The Kansas Freeman from Topeka, Kansas • 2

TH KANSAS FREE MAN: 1NDEP ENDE 11 Messrs Smith, Robinson and Roberts wre pe: The President appointed Messrs." HoIIi. IsiT'. Kmerv. and Huntlnc. unon thai The be found tipon whvh you can 1 ed any rule, to take up from the table, I breach either of th Rules and Orders for "the veas and navs.

shall be decided of the Convention, he may be required by c-rantmr, on mAtiiin. mako satis- the Convention, on motion, to make satis- Wla te roen ail fr art fappoictd a committee upon rules for the Arl and Sciences' will cultivated, without debate. ot a yinesrp government of the convention. iUU tK crxtrrcf rivilizati on. Our I Governed and.

controlled I faction therefor, and shall not be allowed to ra," I vote or eak except bv av of exruja, till Mr. G. W. Smith, Cnamnan of the e. K.

OAR VKT-BCITOU- gonial clime will be sought a to desire to advance thebftst interests of tboa KaiKas will be substituted for one for Italy, jyou represent, sacrificing upon the altar of This r-i-ture i not overdrawn if voudis-jtbe common good all your Mr. Parrott of Loavenworth offered the following Resolution which, was adopt 1 Benolcerf, Tliat sixteen committees consisting of five members each, be appointed he hss done so. Committee on Rules, submitted the foliow- 2 3 inj report of that committee, which, with- Every Mmbar, who shall.be in the Con- oq- tei on motion of Mr. Parrott TOPEKA, K. T.t OCT.

21, '55. He shsll put the previous question in the following farm: Shall the. main question be now put and all debate upon the main question shall be msjknded, un r-Ki-Ta Jutv and are in fe tour vention wnen quuo i b-" his vnia nnbu ihtk ivm vention. lor SDecui br the President, to which shall be referred m. Kansas Scrip.

The Territory of Kansas is now in kind of chrysilia state just or attempting to emerge from the mm mm was laid upon the table, and one tiuudred copies ordered to be printed. Mr. Goodin of Blanton, moved that the Secretary bo empowered to purchase whatever books and stationery shall be n- respectively such matters hereinafter designated as may he appropriate, and that the said committees be requested to report from time to time as they progress. tyrannical and slavish position ot a down-trodden people a people de reasons, shall excuse, him. Any Member desiring to be so excused on any question shall make application to that effect before a division, or before the calling of the' yeas and nays; and such application shall be accompanied by a brief statement of reasons, and shall be decided without debate.

20 Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the President shall direct. 30 1st. A committee on L-gislative de prived of the right of suffrage, an partment. 2d. Executive 3d.

Judicial til the previous question, the sense of the Convention shall forthwith be taken upon amendments reported by a committee, upon pending amendments, and then upon the main question. 13 On the previoua question no member shall speak more than once without leave and all incidental questions of ofdsr, arising after a motion is made for the previous question, shall be decided without de-bat excepting on appeal, and on such appeal no member shall be allowed to speak more than once without leaTeof the Conventions that inestimable privikg usurped by oppressors whose every sentiment and prejudice are inimical to the 'ith. Apportionment 5th. Elective if ranchise moved by motive than to Iran a constitution up to the spirit of the age in which you live, just and equitable to all, appealing to the Supreme Ruler of the universe for aid, yon "will not fail but msy live, and your children after you, proud vour work and enjoying the blessings secured by its munificent provisions. la the discharge of the arduous duties you have assigned be assured even-handed justice will control Errors be expected, but they will be of the head, not of the I could' not hope to succeed unless assured of your' advice and aid.

Relying upon you for support, I trust the object of our coming together may be successfully accomplished, and that upon your return to your constituents you may be met with the salutation of "Well done rood and faithful servants." Act member mav call for the division 6th. Corporations other than Banking dearest interest and life-long princi of a question when ihe sense will admit of it. A motion to strike out arid insert ple3 of the real settlers of Kansas. 7th. Banking and Currency 8th.

VPublic Ddbt and Public Works la this emergency, some scheme must 9th. Future amendments to Constitu be devised by which tho fund3 necessary to the establishment of oar inde- shall be deemed indivisible: but a motion to strik out being lost, shall neither preclude nor a motion to strike out and insert." 31 Motions and Reports may be committed dendence may be raised. As a tern 14 When two or mere members rise at ptfrary relief, the Executive Committee selected by the people the source of every true government have is sued Scrip, bearing tho name of the eesssry for the duties of his office. To this motion Mr. Wakefield of Bloom-ington moved an amendment, proposing the appointment of a committee of three for that purpose.

