The Secretary read the proposed substitute, as follows:. That the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac Tidewater Canal Comiany. incorporatedby the Cenernl Assembly of the state of Maryland at the January session thereof, 1886.by an not entitled “An act to incorporate the ChesapeakeBay and Potomac River Tide water Cannl Company, ” be, and thesameare hereby. authorizedto extendtheir canalirointhenointwhoro ibtiost, rikes the boundary line of the District of Colum Anacl hocsltlifiuordivlleraantdatnhyropu0ginht the erseaoinda DboisvteriBeitddtoin(g the bridge. Sec. 2. Abife:, That the said coin puny are hereby authorizedand empoweredto take, purchase, and hold, for the purposesof this act, so much real estateand other property as shall be no cessarilyrcquired for the proper construction of the extension aforesaid, and tor the construction of all proper and convenient basins, locks, rese rvmrs, or (S, and wharves, to be connectedWit hsaid extension and where the said company shall not be able to procure such real estateby purchasefrom. the owner thereof, or the owner thereof shall be u. fcmme covert, infant, noncompel.menus, impris oned, or resident beyond the District of Columbi then application may be made by the irosident said company to the chief JllBiICO of the supreme court of th DistCol for the appointment of 3 persons.who shall be freeholders in said District. as a commissionof inquest of damagu, and who shall go upon and inspect any propertypro posedto be taken by said coin any 1hr the purposes contemplated by this act: an before any person so as such commissionershall proceedtoas he shall take an oath or afiirination that he in fairly and truly value the damagessustained by the cciuvpnactrioonr oowf naenrs of any property by the use and cos such real estate, water rights or of ther property. y said company; and said commission 5 all reduce their inquisition or finding to writing, and sign and se l the same, and it shall their be returned to said chi finstice, who shall file the samein the officeof the registerof deedsof the city of Washington. But no such inquisition shall he had until after ten dagsnotice thereof has been served on the ownerof the when real estateso to be taken. he resides in the DistCol or lg publication of notice ip one or more of the dai newspapers p lished in the city of Washington for 20 days here such owner resides beyond said District. When the owner is afcmmocooert, the noticeshall be to her and her husband: when he is a mine r, to his guardian; and when he is meat“, to noncompoc chargeof hhiiss committee, or the person haying the estate. The said report shall be confirmed by the supreme court oft O DistColut its next term after the returnof said replort, guonoledss for causeshown to the contrary and w are cause is thus shown, the said chiefiustice shall set asidesaid inquest and appoint another similar commission, wh o shali qualify in the samemanner, and whoselllglllsllloll shall betaken, returnod, filed and confiruic, or sot asidefor goodpauseshown, in the samemanner as the 1st inquisition was taken returned, filed and confirmed, or set aside and such commissionor inquisition hall be renewed as often as inay be necessary, until t shall oinqriisition made be confirmed. such inquisition shall describe the property taken by metosand bounds and the valuation thereof shall be paid or tenderedwithin tenda s after the confirmation of such inqutsition by ai district court; and when snch valuation oi da agesare so paid or tendered, said company shall have a full and perfectright to enter upon, use, occupy, and enioy any property so valued during its cororate existence and all expenses incurred by sup inquisition shall be paid by said company. SEC.3. Abife: That it s lawful for said companytolevy, demand, and receive such even tolls and rents for the iiso of the whnrves and docksof said companyon said extension, or for freight transported by said company, or for the pa! sage through suid extension at bouts, ruins or any other water craft, as a majority of the directors at any regular meetingshall assesstherefor: Promdod. That the Congress of the U.S shall at all timeshave power to increaseor reducesuch tolls or rents. Sec. 4. Abife:.That said canal extension, when completed, shall forcyer thereafter be esteemedand taken to beapublichighway for the transportation of all goods commodities, or reduce of everykind and description.andfor all cannboats, rafts or other water crafts of every kind whatever, upon the payment of such tolls or rents asareauthorized to beiin osed by this act. Sec. 5. Abife: That thesaideoni pan shall permit all public property belonging to the U.S. to pass through said canal extension free of all chargeor toll: and the said company shalLfrom time to time. as may be required. lny before Congress a just and true uccpun tol their receipts and expenditureson said extension.with astiitcinent of the clear profits thereof. That. subjocttothe aforesaid provisions of this not. all and singular the provisionsnfthe aforesaidact of the General Assem iy of the State of Maryland. entitled “An act to in corporate the ChesapeakeBuy and Potomac River Tidewater Canal Company." relating to the powers. liabilities and authority of said company, in operating and usingtheircanal shall take elfectand apply to the extension aforesaidin the DistCol. SEC.7. Abife: That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effectand be in force from and after its passage, and shall be subject to alteration or repeal by Congress.