No. 18.

MEMORIAL to Congress for a Mail Route.

To the Hon. the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled.

The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin respectfully represents:

That the interest and convenience of a large number of the citizens of the Counties of Dane, Iowa and La Fayette would be greatly enhanced by the establishment of a mail route from Madison, via Mt. Vernon, Primrose, Moscow, Fayette and Darlington to Shullsburg, distance, sixty miles.

Your memorialists would represent that the establishment of said mail route would be of the greatest importance to the people residing in that portion of the State.

Your memorialists would further ask that a semiweekly mail service be granted on the aforesaid route, at the earliest practicable period.

Approved, March 16, 1854.

No. 19.

MEMORIAL to the Post Master General for increase of service between Portage City and La Crosse1

To the Honorable, the Post Master General of the United States.

The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wis. consin respectfully represents:

That the inierest and convenience of a large portion of the citizens, and residents of the counties of Columbia, Sauk, Adams, Bad Ax and La Crosse, in this State as well as the counties through the middle portion of the

State, would be greatly enhanced by the establishment of a mail, tri-weekly on mail route No. 13,785, between Barraboo, La Crosse and Onalaska, and the extension of said route so that the same commence at Portage City.

Your memorialists would further represent that an increase ofservice on said mail route would be of the greatest importance to the inhabitants residing in that portion of the State. the present weekly mail being entirely inadequate to the wants and convenience of that community. There being a United States land office at La Crosse, and many of the persons residing upon said route having business therewith

Your memorialists would further represent that the mails from Madison, the seat of government of Wisconsin can be more speedily and conveniently conveyed to the north-western counties in the State, on this route than any other in the state.

Your memorialists therefore respectfully ask that the increase of service and the extension of said route No. 13,785, may be established at the earliest practicable period.

The governor of this State, is requested to forward a copy of this memorial to the honorable Henry Dodge, and the honorable Ben C. Eastman, senator and representative of this State, in Washington, immediately on its passage. Approved, March, 23, 1854.

No. 20.

A MEMORIAL to Congress, for the establishment of a Mail Route therein mentioned.

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the United States, in Congress assembled.

The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin respectfully sheweth:

That the interest and convenience of all the citizens of northern Wisconsin, lying east of Wisconsin River, as well as those settled along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in this state, would be greatly enhanced by the

establishment of a mail route from some point on the Wisconsin River, to intersect the mail route on the Mississippi River.

Your memorialists would represent that the establishment of such a mail route would be of the greatest importance to the people residing in the northern part of this state, there being no communication only by mails to the southern part of the state, and thence up the Mississippi, a distance of three or four hundred miles, while a direct route would only be about fifty miles to the nearest post office on the Wisconsin River, to Black River Falls

Your memorialists would therefore respectfully ask, that a mail route be established from the village of Plover in the county of Portage, via Grand Rapids on the Wisconsin River and Eagle Point on Yellow River, Black River Falls, to Onalaska, and La Crosse at the earliest prac ticable period.

Approved, March 23, 1854.

No. 21.

MEMORIAL to the Post Master General for an increase of mail service between Beloit and Monroe.

To the Honorable the Post Master General of the United States.

The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin respectfully represents :

That the interest and convenience of the citizens of a large portion of the counties of Rock and Green require that the mail service between Beloit and Monroe, via Newark, Avon, Clarence and Juda, should be increased to a tri-weekly mail.

Your memorialists therefore respectfully ask that the said mail service be increased at the earliest period, believing, that the business of the community require it. Approved, March 23, 1854.

No. 22.

A MEMORIAL to the Post Master General for increase of mail services on Route No. 13,791.

To the Honorable the Post Master General.

The memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin respectfully represents :

That the present mail service between the city of Watertown in Jefferson county aud Portage City in Columbia county is altogether inadequate to the necessities of the business public, passing as it does through a portion of the country rich in agricultural resources, and thickly settled and between points whose business connnections are already of great importance and constantly increasing.

Your memorialists therefore respectfully ask that the services on the mail route above referred to may be increased to a daily mail.

Approved, March 23, 1854.

No. 23.

MEMORIAL to Congress for an extension of Mail Route 13,677 in the State of Wisconsin.

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States in Congress assembled.

The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wiseonsin respectfully represents;

That the interest and convenience of a large portion of the citizens of the counties of Jefferson and Dodge, would be greatly enhanced by the extension of Mail Route 13,677, from Jefferson in the county of Jefferson, via Johnson's Creek Post Office to the city of Watertown.

Your memorialists therefore respectfully ask that the aforesaid mail route may be extended at the earliest practicable period.

Approved, March 23, 1854.

No. 24.

A MEMORIAL to Congress for an appropriation for the establishment of a light house at Kewaunee.

The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin respectfully represents;

That the Harbor of Kewaunee in Kewaunee county is situated on the west side of Lake Michigan on the route usually traveled and run over by the regular lines of steamers plying between New Buffalo via Chicago, Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Twin Rivers to Green Bay, and that it is for the safety of all crafts navigating lake Michigan upon the said route, and for the interest and benefit of commerce generally, and as a matter of trade and profit that such steamers and other crafts should land at the harbor of Kewaunee, yet the ▾ navigators find the landing to be dangerous and unsafe, and at the loss of many lives heretofore, in getting in and out of the said harbour during the night or in heavy weather in the day time. It is believed that the erection of a light house, at or near Kewaunee, would wholly remedy the evil, and remove the danger, so as to make the landing and navigation practicable at all seasons, and at all times, for any crafts navigating the waters of lake Michigan, or the entire chain of lakes.

Your memorialists therefore pray your honorable body to make an appropriation of ten thousand dollars or such other sum as may be sufficient for the erection and establishment of a light house, at or near Kewaunee, in Kewaunee county, and your memolialists as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.,

Approved, March 25, 1854.