to the appropriate Committees, with instructions to report Bills iu regard to the same; and that the President of the Senate recommend that the Committees of the same meet with and assist the Committee of the House in the perfection of said Bills, so that the same may be reported and passed immediately.

In the opinion of your Committee, it is essentially necessary to the proper operations of the State Government, that the Legislature take action upon the laws indicated above, and as the people of the State are clamorous for a speedy adjournment to avoid expense, we would, therefore, finally recommend that proceedings upon all other matters of legislation be suspended until the above entitled Bills are passed.

JOSIAH MILLER,

Chairman of Senate Committee.

P. G. D. MORMON,

Chairman of Committee from House.

Bill No. 18, "An Act to change the name of Lykins county," was read second time, and referred to Committee on Counties and Towns.

The President presented a communication from Mr. Warren, of Ohio, in relation to books, which was read.

Mr. Gunn offered the following order:

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be included in the list of Senate officers to receive five dollars' worth of postage stamps, under the order of the Senate, passed April 15th, 1861.

Mr. Houston moved to amend, by adding "and all the Clerks." Carried.

The order, as amended, was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Wood,

The President was directed to appoint a Standing Committee of five on Enrolled Bills.

Mr. Hubbard moved to adopt the report of the Special Committee to report all subjects of legislation requiring immediate action. On motion of Mr. Broadhead, the motion was laid on the table.

Mr. Lappin, from Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following

MINORITY REPORT:

The undersigned, members of the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred Joint Resolution No. 3, on Ordinance, have had the same under consideration, and report adversely.

The undersigned find upon examination of the several Laws of the United States for the admission of different States into the Union, that Congress has made as liberal offer to the State of Kansas as has ever been made by Congress to any other State on its admission into the Union.

In the opinion of the undersigned, the interests of the State of Kansas would be much better subserved by ratifying the propositions of Congress than by rejecting them at the present time; and, therefore, recommend the adoption by the Legislature of Kansas of the following Ordinance:

Be it ordained by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, That the propositions set forth in an Act, entitled "An Act for the admission of Kansas into the Union," be and the same is hereby freely accepted, ratified and irrevocably confirmed as articles of compact and union between the State of Kansas and the United States.

And be it further Ordained by the Legislature aforesaid, That the Legislature of the State of Kansas shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same by the United States. or with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to bonafide purchasers thereof, and that the State of Kansas shall never tax the lands or any other property of the United States in said State.

SAMUEL LAPPIN,
H. B. DENMAN.

Mr. Wood, from Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following

MAJORITY RFPORT:

MR. PRESIDENT: The undersigned, a majority of the Committee to whom was referred Joint Resolution No. 3, on Ordinance, have had the same under consideration, and agree to report as follows:

1st. That from the Act of our Admission, and from various Acts

of Congress, the right of a State to tax the lands of the United States within its boundaries, unless relinquished by the State itself, seems to be clearly conceded by the General Government.

2nd. That the grants asked of Congress in the proposed Ordinance, we consider but a small recompense for the relinquishment of our right to tax the many millions of acres of public domain in Kansas.

3rd. We find, upon examination, that the new States have received a large amount of Public Lands for purposes of School and Internal Improvements, to-wit:

As Kansas is so justly entitled to the grants specified in the Ordinance, we are of the opinion that, if adopted, scarcely an objection will be raised by Congress, and thus a boon will be secured to Kansas worth untold millions to the future State. We would, therefore, recommend the adoption of the Ordinance, with the following amendments:

Strike out Section 1st, and insert the following:

SECTION 1. That Sections numbered 16 and 36, in each township in the State, including Indian Reservations and Trust Lands, shall be granted to the State for the exclusive use of Common Schools; and when either of said sections, or any part thereof, has been disposed of, other lands of equal value, as nearly contiguous thereto as possible, shall be substituted.

In Section 2, strike out "100," and insert “72."

now

In Section 6, strike out the word "indebtedness," in second line, and insert "expenses." Strike out the words at end of Section “ outstanding," and insert the words "not exceeding $150,000." All of which is respectfully submitted.

S. N. WOOD,)

O. B. GUNN,

Majority of Committee.

R. MORROW,

On motion of Mr. Lynde,

The Reports, with the Ordinance, were ordered to be printed, and made the special order at 10 o'clock, on Wednesday next.

Report of Special Committee, to whom was referred matters of immediate legislation, was taken up.

Mr. Miller moved its adoption.

Mr. Broadhead moved to amend the Report, by inserting after the word" suspended," "except by a vote of the majority of the Senators."

Carried.

The motion to adopt was lost.

Mr. Wood offered the following order, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Governor of the State is hereby requested to communicate with the Secretary of the Interior as to what steps are necessary to be taken on the part of the State of Kansas, to secure to their State the 500,000 acres of land granted to the new States, under the provisions of Section 8 of the Act of 1841, entitled "An Act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of Public Lands, and to grant pre-emption rights."

Adjourned.

Senate assembled.

MORNING SESSION.

President in the Chair.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Paulsen.

THURSDAY, April 18, 1861, 9, A. M.

PRESENT Messrs. Bancroft, Broadhead, Burnett, Connell, Dutton, Elder, Farnsworth, Gunn, Hoffman, Houston, Hubbard, Lappin, Lockhart, Martin, Miller, Morrow, Osborn, Seaver, Sleeper, Spriggs, Wood-21.

ABSENT-Messrs. Denman, Lynde, McDowell and Phillips.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

The President announced the following Committee on Enrolled Bills, in accordance with a previous order:

Messrs. Lockhart, Hubbard, Sleeper, Bancroft, Miller.

Mr. Houston, on leave, offered the following order, which was adopted:

Ordered, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to procure from the Secretary of State a sufficient number of bill-holders, for the use of the Senate.

Message from the House:

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives have ordered the following Bills to be printed :

House Bills No. 58, 81, 87, 94, 95 and 126.

Message from the House:

A. R. BANKS,

Assistant Clerk.

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives have adopted the following Concurrent Resolution, and request your concurrence therein: