The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-04-24
NA1toNaL CENTRAL HIGHWAY
trom ~ ifssr, On ~ Mississippi R.rer 10
ne Icy o Sra Freacisoo, ca ne Pacific
Mr.. BENTON'S BILL

~ SaH lfaHClSc0s Ot which Mf. Benton gave
lotre, un Thursday, in the Senate, Of his in
tcniiOpt o ask leaye TO mtnduee on Friday,
hui The Senate. not being in Session, 10 en-
Able him 10 comply with his 10 ice, aud de
srng the bill 10 he published, he left ii for
'sfst purpose with The editors of the N4t'onal.
slatsilfeuger: I
\ b sor The l0calion and cngstnClion-of ~
Conuui National Highway ON The Mis-.
'si,siSpl ,;ver 10 she Pacific Ocean.
lie il enacted, &c, That ike pocefds oil
tie sales Of the pns lands s,sall be SCI a
s!iar aud applied, iaT as needed and anti
cipaIed, by hypolhccaiioa Shcn necessary, l"
opening communications with California,
New Mexico, Oregon, and the Salt Like
eillen cnis, by rTeans Cf central National
highway irnm 81 Louis, in the State Of Mis-
sou,, u the Bay OF S Francisco, 10 connect
with ocean Aaygatioa IN that Bay; with a
branch uf sid highway to Santa Fe, in New
Mexico; Gfso, Branch Ia the tide-water re-
yo's uifhe Columbia river, SO as 10 connect
with ucean navg iiel to that river; Gld also
!, branfh TO the Mormon settlement On the
TREAT Sali Lake, il lhe said highway shoLE.
MOI pass sufficiently near that Lake.
Sac. =. Aad be il (urther enacted, ThG;I
i,S6 Tsid central nationalhig ghway shall cen
sist IL system Of parlllel ro ids, adap'ed To-
different modes Of travel and transportation,
f4nd II margin fur Iiues Of eieclra elegraphic
wilPs, whereof one common rnnd, and one
on railroad, slhif lie INN. dialcly opened
lnd constructed and such otAar roads shall
DC hercaftesopcned and constructed as Con.
s.ress fran time 10 time may aulhol lze; al d,
in order that The said central national high
way may be constructed on scale cummen'
,urate 10 is importance and adapted to tie
aan:s ofthe present and future time, and IN
nrder 10 allow convenient space for all tbs
---- --sraIlel lines ce r1ids which commerce or
vel may soSaire thereon, '5l eadth Of one
.ilc shall he reserved, through the public
.ands ;and TIE said branch road shall equally
;onsst OF common road and railway, and
such her roads as Congress may from time
e. time authorize and 'tirect,,w tn nargiu
t,r line ol elcctro tel 81 pl vines, and Il
breadth OF one thousand feet shall be resers
xed though the public lands l"r such brsncI
r,ads, eacll4res pectivcly; and each track o
s.road' shall be entitled 10 sp1te ut th:et
inndred feet wide, and the telegraph lines /,
4 space Of one hundred feet wide, aud wheI
Snisltd tho said iron railway, p ways, shal
never be uAjcct 10 any s6lI or tax beytn
h.t which may be necessary TO provide re
aars; and the said common roads shall bt
F,feyer free from any toll or tax whatever
and shall he kept IN travelling order by tn
<. re and expense orthe Federal Guvcrnmeit
SEc. 5 8nd be il further enacted, Tha
the Pr. sideni be bcthorlZed mud reques'e'
II a. ,,G,, NJ, M
ses. II of thc Govern nenr, nr IN lis Pnwe
30 procure, R'crsSarytu sho" the practice
- i'iIily % roa for SAID &C trII highway, t
t., be colIett d and d eesteG lntu hltel m
tsoirs, lllusitated hv lo,o ,ph cal and pfo
ii Ca1l S, iobs la 4 before Congress as 500
Rant; 81 le: also, that ho he ! huliznd nlt
yLquestj 10 cause lur her Surveys aud ca
s4p,astoHs 10 he made, aAd the result to b
aid before Congress as sion as posslh e
sDd for that nrp, Sc 10 rtnl 10y ms many CT
gen civil engii ee s as may be necessary.
u EsEc Aud be il fLrtier enaGed, That, a
soon as Cong,e slipll fix upon The ruute 70
Eaid GET tril highway sud branches, the Pres
;lenf shall be, aud horeby iss MI !. Ftzed an
fhquesred 10 cause the tnd nm tifs 10 be ex
tingushed upon breadth Of one hnndre'
yIbIlGss W &DtCI ibC VI Nh'h N'ht'"
highway, and also 10 exr ngnish the Intl,aI
4il!e upon suitable bIcadihs covering III
said branch roads, and The locat n and con
q Elcton Of the ceplra highwty .h,IIimme
tiiatey be c5Fnnienced, 30 h for tie common
fnad aud the. railway, and With force cal
cuIatedslQfnisllthe cnififhon road in one ven
20 as to LE spasssble lorwagons and carriage.
aud i.,e railway 10 ssyeh years
SIC And be it.farlhcr enacted, That i
suon as the "a common road is finished III
snme shall be post road, and d hly ma
rair ed the con in wagons or coacIes,
sleiuhs, when necess Try, al The rate Of
least ts'hcnd cd.miles in twenty fuuf hour
and a, daily horse mail, for light lcttefs al
printed slips, at II tate Of al least two hu
dred miles IN twenty four hours.
Sic 6. Aud be II further enacted. That
aoon MS said railway, or any sufficient p
err Of, shall be complete ald fit for use, /
he thereof .h,ll he gran ed for limit
me to a1ch individuals or companies
shall by contraci with tie government, ayr
10 ansporl porsohs ,traails, munitions Of y
and I e gltt of all kinds, public and ptiva
10 vchc es tlr. he'd by themselves, ~
the same al such r;nsonaljte Iaaes as sl
be agr el upon. pIevided, That if otl
10 Ids shall Ii, r,alier be constructed on
bIonnd reserved for iolds by lhis act,
same company Ofpersons shall mol be ALI
I'd 10 h.ve the contract tor transportation,
Inv interest, iu more Than one road at
game time
SIC. 7. And be il further enacted, /
military stations shall be established on
fire IL the central highway and lis btanc
tgauch places as The president shall dire
Sic. 8. And be il fnlaer enacted, ]
dona ions Of land. 10 the extent Of Que j
dfSiisand .ix,y aces, III II be made TO {
head of family, widow single man,
eighteen yeats cfage, WHO shall be sci
Iii Sae lite Of said central h'EhNay and !
ehes, and within H. bounds of the {,
flushed indian clam WI 10 twelve mo
after ,he time Of sush c&ti CT IN Of lille
preemptlou rill,, 10 the same exfcn',
heslowed 10 al similar settler alier tN
months.
SIC. o. And be il further enacted
tle sum of three lun1led thousand do
out of my money ia The qreagury moi q
wise appropJiaiee, shall be, and The.
hereby is, appropriated and plated at lh
tosiiion of Tic Pres dent, 10 DELAY til
..ns.s ~ eaYrv no min efl-cl thc ihft