Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

DONATION OF LAND FOR RAILROAD IN MISSOURI.
On motion by Mr.. ATCHISON the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of Senate bill No. 272 being the bill to
grant the State of Missouri the right Of way and portion Of
public land for the purpose Of aiding in making railroad
from st. Louis the western limits of said State, with east
en extension to Cincinnati and Louisville The bill had
been reported from the Committee Public Lands with
amendment substitute for the entire BILL in conformity
with others heretofore passed, making donations Of land for
like purposes to other States.
The amendment having been agreed to- the bill was report
ed to the Senate and the amendment having been concured
n the bill ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
The bill grants the State of Missouri the right Of way
through the public lands for the construction Of railroad
from st. Louis such point in Cass county, the western
frontier that State may be designated by the Legislature,
with the right also to take necessary materials from the public
lands adjacent to the road providing however, that the right
Of way shall exceed hundred feet each side of the
length thereof
The bill also grants to the State Of Missouri for the
purpose Of aiding in making the road every alternate section
Of land designated by numbers for sections in width
each side and doubles the minimum price the sections
which remain the United States also provides that the
road when made shall be public highway, for the Of the
Government of the United States, free from toll other
charge upon the transportation Of any property troops of
the United States and that the United States mail shall
all times be transported hereupon, under the direction of the
Post Office Department. at such price Congress may by
law direct The road is to be completed within years.
the grant will be revoked
GRANT IN AID OF A RAILROAD IN INDIANA.
On motion OF Mr.. bkIGHI, the Senate proceeded TO
consider Senate bill $780, being the bill granting the right Of
way and making grant Of land the State Of Indiana,
aid in the construction Of railroad from point the boun-
dairy line between Indiana and Illinois, its intersection
with Lske Michigan, to the city Of Indianapolis and branch
10 inteect the Southern Michigan Railroad point
where the same enters the said State Of Indiana.
This bill is similar in its provisions to that which makes
grant Of land for like purpose to the State Of Missouri
The bill was considered in Committee Of the Whole,
and no amendment being proposed, reported to the
Senate and ordered to be engrossed for third reading
CoAsTINa TRADE WITH BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
On motion BY Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, the Senate
proceeded to consider Senate bill No. 30s, being the bill to
authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury TO permit vessels from
the British North American provinces to lade and unade at
such places any collection district Of the United States
he may designate.
The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment
and ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH.
The Clerk Of the House Of Representatives, NJ You've,
ESQ., appeared the bar and announced that the House OF
Representatives had passed Senate bills entitled:
An act for the admission of the State Of California into the
Union.
An act 10 establish Territorial Government for Utah.
He also said the House Of Representatives has passed Sem
ae bill entitled An act proposing to the State OF Texas the
Of her northern and western boundaries the re-
nqushment by the said State of all the territory claimed by
exterior to said boundaries and of all her claims the
onned States with amendment In which am directed
70 ask the concurrence Of the Senate.
Inc PRESIDENT pro tenn, later period Of the day,
before me Senate the bill proposing the State Of Texas
ne essablshment Of her northern and western boundaries