The New Liquor Bill.
.
A . efairkwatig. la s Act to Regulate ilts- bele of,
latobiattinr, 'Auer; Appreted the list deg of !
The following is a copy of tho Liquor Bill,
as it -passed -both Houses of the_ Pennsylvania
'Legislature: -
SECTION 'I. Bois enacted by the Senate and
Ifoir..--e. of It;presentitives of the Common
wealth of 'Pennsylvania in General A4embly
met, and_ it is hereby enacted by the authority
in
of the stone, That applicants ter bcewe7 or
dbitilery lie se shall ,hereafter pay-therefor
the several nunts fixed bv tile third section
of an Act to regulate the sale of intoxicating
liquore; approire4 March thirty-first, Anno
Domini -one , thousand eight hundred and
fifty-six. Provided, That the same shall in,
no case be less than twenty live deflate except
in case of persons whose annual sales are less
than one thousand dollars, who shall pay fif
teen- dollars, and the Rniviso in -the section
aforesaid, so far as it-fixes the minimum rate
of license at fifty dollars, is hereby repealed.
Sim. 2. That applicants for.license to vend
any intoxicating liquors, by the quart or great
er quantity, with or, without other goods,
wares or merchabdise, shall hereafter pay
therefor :twenty per cent. less than the seve
ral amounts fixed by the twelfth eection of an
aot to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors,
Approved March thirty-first, Anno Domiti_
one, thousand , eight hundred and fifty-six:
Provided, That Same shall in ntihase be
less. than twenty-fire dollars; and the provis
ion in said section, that such stub shall in no
case be less than fifty dollars, is hereby re
re.oe.a. .
..
Sac. 3 . That all hotels, inns and taverns.'
shall_ be classified and rated according to the
estimated yearly sales of liquors authorized
to be sold therein, of in the . house intended
to be occupied for such pur pose, as follows,
'to wit: in all cases where such estimated
yearly sales shall be tea thousand dollars
or more, such ,hotel, inn or tavern shall 'be
rated as of the first class, and the sum to be
paid for license shall be four hundred dollars;
when more than eight and leas than ten thou
rand 'donate, as second class, and paytwa
butired
_and fifty . tionars ; when more than
six and less than eight ` thousand dollars, as
third class, and pay one'hundred and fifty
dollars; when more thin four and less than
six thousand dollars, as fourth class, and pay
one hundred dollars; when more than two
and less than four thousand dollars, as fifth
class, and pay fifty donate; when more than
one a6d less *than two thousand dollars. as
sixth class, and pay thirty dollars ; when more
than five hundred and less than one thousand
dollars, a* seventh. class, and pay twenty.fiie
dollars ;- when less than five hundred &liars,
as eighth clan.., and-pay fifteen aollanc.: Pro
vided, That in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
no such license shall be granted for a less sum
than.Afty dollars ayear; nor is any other
city-or incorporated 'borough for a lea 'sum
than twenty five dollars a year; and the;esti
mated yeatly sales of all appliCants for`such
license shall be assessed, as provided in the
fifteenth. section of an act to regulate the sale
of intoxicating liquors, approved Match thir
ty-first Anne Domini one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty-six.
SEC. 4.,Tliat licences shall be 'granted .for
the keepinwif eating houses, which shall an
thotiae-the sale of no intoxicativg liquors, ex
cept domesti.t wines,' and Malt and brewed
liquors, and persons so licensed, shall be dies
jfied anti . rated according,to the provisions of
this twenty-second and twenty-third seccioni
of an *a to cie,ate a sinking fund, and to pro
vide for the grivival and certain extingßulh
meat of . the debt of the Cormumtweatth,.ap
proved. April tebtli, Anno Domini, one theme
.. and eight hundred and forty nine: Provided,
That noisuch license shall, be granted in the
cities of Lancaster or Pittsburgh, fora less
sum than ten -dollars.
Sec. S. That licensed senders of vinous,
spiritucius malt or brewed liquors; or any of,
thetn,or any adrnixtures_thereof, either with,
or : without other goods, wares and merchan
dise, eteept brewers and distillers, may here
after sell any of them which they may be li-
Ceased to eell,"in any quantity.not lac* than
one quart; and licensed brewers and oistill
: era may hereafter sell such liqdors as they are
licensed to manufacture and sell in any quart
thy not less than one gallon : Provided,
That this act shall not beeonstrued to pre
vent a brewer otherwise qualified from reoeiv
ing a retail license, i addition to his license
as brewer, and under' the same provident' as
in the case of eating-houses. •
Sac. 6. That licenses to vend the liquors
aforesaid, or any of them, shall be granted io
- citizens of the United States, of temperate
habits and• good moral. character, whenever
the requirements of the'laws on the subject
• are complied with by any dich applicant, and
shall authonie the applicant to sell the liquors
aforesaid for one entire year from the date of
his license: Provided, That nothing herein
contained shall prohibit the court, board of
licensers or commissioners, from hearing other
evidence than that presented by the applicant
. for license: Provided further, That after
Bearing evidence as aforesaid, the Court,
Board of licensers or Commissioners, shall
• grant or refuse & licee-te to such applicant in
accordance with the evidence : And prozlided
pinker, That if any person or moons shall
neglect or refuse' to lift his her or their license
within fifteen days after the same .has been
granted, ouch neglect or refusal shall be
deemed aforfeitore of said license,' and such
• person or persons selling vinous, spirituous
or iitaltiiquors diet the expiration of the fif
teen. days as iTuresitid, shall be liable to pros
ecution and conviction in the proper Court,
as fully and effectually as if no license had
been granted . - to such person or persons.:
Sic. 7. That no license to vend the liquors
aforesaid ; granted under this or any other
law of this Commonwealth, shall be transfer
' 0;1e, or confer the right to sell the same in
any other house than is mentioned therein,
nor shall - any bar or piece where such liquor
iswold by less measure than-one quart, be un
de let by the person licen.ed to sell thereat;
but if,the party licensed shall die, lenitive or
cease to keep such house, his, her, or their
license may, he transferred . by the authority
granting the sitme, or a 'license granted to the
successor of snob party for the remainder of
the year, by the proper authority, on compli
ance with the requisitions of the lsws in all
-stspects excepe - publication, which shall not
in such case be required Parrs . Wei, TThat
Where any license
. is: transferred as aforesaid.
no. payment other thrt fees shall be required;
and where a license is granted under_this sec
tion for a portion of a rear, the party license 4
shall pay therefor - a sum proportionate to the
unexpired_ term for which the same is grant
' ed .
