evidences of title heretofore issued by the United States to those who have been made patentees under the laws of the United States, and take such action as will protect the actual settlers in all such cases within this State. And your memorialist will ever pray, etc.

No. XV.--Scnate Concurrent Resolution No. 17, in relation to

the Presidio Reservation.

[Adopted February 14, 1876.] WHEREAS, The Federal Government owns a tract of land in Preamble.

the City and County of San Francisco, containing seventeen hundred acres, known as the Presidio Reservation; and, whereas, said territory may be utilized with benefit to the people of the city and county aforesaid, and in the interest of the General Government, by dedicating the portion thereof not needed for military purposes, as has been shown by surveys made by United States officers, to form a public park; and, whereas, such dedication, until the land may be required by a public emergency, would enable the city and county authorities to beautify the tract with trees, valuable for ornamental and hygienic purposes, which could be planted so as to form shelter belts for the structures that may be erected thereon for military, naval, sanitary, and scientific establishments by the General Government, and so arranged or laid out as to provide suitable grounds for the use of the Federal troops and State militia; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Providio Senators be instructed and our Representatives requested to

Reservation. use all means in their power to secure the passage of of Congress dedicating the land above described for the purposes of a public park.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward to the Secretary of the War Department at Washington, and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions.

an Act

No. XVI.-Senate Joint Resolution No. 20, relative to obtaining cheaper telegraphic facilities for the State of California.

[Adopted February 14, 1876.) WHEREAS, Telegraphic communication between the State of Preamble.

California and the important cities and towns of the Eastern States is now substantially under the control of one company, and the rates charged for the transmission of

messages are oppressive to the people of this State; therefore, be it

Rates for

messiges.

Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our telegraphic Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives

requested to aid, by procuring appropriate legislation, in giving to the people of this State Tower rates for the transmission of telegraphic messages.

No. XVII.–Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28.

[Adopted February 15, 1876.]

Concerning

Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That his public lands. Excellency Governor William Irwin be respectfully requested

to transmit to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress a copy of Senate Concurrent Resolution Number Nineteen,“ concerning public lands."

Preamble, concerning improvement of certain rivers and creeks.

No. XVIII.-Senate Joint Resolution No. 2.

[Adopted February 14, 1876.) WHEREAS, Surveys made by the Federal Government during

the summers of eighteen hundred and seventy-four and eighteen hundred and seventy-five, have demonstrated the practicability of removing obstructions in the Feather, Sacramento, Mokelumne, and San Joaquin Rivers, and Petaluma and Sonoma Crecks, and of deepening their channels to subserve the purposes of transportation thereon, at a moderate expense, which, if not made at an early day, will permit the shoalings of their channels, with danger from overflow of their banks during the winter season, exposing property to great loss and endangering the public health in the districts through which they flow; and, whereas, liberal appropriations have been made by Congress for the improvement of rivers in the older States, of less importance as highways of commerce than the rivers above named; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to use their influence to have a reasonable appropriation made for the improvement of the rivers above named.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress at as early a day as practicable.

Appropriation asked for,

native

No. XIX.- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 9.

[Adopted February 18, 1876.] Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our Duty on Representatives and Senators, now in Congress assembled at

brandy. Washington, be and are hereby instructed to use their utmost endeavors to have the duty or tax on the manufacture of native grape brandy reduced, as the same, as it now exists, is very oppressive to a great interest of our State, amounting almost to prohibition.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor of the State of California be requested to transmit a copy of this resolution to our Representatives and Senators, respectively.

No. XX.-Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 26, relative to

the establishment of a mail route from the Town of Susanville, by the way of Horse Lake Valley and the South Fork of Pit River, and Dorris' Bridge, and Davis Creek, to Willow Ranch, in the State of California.

[Adopted February 18, 1876.] Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate Mail service concurring, That our Senators in Congress are instructed and from Susanour Representatives requested to use their efforts to procure Willow the establishment of a mail route, with tri-weekly service thereon, from the Town of Susanville, by the way of Horse Lake Valley, and the South Fork of Pit River, and Dorris' Bridge, and Davis Creek, to Willow Ranch, in the State of California.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

ville to

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No. XXI.- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 27, relative to

the establishment of a mail route, and ordering service thereon, from Winnemucca, in the State of Nevada, by way of the Town of l'aryville and the Summit Lake l’alley, to Lake City, in the State of California.

[Adopted February 18, 1876.] Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate Mail service concurring, That our Senators in Congress are instructed wiwcem and our Representatives are requested to use their efforts to ca and

Lake City. procure the establishment of a mail route, with weekly service thereon, from the Town of Winnemucca, in the State of Nevada, by way of the Town of Varyville and the Summit Lake Valley, to the Town of Lake City, in the State of California.

between Winnemuc

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Requesting return of bill.

No. XXII.- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 38.

[Adopted February 19, 1876.] Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby requested to return to the Assembly, Assembly Bill No. 291–An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act incorporating the Town of Cloverdale, in the County of Sonoma, and State of California, approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two-for the purpose of correcting the same.

No. XXIII.-Joint and Concurrent Resolution No. 25.

Preamble.

[Adopted February 28, 1876.) WHEREAS, In pursuance of the established policy of the Gov

ernment of the United States in promoting the trade and commerce of the country by the improvement of our bays and harbors, the Government has inaugurated certain improvements of the harbor at Oakland, in the Bay of San Francisco; and, whereas, the appropriation heretofore made is wholly inadequate to the completion of the work now in progress; therefore,

Resolved, That our Senators be instructed and our Representatives requested to use their utmost exertions to obtain from Congress a further appropriation for the improvement of said harbor at Oakland.

Resolved, that the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolution to our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Improvement of Oakland Harbor.

No. XXIV. --Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 22.

[Adopted February 28, 1876.] Lighthouse Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our au fost bil Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives for Carquinez Straits. requested to use all means in their power to secure an appro

priation from Congress for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse and fog-bell in the Straits of Carquinez, at or near Benicia or Martinez.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

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No. XXV.- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 28, relative to

the establishment of tri-weekly mail service from the Town of Linkville, in the State of Oregon, by the Klamath River route, to the City of Yreka, in the State of California.

[Adopted March 1, 1876.] Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate Mail service concurring, That our Senators in Congress are instructed and Linkville,o., our Representatives requested to use their efforts to procure and Yroka. the establishment of tri-weekly mail service by the Klamath River route, from the Town of Linkville, in the State of Oregon, to the City of Yreka, in the State of California.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

No. XXVI.- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 22, relative to

cheap postage.

[Adopted March 2, 1876.) WHEREAS, Cheap postage is of inestimable value to the Preamble.

people, and one of the greatest aids to civilization and republican government, by the diffusion of knowledge and information among all classes; and, whereas, near the close of the last session of Congress, the passage of an amendment to the postal laws was hurriedly acted upon, as we believe, without due consideration, increasing the rates of postage on third-class mail matter from one cent per two ounces to one cent per ounce; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our Repeal of Senators and Representatives in Congress are requested to postage Act. endeavor to procure, as speedily as possible, the repeal of said amendment and the restoration of the rates existing previous to its passage.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor is hereby requested to forward a copy of the foregoing to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

No. XXVII.- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 31.

[Adopted March 2, 1876.]

Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our Mail service Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives endorequested to use their influence to procure the establishment Humboldt of a tri-weekly mail from Mendocino City, in Mendocino County, via Noyo, Kibbisilah, Bear Harbor, Shelter Cove,