Messrs. Wakefield, Cur-ties and Crosby were appointed upon ti committee. Mr. Smith moved the convention adjourn rejected. Mr.

Roberts then moved an adjournment; motion ruled out of order by the President. On motion of Mr. Holliday, of Topeka, Ferdinand Wendell was appointed messenger to the Convention. The convention then adjourned. Thursday, Oct 25th, 1855.

Convention met pursuant to adjourn raent. Prayer was offered by the chaplain. Journal of yesterday was read. Samuel Newhinney and William Graham, members elect from the first district appeared, and the oath was administered to them by the President. Mr.

Emery of Lawrence, submitted tie following resolution which was adopted: Resolved, That' the Sergeant-at-Arm of the convention be requested to famish pS Phillips a sat within the bar of the House, as reporter for the "New York Tribune." Mr. Tuton of Bloomington, submittal the following resolution, which was adopt once, the President shall name the member who is first to speak. 15 All committees shall be appointed and announced by the President, unless otherwise specially directed by the convention. The President shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties framing a Constitution that ill be endorsed bv tbos-a vou represent, and appro-batod by our brethren in the States. You will not forgot that you are called together in tho nineteenth century, that as great has been made in the science of Goverument as in any other of the sciences.

"Sot many years since the opinion prevailed that power was not tole entrusted to the people. Some governments now exist upon that theory we, upon this continent have exploded the idea. Trust all power to the people, they may err for a brief period, but the sober second thoufht will soon come and all will be well. They are interested in having able and faithful officers, and they should have the selection of them from the highest to the lowest, that the conduct of those officers should be frequently reviewed short terms should be adopted in all cases. The subject of education is the most important that will come before you.

Common Schools should be provided for in such a manner as that the funds cannot be wasted. You should provide that the lands which have and mav hereafter be re-eeived from the Gnerul Government should not be sold uutil thev have reached their full value, guard tho funds derived from that source in such a manner as that the principal will be secure, and the interest promptly paid. By adopting such a course of policy you can in a few years have the school house in every district supplied witha competent teacher during the entire vear. Educate the children, and all fear as to the permanency of the Government vanishes. The subject of agriculture will challenge your attention.

We have in Kaunas more first class, and loss waste land than can be found in any other poition of the Globe, of the same extent, adapted to the growth of almost all the product of earth. The agricultural interest will be the great in-terest of Kansas, and should be fostered and encouraged. It is suggested that a State anil County organization for the encouragement of this great interest be provided for. Tn restricting the Legislative authority or recommitted, at the pleasure of the Convention. 32 No motion or proposition, of a subject different from that under consideration, shall be admitted under the color of amendment.

33 The unfinished business, in which the Convention was engaged at tho time of the last adjournment, shall have the preference in the orders of the dav. 34 JVb rule or order of the Convention shall be dispensed with, altered or repealed, unless two-thirds of the Members present shall consent thereto. 35 All questions, relating to the propriety of business to be acted upon, shall be without debate. SG Everv question of order shall bo ncted by the Secretary, with the decision, and inscribed at large on the Journal. of the Chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.

tion. 1 0th. Education 11th. Militia 12th. Finance and Taxation 13th.

Public Institutions 14th. Preamble and Bill of iiftghts 1 5th. Jurisprudence 16th. Miscellaneous On motion of Mr. Holliday of Topeka, a committee on Printing was added to the list of standing committees.

Moved by Mr. Holliday, that a committee on the division of the Territory into counties and. townships, and. a committee on the location of the Capitol, be addod to the standing committees. On motion of Mr.

Robinson of Lawrence, the question was divided that part of the resolution in relation to the division of the Territory into counties and townships, was rejected and that part wdiich provided a standing committee on the location of Capitol, passed. Mr. Wakefield submitted the following resolution Resolution, That a committee of five be appointed to report to this convention, what business properly comes before it, for its action. On motion of Er. Goodin of Blanton, the above resolution as laid on the table.

At twelve and a half o'clock the convention adjourned. Rules and 17 The President shall have the geueral di rection of the Hall of the Convention. No Proceedings of The Constitutional Convention. Council Chamber, Topeka, Oct. Convention met pursuant to adjournment.

The journal of yesterday was read. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Burgess. On motion of Mr.