Sac. 8. That tuanufacturen and producers
of ciders and domestic wine., and bottle"' of
cider; perry, ale, porter or beer, not otherwise
engaged in' the 5a13 orintoxicating liquors,
- - UM. in keeping any tavern, oyster house or
- tellatcrestaumnt or place. of amusement,
,en
tertainment.or refreshment, shall allowed
to- sell ths same by thq bottle, or : domestic
wines awl-eider by the gallon, without taking
Out Hearse r Provided, - That suer- liquor is
uot drank-on the-premises where sold, nor at
any place prandial by such seller for t h at
PurPow
9. -That license tplefild - omestie wines,
• *talc or breied,-liquors; time hereafter be
granted to the keeper of any 'beet house, the
e-re Or_ other place of asanernent, -otherwise
qualified to receive the same : Provided,
That the use of a room or rooms in a hotel,
as a concert room or theatre, shill: not.pni
clude-the proprietor thereof from receiving a
hotel liiense if he shall have end keep the ac
commodation for - a hotel, required by the act
sof .March 31, 1856-: And provided further,
That the preceding proviso shall not apply to
the cities of Philadelphia nr Pittsburgh.
SEC. 10. That the petition of amepplical,t
for eating house or retail brewery Jioetrse need
not hereafter embrace thecertificate of viii
zeNt required by the 'eighth section of An act
to regulate the sale Cif intoxicating liquors;
approved March -thirty-find, Anno
onelhousand eight hundred and fifty-six, nor
-shall publication of such applications-be hire
afier.required ; but such applications shalt be
filed with the Clerk of the court of quarter
sessions of the proper county, except in the
county of Allegheny, and the licenses prayed
for,,granteel by the county treasurer and the
bond now required in such oases shall be first
approved by the district attorney and county'
treasurer and their approval endorsed thereon.
SEC. 11. That any unlawful sale of vico3s,
'malt or- brewed liquors, 4:m any admixtures
thereof, or any sale thereof in any impure,
vitiated,'or aldulterated state, shall be deemed
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
the offender shall pay a fine of not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollars, with
the costs of prosecution, and upon a second
or Ray subsequent conviction, shall pay a fine
of not less than twenty-five, nor more than one\
'hundred dollars, with the costs of prosecution;
and incase of a second or subsequent cons
viction, the court-may, in its direction, sen
tence the offender to Imprisonment, not ex
ceeding three calendar months • and in vase
any such offender convicted.-of a 'second or
subsequent offence is liCensed-to sell any such
liquor, such license shall be deemed forfeited
and void, and no person convicted of a second.
or subsequent offence shall he again licensed
for two years thereafter; Provided, That this
section shall not_be construed to repeal any
act or part of an act punishing such unlaw
ful sale, except the twentr:eight section of an
act to regulate-the sale of intoxicati ng liquors,
approved March thirty-first, Anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, which
is hereby repeal.ed.
San. 12. That no prosecuter or informer in
any prosecution for the sale of intoxicating
ligiiore, Sall receive -any-portion of the fine
imposed on the defendant in any case where
such prosecutor or informer is a witness for
the Commonwealth ; and in every case of
the conviction of a person returned by a ton
htableiinch constable shall redeiriftwo dollars,
to be taxed to the costs.
Sec. 13. That DO person who keeps -in his
store or warer&tm any hogsheads, stand,..
casks or liquor pipes, or who keeps a'grocery
store, shall res3eive license to- vend intoxicat•
ing-liquors by less measure than one quart
and constables are hereby required to make
return of all peisons engaged in the-sale of
spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors in
their respective districts, who that' have in
their places of business any of the articles
aforesaid, naming them and-the location of
their respective places of business; and if any
such person shall have a - license to and such
liquors by less measure'than one quart, the
court - may, on investigation, revoke the same;
but such persons may, on complying with the
laws on the subject, obtain license to sell by
no less met sure.than one quart.
Sec. 14. That in Philadelphia, all appli.
cants fur license ,to sell intoxicating liquors
by any measures less than one quart, shall
appear before the Commissioners of said city,
between the first day of May and the first.
Stine in this year, and during, the month. of
'March irr• . each subsequent year and make
and sign an oath or affirmation of the amount
of theirtespeetive sales of lignin's and refresh
ments at their respective bars, to the beat of
their knowledge and belief; and said Commis
sioners are hereby authorized to -administer
such oaths of affirmation, and required to file
the same in their office, and rate and classify
each applicant in accordance therewith ;
Provided, That any applicant for a livens.)
for a place not previously - licensed, shall be
rated and classified by them for the first year
as they may deem just, after considering the
locality of the premises for which i•inliße is
asked, and they shall make out a correct list
of all such applicants, with their names,
places of business and the class in which they
are, respectively - placed, and furnish the same
to the City Treasurer, who shall ads rtise the
same once a week for three weeks in taco daily
papers, for which services each commissioner
r shall receive the sum of twenty-five cents,and'
the expense of advertising the same, provided
it does net 'exceed twenty-five cents in each
cue to be ptid by tht applicant.
Sac. 13. That every applicant for license
to vend intoxicating liquors in the City of
Philadelphia ; shall file.a bond with the clerk
I of the court of quarter sessions of said city,
in accordance with the tenth section of an
act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors,
approied March thirty first, -Anno Domini
orie thousand eight hundred and MY-six,
which shall be approved by the recorder cf
said city after justification of the bailer before
him befor license can in any case be granted;
And provided further, That each applicant,
on his bond being so approsed and filed shall
receive from the cleat of the Coast of Quarter
Session a certificate of the fact, which certitt
cate ho shall produce to the City Treasurer;
and on the production of the. same the City
Treasurer shall collect the ,amount of the tax
"fo s s which he has been • assessed by the City
Commissioners, 'under the provision of this
act, and give the applicant his receipt for the
same; and on the production of said receipt,
the Clerk of the,Court,of Quarter' Sessions is
hereby authorized to issue to such applicant
a license; and no
.license shall issue unless
these provisions be complied with.
