The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-20
The Kansas Csnstatotionhl C0nventsens
OuR yYANpo1rE CORRESPONDENTS.

rn. u.r... ccp,t,tutionAl Conventaon.
OUR wYANpoTrE CORRESPONDENTS.
HNL or CONVENTION, wYASDorrz, July II, 1869.
Interesting Dsbak Cooperation" and Ba king Wo"-"s
RioAts N Ae C0nue~ion dc.
The tim OF the has BEEN occupied for the
paet Two days by considering the report Of e Committee
en- Corporations and Banks Yesterday the matter
taken up in Committee Of she Whole and number Of
an, Moments made. spirited debate upon the
general question Of bullion majority Of the
Convection expressed themselves opposed 70 banks, but
al considered II Improbable TO do away
With them. All the democratic members voted against
tber md keep very skfu warfare to Kill the report
TIE following me principal features the article
cor Yorstops banks and currency be fret named div
prohibits special Of Incorporation, and provides
for them under general law THAT s.ocsno;ders OF
corporation JOINT stock company shall be lad vdualy
liable the Dues, toat they eha hsoe In
double that OF the so,k ttey 0~n, excepting
lsious charitable associations; that tue poorly Of
churches spe De vesten 10 tru- TO eoot'd by
ben OF she society that no rgot of ska b. ~
any corporation without payment Of ,he ~uer In money
re, Of benefits Jived from such
oyd o. % rove MT damages ascsssed bv jury
twelve p'ovioDg for the orgsnnsnon OF towns &C.
AMI AFRO thai cor l0rs''oDs may sue or DE sued.
tn. sspsps Sivson provides shai, nct
except der general az enc following sec..cn 10 ht
| coost Important IN the article:
Az general rankiag ws fonli require ar c,atersi
security the entiou OF ihe circulating peses
bsass organized under their p'ovsooe, deecei. Nth ,as
auonor of TIE State Of n,er pay,og bends Of tn
Of The Unes States at the casn rates OF
to. New York Stock Exchange % apoue eqia. " the
st cIeusrg which saii lark sn III be an
thorzsd 10 eue and csb eepost in is vtnl's OF Ten
per OF sac smoan OF crcos'og MOSS and the ssIt
Auditor register and couo.eys no ,anse crcu,siins
bile OF any banks ,han tae Cash vane o! suen ooncs
when deposited"
The oiber provisions require The Auditor 10 require
more bonds whenever hose deposited enan deprsciae
curail the Of the notes. the pAs Of is
precedsnce o. ssece pay neut owe. al other credo-s
roat 10 smsler ceuomnaton ,pan Ave dollar oA' rna
be issued end requiring that the General B,nkng IA Y
psssed by the Legislature sna he ra,ded by majority
Of TIE people before gong into operation
rSese provnons think afford sound basis 'or goo
barking sysem and must pace the currency OF Kansas
| IN good reppte.
bonot of the several Sia,es for "bonds Safe
Kapsas' in the above section. Il was Claimed By thos
in favor CT the later tcat requiring
bonds OF Kan.as woid raise tce credit Of the State
make the bonds at par IN all markets rns Opponents Of
tins declared tha, was predisrd upon the ussump1n
large State debt, to which they opposed, and IL
opened lbe door for fraud by giving Spectators oppn-
tunity of buying the naentedness of toe territory
bunde of which nov in market at eity cents. ana
which will doubtless be assumed by State
then will by msneuverng raise the state booos TO par
those rates. ard after having fairly 20. toor notes u,o
circulation let IRE bOo6 scolapse auo 20 into ldaol
TIL scheme give them hundred per TIE
substitution lnay made by OF 90 20 20 Toe
majority claim that there was deep laid scheme t1s
psrs o. s.Hs's Keen spes9..os N the event 81 me mo-.
| to get provision making the state liable for
i she Awards Of the Claim commissioners, Of WI On
! | ~ s,o o'"A VI
five hundred thousand dollars They expected to pdr
cnase up the bonds issued these awards ;nis ass
tanned
The following petition vas intro laced yesterday in he
| Dali CT The political equality OF woman
hr. HUTCHINSON (rep) OF Doug ass presented the pc
TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF KANSAS
GRkENG-We the undersigned ca. o. K4nsas Terri
toy DO sgeculy submit 10 your boeorshie body that
den, common interest with iis IN the ,rocstou
fe Liberty property and intelligent cultures .ed whereas
! ku iphr knH r.Al
their il acnsbe relations 70 anty 90 involve the 10
greater ant more complicated RESPONSIBILITIES; aud
abilities they have pressing need OF al the leg
st,u,opsl guarantees enjoyed by class OF czsas;
wolves the possession equal political rights therefore
We the undersigned being Of full age do respeo fully 20
tton aud protest against constitutional dNccsions
based m difference OF sex 10 this end your Petitioners
: will ever pray.
The debate quite animated 90 the various
pU4es Re dsycae OF t. i wss finally referred 70 tue
made bear Mrs Nichols before the Convention or
before the committee. The ball fosly gt.nied T.
Mrs Nichols Wednesday evening" 70 discuss this yexed
question"
) Mr. NcDowEn, (dam) Of aven~arth, moved It's re.
maeious motion BY peisg S IncOl s
voted down.
Yesterday morning the credentials Of the foox gen.
tlemen, ss delegates, were presen edMessrs Rlevs,
Hswstt NickoIs, Chambers, Miles, Cheever, Furness,
Keetiug, Taylor Croxton Beuaett, Dawson ana Loan
admit them 70 honorary seas with
permission to participate in the debate the Boundary
Committee on Credentials This mornins they repor.ed
in favor Of admitting them on the floor and TO
participate In the debate on the proposition
involved. Thg question will be OF great importance, "a
creates much feeling The republicans generally consider
Il political movement on the part Of the administration
Statements have been maze .ha. Governor Medary has
cached merters in favor OF IT, and this considered
sufficient among toe republicans 10 condemn the move
ment.
The Commissioners Of Claims presented their report last
evening is quite q voluninou document vas not
read but eco copies ordered TO be printed
conpanying ID tabular statement OF consd arape eX
tent, showing the separate clsmsd and the ag.e
gate OF the same The amount claimed is over q mil
lion am quarter dollsre. The cover half mi
lion. The tables show that there 365 claims by free
State cit zers, AMI &C by pro avery The am,nn, OF
taken Destroyed worth s35 0AO Nearly 400
horses, era over COO heai Of cstie stolen Sc
honses burned apo destroyed. men report CONES 90
Tore TIE ConveD,n the report and the M be
| forwarded Tor Jour readers benefit.
Mr. GRAHAM, (rep) Of Acnson, submitted, as reo'u
ton to be referred 10 the COMMITTEE Osomapce taa
hnd ordnance submitted TO the people by Eog'
b', ard which rejected By them. He argued tla
Cousrsss, having been committed shat proJ1s ton
would not hesitate 10 accepting toe constitution tn gives
the State 10 lsnd for railroad purpoaes alone
wodd cause 'be rejection ~ the people Of cl1stiiuoo
containing such ordnance Cle of the democrats move
be laid On the table. On calling tha roll the cero
cratic strength csst FOR sbug the English land grant
rbe republicans voted rga the tahiug; go 4 wa lc,
snd the subject referred the pro Sisudiog Coni
tee will rot be adopted, 90 1t does oviie suii
Gent snd for the purposes Of Kansas railroads a.er
pal improvement.