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ish Minister, be immediately recalled, and that his place be supplied by one who will fearlessly make haste to assert our national rights and restore our national honor; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and State Representative, to be by them laid before the Congress of the United States.

Approved February 15, 1869.

MEMORIAL AND JOINT RESOLUTION TO CONGRESS

For the removal of the Pawnee Indians from their present Reservation.

To the Honorable, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress Assembled :

Your memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Nebraska, would respectfully represent, that that portion of our State bordering on the Platte river, and particularly Platte county, situated on said river and near the central part of said State, is now and for years has been infested with, and subject to the depredations of the Sioux, Cheyenne and Pawnee tribes of Indians at Indians; that said tribes of Indians are, and long have been at war with each other, and when upon the war path, which is frequent, those tribes respectively, seize upon and appropriate the horses and cattle of citizens of our State in that vicinity, to their own use, to the great loss of the many farmers, stock raisers &c., and to the Loss tof great detriment of the industrial interests of our State.

Your memorialists further represent that many good citizens have been murdered by said tribes of Indians in the said portion of our State, and that the peace and lives of our citizens along the valley of said Platte river, and especially in Platte county, are threatened by, and are in constant danger from said tribes.

war.

farmers.

And still further, that as yet no relief to our citizens has been No relief. afforded by the United States, either by punishing said Indians, or by remuneration for loss of property, by the settlers, as aforesaid sustained, and judging from the past and being well aware of the feeling of deadly hostility that exists between the aforesaid tribes of Indians, we feel assured that nothing but the most severe pun- Punishishment of the said Indians, or the removal of the entire Pawnee tribe, will afford protection to our citizens.

Therefore, your memorialists ask that Congress will move speedily

in the matter and grant the relief, shown by the above facts, to be

ment and removal asked.

necessary, and as the most desirable and effectual relief. Your memorialists ask that the said Pawnee Indians be removed to some place beyond the busy pursuits of civilized life.

Resolved, That our Senators and Representative in Congress be be requested to use every effort to secure the objects set forth in the foregoing memorial.

Resolved. That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby instructed to furnish each of our Senators and our Representative in Certified Congress, with a certified copy of this memorial and joint resolu

copy.

tion.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby instructed to transmit a certified copy of this memorial and joint resolution to the President of the United States. Approved February 3, 1869.

Swamp lands.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Relative to Swamp Lands.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, That Honorable John M. Thayer, Honorable Thomas W. Tipton, and the Honorable John Taffe, our Senators and Representative in Congress, be, and they are hereby respectfully but earnestly requested to use their efforts to have the benefits of an act of Congress granting lands to certain States as swamp lands, extended to the State of Nebraska.

Resolved, That the

forward a copy of this

our Representative.

Secretary of State is hereby requested to
Resolution to each of our Senators and to

Approved February 15, 1869.

Mail route.

MEMORIAL.

To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States, in Congress Assembled:

Your memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Nebraska, respectfully represent to your honorable body, that the present settlement, as well as the rapid increase of the same, in northen Nebraska, require that the establishment of a mail route from Columbus, Nebraska, via. of St. Helena to Yank

citizens of the counties of
Cedar, along the proposed

ton, D. T., and that the wants of the
Platte, Stanton, Madison, Cuming and
route, urgently demands the establishment of the said route with
semi-weekly mail thereon.

Your memorialists would therefore pray for the mail facilities upon the route as above set forth, and respectfully invite the attention of our Senators and Representative in Congress to this subject, and the Secretary of State is hereby requested to furnish each of them a copy of this memorial.

Approved February 15, 1869.

JOINT RESOLUTION

In relation to Indian Depredations in Nebraska.

WHEREAS, Heretofore, and since the first day of January, A. D. 1863, many of the citizens of this State while engaged in their lawful pursuits, such as opening and cultivating farms, transporting goods and merchandize, and other worthy avocations, largely conducing by their industry and enterprise, to the general good, have suffered severe losses in property, at the hands and by the unproprovoked acts of maruding bands of Indians, not to mention out- Indian rages and atrocities against the persons and lives of men, women tions. and children, only equalled in barbarity by the hostile acts of the most savage tribes; and,

WHEREAS, These citizens while so engaged were justly entitled to the fullest protection of the government of the United States as against the acts of its acknowledged wards, the Indians.

depreda-.

Protection.

Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nebraska, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That our Senators and Representative in Congress, be requested to use their best endeavors in procuring the early passage of an act of Congres, looking to a speedy adjustment of all just claims which our citizens may Speedy adjustment. present against the government of the United States, on account of Indian depredations.

Approved February 15, 1869.

vote for or

against

JOINT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the Electors to vote for or against a Constitutional Convention at the next general election for Members of the Legislature.

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Electors to State of Nebraska, That the Electors of the State be, and are hereby authorized and recommended to vote for or against a Convention to revise or change the constitution of the State, at the next general election for members of the Legislature.

convention

The ballots at such election shall be written or printed as follows:
Those in favor of a Convention,

"For a Convention."

Those against a Convention,

"Against a Convention."

Approved February 15, 1869.

sioner's re

port.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Commis- That the report of the Commissioners for the location of Lincoln, the seat of government of Nebraska, and for the erection of public buildings thereat, is hereby accepted, and all reservations of public squares, streets and alleys, and church lots in Lincoln, together with the general design, is hereby adopted; and the Governor may deed such church lots as other lands deeded by the State. Lincoln is hereby declared the seat of government of the State of Neerdment. braska. The bondsmen of such Commissioners are hereby released, and such Commissioners are authorized to surrender the said bonds. Such Commissioners are hereby authorized to pay out of Sale of lots. the proceeds of the sale of any Lincoln lots, to be made the sum of twenty-one hundred and twelve dollars, being a balance due on the erection of the Capitol buildings at Lincoln.

Lincoln seat of gov

WM. MCLENNAN,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

EDWARD B. TAYLOR,

President of the Senate.

Approved February 15, 1869.

DAVID BUTLER, Governor.

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I, Thomas P. Kennard, Secretary of State for the State of Nebraska, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true and accurate copies of the laws, joint resolutions and memorials, passed at the 4th session of General Assembly of the State of Nebraska, begun and held at Omaha, on the 27th day of October, A. D. 1868, and at the 5th session begun and held at Lincoln, on the 7th day of January, A. D. 1869.

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