Sac. 16-. That keepers of drinking saloons
shall be licensed, in the city of Philadelphia,
to sell such liquors on the premises described
in their license, as licensed keepers of hotels
may lawfully sell; and alt keepers - of licensed
eating houses, in sail city, shall have the
same privilege as to their sales, and all keep
era of eating houses and drinking saloons, in
said city, shall . pay for such license at,the
same rate paid by keepers of hotels and
taverns, its said city, to be ascertained in the
same manner. -
Sze. 17. flat applicants for license to Fell
intoxicating liquors. in the city 'of Philadel
phia, shall not be,required to file any certifi
cates of citizens 'heretofore required, nor
shall any publication of such applications be
required.
Sze. 18. That the clerk of the court of
Quarter Semions shall not chiirge Of reeei re
more than one dollar for any licence nor more
than one dollar for any, frame and' glace he
may furnish therewith; and these fees shall
include all his compensation for .famishing,
preparing and Sling the . bood required in-soy
SEC. 18. That the ninth r sisteenthy seven
&ighteatth Ditteteenth, ilmetitith an
twenty-first sections of an act to regulate t e
sale of iiitokicating liquors, approved March
thirty-first, Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred' and fifty-ail, be and the same are
hereby- repotted, so far as relates to the city
of Phitadelphia;.aird' that the'modeof asses
roans pnwided , in the $d swims , and. the pro.
visions of this act shall not -apply to• said
' tze, - 20.-Thst tLip sounty treasurer sad
the associate judges of the court , of common
'pleas of the„county of AllegFeny, shill here
after constitute the board of licensers for said
county, and said board shall determine the
amount to ke paid fo, license by ettal apple-,
cant uttie4his act,and under an act to regu—
late the sate of intoxicating liquors, approved
%rob thittr-first, Anno Detnini one thousand
eight bun fted and fity-six, as provided in the ,
stet lissetniintioned, except so far as the same
is • herebr altered, supplied and repealed ;
Providet• No member of said board shail
receive more than one hundred dollars for
service rendered in any one year,as a member
thereof.
Sac 21. That the player's court of the
City of Carbohdale, shall have power to grant
licenses under the provisii.ns of this act, and
shall have'the same further powers in relation
thereto as are by this ant or otherwise con
ferred-upon the courts of quarter sessions of
the several counties of this Commonwealth ;
and in cases of eating houses in said city' of
Carbondle, applications shall by :filed with
the clerk of said mayor's court; and the licenses
slanted by the city treasurer; and the bond
now required in such cases, shall be first ap•
proved by the district attorney of said court;
and the city treasurer, and their approval eh
doped thereon.
SEC. 22. That the fourteenth, twenty-sixth,
twenty seventh, and thirty-second sections of
an. sot to regulate the side of intoxicating
liquors, approved March th'.rty-first, Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-.
six, together with any acts conflicting here
with, or supplied hereby, so far as the same
conflict or. are supplied, are hereby re
pealed : Provided, That no license heretofore
granted shall be in any way invalidated by
the passage of this act; and all provisions of
Bald act not hereby altered, supplied or re
pealed, shall apply as fully to licenses grant
ed tinder this act as under the act aforesaid ;
that the penalty imposed under the twenty
nintE section of said act shall in no case ex
ceed two dollars, which shall be paid to the
treasurer of the school_ district where such
conviction is bad, by the magistrate collect
ing the same.
Sac. 23. That licenses may. be granted
under this act, at the first term of the proper
court, after its pas age, or at any special or
adjourned court held within three months
thereafter ; and in such eases the curt ma!,
dispen,e whir the publication heretofore to
qui red.
- SEC. 24. That the tenth section of the sot
appr o ved March thirty-first, Anno Domini
one thonsand eight hundred and fifty-six.
shall not be held -or construed to authoriie
judgment to be entered, against the - obligor
in the bond therein provided, for a grew, r
amount than the fine and costs prescribed
and impo,ed for any offence working a breaeri
of the condition of said bond : Provided,
That the obligor or obligors in any sue!' bond
vs here judgment has been entered against him,
her or them. for the whole amount of the
bond, shall be and they are hereby released
from the payment of the said judgment,
whenever the find and costs prescribed and
imposed for such offence shall have been paid.
fir. English's Kansas Bill.
The following is the
. report made by' Mr.
English from -the Committee of Conference
o n the n e w Kansas bill. It is signdd by Mews.
English and Stephens,on the past of the House,
and Messrs. Green and Hunter ou the part of
the Senate, Messrs. Seward from the Senate,
and Howard from the, House, dissent. Thu
report reads as follows
Wheless, the people of Kansas did, by a
convention of delegates,asperubled at Leoomp
ton on the seventh day of November, 186 . 7,
for ; that purpose, rortn roe U1t51111 , 01% ea a t.),,n
-stitutiou and State Government, which Con
stitution is republican in form.
And Whereas, At the same time and
place the Convention did adopt an ordinance,
which the said ordinance arßerts that Kansa-,
when admitted as a State, will Mace the un
doubted tight to tax lands %Um her
belonging to the United States, and proposes
to relinquish the said asserted tight, if certain
condition vet forth in said urdttoinze be Ac
cepted and sgteed to by the Cougte,s of the
United States.
'And Whereas, The said Constitution and
ordinance have been presented to Congress by
the order of said Convention, and adtotasiun
of the said Territory' into tbia Union thereon
as a State is requested.
And Whereas, The said ordinance is not
acceptable to Congress; and it is dekirable to
ascertain whether the people of
_Kansas con
,cus in the changes
,in said ordinances here
after stated, and desire admission into•the
Union as a State as herein proposed.
