The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-01-27

the exclusion Of settler and immigrants
desiring to make psrmsn sns home il this
State; and
WHzREAs, These lands. by reason of
their being IN the midst of settlements. are
almost useless to the Indians as q means
to their support, and appear to be held by
them for the Interior purposes of extorting
from the Government extr aordinary prices
aud large annuities, or for the PURPOSES of
checking the settlement of our State and
the prosperity of our people; therefore,
ResOiVed, By the Senate of the State of
Kansas. the House of Representatives CON.
curing: That the Secretary OF the Inter-.
or be and is hereby respectfully and earnest
Iy requested tc take immediate steps to treat
with the various tribes of Indians in Kan.
sas for their lands on any terms necessary
to secure speedy, certain and satisfactorv
extinguishment of their title 10 these res.
olutions, and to offer the said lands. when
treated for, In some other manner than by
sealed bids, so that the actual settler. not
the Speculation. may be favored IN the az
! QUESTION of the title. -. 80. "a.
ResOlUsd, That the Secretary of Sta ts be
be and he is hereby required TO forw ard 4
certified copy OF these resolutions without
delay the PUE.-SO~eEt of the United States:
the Secretary s2asthe Interior. the Pr esident
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House o 1
Representatives, and to each of our Sena
tors and Representative in Congress.
Mr.. Eskridge offered the following reso.
lutions which have been referred to a sps,
cial committee of FIVE, of which be is chair
man.
| WHEREAS, The bill recently introduced
into the United States Senate by Hon. S,
G. Pomeroy, Of Kansas, providing for a
Southern Branch of the Union Pacific road
Eastern Division, at or near Fort Rilsv.
Kansas. thence by way of the Neosho Val
ley and Fort Gibson to Fort Smith, Arkan-
Ssss. Is Of the greatest national importance,
connecting, as il proposes to do, the SouthA
ern anu Gulf States, by the shortest and
evidently most p;:ceticable route with the
great union trunk road w the Pacific
Ocean; therefore,
ResOtOed, By the Senate of the STATE of
Kansas, the House af Representatives con
curing: That the Congress Of the United
States be and they are hereby earnestly
memorialized to pass the bill above referred
to, and thus unite the Southern with mid :
die and Northern States in the grand en-
terprise of completing, first, our main
trunk road to the Pacific OCEAN; and, uui-
ting at tho earliest possible period in one
common interest the Pacific with the At
lantic, lake and gulf States.
RESOLVED, That copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to each of our Senator's
and representative in Congress and that
they be requesed to give the bill herein re-
ferred to their earnest and undivided sup
port. ~
Mr.. Eskridge offered the following res
olutions, affirming the .'MOnroe doctrine
which passed the Senate unanimously.
WHEREAS, The policy long interwoven
with the Administration of our Govern
interchangeable from our republican in
stituLions-enunciated by our fathers, and
well understood by all foreign nations,
that any encroachments by European pow
ers upon this continent for the purpose of
establishing a government anti republican
in form, would be regarded by the people
Of the United States as a demonstration of
hostility, and dangerous to their liberties:
and.
WHEREAS, In utter contempt and def
ance of this time honored and universally
reorganized policy of the government, the
Emperor of France is endesvoring to es-
tablish monarchy upon the ruins of the
Mexican Republic; therefore,
ResOtVea, By the Senate of the State of
Kansas. the House of Representatives con
curing: That the policy indicated in the
foregoing preamble, and commonly uuder-
stood as the Monroe policy" should be
promptly carried out by the Government
of the United States.
Resolved, That Maximilliau should be
driven from Mexican soil and the Mexican
Republic restored to the control OF the Mex
lean people.
RESOLVED, That copy of these resolu-
tons be forwarded by the Secretary Of
State to the President Of the United States
and to each Of our Senators aud Repressn-
tatiVe in Congress