The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-04-24
Mr.. Renton,a Bill.

| The National Intelligencer of Saturday last
contains the bill of Mr.. Benton, for the Nation.
al Highway from St. Louis to the Bay of San
| Francisco:
The first section sets apart the proceeds Of
the sales Of public lands to be applied Gin open
ing communications with California, New Mex.
leo, Oregon, and the Salt Lake Settlements, by
means of central national highway from st
Louis, in the State of Missouri, to the Bay Of
San Francisco, to connect with ocean naviga-
ton in that bay, with branch Of said highway
to Santa Fe, in New Mexico; also, branch to
the de-water region on the Columbia River, so
as to connect with ocean navigation to that riv.
er; and also branch to the Mormon settlement
on the Great Salt Lake. if the said highway
should not pass sufficiently near that Lake"
The second section reserves q breadth of one
mile of the public lands to be appropriated to the
Central high way, and one thousand feet for the
branch roads; on each of which lines there shall
be constructed rail road and common road,
and sufficient space left for other roads and lines
Of telegraph-the railways to be subject to no
greater tax toll than shall be necessary to keep
them in repair, and the common roads to be free
of all toll and kept IN repair at expense of Gov
eminent.
Section three requests the President to fur
nish Congress with all authentic information in
possession Of the government to show the prac.
ticability Of a route for the said Central high
way-and authorises him to cause further sur
veys and examinations to be made.
Section four provides for the extinguishment
of Indian titles on said routes to the breadth of
one hundred miles on the main line, so soon as
Congress shall have fixed upon the routes; and
requires sufficient force to be placed upon the
Central route when located to complete the com.
mon road in one year and the railroad in seven.
Section five makes the common road when
finished, post road on which daily mail shall
be carried in wagons or coaches, or sleighs when
required, to travel not less than one hundred
miles in twenty four hours-and also provides a
daily horse mail, to travel at least two hundred
miles in the same time. w ..3g.3 ,snt.s.l ..ft
Section six grants the use of said railway
when finished, to individuals or companies for a
limited time, who shall contract to transport per
sons, mails, munitions of war, and freights Of all
kinds, public and private, in vehicles furnished
by themselves, over the same, at such reasona
BILE rates as may be agreed upon;'' but prohibits
such individuals or companies from having the
contract for transportation on any road which
may be hereafter constructed OH the reserved
ground. The seventh section provides for the
establishment o. military stations at such place.
along the road as the President may direct
Section eight gives one hundred and si.tv a
cres ofland to each head of a family. widow O,
single man, over eighteen years of are. who
shall be settled on the line of said road and bran
ches, and within the bounds of the extineuishet
Indian title, within twelve months after the ex
tinguishment said title; and pre-emption rights
to the same extent to those who may settle af
ter twelve months.-TBalt. Clipper,