Therefore, be it enacted, &c., That the
State of Kansas be, and is hereby admitted
into-the Union on an equal footing with the
original States, in all respects whatsoever,
but upon the fundamental condition r pre
cedent, namely,that the question of adm is sion
with the following proposition; in lieu of the
ordinance framed at Lecomptmi, be submit
ted to the people of Kansas, and assented by
them ora majority of voters voting at the
election to be held for that purpose; namely,
that the following propositions be, and the
same are hereby offered_ to the said people of
Kansas for their acceptance or rejection, which
if accepted, shall
. be obligatory upon the
'United States and upon the said State of
Kansas, to wit . ;
First-- , That sections numbered sixteen
and thirty-six in every township of public
rands in said State, and where either of 'said
sections, or aly part thereof, has"been sold or
otherwise di. u sed of, other lands, equivalent
thereto, and as contiguous as may be, shalt
be granted- to the said State for the use of
sato , ds.
Second—That seventy-two sections of land
rhall be set apart and reserve) fur the ace and
support of a State LlMVersify, to. be selected
by the Gotet nor of said Slate, subject to the
approval of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, and to be appropriated and ap
plied in such manner as the Legislature of
the State may pre.cribe for the purpose afore
said. but for no other purpose.
Thiril—That ten entire sections of land, to
be selected by the Governor of said State; in
legal subdivisions, shall be granted to said
State-, for the purpose of completing the pub
lie building., or fur the erection of others, at_
the seat of the Crovetnment, under the direc
tion of the Legislature thereof.
Fourth—That all the salt springs within
the said State,not exceeding twelver in number.
with six, sections of land adjoining, or as con
tiguous as may be to each, shall be granted
to said State, for its use, the same to be se
lected by the Governor thereof within one
year after the adnikion of said State, and
when_so selecied, to be used or dispos ed! of
on
i s,e
uclr terms, - conditions and regulations as
th gislature shall direct._ Provided, That
no alt springs, or land, the'right, whereof is
,vs.zrested in any individual or individuals,
Ir Which may hereafter be confirmed or ad
-judged by any individual or individuals,
shall by this article 'be granted to said
State.
Fifth—That fire ..per capture of the pro
ceeds of the sales of all public lands lying
whirl° the' said• State, which shall be sold by
Coopers' after the adusitairm of said State_iit=
to• the ,Anion, after -deducilng all expense*
ihcidint ib the saute, shell be . pald. ro-said
State, for the purpose of making public roads
and Internal Improvements, a* the Inislature
shall dirent. Provided, That tbo foregoing
eroyosition herein offered to the State of
Kansas shall 'Meer intArfere with the -primary,. ,
dispoeal of the tattle of the United States, or
witlt'airy regulationteCongress may flnd neces
eery for securing title in %aid soil to bona fide
purchasers thereof, and that tio tax - shall be
imposed on land belonging
.40 thtl United
States-, and that In no ease shall nonresident
proprietors be taxed higher thareresidente.
Sixth—That the said State shrill never tax
the lands or property of the United States in
that State. „
At •the said electi m 'the . yeting Anil be by
ballot and by endorsing °Otis ballot, as each
voter may please; "proposition.aceeteed," or
"proposition rejected." Should the-majority
of votes be cast for "proposition accepted,'"
the President of the United Suttee, as soo n as
the fact is duly . made known to him; shall an-
I nounce the satue by proclamation, and there ,
after, and without any further
- proceedings on
the part of Congress, the admission of the
State of Kansas into the Union on an e q ual
footless with the original States,in' all respects
whatever, shall be complete and absolute ;
and Said State - shall be entitled to one'
member in the House of Representatives in
the Cohgtess of the United States until the
census been taken by the Federal Govern
•Ilut, should the majority of the votes
be caged 'for "propositioe rejeeted," it shall
be deemed and held that the people of Kan
sas do hot desire admission into the Union
with said Constitution, under the conditioqs
set forth in said proposition; and in that
event the people of said Tertitoty are hereby
authorized and empowered to form for them
selves a Constitution and State Government
by the name of the State of Kansas, according
to the Federal Constitution, ,and may elect
delegates for that purpose whenever, and not
before, it is ascertained, by a census duly
_and
legally taken, that the population of said Ter
ritory equals the ratio of representation re
quired for a member of the House of Repro
sentatives of the United S:ates ; and-when
ever thereafter such delegates shall assemble
in Convention, they shall first determine by a
vote whether it is the wish of the people of
the proposed State to be admitted into the
Union at that time, and, if so, shall proceed
to form a Constitution, and take all necessary
steps fur the establishment of a State G o vern
mem, in eonfottnity with the Federal Consti
tution, subject to such limitations and re
rietionsas to the mode or manner of its asp
provel or ratification by the people of the,,
proposed State, as they may have prescribed
by law, and shall be entitled to admie-ion
into_,the Union as a State under such Consti
tutiffn- thus fairly and legally made, with or
without slavery, as Bind Ci'm , t:tution may
p
Sac. 2. And ,he it further enacted, That
for the purpose of insuring. as far as possible.
that the election authorized by this Het may
be fair and Pee, the Governor, Unired States
District Attorney. and Secretary of the Tes
ti:cry of Kansas, and the pre-iding officers of
the two brandies of ire Legishoure—nninely,
the President of the Council and Speaker of
'he House of Re presentatives. are hereby crins
stituted a Board of Commissioners 'to carry
into effect the provisions of this net, and to
nee all the ineane . ,neeeeotry suit propos to
that end. Any three of them shall con-tirtoe
Board, and the Board shall have power and
authority to designate and establish precincts
for voting, or to adopt those already establish
ed ; to cause polls to be opened at ant-h
places as it may deem proper in 'the reaper ,
live counties and election precincts of said
Territery; to appoint, as judges of electida at
each of the ' , eyelid tames of voting, three
discreet and re,pecinlifo persons, any two of
a bow shall be competent to act ; to require
the sheriffs of the several counties, by them
Zlses ii - i - A - eputiee, ma attend the Judges at
each of the places of voting for the purpoie
of preerving peace and good order ; or the
cud board may, in-read of said sheriffs and
, their deputies, appotut, it their t iscretion and
in such instances as they may cler-e. other fit
persons for the satne put pose. The election
hereby authorized shall coreinue one day on
Iv, and shall not be continued later than sun
cloun on that day. The Board shall- appoint
the tiny for 'holding said election, and shall
announce the same by prochunution, the dey
shall be as early es is c-aiste ti t with d ue no.
