The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-17

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Without sckoning the many Mindngs Of lhs way ana. IN
clndpg tho wndnes, tue distance estimated by osroasso
dc Ia Vega, aud other q,ls,adoIes a. 0sO ioagues
Such were the roads cnsiruced on own continent
before the discovery OF the New World and BY people
We H. Ssus 81
ron--no mechanical powers-no beast OF burden but q
sort OF sheephe lama light for the draught. and too
weak for the burden-ony carrying hundred pounds
ten miles day and yet constructed two roads each.
near about as long from Missouri 10 the Pacihcone
Il mountainous elevation, only about thousand feet
lower than Mount Blanc and the other In the arid sands
al he low lands. under tropical heat and both in
direction cross successive mountains or rivers and
both executed in style OF accommodation that we do
not pretend TO rival and nails messages, and small bur
dens transported upon them the rate Of one hundred
and fifty miles day. without horses and without steam,
by running on foot alone After seeing such system
OF roads our own continent, devised and established
BY such people, what is there prevent us. the
guard Of the Anglo Saxon race, and the descendants OF
the elite Of Europe, to open tue system OF roads which
stage ID 10 run one hundred miles in the twentyfou
hours and letter horse mail two hundred miles IN the
same timea railway on which the cars are to n.y. like
the express trains in England, foIy-two miles to the
hour-an electric line along which. and the
inent people are TO communicate Is they would hold
converse across room
MI. President, Il there ever was time when nation
Atty and eeDtraiy should pre-. eminently govern the
action OF Congress in great measures, this is the time,
and the system OF roads propose one OF those meas
Mr. WHITCOMB, pursuant to notice. asked and OBJ.
tanned leave bring In bill providing for the surrender
az certain bonds OF the State OF Indiana held BY the
United States which read the irst and second times
and referred 10 The Committee finance. and ordered to
The Senate bill for the relief Of Gamalel Taylor and
his suelies which reported back from the House Of
Representatives with an amendment, was taken up, and
The Senate concurred in the amendment.
message received from the House Of Representa-
uves by Mr. Young, their Clerk informing the Senate
that the House have passed 6ill GIL r. 363 to change
the time Of holding the district court OF the United States
for the eastern district OF Tennessee, and requesting the
concurrence OF the Senate therein. .
POTOMAC INSURANCE. COMPANY
The Senate resumed the consideration of the amend
men OF the House OF Representatives 10 the bill e. 43)
to renew and continue in force the charter of the Poto-
mac Insurance Company Of Georgetown. KS
as follows;
" Awd BE- further enacted &c That the stockholders of
said company shall be individually liable Tor the debts Of
said company"
Mr.. MASON offered an amendment to the amendment
ofthe House of Representatives. as follows:
"SEc q And BE- further enacted That the soc
said corporation to amount equal TO the capital stock
held by them respectively
protracted debate ensued, in which Messrs MASON,
BADGER, BORLAND, UNDERWOOD, SEWARD,
EWING, CLEMENS, and others. participated, which
will be published hereafter
On motion BY Mr. DAYTON, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF executive business and after some
time spent therein the doors were re.opened and
The Senate adjourned.