TO ACCOMPANY JOINT RESOLUTION ON THE SAME SUBJECT FROM THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAY 2, 1850. WASHINGTON: 1850. FREE NAVIGATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE, [Te accompany Joint Resolution No. 19.] MAY 2, 1850. Mr. BUEL, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following REPORT: The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom were referred sundry petitions of citizens of the United States residing in States adjacent to the northern chain of lakes, and the memorial of the legislature of the State of Wisconsin, praying Congress to adopt measures for securing to American commerce the right of freely navigating the St. Lawrence, and also joint resolutions of the legislature of the State of Michigan relative to the same subject, report: That they have had the subject under consideration, and they recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the free navigation of the St. Lawrence river, for commercial purposes, demands the earnest attention of the American government; and that it is highly desirable that it be secured to American commerce at an early day. |