1860. No. 9. RESOLUTION to fire salutes Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That His Excellency, the Governor of Kentukcy, be requested to order salutes to be fired on the 9th of January, instant, (the 8th falling on Sunday,) in honor of the glorious victory achieved at New Orleans by the American army under General Andrew Jackson, over that of the British, on the 8th day of January, 1815; also, on the 22d of February, in honor of the birth-day of General George' Washington, "the Father of his. Country;" and, also, on the 23d of February, in honor of the thirteenth anniversary of the glorious victory of the United States forces, under General Taylor, over that of the Mexican, at Buena Vista, in which the Kentucky troops bore an honorable and conspicuous part. Approved January 10, 1860. No. 10, RESOLUTION appointing committee to visit Blind Asylum, at Louisville. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That a committee of two from the Senate, and three from the House of Representatives, be appointed to visit, examine into, and report the condition of the Asylum for the Education of the Blind. Approved January 12, 1860. No. 11. RESOLUTION appointing committee to visit Banks. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the committee on Banks of the Senate, in conjunction with such committee as the House of Representatives shall appoint, be directed to visit in person the Bank of Kentucky, and the Bank of Louisville, at Louisville, the Northern Bank of Kentucky, at Lexington, and the Farmers' Bank, at Frankfort, if in the discharge of their duty they deem it necessary to visit the same, or any of them. Approved January 13, 1860. No. 12. RESOLUTION authorizing the Auditor to settle with Ben. Selby, late clerk of the Senate. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor of Public Accounts is directed to settle with Ben. Selby, late Secretary of the Senate, at ten dollars per day, commencing on the 5th day of December, 1859, and ending on the 10th day of January, 1860; and to issue his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount due said Selby, to be paid out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated. Approved January 16, 1860. 1860. No. 13. RESOLUTION for appropriation for removing remains of John Spratt to Frankfort Cemetery. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury, in favor of Harrison Brown, for the sum of forty dollars, to be expended in removing to the Frankfort cemetery the remains of John Spratt, a soldier in the Mexican war, and interring the same in the public grounds therein. Approved January 17, 1860. No. 14. RESOLUTION to publish Message, Addresses, and Resolutions relating to Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of That the message of the Governor, communicating the sad intelligence of the death of the Hon. Linn Boyd, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, with the full addresses delivered on the occasion, and resolutions thereupon adopted by the two Houses, shall be compiled and reported, by a joint committee of the members who delivered the addresses, for a perpetual record; and that five hundred copies thereof be printed for distribution among the people. 23 Approved January 17, 1860. RESOLUTION making appropriation to Clay Monument Association. WHEREAS, The citizens of this Commonwealth, recognizing it as one of the highest and most sacred duties of an enlightened and republican people to attest their devotion to the great principle of free government, and to the cause of national and individual happiness and prosperity, by appropriately honoring the memories of the illustrious dead, whose lives were dedicated to the study and application of those principles and the service of that cause, have commenced and nearly completed the erection of a suitable monument in commemoration of the private character and patriotic public services of the republican orator and statesman, Henry Clay: And whereas, The State has heretofore appropriated the sum of ten thousand dollars to aid in the advancement of this noble work, and it being now represented to this present General Assembly that an additional appropriation of ten thousand dollars, together with such sums as may be reasonably expected from private contribution, will enable those having charge of the work to complete the same; therefore, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to the Clay Monument Association, to be expended by said association in the prosecution of the work upon the monument now being erected at Lexington to the memory of Henry Clay; and said sum shall be paid immediately after the passage of this resolution, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved January 23, 1860. No. 16. RESOLUTION to appoint committee to investigate into and report upon certain Internal Improvements. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That a joint committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate, consisting of three, from the House and two from the Senate, be appointed to investigate the present condition of the navigation of the Kentucky, Green, and Barren rivers, the condition of the locks and dams on said rivers, and report to the General Assembly. That they also inquire into and report the financial condition of said rivers; whether they are a charge upon the State; if so, when they became so; and what probable amount it will be necessary for the State to appropriate to keep said rivers navigable. Also, to inquire into and report as to the power of the President of the Board of Internal Improvement, under existing law, to repair and keep up the locks and dams on said rivers; and his power to draw from the treasury of the State money for the purposes of keeping said locks and dams in repair, and said rivers navigable. Approved January 30, 1860. 1860. No. 17. RESOLUTIONS accepting invitation to Louisville, and of Capt. Z. Shirley. That the invitation so courteously extended to the members of this General Assembly by the corporate authorities of Louisville, to visit that city on the 24th day of this month, be accepted, and that the Hon. David Meriwether, Speaker of this House, be appointed to act with such persons as shall be named by the Senate, appropriately to make known this acceptance. Resolved, That the General Assembly also accept the invitation of Capt. Z. Shirley, President of the Louisville and Cincinnati Mail Line, to accompany the members and officers of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee on an excursion on the boats of said line. Resolved, That when this General Assembly adjourns on the 23d day of this month, it will adjourn to meet on the 27th day of this month, at 12 o'clock, M. Approved February 2, 1860. No. 18. RESOLUTION for final adjournment of the General Assembly. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (two thirds of all the members elected concurring:) That the present session of the General Assembly be continued until and including the 24th day of February, 1860. Approved February 2, 1860. RESOLUTION authorizing the Governor to procure and present the surviving officers and soldiers of the Kentucky Volunteers in the battle on Lake Erie with a gold medal. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Governor of this Commonwealth be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to procure suitable gold medals, with appropriate inscriptions and devices, and in the name of the State of Kentucky, to present to each of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Kentucky volunteers who were present and participated in the memorable engagement between the American and British naval forces on Lake Erie, on the 10th of September, 1813, as a token of the grateful recollection in which the people of the State hold their brave and patriotic services on that day, and the imperishable renown which that brilliant victory achieved for their common country. Approved February 11, 1860. No. 20. RESOLUTION to authorize the Enrolling Committees to employ clerks. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That for the remainder of this session of the Legislature the standing committees of enrollments of the Senate and House of Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized to employ for each committee a clerk. Approved February 20, 1860. No. 21. RESOLUTION in reference to ceding to Tennessee certain territory of this Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of That a select joint committee of five members from the House, to be appointed by the chair, with such number as the Senate may appoint in addition thereto, be raised to investigate and report upon the proposition made by the State of Tennessee to cede to her certain lands contiguous to the boundary line. Approved February 22, 1860. |