Sur ly your honorable bodies must see that there is something unjust in the representation in Congress. Your memorialists are fully aware that the claim is that they are allowed even a delegate ex gratia, that there is nothing in the constitution permitting even that negative form of representation. But your memorialists would suggest that at the time that most invaluable instrument was passed, there were no organized territories of the United States, and the future organizations of said bodies politic did not seem to have been contemplated by the framers of the constitution; nevertheless its principle is equality, and that principle has been thoroughly extended to millions of an illiterate people, not of the highest type of mankind, and your memorialists ask no more. They would also remind your honorable boilies, that in the same section and articles which refers to the apportionment of representation among the States, which seems to have been the technical terms used to express a holy politic with legislative functions in the American Union, subdivision three provides that representation and direct taxation shall be apportioned among the several States. Unjust rep resentation. Representation and tax ation, concur rent privilege Your memorialists would therefore suggest that the same power that could extend direct taxation to the territories, under the constitution, can extend representation, for they and burden. are concurrent acts. Yet the system of taxation, in all its force, has been extended over the territories, at all times, and with the disadvantages under which they labor in creating settlements, the citizens of the territories pay in the same proportion, as the wealthiest citizens of the well settled States. Your memorialists would further suggest that, if your honorable bodies recognize what they deem their just rights under the constitution, and desire to extend to them, the direct tax payers, of the territories, a voting representation, that the term "Territorial State" applied to each organized territory, would meet the requirements of the constitution, when referring to a State, in the joint matter of representation and direct taxation. And they pray that the delegates from the torritories in the next apportionment, may be considered as rep Territorial States. Resolution to print me. morial. resentatives, and that each Territorial State may have one representative in the electoral college, in order that the people of the territories may have a voice in the election of president and vice president of the United States, executive officers who represent the entire people of the United States. Be it resovled by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming: That five hundred copies of the above memorial be printed, and that the secretary of the territory be instructed to forward a copy to each of the presiding officers of the respective branches of Congress, and one to our delegate, with the request that he bring the matter before Congress, and urge the principles therein contained, to the best of his ability. Also that the chief clerk of each branch of the legislature be instructed to send, as soon as practicable, a copy to the clerk of each branch of the legislature of the other territories, with a request that it be presented to the presiding officers of each house, asking each said officer to present the matter to the honorable body over which he presides, and requesting action on the same, either by a concurrence in the sentiments therein contained, or the passage of memorials praying the same grant. Memorial for in North Park MEMORIAL To the Honorable W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War: military post. Your memorialists, the legislative assembly of Wyoming territory, would respectfully represent, that North Park, one of the three great parks of the Rocky Mountain region is situate partly in Wyoming and partly in Colorado territory, that the chief outlet to said park is at Laramie City, on the Union Pacific Railroad, in this territory, that the Indian title to lands embraced within said parks have been extinguished. Your memorialists would further represent that the area of said park is fully 3,000 square miles, or nearly two millions of acres of land, all of which is peculiarly fitted for grazing purposes; that many of cattle and sheep growers of this territory desire to place their herds and flocks in said park, but that owing to the roving bands of Indians who from time to time pass through said park and commit depredations, it is considered unsafe. Your memorialists would further represent, that mines of gold and silver have been discovered in the mountains surrounding the said park, but that the discoverers and miners have been compelled by the Cheyenne and other Indians to abandon these mines; that it is believed that many valuable discoveries will be made in said park and mountains at an early day if the settler is afforded protection. Your memorialists would, therefore, respectfully but earnestly request that a military post be established in said park, at such place as your department shall deem best, believing that the establishment of such a post would lead to the early settlement of said park, and to many valuable discoveries in minerals. And, as in duty bound, your memorialists will ever pray. Resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the That an authenticated copy of his memorial be forwarded to the Hon. Wm. T. Jones, delegate in Congress from this territory, who is hereby respectfully requested to present the same to the Honorable Secretary of War, and that he use all means in his power to bring about the establishment of said military post. Resolution. MEMORIAL To the Hon. W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War : onsweetwat'r Your memorialists, the legislative assembly of the terri- Memorial for tory of Wyoming, would most respectfully and earnestly military post request that a military post be established on the Sweetwater River. river, in the vicinity of Whisky Gap or Independence Rock, in Wyoming territory. Your memorialists would respectfully represent that the Sweetwater Valley comprises two and one-half millions of acres of land, that it is a rich and fertile region and comprises some of the best agricultural and grazing lands in the west. They would also represent that in the Seminole range of mountains there are rich mining districts, in which mines are already being extensively worked. They would further represent that Fort Steele, on the Union Pacific Railroad, is too far away from this region to afford protection to settlers and miners, either in the Seminole mountains or in the Sweetwater valley, and that such protection is imperatively demanded as a condition precedent to the successful working of either of these regions. They would further represent that the Indian title has been extinguished to all this country, both in the Sweetwater valley and Seminole mountains, and that the general government is inviting settlements to them both. Resolved, That an authenticated copy of this memorial be forwarded by the Hon. H. Glafcke, secretary, to the Hon. Wm. T. Jones, delegate in Congress, with the request that he will present this memorial to the Honorable Secretary of War, and use all honorable means to secure the desired result as expressed in the foregoing. Approved 14th December, 1871. Resolution Secretary t ies of Survey Reed's report. JOINT RESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming: That the secretary of this territory be requested to procure authorizing of the public printer of the United States, at Washington, purchase cop- D. C., three thousand copies of the annual report of the Hon. or General Silas Reed, surveyor general of Wyoming territory, to be printed for the use of the territory and for distribution by the members of the council and house of representatives, and that the expense thereof be defrayed out of any funds in the territorial treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved 25th November, 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION. Be it resorled by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming: Resolution examinati on treasurer's ac That a joint committee of five, to consist of two members of the council and three members of the house of representatives, be appointed by the presiding officers of their respective concerning bodies, whose duty it shall be to examine the accounts auditor's and of the territorial auditor and treasurer, and investigate the counts. charges brought against these officers, in the minority report of the committee appointed by the honorable secretary of the territory to settle with them. The said committee are hereby empowered and authorized to send for persons and papers, and to employ a competent accountant for the purpose of assisting them in the investigation. A proved 7th December, 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the That the enacting clause of all bills shall be as follows: Approved 25th November, 1871. MEMORIAL To U. S. Grant, President of the United States of America: Enacting clause of bills. reside in own Your memorialists, the legislative assembly of the terri- Judges detory of Wyoming, would respec fully represent. that some sired tobe and of the judges of the supreme court of this territory have districts. not resided in the districts assigned them, as required by section nine of the "act to provide a temporary government for the territory of Wyoming," and in consequence of the failure and refusal of some of said judges to so reside in their districts, the people have suffered great wrong and injustice. Your memorialists therefore respectfully request that the said. judges be ordered to reside in the respective districts as |