Robinson of Lawrence the Convention proceeded to the election of secretary of the convantion. The chairman appointed Messrs. Schuyler of Council City, and Dodge of Leavenworth, a committee to receive, assort and count the votes for secretary of the convention. The committee subsequently reported as follows: Whole number of vote 25 Necessary for a choice 13 Samuel Smith has 19 Charles A. Eoster 11 7 The report was accepted, and Messi Robinson, -Roberts and Cutler were, appointed a committee to wait upon Mr.

Smith and inform him of his election. person exeept members, officers, and atten dants of the Convention, and such persons as may be invited by the Convention, or by the President, shall be admitted within the bar of the Convention. The. Chairman of Of Quorum. 37 Amaiority of the Members shall con each Committee of the Whole, during the.

"State of Kansas." For the redemption of this scrip, the' convention now in session will undoubtedly make provision by inserting a clause in the constitution requiring the first Legislature to make provision for its paym-srit, and pledging the faith of the State for its redemption. Capital is proverbially timid, and the capitalist will naturally inquire what are the prospects for its redemption? Nothing but the rejection by Congress of our application for admission as a State can possibly prevent its redemption; and to assume that Congress will reject us in our present oppressed and overridden condition, is to distrust its love of justice and right, and imagine the National Representatives capable of the grossest and most palpable disregard of the principles of Popular sovereignty. The recent vote shows more than four-fifths of our people in favor uf ths mcaasure. The Republican party is pledged to the principles which will undoubtedly be embraced in our Constitution; and the Democratic party has too firmly planted itself upon the principle? of "Squatter Sovereignty" to resist a measure so emphatically em-mating from the. "Sovereigns" of Kansas.

In this position who can doubt our success? That success will make Kansas scrip available currency stif.utft a ouorom for thetransaction of sittinor of such Committee, shall have tho like power of preserving order in the Hall. business. Of Commit tee sy Reports and Resolutions. 33 Of Absence of President. In case the President shall be absent at Committee shall sit durrnej the ses sions of the Convention, without special the hour to which the Convention was ad leave.

39 journed, the Secretary shall call the Con All papers relative to any business bo- ed, viz: Resolved, That a committee on Agriculture be added to the standing coin-mittees. The President of the convention appointed the standing committees. On motion of Mr. Hunting of Manhattan ordered, that one hundred copies of the list of standing committee be printed for the use of the convention. On motion of Mr.

Emery of Lawrence, Resolved, That J. L. Speer be admitted to a seat a reporter for tbeTkHand Herald," and Chicago Tribune." Mr. Holliday of Topeka, chairmaa i committee on reporting, submitted a t- fore the Convention, shall be left with the vention to order, and shall preside until a Of the President. 1.

On motion of Mr. Holliday of Topeka, Secretary, by any member, who may ob the convention elected Mr. Chas. A. Foster President protem.

shall be elected, which shall be the first business of the tain leave of absence, and may nave any such papers in his possession. assistant secretary of the convention. 40- Mr. Robinson of Lawrence moved that The rules of proceeding in the Conven tion shall be observed in a- Committee of the Whole, far as they may be applica rupon the question borrowing money, it ble, except the rule limiting the time of the temporary President swear the secretaries of the eonveution to the faithful discharge of their duties. On motion of Mr.

Delehav of Leaven-worth, the following resolution was adopted aa a substitute tial report from that committee, which wa is snggested you hx the amount at low flaunts until the loan is authorized by a direct vote of the people. The vote to be taken after, they are fully informed how the inonev is to be expended. A loan of accepted. The report is as follows speakmg: but' no member -shall speaE twice upon any question, until every member, who shall not have spoken, shall speak if he desires it. A motion to rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again, shall be always first in order, and shall be decided without debate.

To the President of the Constitutional Convention Your committee appointed to pro Of Members. 10 Xo Member in debate shall mention a Member then present by his name, but may describe him by the town he represents, the place he sits in, or such other designations as may be intelligible and respectful. 20. Every Member, when about to speak, shall rise and respectfully address the President, shall confine himself to. the question under debate, and avoid personality, and shall sit down when he has finished.

