To the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States:

Your memorialists, the council and house of representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, now assembled, would most respectfully represent that the interests of the people of this Territory and of the country at large would be greatly subserved by the appropriation of dollars for the purpose of bridging the Great Platte or Nebraska river, at some point within fifty miles of its mouth. The reasons which might be urged in favor of this appropriation are many and obvious. Your memorialists, however, wish to call attention to a few of them.

First. Owing to the uncertainty of the soil in which this river makes its bed no reliable ferry can be established across it, the current often changing in a single night, and large and impassable sand bars are found where twenty-four hours before no obstruction was offered to the passage of ferry boats; thus virtually one portion of the Territory is separated from the other to the great detriment of their social relations and commercial pursuits.

Second. The Platte river being thus a barrier to the free, social and commercial intercourse of the two sections of the Territory which it separates, has been a fruitful and ceaseless source of dissention and strife between our people, giving rise to most if not all of the political troubles which have disturbed our Territory.

Third. In compliance with the known wishes of the people of the Territory, your memorialists have passed an act to re-locate the seat of government at a point in the valley of the Platte river, to be hereafter selected; and in order that the said capital may be accessible to

all parts of the Territory and no barrier exist to the free intercourse of the people north and south of that river, such bridge is absolutely

necessary.

Fourth. Said river is a serious obstacle in the way of military operations and of the efficient construction of important roads required by the wants of that branch of the government service.

Other reasons might be urged in support of such an appropriation, but your memorialists cannot but believe that its necessity will be apparent to your honorable bodies, and therefore respectfully urge your early action in the matter; and, as in duty bound, they will ever pray, &c.

Resolved by the council and house of representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That this memorial and joint resolution be signed by the president of the council and speaker of the house of representatives, and copies thereof forwarded to the President of the Senate of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and our delegate in Congress.

J. H. DECKER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
LEAVITT L. BOWEN,

President of the Council.

ERECTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN TRENTON, NEW

JERSEY.

RESOLUTIONS

OF THE

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY,

RELATIVE TO

The erection of public buildings in the city of Trenton, New Jersey.

MARCH 9, 1858.-Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS relative to the erection of public buildings in the city of Trenton, by the general government.

Whereas the public welfare would be promoted by having at Trenton a suitable building in which to hold the United States courts, where all the records pertaining to said courts could be kept, and in which the collector and postmaster could have convenient offices; therefore

1. Be it resolved by the senate and general assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the senators and representatives in Congress from this State be requested to use their exertions to obtain from the general government a sufficient appropriation to purchase a proper site, and to erect thereon such a building, at Trenton.

2. And be it resolved, That inasmuch as the production and manufacture of iron are pursuits in which the people of this State and of all the middle States have a large interest, it is fitting that all the encouragement which can be constitutionally given by government to this great branch of public industry should be accorded to it, especially that enlargement of the home market which a judicious direction of the public expenditure in the use of iron for building purposes would create, we therefore join with the citizens of Trenton in advising that the building above named be of iron.

3. And be it resolved, That the governor be requested to send a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to each of the senators and representatives in Congress from this State.

Approved February 24, 1858.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY:

I, Thomas S. Allison, secretary of state of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a preamble and joint resolutions passed by the legislature of this State, and approved February 24, 1858, as taken from and compared with the original, now on file in my office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Trenton, in said State, this fifth day of [SEAL.] March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. THOMAS S. ALLISON,

Secretary of State.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY,

Trenton, New Jersey, March 5, 1858.

I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of joint resolutions passed by the legislature of this State, agreeably to the requirements of said resolutions.

Most respectfully, your obedient servant,

Hon. GEORGE R. ROBBINS.

WM. A. NEWELL,
Governor of New Jersey.