Be it resolved by the General Assembly, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and Representatives be requested, to obtain the passage of a law, in conjunction with the delegates from the State of Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri, to effect the grant of five sections of land for every mile of said road from the place of beginning to its termination, to effect the aforesaid work, and they apply to the proper Department for an officer of the United States’ corps of engineers to survey, locate, and make estimates of the cost of constructing a railroad on the aforesaid route. But should said route fail, then apply for said engineer to locate said route from the termination of the Indiana canal, on the Wabash river, westwardly, as aforesaid.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be requested to forward copies of the foregoing resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and request their co-operation with the delegation of the aforesaid States, to effect the same[.]2