The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-02-27
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

1
gives the following interesting summary of
Legislative doings. BY such action our
State Senate have made the Forty Thieves
and the various Border. Rufiian assemblies
respectable; but thank God there is at least
half of them not lost to all decency. We
earnestly hope they may get some of the
wretches ont of the frail barque, for We
doubt the existence of sufficient salt in the
body to save the whole.
Mr. Lynde moved to take up the con
tested seat of Speer and Stevens.
Messrs. Connell, Lappin, Seaver and
Rees were absent. but all were in town
except MIR. Rees. Mr.. Osborn moved that
the Sergeant farms be sent for M. Rees;
motion prevailed and the absentee appeared.
The question of reconsidering the vote
by which Stevens gained the seat over Speer
then came up. Mr.. Keeler of johnson
arose to make speech. This Keeler voted
for Speer when the question came up the
last time; but Stevens has the thousands
which he stole from the State-he uses
them.
Keeler said he regretted to see the ques-
'ion brought up again; (very doubtfuD-
he had voted once against Stevens. He be-
lieved both gentlemen we're implicated in
the Lawrence fraud-(then he has now vo-
ted for two men whom he believes to be
frauds '')-but he thought the question
should be buried in oblivion and not recon
sidered l shall vote for the sitting member
That was the only speech We had. When
man denies to-day what he said yester-
day, an explanation is extremely necessary.
Keeler's speech is excusable. The vote vas
then taken with the following result:
ArEs-Barnett, Curtis, Holiday. Hub
bard, Ingalls,, Lambdin, Mcdowell, Osborn,
Rces, Sleeper, Spriggs-11.
NAYs-Bancroft. Broadhead, Denman,
Essick, Gum, Hoffman. Keeler, Lynde,
Morrow, Phillips, STEVENS-11.
Stevens said if he had right to vote he
voted "No." Root, Chairman, made no OBJ
lection Being tie. the motion to recon
slider was lost Thus Stevens retains his
seat by the vote of Stevens, and by the mon
ey of the State.
Mr.. Osborn then moved that the names
of Measrs. Phillips. Gum, Broadhead aud
Bancroft, who hold military commissions,
be stricken from the rolls. Mr.. Hoffman
moved that the question be postponed till n
week from next Saturday passed by the fol
lowing vote:
AYEs-Bancrot, Barnett, Broadhead,
Denmap, Essick, Gum, Hoffman, ingalls,,
Lynde, Morrow, Phillips, Stevens-l2.
NAYs-Curtis, Holiday, Hubbard, Kee-
Ier, Lambdin, Mcdowell Osborn, Rees,
Sleeper, Spriggs-lO
Mr. Mcdowell, of Leavenwortb, then Of
fered resolution moving the expulsion of
r. s. Stevens.
Mr.. Mcdowell said: This duty is to me
an exceedingly unpleasant one. But | feel
that it is my duty as a member of this body
to purge it of any one who has been i'm
pIicated in deeds alike dishonorable to the
State and to the Senate. l have consulted
with no one in regard to this matter; | hope
it will be promptly decided.
Stevens had the audacity to make spe-
cial plea for rascality, and the Senate dis
graced itself and ended the matter by re-
fsrring the subject to special committee
of three. They will be appointed BY Root.
Thus Stevens remains Senator. Is not
the word sFrauds" good one for Kansas /?
In the House this afternoon there was an
Interesting debate on the duty of confscat
| ing the property of rebels. Good speeches
were made by Messrs. Reynolds, McGoni-
gle, Eskridge, Carney, CRUDE. Spaulding
Wilson and others. Mr.. Carney, Of your
city, spoke at some length, and with marked
ability. The object of bis speech was to in-
duce Congress to con6scate the rebel prop
erty in Kansas and give it to the State.
After the debate had taken somewhat
wide range, Mr.. Plumb, of Lyon, introduc-
ed pungent and radical resolution declar
ing for F Fremont's policy Of freeing slaves.
1t passed by more than three to one.
The latest news received, through the
same source, is, indeed, gratifying. and is
conclusive evidence that the prayers of the
righteous will avail The military men
will be ousted from the Senate, all Of
whom are hirelings Of Robinsou's, which
opens the way for the trials Of impeaeh-
ment aq sssz 4
Phillips sent in letter to-day to the Sen
ate, announcing that he had vacated his
seat, and requesting the Senate to admit
Roberts, Who was legally elected to the
place. hos eesI
A very exciting time the Senate had ef It
this afternoon, continuing its session from
2 till half-past eight F. NJ Brass buttons
and public plunder did their best and re-
sorted to every parliamentary dodge that