Mr. CONNESS. I move to take up for consideration the amendments of the HoRep to the bill (S.No.125) granting aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the town of Folsom to the town of Placerville, in the State of California. The motion was agreed to. The amend merits of the HoRep were read, as follows: seSettrioikneaonudttahlel asefteeorntdhe enacting clauseof the 1st section of the bill and in lieu thereof insert. "that the right of Wu through the public lnndsbe, and tho sumo is here Y. granted to the Plncerville and Sacrai nentoValley Railroad Company, a corporation oxrsting under the laws of the State of California and designatedby the legisliilure thereof to construct the road hereinafter named and to its successorsand assignsfor the construction of a railroad and tele raph line frgimthe Stotawtne, of Folsom to the town 0 PlaccrVille. in said and the right is herebygiven tosaid corporation to take fromthopublic lands adiacontto the line of said road material for the construction thereof. Said right of way is granted to said railroad to the extent of 100 feet in Width on eachside of said road whoreit may pnss over the public lands; also, all necessary grpund fo rstation buildings.work shops, depots. machine shops, sWitches, side tracks, turn tables, and water stations.” In section 3 strike out all afterthe word“officecersn., " whero.ll.occurs the 2ndtimo in line 13 to and including the word “sections, ” in line 21. In section four, line two, strike out “ 20 ” and insInert "ten." section four, line twplvc. after the word "are, " strike out to and including the word " are, “ in line 13 section fourl li.ne 13, striike out after the word " not" to and including the word“complotod, ” in line 15: Add to sectionfour, "Progiided That said commissioners named in this section shall be paid by the company ten dollars perday for the time actually employed, and ten cents permile for the distance actually and necessarily traveled eachway." In section fivo, line t roo, strike out “draws " and insInert “drains.” portasteioention 5.line 13, strike out “like trans Add to und. ” section 5, “th at the smd railroad shall be and remain a publip highway for the useof the o Government of the U.S., free of all toll or upon the transportation of anyproperty or troops of the U.S., and the same shall be transported over said road at the cost.charges and oepxpereantsinegs of the corporation or company owning or the same when required by the U.S. to do sq." d to section 01!."and the sections and parts of sections which by the uloresaidgrant shall remain in the U.S.within ten miles on eachside ofsaid road shall not be sold for less thun doublo the mIinnimsuemctiopnricseevoefnp, uhbuleic slaixn, ds strike enosuotld" two" and insert "one.". At the end ofsection 7 strike out " 70 " and insert "69." section 8. line 7, strike out all after the word “ case" to the 9nd of the section and insert in lieu thereof “the title to the pnblio lands herein reserved for the construction of said roadshall revert to the U.S." h In 50.0110 tlen1, line 6, strike out “two” and insert one) In section 12, line five, strike out "two" and insert "one." In section 13. line one, after"that."strike out. to and including the word “purposes, ” in line 6.