No. 22. RESOLUTION to extend session to second of March. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the session of the Legislature be extended to Friday, the 2d of March; and that the same do not adjourn sine die on the 24th inst, as fixed by law; but on the 2d of March, 1860. 1860. Approved February 24, 1860. No. 23. RESOLUTIONS in reference to the enlargement of the Louisville and Portland Canal. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the commercial interests of the Mississippi valley imperatively demand an enlargement and improvement of the Louisville and Portland canal; and that the money already invested in said canal by the United States government will prove of little public benefit, unless the work should be enlarged and extended. Resolved further, That the Senators and Representatives from Kentucky in the Congress of the United States are earnestly requested to procure an appropriation by said Congress, adequate to the exigency of the case, and to adopt such measures as will insure a speedy enlargement and completion of said canal. Resolved, That the Governor of this Commonwealth be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the Senators and Representatives from Kentucky in the Congress of the United States. Approved March 1, 1860. No. 24. RESOLUTION relating to Appropriation Bill. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That an act, entitled "An act for the appropriation of money," approved March 1, 1860, shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 1, 1860 RESOLUTION in reference to per diem and mileage due N. A. Rapier. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby, directed to draw his warrant upon the treasury in favor of Nicholas A. Rapier for his per diem and mileage as a member of the Legislature for 1859-60. Approved March 1, 1860. No. 26. RESOLUTION on final adjournment of both Houses of the General Assembly. That the present session of the General Assembly be extended to and until Monday, the 5th day of March, 1860, at 12 o'clock, M.: Provided, That no bills shall be introduced or acted upon after the 2d of March, 1860. Approved March 2, 1860 No. 27. RESOLUTION authorizing the Governor to graze the public grounds. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Librarian shall allow the use and grazing of the yard around the capitol to the Governor of this Commonwealth Provided, That it shall not be used in any way that may damage the yard. Approved March 2, 1860. No. 28.. RESOLUTIONS in relation to duty on tobacco. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That tobacco, one of the great American staples, has, for more than fifty years, been the subject of the most burthensome taxation; that whilst there is a tariff of thirty per cent. protection on sugar, and cotton is admitted in all the ports of the world duty free, and breadstuffs, and beef, pork, and lard are subject to the payment of only a nominal duty, tobacco, the great western staple, is subject to a foreign duty, before it can be sold in the principal foreign markets, of seventy-seven dollars per one hundred pounds. Resolved, That the Federal Government has the power to fix the details of commercial treaties, upon the principle of reciprocity and mutual expected benefit; and that such treaties have now become the policy of all civilized nations, our own included; and while every other product of this country has been placed upon the most favorable footing, tobacco has been wholly neglected, and this great interest has been left to languish at home, and feed and clothe and pamper princes and nobles abroad. Resolved, It is the duty of the United States, in all future treaties with Great Britain and other foreign powers, where American tobacco is sold, to insist upon placing tobacco upon a footing with other productions exported from the United States to foreign countries. Resolved, That if all other means fail, then we demand countervailing duties upon the productions and manufactures of those governments, who have filled their exchequers, supported their royalty, by exactions wrung from American labor. Resolved, That our Senators are instructed, and our Representatives are requested, to urge the adoption, by the Congress of the United States, of such measures as will accomplish the object herein contemplated; and that the Governor be directed to transmit each of them a copy of these resolutions. 1860. Approved March 2, 1860. No. 29. RESOLUTION relating to the late Board of Internal Improvement. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That a committee of two be appointed by the speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives, whose duty it shall be, within sixty days from the close of this session, to have a settlement with the late Board of Internal Improvement, at the office of said board in the city of Frankfort, who shall report the same to the Governor, to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and that the Auditor shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of the members of said committee who may attend for the purpose herein specified, for mileage and per diem whilst thus engaged, the same as is allowed by law to members of the General Assembly. That two hundred copies of said settlement and report be printed and furnished to the Senators and Representatives of the present General Assembly. Approved March 2, 1860. RESOLUTION concerning Enrolling Clerks. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor be directed to draw his warrant upon the treasury in favor of John J. Roberts, for his services in assisting the committee on Enrollments in examining bills, at the rate of two dollars per day, from the 17th day of February, 1860, to the end of the session; and that he likewise draw his warrant in favor of Isaac Wingate, for the same sum for the same length of time; and this shall be in addition to their present salaries. This resolution to take effect from its passage. Approved March 2, 1860. RESOLUTION in favor of D. R, Haggard. WHEREAS, D. R. Haggard, late President of the Board of Internal Improvement, has necessarily been detained, in the duties of his office, until this day; wherefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized, in settling with said Haggard as President aforesaid, to allow him the regular salary from his last settlement to this date-January 19th, 1860. Approved March 2, 1860. No. 32. RESOLUTION to place Head and Foot Stones to graves of Colonels McKee and Clay, Captain Willis, and Adjutant Vaughan. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Governor of this State shall cause to be placed suitable head and foot stones to the graves of Col. W. R. McKee, Lieut Col. H. Clay, Capt. W. T. Willis, and E. M. Vaughan, adjutant of the first regiment of Kentucky cavalry, who fell in defense of their country's flag at the battle of Buena Vista, and whose remains are in the State cemetery; and that the Auditor of Public Accounts draw his warrant on the treasury in favor of the person employed by the Governor to put up said head and foot stones, when the Governor shall certify to the Auditor the amount due such person. Approved March 2, 1860. No. 33. RESOLUTION making appropriation to remove the remains of Ellison Williams. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby, directed to draw his warrant on the treasurer, in favor of John W. Menzies, for the sum of ninety dollars, to be expended in removing the remains of Ellison Williams, late of Kenton county, and re-interring the same near those of Daniel Boone, in the cemetery at Frankfort. Approved March 2, 1860.. 1860. No. 34. RESOLUTIONS returning thanks to Mayors and authorities of Louisville and Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of That the cordial thanks of this Legislature are hereby tendered to the mayor, municipal authorities, and citizens of Louisville; to the mayor and municipal authorities, and citizens of Lexington; to Captain Z. Shirley, president of the Louisville and Cincinnati packet line; to the president, directors, and officers of the Louisville and Lexington railroad, and to the president, directors, and officers of the Covington and Lexington railroad, for their generous hospitality and kind attention to the officers and members of the two Houses of the Legislature, when upon their recent excursion. Be it further resolved, That the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives be requested to communicate the foregoing resolutions to the persons therein named. Approved March 2, 1860. No. 35. RESOLUTIONS memorializing Congress in reference to the pensioning the soldiers of the war of 1812. WHEREAS, In our beloved State there yet remains a number of the patriotic band who risked their lives, their health, and all that earth could make dear to them; sacrificed the pleasures of domestic life, and left the embrace of their families and friends, and went forth in the defense of their common country in the memorable war of 1812, and many of them ever since, and now are, laboring under severe |