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Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. 1864-1865 58 (1864.4)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0194 and id is 1 raw text is: RESOLUTIONS. is hereby requested, to call on the authorities of said railroad company, or upon any authority that may now have the con- trol, use or possession of said railroad, for whatever sums of money on account of said loan or otherwise may be justly due or transferable to the State of Arkansas, and when the same may be so paid, cause the same to be paid into the hands of the Treasurer of State, taking his duplicate receipts therefor, .one of which he shall file with the Auditor of public accounti. AIrrovRD, May 17th, 1864. Be it resolved by the Gcneral Assembly of the Sate of Arkan- sus, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and that our Representatives in Congress he requested, to use their efforts and influence, to procure a commission, to hold its sessions at the city of Little Rock, in this State, and at such other places in the State as may be found necessary, for the purpose of investigating and adju;tiia the clai'ns of loyal i izens of this State against the government of the United States, growing out of the prosecuting of the present war. APPROVED, May 31st, 1864. WHEREAS, There are living within the Federal lines in the city of Little Rock, two thousand refugees, citizens of the State of Arkansas, who have been driven from their homes by the outrages and violence of the rebel armies and bands of guer- rillas who infest different parts of the State; And whereas, The property holders who have encouraged and assisted, and now sympathize with the rebels, are, in whole, responsible for the existence of the rebellion and its consequent outrages, and there are now residing in the district of Little Rock many of the families of such rebels and sympathizers, being easily and comfortably in the possession and enjoyment of their property, while the refugees are suffering all the horrors of disease and famine, brought upon them by these rebel citizens and their

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