ice thereof to the people of sail Territory,
sulji-ct to the provision of this act.' The said
board shall have full power to prescribe the
time, manner and place ofsaid'olection, and
to direct the time and manner of the return
tffreof; which returns shall be made to said
Boaid, whose duty it shall be to announce the
result b'y proclamation, and said govern ment
shall certify the same to the rresident of the
United States without delay. ,
SEC- a. And be. it further enacted, That in
the election hereby authorized, all white ma'o
inhabitants of said ; Territory, over the age of
21 Years, who possess the qualificationa'which
were required by the .law of said Territory
for a legal voter at .the last general election
for a member of the Territorial Legislature,
and none others shall be allowed to vote, and
ibis shall be the only qualification required
to entitle the citizen to the rigyt of su ff rage
to said elections, and if any person not FO
qualified shall vote or offer to vote, or if
auy person shall vote more than once at said
election, or shall make or cause to be made,
any faise, fictitious or, fraudulent returns, or
shall alter or change any returns of said elec
tion, such person shall, upon conviction there.
of berme -any court of competent juritdie
tion, be kept at hard labor not less than six
month& arid not more than three years.,
Sec. 4: And be it further enacted, That
the members of the aforesaid Board of Com
missioners and all
.persons appointed by them
to carry inio effect the provisions of this act,
shall, before entering upon their duties. 'take
an oath to perform fsitlifulty the duties .4*
their rest.ectivetrflit es; and onfailtire diete
d: they shall be liable and Ftibity-t to the'
same charges nt.d penalties as are provided in
hke ca-es under tie Territorial laws.
Sc. 4: 5. And be it further enacted, That
the officers mentioned in the preceding sec
tion shall receive fur their .services the same
cumnetplation as is given for like servic ,
under the Territorial laws. •
Mr. Virglish said, in .iew of the state of
public hostiles', and the fact that this stibjeei
has already been more thoroughly discussed
than any proposition ever before Congress. he
did not propose to make any extended remarks:
The Committee of Conference were deeply im-
pressed with the responsibility resting on
them„ While adhering to what they believ
ed the great principle, they had endeavored
to discharge their duty in a -spirit which
would not endanger the passage of this great
tneaesfre and hazard t4n,peace of the country
for unimportant points or snmeaning words.
This report was the very best the Committee
could agree on, in view of the embarrassing
circumstances surrounding their action. The
report pressed the admission of Kansas under
certairr-conditions, but in this respect did not
differ either (ram the &nate bill'or the tisane
amendment.
He - referred to the Lecompton adinanee to
show that the proposition there' was wholly
inadmissible—ByibaulKantas would receive
23,500.000 of -aareg;worth at a tataiicaure
price $29,500,000, esclusive °Pettier benefits.
The amendment proposed -to dive grants
, •
similar .to ,tbbre - agile' to' most or toe qew
States, 20,000,000' acres less lbw) by the
Lecompton ordinanee, making a difference to
the United States of $25,000,000. The re.
port agreed on might not be.perfect, but if it
fail it is fair to ple=ume that silt - parliamentary
expedients will be exhausted atuttbwOestion
still be open, engendering sectional strife-and'
endangering the prosperity df the dduntry.
if the report is adopted, the question ivill de-
part, it is hoped and bolioved,never to 'return.
This is a proposition where much is ro'be
Gained and nothing lust, so far as results are
conversed. If it is lost, it will be uti s fortanate
to the country and pear the blessings which
flow from the Milos. •
Congressional Contingent Export•
sea—now and Where the Public
Money Goes.
We linel the following articles, with their
cost, set down among the contingent expen
ses of the national House of Representatives
for 1867:
Knives, 4,479, worth $6.829 00 ; Scissors,
$609 70; Candles, *1,057 50; Propelling
pis - teas $6OO 00 ; Two Flags. *lOO 00 ;
tstessiug Cases,s64 5 50; Odor lase-1 *l2l 00
Cigar Cases 1 $97 50 ; Lvdies Reticules,
*242 00; Portfolios, $1.997.83; Albums
plain and illuminated, *232 00; Snuff $24-;
Vesta taper boxes, $7050; Valise, $lO 00;
Card Cases, $177 00; English Traveling Ca
ses, $155-00 ; English dispatch boxes, $7 5 00
Inkstands, .$1,304 34 ; Ladie,s' portmonnaies,
*347 00; Pearl shepping tablets, $247,00;
-Buckskin Purses, $7O 00 ; Pocket 'books,
$BO 00; Ladies' companions 8101 00.
• What a whittling, cutting and Clashing
set of Yankees congressmen must be, to re
quire four thousand feur hundred and seventy
nine knives to keep in motion less than two
hundred and fifty of theui for less than six
months t And then six hundred and sixty
nine dollars and seventy cents' worth of &cis
suss! If it were not for the enormous amount
set down as expended for inkstands, we she'd
be led to believe that all the honorables, with
their wives and daughters to assist, have cut
the whole of their speeches from the _newspa
pent ; and we are not sure but they have, for
there is no mention of pens its the list. But,
perhaps, congressmen do not write li ke
s such
common mortals as editors ; and the eix_hun
dred dollars worth ofltropelling pencils ; with
the inkstands to propell them, may have been
used, in some way 'drove the ken of ordinary
peOple to do up their chirographic labors.
The lionorables are men of dress and fash
ion, too, else why the Aix !ntuited and forty
five dollars and fifty s censt fur dressing entree,
and especially, why the one hundred and
twenty one dollars and fifty cents for odor
cases. Titer must drC:ss, and perfume their
precious bodies beside. But to what partic
ular use they put two hundred -arid forty-two
dollars' worth of ladies'-re icules, and two hun
dred and thirty-two 'loiters worth of Albums,
" plain and illuminated," in making laws for
the United States. we may as well frankly
confess our ignorance, awl at once dro p s those
items. The u-es of this portfolioe, shelf, vests
taper boxes, valii-es, card cases, English tray
• diepaich boxes,aud pearl
in making laws, are also
knowledge of that busi
litfatent alien we come to
-port monnaies, (esen with
, ted " ladte-,") l arge,. and
A cousiderable propor
ei to congress expect to
of it," and if their antic
_ I, why, of course, they
want something to•pu: the "good thing" in.