No Member shall speak out of his place without leave of the President. mousy by tha State, acts as a mortgage upon the land therein, and the actus The President' shall take the Chair every day at the hour to which the convention shall have adjourned; shall call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read, and proceed to busine. He shall preserve decorum and order; may speak to points of order in preference to other- members; and shall decide all questions of order, subject' to an appeal to the convention on motion regularly seconded and no other business shall be in order till the question on the appeal shall have been decided. He shall declare all votes; but, if any member doubts a vote, the President shall order a return of the number voting in the affirmative, and in the negative, without any further debate upon the question. When a vote is doubted, the members for I holders of the land should give their con Resolved, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized, empowered and requested to proceed to administer all oaths necessary to perfect the organization of the Convention and the oath was administered by the President.

On motion of Mr, Detehey, of Leavenworth, the Convention proceeded to the cure a reporter, or rejKjrters for the constitutional convention, beg leave to report Afternoon Session. Met according to adjournment. On motion of Mr. Sckuyler of Conned sent before the mortgage is laid. It would be a work of for ie to refer to the fact that since the City, Mr.

Conver was recognized a re choice of President of the Convention. porter for the "Council City Banner. On motion of Mr. JDelehey of Leavenworth, the following resolution was offered: The same committee as was previously That they have in part performed the duty ssigned them, by engaging the services Mr. James Redpath and they earnestly recommend his election by the convention.

Respectfully aubmittef, O.K. Holliday, J. S. Emery, A. Hunting.

On motion of Mr. Holliday of Topeka, appointed were empowered to receive, assort, and count the votes for President. The committee reported as follows Whole number of votes 2G 2secessarv for a 14 ordered, that the Sergeant-at-Arins fur James II. Lane has. ..17 or against the question, when called on by Resolved, That the President appoint additional to the present Standing Committee a committee of three on Phraseology, whose duty shall be to carefully examine and revise everything emanating from this convention, before publication.

On motion of Mr. Deleheyof aLeven-worth, the vote by which the appointment of a Standing Committee on the division of the Territory into Counties and was rejected was reconsidered. W. Y. Roberts .5 the President, shall rise and stand uncov nish, the reporter to the convention, with such stationery as he may need.

J. A. Wakefield" 4 organization of the Territorial Government now claiming assistance in Aansas, the ballot-box has been used as a mere instrument of oppression legal voters driven therefrom bv organized bands of armed men, not even -claiming a residence within our borders such bands using it to foist upon the people of the Territory officers unacquainted with their wants, intent upon trampling under foot their best interests electing men to important positions who never claimed residence in Aansas. first business will be to guard the ballot-box in such a manner as to prevent a repetition of this the greatest crime that can be perpetrated in a representative government like ours. It is suggested that you appoint the judges for the elections to be ered till they are counted.

Report of the committee was accepted, In accordance with the recommendation 4 He shall rise to put a question, or to ad of the committee, Mr. Redpath was elected and Messrs. Delahey, Hunt, and Goodin appointed as committee to conduct the President to the chair. The President having been conducted to the chair, ac dress the convention, but may read sitting. reporter for the convention, and was duly qualified by the President, to enter upoa 21.

November speaking shall be interrupted by another, bat by rising up to call to orrier. 22 Xo member shall speak more than twice on one question, without first obtaining leave of the Convention nor more than once, until other Members, who have not spoken shall speak, if they desire it. Of Reconsideration. 23. When a vote has passed, it shall, be in order for any Member to move for a reconsideration thereof, on the same or the succeeding day and such motion shall be placed first in the orders of the day succeeding that on which the motion is made a motion to reconsider, being rejected shall not be renewed; nor shall any subject be a second time reconsidered: provided, however, that a motion to reconsider a vote, upon any collateral matter shall not The question upon the appointment of the discharge of his duties.

cepted the office, and entered upon the Ordered, on motion of Mr. Robinson of 5 In all easess the President may vote. 6 When the Convention shall determine discharge of its duties. Lawrence, that the Sergeant-at-Arms furnish Mr. Redpath with a table, in front ot On motion of Mr.

Cutties of Benicia, an business transactions, in tne meantime, capitalists, with a keen foresight, will or ought to purchase it a. very small discount, and city, State, and other corporato bodies, can give it character and currency. AYe can conceive no reason why it should not, backed by the plighted faith of an honest people struggling for liberty, be more valuable than much of the paper currency readily circulated amongst the people. However the slavery propaganda may rail against it, we trust that the people everywhere will use their utmost efforts to give it credit and make it available in all business transactions. B-Bclow will be found the admirable speech of Col.

James II. Lane, upon taking his seat as President of the -Constitutional Convention. For excellence of diction clearness and correctnost of conception, and quantity of matter for the limited space it occupies, it is superior to anything of the kind which has lately fallen under our notice. But let all read it and judge for themselves. Gestlemks.of the Contention For tho position assigned me, accept my thanks.

