to use their best endeavors for the establishment of a mail route from Prairie du Chien to Fort Atkinson, in Winneshiek county. Resolved, That the secretary of state be and he is hereby requested to forward a copy of the above resolution, at the earliest practicable period, to our senators and representatives in congress. Approved Dec. 27, 1848. No. 11. MAQUOKETA RIVER. JOINT RESOLUTION for an appropriation of money or land for the improvement of the navigation of the Maquoketa river.. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators in congress be instructed, and our representatives requested, to use their influence to procure an appropriation, in money or publie lands, from the federal government, for the improvement of the navigation of the Maquoketa river. Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to forward copies of the above resolution to our senators and representatives. Approved, Dec. 29, 1848. No. 12. AGENT TO PAY INTEREST. JOINT RESOLUTION appointing an agent to pay the interest on the Iowa State Stock. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Morgan Reno appointed agent. That Morgan Reno, treasurer of state, be and he is hereby appointed an agent on the part of the state to pay the interest, as the same falls due, on the "Iowa State Stock," issued under an act of the general assembly entitled "An act to provide for a loan for the purpose of defraying the [183] expenses and paying the creditors of the state," approved Feb. 9, 1847. And Be It Further Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the auditor as said interest falls due, to draw his warrant upon the state treasury in favor of said agent for the amount of interest so due; also a warrant for the necessary expenses said agent may incur in paying said interest. Approved, Dec. 29, 1848. No. 13. FURNISH LAWS. JOINT RESOLUTION requiring the secretary of state to furnish the counties of Warren and Madison with copies of the revised statutes and other laws of this state. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That the secretary of state is hereby authorized and required to furnish the counties of Warren and Madison, each, with eight copies of the revised statutes and other laws of this state. Approved, Dec. 29, 1848. No. 14. DUBUQUE HARBOR. JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the improvement of the harbor at Dubuque. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our representatives be requested and our senators be instructed to use their influence to procure an appropriation from congress sufficient to complete the improvement of the harbor at Dubuque, which has been commenced by the general government and remains unfinished. Resolved, That the secretary of state be instructed to forward one copy of this resolution to the president of the senate, one to the speaker of the house of representatives, and one to each of our senators and representatives in congress. Approved, Dec. 29, 1848. [184] No. 15. DAVENPORT AND COUNCIL BLUFF RAILROAD. JOINT RESOLUTION for a grant of land from congress. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That the Hon. A. C. Dodge and G. W. Jones, our senators, and the Hon. Shepherd Leffler and William Thompson, our representatives in congress be requested to use their influence to procure from the government of the United States, a grant of land to aid in the construction of a railroad from Davenport via Bloomington, Iowa City, Fort Desmoines to some suitable point near the Council Bluffs, on the Missouri river. Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to forward a copy of this resolution to each of our senators and representatives in congress. Approved, Dec. 29, 1848. No. 16. DES MOINES RIVER LANDS. JOINT RESOLUTION providing compensation for the commissioners appointed to select Desmoines river lands. Resolved, That the treasurer of the board of public works be, and he is hereby instructed to pay the commissioners, who selected the lands donated by congress for the improvement of the Desmoines river, one hundred dollars in payment for their services: provided, said commissioners shall receive said amount as full compensation for said services. Approved Jan. 5, 1849. [185] No. 17. DESMOINES AND ROCK RIVER RAPIDS. JOINT RESOLUTION for an appropriation to improve the Desmoines and Rock river rapids, in the Mississippi river. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That congress be memorialized to appropriate out of any monies in the national treasury not otherwise appropriated a sum sufficient to improve and render navigable for steam boats without danger or difficulty the channel of the Desmoines and Rock river rapids in the Mississippi river, and that our senators be instructed and our representatives in congress be requested to aid by their votes and influence in procuring the passage of such appropriation. Resolved, That the secretary of state be authorized to forward one copy of the aforesaid resolution to the president of the United States senate, one copy to the speaker of the house of representatives in congress, and one copy to each of our senators and representatives in congress. Approved Jan. 5,1849. No. 18. MAIL ROUTE. A JOINT RESOLUTION for the establishment of a mail route. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators and representatives in congress be, and they are hereby requested to use their influence to procure the establishment of a mail route from Bloomington, in Muscatine county, by the way of Tipton, in Cedar county, Rome, Anamosa, and James Peeks, in Jones county, Delhi, Ead's Grove, in Delaware county, Garnavillo, the county seat of Clayton county, to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and that the secretary of state be instructed to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to each of our senators and representatives in congress and to the post master general. Approved Jan. 11, 1849. [186] No. 19. MAIL CONVEYANCE. JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to a change of mail conveyance. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators be instructed, and our representatives in congress be requested, to use their influence to have the mail on route No. 4556 from Bloomington to Dubuque in this state, carried weekly in a two-horse hack, instead of the present mode of carrying it on horse back. Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to forward a copy of the above resolution to our senators and representatives in congress and to the Hon. Cave Johnson, post master general. Approved Jan. 12, 1849. No. 20. MAIL ROUTE. JOINT RESOLUTION for a mail route from Bellview, in Jackson county, to Independence, in Buchanan county. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators and representatives in congress are hereby requested to use their influence in procuring the establishment of a mail route from the town of Bellview via Kiester's, Andrew, Hazen's mill, Nicholas Potter's, Canton, Edinburg and Anamosa, the county seat of Jones county to Independence, the county seat of Buchanan county. And, that his excellency, the governor be and is hereby requested to forward a copy of this resolution to each of our senators and representatives in congress and to the post master general. Approved Jan. 12, 1849. [187] No. 21. MAIL ROUTE. JOINT RESOLUTION for a mail route. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators in congress be instructed, and our representatives requested to use their influence to procure a mail route from West Point, iu Lee county, to Salem, in Henry county, with semi-weekly service on said route, when established. Resolved, That the secretary of state be required to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to each of our senators and representatives in congress, and also one copy to the post master general. Approved, January 12, 1849. No. 22. MAIL ROUTE. JOINT RESOLUTION for a mail route. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators in congress be instructed, and our representatives requested, to use their influence to procure the establishment of a mail route from Sabula, in Jackson county, to Cascade, in Dubuque county, taking by the route the following towns and points, to-wit: by Van Buren, Amoy, Andrew, Hasan's Mill, Otter Creek, and Garry Owens, in Jackson county; by the house of Thos. McAnally, in Jones county, and thence to Cascade, in Dubuque county. Resolved, That the governor be requested to transmit a copy of the above resolution to each of our senators and representatives in congress. Approved, January 12, 1849. [188] No. 23. MAIL ROUTE. JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to a mail route. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That our senators and representatives in congress be requested to use their influence to obtain the establishment of a mail route from Ottumwa. in |