No. 15. RESOLUTION requesting Governor to return, unsigned, a certain bill. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That a joint committee of two from the House and one from the Senate be appointed to wait on the Governor and request him to return to this House, unsigned, a bill which originated in this House, entitled "An act to amend the charter of the Owensboro and Russellville Railroad." Approved January 18, 1872. 1872. No. 16. RESOLUTION in relation to the election of State Printer, Public Binder, and State Librarian. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the two Houses go into the election of State Printer, Public Binder, and State Librarian on the 23d inst., at 12 o'clock, M. No. 17. Approved January 23, 1872. RESOLUTIONS on death of Hon. T. S. Fish. WHEREAS, It has been made known to this General Assembly that the Hon. T. S. Fish, a member of the House of Representatives from the county of Boone, departed this life upon Saturday, the 27th inst., in the pride of his manhood and usefulness; and out of respect to his memory and many virtues, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That it is with unfeigned regret and sorrow that we, the members of this General Assembly, have heard of the death of the Hon. T. S. Fish, an event that carries sorrow to his many friends and deprives the State of a useful and honorable public servant. 2. Resolved, That the family of the deceased are tendered the deepest sympathy of the members of this General Assembly in this, their great bereavement. 3. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, that we will wear the usual badge of mourning for the period of thirty days. 1872. 4. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the Journal; and that a copy of the same be forwarded to his family by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and that we do now adjourn. Approved February 1, 1872. No. 18. RESOLUTION providing for an extension of the present session of the Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of That the present session of the General Assembly be extended and continued beyond the term of sixty days. Approved February 1, 1872. No. 19. RESOLUTION in regard to the public buildings. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Governor shall have the power to assign to the public officers of this Commonwealth such rooms in the public buildings as he may think proper. Approved February 8, 1872. No. 20. RESOLUTION providing for an examination of the charitable institutions of the State. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That a joint committee, composed of two members of the Senate and three of the House of Representatives, to be selected from the members at present composing the Committees on Charitable Institutions of the two Houses, to be appointed by the Speakers thereof, be, and they are hereby, directed to proceed to visit the several charitable institutions of this Commonwealth and examine into the present condition and management thereof; and they are hereby instructed to make a full and complete report of such visit of examination to their respective Houses by the 15th day of February next. Approved February 8, 1872. No. 21. RESOLUTION calling on the Auditor for information relative to receipts and disbursements within a given period. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby, requested and instructed to furnish to this General Assembly a statement, in gross, of the receipts and disbursements of the Treasury from, and including, 1860 to 1872, showing balance to the credit of the revenue at the end of each fiscal year within that period, and the comparative expense of administering the government of the State from year to year; and that he be further requested to report how much of the authenticated claim of the State of Kentucky against the General Government is withheld by the decision of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to said clains. That the Au litor report the rate of taxation each year from, and inclusive of, the year 1860 to 1872; and if there was any material decrease of the aggregate value of the assessed property of the Commonwealth from 1862 to 1866, to inform the General Assembly of the cause thereof. Approved February 9, 1872. 1372. No. 22. A JOINT RESOLUTION instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to secure an appropriation for locking and damning the Ohio river. WHEREAS, The industrial and commercial interests of Kentucky, and other States bordering on the Ohio river, are being impaired by the long continued low water, which renders said river almost impassable for boats of the lightest draft during a great portion of the year; and whereas, the growing com nerce of the country requires. the full capacity of boats of the largest class at all seasons of the year to carry off the accumulating commerce to the markets of the country, in order to develop our wealth and supply the wants of the people; therefore, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That our Senators be instructed, and our Representatives in Congress requested, to use their influence to secure a survey and estimate of the costs of so improving the Ohio river by locks and dams as to secure the naviPUB. L.- -7 1872. gation of said river at all seasons of the year by large class steamers. 2. That after said survey and estimates are made, if the cost is not too extravagant, that they use their influence to obtain an appropriation to accomplish the same. Approved February 9, 1872 No. 23. RESOLUTION directing appointment of a committee to visit Kentucky Agricultural College, at Lexington. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Speakers of the House of Representatives and Senate of Kentucky appoint a committee of three from the former, and two from the latter, to visit Kentucky Agricultural College, at Lexington, and ascertain if the contract between the Kentucky University and the State has been complied with, and whether it is desirable to take from that institution the agricultural funds of the State, and establish a State Agricultural College at that, or some other point, and report at an early day next week. Approved February 14, 1872. No. 24. RESOLUTION directing distribution of Owen's Geological Survey. WHEREAS, A large number of copies of Owen's Geological Survey of Kentucky are now held by the State, at a considerable expense to the State for storage room; and whereas, said books are valueless to any person in their present location, and subject to damage and loss: Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Secretary of State he, and he is hereby, instructed to deposit in the State Library, as many copies of Owen's Geological Survey of Kentucky, now on storage in Frankfort, as the Librarian has room for, and distribute the remainder of said books among the members of the present General Assembly-one half to each branch thereof. Approved February 21, 1872. No. 25. RESOLUTION in relation to distillers, and the tax thereon. WHEREAS, The distillers of spirits in the United States, and especially the distillers of Kentucky, were required by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue to purchase what is commonly known as the "Tice metre," at enormous expen-e; and whereas, said metre proved to be utterly worthless for the purposes designed, and the money paid for said metres was therefore wrongfully caused to be paid; therefore, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representative requested, to use all honorable means to have enacted a law, by which distillers may have refunded to them the amounts paid by them for the aforesaid metres. 2. That it is the sense of this General Assembly that the distiller of spirits should pay a tax only on the quantity of spirits actually distilled, and all laws contrary to this idea are oppressive and wrong, and that appropriate legislation to correct the laws in this regard is demanded. 3. That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the Governor to our Senators.and members of the House of Representatives at Washington. Approved February 24, 1872. 1872. No. 26. RESOLUTION in relation to the death of Daniel Clark, colored, known as the "Ancient Governor." WHEREAS, Information has reached this General Assembly of the death of Daniel Clark, of color, generally) known to the habitues of Frankfort, as well as to the thousands who have had occasion to visit the Gubernatorial Mansion during the past quarter of a century, as the "Ancient Governor;" and whereas, it is a well defined principle of moral ethics that there is no characteristic of humanity so deserving of both public and private. recognition as filelity to duty, no matter by whom performed; and whereas, the said deceased body-servant of so many, mostly dead and gone, Governors of this Commonwealth, gave, in his lifetime, a notable example to all men, white and black, of industry, sot.riety, courtesy according to his station, and integrity in office; therefore, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That this General Assembly is duly impressed with the |