But the last item I—one hundred and one
&lints' worth of ladies companions! Won't
somebody explsin that..? We 'are admirers
of the ladies, and when we get to congress,
least of all can we afford to be isneraut in
anything that relate. to their companScinehip.
W e shall_ be nervous till we ktiow exactly
what it Is. called a lady's companion, which
is so important', to gsod legislation that the
geveitymeht supplies them to mend - tens Of
congress. boys, eats, babies, and some
times even puppies, are the companions of
ur without the consenl of the
lat;er-:-but they generally serve witho:st pay.
is it any of these I If the latter article be
why one, hy there ate enot;ght in dongrees,
ei:hout puting the government to, the ex
pense of purclereing. A new idea comes to
Lis. A elunt time ago we saw in a neighbor
ing town a thing. dressed much like a wan,
font the national, capital that called ittu f
4. ladles companion." That maybe the arti
cle referred to. One hundred dollars would
just Apt bite enough cf them to serve all the
ladies In Il i ssltington during. a session of
Congress: Though, for fear we are wrong.
let us hare this " ladies companions" item
explamed by some member.
-
But to speak soberly of the items enumera
ted above, among the-contingent expensess
of Congress Can anybody read them over
without considering them in any other - light
than as a public robberk? If thegovernment
is to furnish the wives and daughters of mem
bers of Congress with such articles, would not
it he far better to classify the list, including
hoops, ['linnets, shoes, dresses and jewe'ay, in
a law authorizing their purchase, and thus re
lieve members from all semblance of genteel.
thieving ? Congressmen have no more right to
get such articles -at the expense of the govern=
went than we have, and the government has
no more right to pay fur them when ordered
by n member of Congress than when ordered
by us. The public treasury is not in contli
lion- to Ire stitsfected to 'fuck petty plundering;
and if it were, the ace would be equally un
justifiable.— Lycorning Gazelle.-'
----
From the New York Daily News,
The SOUilliCtil C.onsusereial Coas. l
vesstioti..
Various commehtaries upon the subject of
annual Southern Commercial Conventions are
made.which treat - the matter with a perfect
g li sio of ridicule. We have a wont of serious
selywe for the Convention, which-Will meet at
Montgomery Melte/ea on the .10th of next I
May. We say to that Convention that instead
of spending the time it is in seseiun discsessiegl
the best mode of sestablishing a Southern
commerce with the old world, which will ren
der the South independent of the North in
in commercial interest, let thew turn their
attention to the most practical mode of send
ing all the free negroes iii the S 'uth, North
of Mason trod Dixon's line, and if possible in , l
I to the New England States, where Senator
Wilson may do a good business in procuring
passports from the Secretary of State for col
ored gesertnen to travel on the continent of' '
'Europe.- We do not want any more free)
negroes in New York—let them pass on tos
New England. We say in all candor that‘ifi
the South will take immediate steps toward re
-moving all the free negroes in the-South to the
New England states it will prove in lent titan
live years a full an-I complete solution of the
great nigger agitation.
The South bass-no use for her free negro
population, and if she will send them all
notth, we mean tee - New Feigland, together'
With : what elaies will escape by the under
ground raitroad, we think in a fat[ years we
would, have done elth anti slavery dema
gogues and firweating orators. It is not
freedom for the. White mho that is wanted in
New England q it is freedomfor the nigger&
therefore in itli conseience,-send on, your free
niggers from the South, and ( let -New toe
hinders have. act until their appetites art
.satinf: . . . •
The tomnierce, like the public . tern% erits
- of the "licked States; belongs to the whole
trnion, in. each-of which the whole people.
ire a maroon interest. The rights of the
people, of the S4lth under the Constitution
and the Union, ought and Will be sustained,
unless free niggers shall taste preeedetice over
free whi(e. man . So let the test be made.—
Send- on:Your free Degrees by the thousands,
and - let '64 negro lover* and ansas bleeders
have them ite their ',trite* eontent. ,
Asrrt•tdotirro.
For the Moatrom Democrat:
The 4sWerllttau 1411lon—tes Prevent
rositiou•-•Elleet et Mrs°ltitleu.
But eighty-one havnelapsed since thirteen
sovereign State or Oolonial,establislituents,
united for the purpose of forming- a republic;
since they reveled the tender cords that
bound Ahern to their Almadldeter ; since they
"stettily resolved to becomtra.nation bothfree
and independent, and heralded forth to the
world that they would remain worthy of the
Ligh destiny eutrusted to their charge, that'
is the organization anal perpetuating of the
great -principle of 'self-government. Articles
NA' confederation were used as a temporary
basis, upon which, the construction of a fabric
Was commenced, wherein freemen might bow
to liberty's shrine. Under the wise auspices
of these articles the wheels of the engine. of
war were blocked, its devasting iailuerice
ceased, and prosperity with her plentiful
smiles seated in liberty's chaript, prevaded
every part of the infant confederacy. The
rapid growth of the union of States under the
experiment of self government soon paved
the way for the declaration of the fathers
of the young republic, having in view, the
formation of a constitution for the purpose
of securing the States in n more compact
union, under whose wise auspices and rung
nimbus dictation our country has grown in
wealth and-affluence, in power and extent of
territory far beyond comparison with any
other upon the face of this -terrestrial sphere.
In taking a survey, uf,the period of time that
has passed away since the instrument (which
heals the signature of the immoital Washing.-
toil) was presented to the individual States rut
adoption, and couteinplating the wisdom 'of
its frataers, no person (unless delusion Mis
taken chief occupancy of his intellect) will
ever indulge in vituperating its timid-repots ti
ed teachings. I: having at this time presented
proofs without number, that the sound basis
upon which it was constouched knows no
superiors, it having given birth to, and nur
Lured the only free tustitutions upon ki hick
die sun ever shone, "Where indepeedence is
the watch tower and liberty the watch-cord.
