Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-22

eighteen hundred and fty-6ve except In cases where
surveyor general shall request them to do as above
provided. 4.
Sec A. And be further enacted That in lieu Of the two
Townships land granted to the Territory Of Oregon by
the tenth section of the act Of eighteen hundred and
for universities there shall be reserved to each OF the
Territories Of Washington and Oregon two townships Of
land Of hirysx sections each to be selected in legal
Subdivisions for university purposes under the direction
Of the Legislatures Of said Territories, respectively
Sec. g. And be further enacted That in any where
orphans have been may be left in either Of the said
Territories whose parents, either of hem il living
would have been entitled to donation under this act
either of those Of which it is amendatory said orphans
shall be entitled quarter section of land due proof
being made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General
subject the decision Of the Secretary Of the Interior
Said land to be set off them by the SurveyorGeneral
in good agricultural land not reserved otherwise APP
proprated under any law Of Congress and in Of
the death Of either any Of said orphans after their
lands shall have been designated by the Surveyor Gene
the right rights Of the deceased shall vest in the
| survivor survivors,
Sec 6. And be IL further enacted That all the pro-
visions of this act and the acts Of which is amendaory
shall be extended to all the lands in Oregon and Wash
ngton Territories and for the purpose Of carrying said
into effect ia said Territories the President shall be
and he is hereby authorized to appoint Register and
Receiver for each Of said Territories who powers du
ties obligations and responsibilities shall be the same as
prescribed by law for other land Offices and for
the Surveyor General Of Oregon far they apply to
such officers They shall keep their Offices at such place
as the President shall from time to time direct and
their compensation shall be twenty FIVE hundred dollars
each per and Office rent but they shall be entitled
fees other emoluments Of any kind whatsoever
except the Receivers actual and expenses in
depostDg and on satisfactory proof that either Of said
officers any other officer has charged received fees
other rewards not authorized by law he shall forth
with removed from Office
Sec. T. And Dc further enacted, That the Territory of
Washington shall be erected into separate surveying
district and the President Of the United States is hereby
authorized to appoint Surveyor General for the same
who shall hold his office at such place as the President
may direct and the location thereof may changed from
time to time, it, in the judgment Of the President the
public interest should require it and the powers duties
obligations, responsibilities, and emoluments Of the said
Surveyor General shall be the prescribed
by law for the Surveyor General Of Oregon.
Approved, July II, 1854
[PURLIc-No 3S.
AN ACT making further appropriations for continuing
the construction Of roads in the Territory Minnesota
in accordance with the estimates made by the War
Department.
BE enacted 5y the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of America Congress assembled That
the following Of money be and they hereby
propated for continuing the construction in the
Territory Of Minnesota, to wit
For the continuation Of the road from Point Douglas
the Mississippi river to the mouth Of the st. Louis
river of Lake Superior, in Wisconsin, twenty thousand
dollars.
For the continuation Of the road from Point Douglas
to Fort Gaines, Fort Ripley thousand dollars
For the continuation of the road from the mouth of
Swan river to the Winnebago agency, Eve thousand
dollars.
For the continuation Of the road from Wabashaw to
Mendoza, fifteen thousand dollars
The continuation Of the construction Of said roads to
be made under the direction Of the Secretary of War;
pursuant to contracts to be made by him. under his
direction: Pouded That much Of any former acts
require the aforementioned road to terminate at the falls
rapids of said st. Louis river hereby repealed
Approved, July II, 1854.
[PUBL1c-No 80.
AN ACT refund the Territory Of Utah the expenses
incurred by said Territory in suppressing Indian hos
tilities.
Bel enacted By The Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States of America Congress assembled That
the Secretary Of War be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to examine into and ascertain the amount Of
expenses incurred by the said Territory in the suppress
sion of Indian hostites within said Territory during the
years eighteen hundred and fifty and eighteen hundred
and ffty-one and that the amount Of such expenses,
Territory P,oYid The. shs sum 90 pad snail not e1-
coed in twenty thousand nine hundred and forty
dollars and sxtyfve CENTS which is hereby ap
out Of any money in the not other
wise appropriated [Approved, July II, 1854.
GPUBLIc No. 40.3
AN ACT authorize the Secretary of War settle and
adjust the expenses of the Rogue River Indian war
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States of america Congress assembled That
the Secretary of War be and he is hereby authorized and
cpes all claims for services rendered in the late war
with the Rogue River Indians in Oregon known as the
Rogue River war, according to the musterros Of the
same ALSO for subsistence forage medical stores and
expenditures well for any other necessary and pro-
per supplies furnished for the prosecution Of said war
and that such adjustment be paid Of any moneys
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, July II, 1854.
PUBLIC No. IL.
JOINT RESOLUTION explanatory Of the second section
Of resolution to establish certain post routes" ap-
proved July twelve, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-two
Resolped BY the Senate and House of Representatives Of
the United States Of America Congress assembled That
the second section Of the joint resolution to establish GER
tain post routes, approved July twelve thousand
eight hundred and ffytwo be construed to autho
rze the Postmaster General to pay reasonable compen
sation to the persons carrying the mail from Valona
Springs by the why Of Nneveh and Coventry to Oxford
and from Oxford by the wsyof Covenryville to South
cambridge, in the State Of New York. from the time the
mail directed to be carried said routes up to the
time the first contracts went into operation thereon ex
elusive Of what has been paid under said resolution and
at the same rate [Approved July II, 1854.
[PuBL1c-No ALL
AN ACT to incorporate the Georgetown Gaslght Com.
pany
Be enacted By The Senate and House of Representafues
of