Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives , That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to procure the passage of a law or resolution by Congress at its present session, directing a survey of the navigable waters of the northern and western lakes, together with the navigable rivers flowing into, connecting and flowing out of, the same, as soon as may be compatible with the convenience of the War Department, and that a chart be made of the same for the benefit of the commerce of those lakes.

Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit copies of these resolutions to each of the Senators and Representatives in Congress from the State of Illinois.2