The rapid :growth of the American Union
has no parallel in history; almost within the
space of human existence, she bee increased
tenfold in wealth, extent and population, her
surface being beautifully diversified by hill
and dale, iu extent from the pinches of-the
frozen regions of the mirth, to the cotton and
sugar plametiims of the sunny south, inter
tuediate between the, eitremes, mother earth
gives up to enerprise her deli treasures, from
the tone and Old Dortrinion'e coalreie,s,
to the gulden bills ef California. Its com
mercial emputiums dot the shores of the tur
belent-Atlantic,and spangle the mild PaciflC's
coast, its *nighty rivers and their tributaries;
the panting iron steed sends his shrilliviriatle
through its-mountains and uter its platns,wbile
its stentmers.queerts of the sea, cut the mountain
waves of the billowy ocean, and the star
spaugled banner floats in all its glory in every.
chine. A citizen of Rome once .vas, but an
American citizen now is, the passport of die
world. Tile hum of industry brats =sir; in
the can of a pond, happy and prosperous cut
tioa at one mortise. Education' with its bright
and intellectual influences is wide spread and
eageily sought after, and being Always in
f 1,41.1.11: ehtained by the rich and the
poor, the meek and lowly, and by all who
may seek after its benign intluences,—i:veli
those who have severed the chains cf bondage
and quit their land of nativity and riots&
a home where they might bow at freedom";
Shrine, And offer their supplications on
betide.] knees to the great architect of the
universe, according to their individual con.
sr:tenuous dictates, without, fear or molesta
tion,
Internal feuds and discords at times have
placed, (through the baneful inftier.ce of
pulitiesl agrandisement anti promotion,) sec
tions of our republic in attitudes of aggres.
sion and defence, but each time have thus
waves of disciird Tolled 'acainst the great
bulwark, the constitution, and.have met their
merited fate; and been 'hurled back upon
the aggressor with - unabated zeal, strength,
law and union, being the component , parts o f
the great ship of State, iv-lacing been built
under the teachings of Divine Revelation, by
lovers of liberty and equal rights, she still
tnoVes proudly on in her stately course, al
though the waters through wh'ch she glides
are troubled still.
Let us revert for a moment to " the times
that tried Men's Auk," and compare the con
dition of the country at that period, with its
condition today, awl we ate at once led to .
exclaim in the heigth of generous pride, that
kings, noblemen and lords, would delight to
heir our glorious estate. Be that as it may,
to-day, in truth, we claim.- that 'the lofty
monument dedicated to political supremacy
and power, and having inscribed thereon the
insignia of greatneis mingled 'with equal
rights, 'mid their, inherent virtues, arises in
all its magnificent grandeur, from the lone
soil of liberty and freedom, towering toward
the zenith, surrounded by the -Men arch r - if
heaven, beneath whose ‘ dome is wafted the
gentle breeze, upon the imponderable body
o f which 11 oats the banner that recognizes no
sopetior, testing upon its folds the American
"Eagle in his modest plumage, companioned
by the eVer to be remembeted • stars and
stripes, and glorious motto, "E Ploribus
Urium.". Reader! at thik mcnient a civil
'war is raging with all its devastating influ
ences upit the soil of . our happy country.
K %uses, a finer country never was warmed by
a midday sun, is the seat of contention. Its
soil is being reddened by the blood t.f !pothers
spilled in deadly strife. • They _seek not the
spoils of war, neither du they seek military.
honors, but political spoils, and politivid sni•
premitey, uuteralliese can be obtained a
mance of the Union with all its Proems/ ties,
The vexed question of slavery has- fattened
them till they know no measurtrienr, it forms
the Wean wo, k behind which skulk the el,-
genderent of this terrible sliife. • 'Tis notcolt
.fitied Wane to the soil of Rama*, the fire is
spreading, even our Congress halls are scene+
of bloody collts.oms, degrading as they may
be, they will_ bring forthii shout of extiltatiou
from out foreign foes. Would to heaven that
this vexed question was forever banished-front
out legislative halls and replaced where our
Cm-element left it,,to stand upon its merits or
fall upon. its demeritri i iit whatever section it
may be. planted. Reader, while yow and I
ate enjoying the rich and varied blessings be
shrived upon our happy and waited country,
a dark nd thrinal cloud shuts out Our sunniest
view; white you and I ate contemplating
the .vastnessi 064 republic, and wrineising
its mighty sitides e the silent guardian angel
is whispering into'our ears that a storm 'tip
preaches,. orits eheraover into result, fatuitty
day alone divine. - The ivnmortalAithers- Of
eut happy
s veptiblie; with two exceptions have'
passed away taatly,,,ible' defenders . or the
constitution and lovers of Ilia glories's .13oion
have vaiisheit fro* , 9ur view.. "That audio
coveted- ea4.qtry," "'that benralrent whence
nit travels/ 4,titrzuk!' . ib cow the testing-piece
= = m i = x g w_
of Puritapiclmod-sires, sine, And sons. They
haired to as thii glorious Mate which free.
dole:won. It is possible, that in our midis,
there are brother hens who 'are waging war •
against its maim intrinsii,worth and' veined
elements. Armed with this incendiary's torch,.
they have touched the vitid cords of this un
ion of States, which,. true twits nature, is fast
caning them oue by one to snap *wond er , fan.
tied a* they are, by the terrible foes of liberty
and union. fanaticism, lore of political spoils,
and rank rebellion—ciders and abettors of
the last bring their hydra heads to view while
withholding the means set forth in the con
stitution to subdue the sitnrs,—*-be that as it
may the fairest portions of one happy land .
are, at this moment, in a state of open rebel
lion, and the seeds of its dis?ension have
been sown and ha7e take() root from the
north to the south, and from the east to the
west: Reader, - this must be checked or a dis
°lotion is inevitable.
