[87] JOINT RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION-NO. 1. MUSCATINE ISLAND. [JOINT RESOLUTION asking a donation of land for the improvement of Muscatine island, on the Mississippi river.] Preamble. Whereas, A large portion of the Muscatine Island, in the counties. of Muscatine and Louisa, in the state of Iowa, to the extent of some forty or fifty thousand acres of land, is subject to inundation from the waters of the Mississippi river during a great portion of the year, thereby wholly obstructing the sale of said lands by the government of the United States; and Whereas, It is confidently believed that said lands are capable of being reclaimed and rendered saleable, by the construction of a levee along the bank of the said Mississippi river from the high grounds on said island, below Bloomington, to the mouth of the Muscatine slough; and Whereas, It it believed that a grant to this state, of ten thousand acres of said lands, would be sufficient to construct said levee: Therefore, Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Request to representatives. That our delegation in congress be requested to use their endeavors to obtain the desired grant. Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to forward a copy of this preamble and resolution to each of our representatives in congress. Approved, January 22, 1848. [88] RESOLUTION-NO. 2. U. S. DISTRICT COURT. JOINT RESOLUTION relative to United States district court room. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the northeast room on the first floor in this capitol, and two rooms in the basement, be and are hereby set apart for the use of the United States district court until otherwise ordered, and that the United States marshal is hereby authorized to take possession of the same for that use. Approved, January 22, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 3. POSTAGE. JOINT RESOLUTION relative to postage. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Duty of treasurer-duty of secretary. That the treasurer of state be, and he is hereby instructed to make prompt payment of the postage on letters, newspapers and other public documents sent to and from members of the general assembly during the present session, and in the event of there being no money in the state treasury at the close of said session, it is hereby made the duty of the secretary of state to negotiate a loan for that purpose. Approved, January 22, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 4. MAIL ROUTE. JOINT RESOLUTION for a mail route from Mt. Pleasant to Oskaloosa. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Mail from Mt. Pleasant to Oskaloosa. That our members in congress be requested to use their influence in procuring the establishment of a mail route from Mount Pleasant, in Henry county, via Brighton, in Washington county, Richland and Waugh's Point, in Keokuk county, to Oskaloosa, in Mahaska county. [89] Request to secretary. Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to forward a copy of the above resolution to our members in congress. at as early a day as practicable. Approved, January 22, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 5. RAIL ROAD. JOINT RESOLUTION for a grant of land from congress. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Grant of land to aid in constructing railroad from Davenport to Council' Bluffs. That our senators when elected, be instructed, and representatives in congress be requested, to procure from the government of the United States, a grant of land to aid in the construction of a rail road from Davenport, by way of Iowa City, Monroe City, Raccoon Fork, to some point near Council Bluffs, on the Missouri river in this state. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 6. REVISED STATUTES. JOINT RESOLUTION to furnish Appanoose county with ten copies of revised statutes. Resolved, (the senate concurring), That the secretary of state is hereby authorized to furnish the commissioners of Appanoose county with ten copies of the Revised Statutes of the State of Iowa, for the use of said county. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 7. COMMON SCHOOLS. JOINT RESOLUTION relative to common schools. Resolved, (the senate concurring,) That the committee of the two houses on schools, be instructed to hold joint meetings and agree on [90] some system of common schools, before any system is acted upon by either house. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 8. REVISED STATUTES. JOINT RESOLUTION to furnish Poweshiek county with fifteen copies of revised statutes. Resolved, (the senate concurring,) That the secretary of state be authorized and required to furnish the commissioner's clerk of Powesheik county with fifteen copies of the statutes of Iowa, for the use of said county, as soon as the same is organized. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 9. BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY. JOINT RESOLUTION relative to books in the library. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Each judge of supreme court to take twenty volumes of law books from the library when to be returned. That each of the judges of the supreme court be authorized to take from the state library not more than twenty volumes of law books to use in the supreme court of the respective districts; provided, that they shall be returned to the library by the first day of each term of the supreme court held at Iowa City, and by the first day of each session of the general assembly. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 10. MAIL ROUTE. JOINT RESOLUTION providing for a mail route from Tipton, Cedar county, via Pioneer Grove and Marion to the county seat of Benton. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Mail from Tipton to the county seat of Benton county. That our representatives in congress be requested to use their influence in obtaining [91] the establishment of a mail route from Tipton, Cedar county, via Pioneer Grove and Marion, to the county seat of Benton, and thereby extend mail facilities to that part of the state. Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to our representatives in congress, at as early a day as practicable. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-No. 11. AUDITOR OF STATE. JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Auditor of State to audit and allow certain certificates therein named. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, To audit and allow certificates-money appropriated. That the auditor of state be, and he is hereby authorized to audit and allow certain certificates, No. 197, 221 and 224, amounting in all the sum of thirty-seven dollars and twenty-four cents, which were issued by Amos Ladd, ex-superintendent of the penitentiary at Fort Madison, for work done and materials furnished for said penitentiary, and that any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, are hereby appropriated to pay the amount of said certificates when audited. Approved, January 24, 1848. RESOLUTION-NO. 12. MAIL ROUTES. JOINT RESOLUTION relative to certain mail routes. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, SECTION 1. Change mail route from Montrose to Iowa City from horse back to a tri-weekly mail in two horse coaches-mail from Keokuk to Keosauqua and from Keokuk to Fairfield to be changed to tri-weekly. That the Hon. Cave Johnson, postmaster general, be requested to change the mail now carried from Montrose, through Charleston, Franklin, West Point, Lowell, Mount Pleasant, Trenton, Washington, to Iowa City, from horse back service to a triweekly mail carried in two-horse coaches, on the above named route, leaving out Lowell and taking in Salem, which would give to the last named place the benefit of the eastern mail three times a week, supplying the office at Lowell, West Point, a distance of eight miles. Also, that the tri-weekly mail from Keokuk to Keosauqua, and the weekly mail from Keokuk to Fairfield, [92] both at present carried for forty miles on the same road, be so changed as to extend to us the facilities of a tri-weekly mail to the latter place. SEC. 2. That the governor be requested to forward copies of this resolution to the postmaster general and to our members in congress. Approved, January 25, 1848. RESOLUTION NO. 13. STATUTE LAWS. JOINT RESOLUTION for furnishing new counties with ten copies of the statute laws of this state. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the secretary of state be and he is hereby required to furnish to each. new county in this state, as soon as the same may become organized, with ten copies of the statute laws of this state. Approved, January 25, 1848. RESOLUTION NO. 14. MAILS. JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to mails. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That our representatives in congress be requested to use their influence to have the mail route No. 4577 from Fairfield to Fort Desmoines in this state, carried weekly in a two horse hack. Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to forward a copy of the above resolution to each of our representatives in congress, and to the Hon. Cave Johnson, post master general. Approved, January 25, 1848. |