Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21

ming foot alone. Alter seeing sucu syseu -
on our own continent devised and established ~ sucn
people, what there prevent the Vanguard me an
eo Saxon race and the descendants OF nc enc Oh IufoP
10 open the system Of roads which my bull CON-
road. which the mail stage TUT que ,o
hunded miles In the same mea railway on which The cars
are to ay like the express trains in England miles
10 the hour-an electric line along wnicn ana scoss inc
continent, people are TO commun'oa0 % 0y "ouu Ao'u
converse across q @tss
Mr. President il there ever was ume when nationality
and centaty should govern the action OF Con-
gess in great measures this Is that time and the system OF
roads propose 10 one Of those measures.
now ask leave to bring in the bill m
Leave was granted, and the bill was read.
bill to provide for the location and construction OF central
national Highway from the M, -, sser at St. Louis
BE IL enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of The Lited States Of america in Congress assembled
That district of territory hundred miles wide, and
tending from the frontier OF Missouri to the Pacific
ocean, and corresponding nearly may be to the central
attitudes Of the United ~h N fes esSo
and Utah. SO far as not required for expenditures therein,
shall be apart and reserved for opening
national highway from ST. Louis to the bay OF San
Francisco connect with navigation IN that oay Wn
Of d gaa to q as as
with navigation that point and also branch TO
the city the Great Salt Lake. said central highway should
not in its proper course pass that city and breadth OF nifty
miles shall be set apart and for the location and con-
structon of said branch roads respectively.
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national highway shall consist Of system Of parallel roads,
adapted to different modes of travel and transportation ana
margin for lines Of , IS ehs
opened constructed and oer snail pc
aer opened Congress from time to time
may authorize and In order that the said national central
highway may be constructed scale to its
Importance adapted the wants OF and future
time order allow convenient space for all the parallel
lines Of road which and travel may require there
on breadth of mile shall be allowed through the re.
Of hundred miles, and the sad branch roads na
IF
other Congress may from time to time ana
direct margin for line Of wres and
breadth of one thousand shall be allowed through the
Of fifty miles for such branch roads EACH
W. and each road shall be entitled to space OF
one hundred feet wide and when finished the said rail-
way ways shall be subject to any toll or TAX
that which may be necessary to anu sne a,d
shall be kept in travelling order by the care and expense
of the Federal Government or the local governments sur
Sec s. Ind be il further enacted That the President be
authorized requested all the authentic ntorma-
tonin possession Of the Of IN ITS power pro-
cure necessary the praccabiy OF route Tor said
central hghway to be collected and dgeed into brief
os illustrated by Typographical and profile maps to be laid
before Congress possible ALSO that he be autho
rized and requested to further surveys and
be made the results be laid before Congress soon
possible and for that purpose to employ as many citizen
Sec f. 9nd6e further enacted That Congress
shall fix upon the route for said central ana
the President shall and hereby authorized and requested
the Indian title to be extnguished upon breadth OF
hundred miles, the route OF said central
and exnguish the Indian title upon suitable breadths
covering the sd roads the location and
ton of the central highway shall Immediately be commenced
both tor the common road and the railway, anu WIN &c
passabe for wagons and carriages and the railway IN ten
years. .
road is finished the shall be post road and
daily mail carried thereon in wagons or coaches or
a. Shs printed
Slips at the rate Of at least two hundred miles IN wen-four
hours. AZ. !.
way or any sufficient part thereof shall be completed and fit
the thereof shall be granted for limited time to
such individuals companies SHALL by contract with the
Government agree transport persons mails munition. Of
and freight of all kinds public aad private in vehicles
By b. sa'a osr
shall hereafter be constructed on the ground lot
by this the company shall not be allowed
have the contract for transportation or any interest IN more
than road at the same time.
Sec. T. Ind be it further enacted That military station.
branches at such places as the President shall direct
Sec, s. 4nd Be further enacted That donations Of land,
to the extent of hundred and sixty acres shall be made to
each head Of family widow single man over eighteen
years age who shall be settled the line OF said central
highway branches within the bounds the extnguh
ed Indian claim within twelve months after the time OF such
extinction of title; and prescription rights to the
tent shall be allowed all similar settlers after twelve months,
and residue Of said reserved Districts except gold mines
and pacers and private claims donations Of prescription
rights shall be sod and the proceeds applied the construc-
Sec g. md be il further enacted That the of three
hundred thousand dollars Of any money the Treasury
otherwise appropriated shall be and the same hereby
appropriated and placed at the disposition OF the President
dey the expenses of carrying into effect the third and
fourth sections the collection and preparation OF
information and the extinction Of Indian titles necessary to
the selection and location Of the route Tor said central
highway and branches sa - a.
Sec. TO- Ind belt further enacted That shall and may be
lawful President Of the United States contract with
the Mississippi Pacific railroad company for their
much of said road shall be within the State OF Mis-
souri, and purchase the price not exceeding their
ifcation Of Congress ~. ..a."'
referred to the Committee Roads and Canals and ordered
to be printed ....
PUBLIC LANDS IN INDIANA.
Mr.. WHITCOMB, in pursuance Of notice asked, obtain
ed leave introduce bill providing for the surrender o.
certain bonds Of the State of Indiana held by the United
States which was read frs. and second time BY its title,
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate proceeded the consideration Of the amend
made by the House Of Representatives to the bill for the
relief Of Gamae Taylor late marshal of the district OF nd
and his suete and the having been concued in
Ordered that the Secretary notify the House Of Represents
tives accordingly
THE TEXAS BOUNDARY.
The following message received from the President
the United States by MILLARD P. FILLMORE, Esq, hi
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER Is, 1850.
To the Senate and House of Representatives.:
have the pleasure OF announcing Congress- the
the part OF Texas to the propositions offered to tina
State by the act of Congress approved the ninth day
Texas the establishment of her northern boun
daries. the by said