. But ''our army in Flanders" didn't
do circumstance in the way of swear
ing to that practiced by the Lecomptonites
on the adjournment of the Legislature
The Governor came in for his full Stare OF
1 the execraIion.
LAWRENCE, Friday. Jan. Z. 1859.
| House met at 12. N. A concurrent res
oIution providing for the election of Pub
lie Printer at s, P. NJ, was passed. Mem