You have met, gentlemen, on no ordinary occasion to accomplish no ordinary purpose. You are the first legal representatives tho real settlers of Kansas have erer had. You compriso the first legally elected Representative Legislative body ever assembled in this Territory. You are here to form a Constitution which is to be tho guide for future Legislation to mould the President's desk. Mr.

J. A. Wakefield administered the oath of office to the President. to go into Committee of the Whole, the President shall appoint the member who shall take the Chair. held previous to the meeting of the first Legislature; pure and good men; and au Ordered, on motion of Mr.

Delehey of The President then administered the the committee was then taken and lostv Mr. Lane of Lawrence, moved, (Mr. Parrott of Leavenworth, in the chair,) the subject be postponed until to-morrow at 2 P. which was ruled ont of order by Mr. Delehey.

Messrs. Knight and Schuyler were appointed as the committee on Phraseology, in accordance with the resolution of Mr. Delehey. Mr. Holliday of Topeka, submitted the following resolution Resolved, That a committee to consider Leavenworth, that the Sergeant-at-arms thorize them to remove the polls in case oath of office to the members of the con furnish the reporters and correspondent On all questions and motions whatever, they are invaded from without.

vention present. the President shall take the sense of the of the various newspapers, with such stationery as they may need. When the Aansas-Xebraska bill was be- On motion of Mr. Klotz of Pawnee, Convention by yeas and nays, provided Lorring Farnsworth was appointed Ser- ore uongress no one ot its supporters On motion of Mr. Parrott of Learen- claimed that A'ansas could ever become a geant-at-Arms for the convention.

two of the members present shall so require. When the yeas and nays are taken, no laveState; all from the highest to the low on motion of Mr. Holliday of Topeka, remove the main subject under consideration from before the Convention, but shall be considered at the time when it is made. warth, the report of the cornmittee on rules, was taken from the table and read, on motion of Mr. Holliday of Topeka, the report was recommitted to the committee the propriety of Districting the Territory for Senatorial, Representative, and purpo- member be allowed to vote except he est discarded the idea that slavery could ev Timothy Mclntiro was appointed Door be in his seat, and the members shall be Keeper to the convention.

er lie extended within her borders. Our southern friends were among the most called in alphabetical order. on motion of Mr. Schuyler of Council br amendment and correction, with leave prominent in pressing this position before City, Rev. II.

Burgess was appointed 8 vi- He shall propound all questions in the absence to the committee for that pur the country. chaplain of the convention. pose. order in which they are moved, unless the The following resolution was offered by The idea of forcing slavery into Kansas Om motion of 'Mr. Holliday of Topeka, Mr.

Parrott of Leavenworth subsequent motion be previous in its nature except that, in naming sums and fix was an affr thought for sinister purposes, personal aggrandizement. It is now the Ikaolved, that the Sergeant-at-Arms, in addition to his duties as such, shall act as Resolved, That when this convention ing times, the largest sum and the longest adjourns, it shall be till 10 o'clock, A. M- Librarian for tho convention, and make well received opinion that if a Senatorial election had not been pending in an ad and when it takes a recess, it shall be till time shall be put first. Duties of Meyibers. 24 No member shall be permitted to stand up, to the interruption of another, while any member is speaking, or to pass unnecessarily between the President of the Convention and the person speaking; nor shall any Member be permitted to stand in the alleys during the session of the Convention 25 Every member shall keep an account of his own attendance and travel, and deliver the same to the Committee appointed to make up the pay roll, and, on bis failure so to do, he shall be omitted from the roll and no Member shall receive pay for any suitable provision within the House, for 3 o'clock, P.

M. ses similar thereto, be added to tne usi oi Standing Committees. i Mr. Delehey of Leavenworth, submitted the following resolution aa an amendment: Resolved, That the Standing Committee on Apportionment, be instructed to recommend suitable Election Districta for Senatora and Representatives, and that said committee report the boundaries of laid Districta. Mr.

Schuyler of Council City moved to amend the amendment so that it ahonld read, Resolved, That the standing committee on apportionment be instrmcted to recommend smitabl Senatorial, Representative, and Judicial election districts, arid that said committee report the boundaries of each district. Mr. Schnyler'a amend joining State, the ridiculous and abortive the reception of the Territorial Library. 9 After a motion is stated or read by the effort to force lavery upon the people of Kansas would not have been made. On motion of Mr.