• -Allow me to ask does not the thought of
a 'separation of this greet sisterhood of States
thrill the heart of every true American with
sorrow, and ltgl►t a fire of indignation in his
bosom that knows no , quenching, Should
this be eonluminated %would be fraught with
consequences inconceiveably momentous,—
the blow upon republican governments and
liberal institutions would be struck,—white
the hope of ever establishing a goiernment,
upon the basis of liberty and union would
foiever be blotted out, and forever erased
from human memory. Monarchs and ,despots
have ever viewed the.progress of our free in
stitutions with no unjealous eye, and have
ever been ready to tan the &mimic& discord
when lighted in orr midst, and free to, bestow'
fuel for the continuance of the same. At this
moment secret enemies of our government are
prowling in our midst, delegated from king,
doms and empires for the purpose of sowing
seeds of dissension, preparatory for the harvest
when dissolution is consumated.
The strides of free- institutions would_ be
checked',.,the noble aspirations of patriots in
'every land would be engulphed in that
gloomy and fearful abyss, which with gapiAg
j a ws ;can& outstretched aims impatiently
awaits "thefeat ful catastropliy. I remark, that,
no mortal man is possessed of sufficient ins.
tellectaal capacity to fathom the introduc
tion of the immense and. nameless perils
that would' be traustuitted to our land, the
ethretnitfistion of which is sufficient'to send
a Ufa!l of horror though the entire publi c
bosom. This proud. .happy and prosperitus
repribtic of ours would at once be reduced to
a miserable and degtatled position. Allow this.
work Of dissolution to be once consunirmved
and von will at once have demonstrated the
wok begun and the enfeebling protess.con)- •
inented,—a - single blow will uproot theflag.
staff of liberty, and that proud banner spoken
of before, will be rent in twain, while-naught
of the noble structure which was worshipped
by the master builders will remain, and the
last testage.of their reverenced minxes (which
ought to Ire embalmed) will be blotted out. for
ever.
The engenderers of this dike calamity may ,
tali; of•a nor t hern.ot eon: kern republic as if
these might bear a comparison in strength;
beauty and wisdom, for au sure as
.thisunion
shouldbe"overturneci, just so sure would these
minor repub!ics . follow in its train, in a far
shutter space of time, for this plausible reason
—that the very same elements that now enter
into the'constitution of one, would - to a cer
tainty be embodied in the other.. Our wisest
and best men who ,have dedi cate d ;64 %e e•
vices to its pra-ervation and to the perpetua
tion of its item safeguatd.(a ratified and adop
ted constitution,) e'ere — entiowed with suffici e ' nt
capacity, and studied wisdom, to make it an
swer the great ends for which it wasdesioned.
If not, bow can our agitating statesmen of the
IP emir! day I our mocied poiticians - and 'out
corrupt , legislator-, who are now. attempt
ing to wrest our proud republic from the en
viable position to which- it • has arrived. ex
pect to smiceed ? When the wollis„..of our
unto4tal patriots shall have been Limed out!
t r tis beyond possibility to fathom! Should
dissolution actua.ly take place. Its the dark
.omens certainly prediCts neither a northern
or southern confedracy could he rented titian
the reverenced mina of the old, that, would
ear a compar a,n in the least. E sell woull
deteriorate from like causes,' which will con
titiOo to operate, and each in its ttlftt will
seek a chaotic existence.
- The time is at hand when our opinion may
be espres+ed boldly and honestly._ Jr our
pigmy statesmen and their base coadjutors
have arrived at that pitch, when they cannot
live in peace together under oar unsurpassa
ble institutions, a,chaage will bet better their
condition in,the least.
Allow two seperate organizations• to be
gotten up, upon whatever principles they
may, their widom and foresight will at once
ue defied ; even if they are as perfect as
wisions can devise. Now if the ends
of a representative government,' where free
dom bolds dominant sway, under the wings
of an aged constitution canbut be such, surely
we shall be compelled (reluctant as it may
be) to decide the mass of our citizens are in
capable of self-government. The mighty ex
periment for which this government wai es
tablished will then have failed, 7 -the tocsin
will sound the dreadful alarm—the work is
.consu mated—the-American Union is no more.
. All further efforts td maintain he denture
and practicability of popular government will
then have failed,—the finger of 'peon' and
contempt will be pointed at•our exploded and
downtroden republic.
This will be hailed as evidence "quantum
ftfivitis" by kings and 14:rentate.s of the sw
',enmity of oppressive dynasties, and thus
would end free presidents and written eon
ash ution9, w bile — oppressionand wrong %Q 2
take the place of liberty sweet. American
citizens, beware!. Li‘ten not f‘tr a moment to
venomous outpouring from the breast* of
[minion! Ale -caters, dit.traionisis, political as
pirants for vain glory. Thanks to the Sup_
preme Ruler that tilt whole make up the ma
jority. _ •
Reader, now is the time, let you and I 1k
to the rent*, while 'tis wnhiu our reach, auto'
invite all who cherish and reverence the
memory of Washington, the memory of the
immortal signers of the declaration of ierle•
pendence,—the memory of immortal Sire
fathers (who knew no north, no south, no east,
no west, but the Union one and titelivideq
wt.() fought, suffered and ditot for,lilierty
meet, which we sow enjoy. :United let es
he! •Gird on our armu•s bright !: Let our
shield be the' Union forever, bearing• upon
its face the great Foal of the Unit . ed Sottirebf
America, never to be weted. Let on; wills
be the avalanoltio will of the many, then like
the tornado. that uproots. theta mdy oak; will
we sweep from-the deck of the great phip'of
State, every ditmaionist, ever lover of political'
agitation and vain destroyer of equal rights.
tit . IL-CASh FAIL.
April 25th, 1858:
O.IqOENAIIED . This remedy kr
Dyttpcpiiia, whickt ustonisitirt al: who have
used it, by i►a instantascoits anti , alinoAt mi
raculous effinat e hm obi Woad a disti not ion. and'
popularity beyoacii airy tnedicine'vre havavitiV
known.
- -
" 114 bait is tilDtteet year" riche thao my
whiskers " eald a ',truer, t• and I cannot no
mad . wily my vb4keWiebould tiro - grey'
*se' " Became yos now worked more with
your jaw* thau your brainr.."