JOINT MEMORIAL AND RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO SCHOOL FUNDS. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: We, your petitioners, the legislature of Nebraska, ever grateful for the provisions of the organic act, which reserves sections sixteen and thirty-six, for the purpose of being applied to schools, respectfully represent to your honorable body, that, in our opinion, no more favorable period will occur than the present for placing said lands under the control and management of the legislative assembly. These reservations are, in many instances, valuable, both on account of locality and fertility, and by being leased and improved, would be still more increased in value, and from which would, in addition, be derived an educational revenue more needed now than perhaps at any future period of our history. We therefore ask that these lands reserved for school purposes be immediately placed subject to the control and management of the legislature, without the power of, in any way, selling or disposing of said lands, except for the purpose of leasing the same. Resolved, That the secretary of the territory be requested to forward a copy of this memorial and resolution to the speaker of the house of representatives in congress, and also to furnish our delegate in congress with a copy. Resolved, That our delegate in congress be and is hereby requested to make every honorable effort to secure the object sought in this memorial. Approved November 4, 1858. JOINT RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That the secretary of the territory be requested to forward by mail, or otherwise, one copy of the printed laws and journals of the present session of the legislature to each member of the legislature, and also to each officer of the council and house of representatives. Approved November 4, 1858. MEMORIAL AND JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to a Mail Route. To the Honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: Your memorialists, the council and house of representatives of the territory of Nebraska, would respectfully represent, that the early establishment of a mail route from Bellevue, via Fairview, Platford, and Forest city, to Elkhorn city, would greatly subserve the interests and add to the comforts and convenience of a large district of country, densely populated, which is now entirely destitute of mail facilities, your memorialists would respectfully request your favorable and prompt consideration of the claims of the proposed mail route; and as in duty bound, would ever pray, &c. Resolved, That the secretary of the territory be requested to forward a copy of the above memorial and joint resolution to our delegate in congress, who is hereby requested to use his influence to secure the establishment of the mail route proposed above, and to have the same placed thereon at as early a day as practicable. Approved November 4th, 1858. JOINT MEMORIAL. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: Your memorialists, the legislative assembly of the territory of Nebraska, would respectfully represent, that heretofore congress appropriated fifty thousand dollars, to be expended by the governor of this territory, in the construction of a territorial capitol, and in pursuance of said law a former governor of the territory proceeded to the erection of a large and elegant building for the use of the territory, that he expended the said sum of money leaving the building but partially finished; that subsequently the city of Omaha, in order to prevent injury to the house, and to make it available to the use of the territory, expended about fifty thousand dollars in enclosing said building and finishing some of the rooms, but that said building is yet in an unfinished state, and is liable to sustain injury if not soon finished; that said building belongs to the territory of Nebraska, and that in our opinion an additional appropriation of thirty thousand dollars will complete said building. Your memorialists would therefore ask of your honorable body an additional appropriation of thirty thousand dollars for the purpose aforesaid. Approved November 4, 1858. JOINT RESOLUTION AND MEMORIAL Asking an Appropriation to Construct a Bridge over the Platte River. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: Your memorialist, the legislative assembly of the territory of Nebraska, respectfully represent that a military or a public road beginning at L'eau qui Court, and extending southward across the territory, has been located and opened under the direction of the national government, and has become a great thoroughfare whereon military supplies may be expeditiously transported northward. It also affords an avenue of trade of great advantage to the inhabitants of this territory and others, and is now one of the prominent mail routes in said territory; but your memorialist further represents that the interests of the national government, as well as the interests of this territory would be greatly advanced by the construction of a bridge over the Platte river, at the point where said road reaches and crosses the same. This river constitutes an almost unpassable barrier between the two great sections of our territory separated by it, and in account of the great difficulty and very often imminent danger in crossing the same, by means of a ferry, travel and the mails are much impeded, and at times are altogether stopped. Your memorialist would represent that in the immediate vicinity where said road crosses the river, there is an abundance of stone or rock of excellent quality for building purposes, also large quarries of limestone, and extensive wood lands of large growing timber, which will afford ample material of that character for the construction of said bridge, close at hand. Your memorialist would further represent that the costs of construction of such bridge will be such as entirely precludes any attempt or ability on the part of this territory to accomplish a work of such magnitude and expense, and hence they respectfully and earnestly pray that a sufficient appropriation may be made, at as early a day as possible, for the purpose aforesaid. Therefore, Be it resolved by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Nebraska, That our delegate in congress be and is hereby requested to use all honorable means to bring this subject to the favorable consideration of congress, and obtain an appropriation of dollars for the purpose aforesaid, and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of this territory, be and is hereby requested to transmit, properly authenticated two copies of the foregoing memorial and resolution to our delegate in congress. Approved November 4, 1858. |