Robinson of Lawrence, leave of absence was "granted to Mr. Mr. Robinson of Lawrence, moved to mend by inserting 9 o'clock in place of 10, and 2 o'clock in place of 3. Mr. Roberts of Washington, moved to the institutions of this country.

Your President, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the Convention, and shall be disposed of by a vote of the Convention The people you represent, although ex Knight of Hampden, until Jbnday next. work is to give, birth to ajGovernment your labor is to add another State to our great Union another star to that proud cited beyond measure by the fraudulent Oct 29. amend by substituting the following but the mover may withdraw it at any and violent course pursued by those citi Mr. Lane of Lawrence, aubmitted, tha That when this convention adjourns, it ad galaxy 6f States constituting the caly free time before a decision 5 or amendment, except a motion to reconsider, which shall zens of an adjoining State who were bv journ to meet, it 9 o'clock, A. until following resolution, Mr.

Delehey of week day on which he has not actually at Leavenworth, in the chair, government of earth guided by the Constitution yoa are sent here to f.aine, not be withdrawn after the time has elaps falsehood and misrepresentation induced to join in the crusade to force slaverv upon tended, except in case of sickness. otherwise ordered. The question was taken upon the amend meet of Mr. Robinson, and carried. ed within which it could be originally ment was rejected, and the amendment of That the Door-keeper be instructed to make sueh arrangements as he may think this the geographical centra of our Great them contrary to their wishes and destruct made.

Mr. Delehey passed. The resolution as 26 Every member who shall neglect to give his attendance in the Convention for more. ive of thair best interests, nevertheless ex The resolution as amended, wa then Republic, will iua few short years populated with an industrious and enter proper to render the room comfortable. amended was then adopted.

adopted. I Mr. Schuyler of Council City, moved Mr. Parrott of Leavenworth aubmitted than six days after the session commences, prising people. Oar broad prairies and pect you in the final settlement of that question to pursue a fair and liberal course toward the holders of ihat species of prop vht when the convention adjourns, it ad the following resolution, whicVwa "passed, xn motion of Mr.

Goodin of Blanton, Mr. Samuel F. Tappan, was recognized as present almost an unbroken shall, on making his appearance therein, be held to render the reason of such neglect; and in' case the reason assigned shall be journ until 9 o'clock, a. m. to-morrow.

vix: Reselved, That the "Sergeantrat- Held, yielding to the industrious aud happv erty within and without our borders. Reporter for the Herald, of Freedom nici newspaper at Lawrence. srmsT oi the Convention be requested to furnish James Redpath a seat within the fcuwuiaman crops beyond the wildcat imagining of tho mot sanguine. The On motion of Mr. Schuyler of Council -When a question is under debate, the President shall receive no motion, bat to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, to amend, or to postpone indefinitely which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they.

stand arrayed 11 He shall consider a motion to adjourn as always in ordsr; and that motion, and 3mi wmsue oi tUe rail road car will be City, Mr. John Speer was recognized as beard announcing tho departure of the red bar of the House as reporter for the Missouri Democrat. On motion of Mr. rlolliday the Convention passed the following reso reporter for the Kansas "Tribune." Mr. Cutler of Doniphan, moved to amend by striking out ihe words 9 o'clock, a.

ro, to-morrow, and inserting the word 3 o'clk, this p. Mr. Smith of Franklin, from the committee on rules, reported back the rules amended and corrected; and on motion of Mr. Schuyler of Council City, the. report was adopted.

Yoa will guard against special legislation, and require all laws to be of a general character the citizen of one county removing to another should that the laws are similar. In restricting toe Legislative authority as to Banks and internal improvements, it not doubted that some common ground man from the land he will not cultivate deemed by the Convention sufficient, such Member shall be entitled to recetve pay for his travel, and not otherwise; and no member shall be absent more, than two days, without leave of the Convention and a vote of leave of absence shall be inoperative, unless the Member obtaining it shall avail bimself of it within five days. 'When any member ahall be guilty o( a On motion of Mr. Smith of Lawrence IlO ht4 j. lution Resolved, That a specfal commit Mr.

E. C. K. Garvey was reeoqnizM as re and cannot enjoy in the neighborhood of QrStSJ squatter. School hous, macufaitork, town and oilrt porter for the Kansas "Freeman." tee of three tie appointed to procusa an able an efficient reporter or reporter for Hi On motion of Mr.

Smith of the motions to lay on the table, to ua- this convention..