Mr. POMEROY submitted the following report: The committee of conferenceon the disagreeing votes of the 2 Houses on the hill (8. o. 145)cu titled "An act for a.grant of land to the State of Kansas to aid in the constructio of the Northern Kansas fflllfOfldand telegraph, " having met. after full and treeconferencehavp agreed to recommend, ifinill do recommend, to their respective Houses as o ows: 'hat thiilSenate azres to the amendmentof the House with an amendment.as follows: strike out all afterjhcword “ that, "in the 1st line, sectionone, of said bill, and insert in lieu thereof the following: There is hereby ranted to the State of Kansas for the useand bone t of the StJoseph and Denver Qity Railrpad Company, the same being a corporation organized under the laws of the state ofKunsas, to construct and operate a railroad from Elwood, in Kunsas westwardly, yin.Muryvillc in thesamcState, so as to effectaJunction with the Union Pacific railroad or any branch thereof not further west than the 100th meridian of westlongitude, every alternate section of land in Kansas, designatedby odd pumbors.for ten sectiopsin width on each side 9fsiud road, to the point of intersection. But in case it shall appear that the U.S. have, when the llfIB‘OXro' ute of said road is definitely fixed, sold anysection or any part therepf, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of preemption or homestead settlement has attached to Hispanic, or that the same has been reserved by the U.S. for any purpose whatever, then it shall be the duty of the SecyInteripr to cause to be selected for the purpose gtatessanfoeraerseasitdto, irteienristohfespeucbthiocnlsaanbdosvoef specified U.S., so much land. in alternate sectionsor parts of sections desllmated by odd numbers, as shall beequalto such Ian s as the U.S. have sold, reserved or otherwmp appropriated, or to which the rights of preemption or homestead settlements have attached as aforesaid; which lands, thus indicatedbyoddnumbers, and selected bydirection of the SecyInterior as nforocmdmhnll be held by the State of I am willing to yield for Kansas for the use and no capaforesaid: Procidod, That the land to be so as ectedshall in no casebe located furtherthan 20 milesfrom the line of said road: froculed further, That the lands horeby granted for and on accountof said road shall beexclusively applied in the construction of the some and for no other purposewhatever, and shall bedis iosed of as in this act hercinafter provided: Prunillc 0180That no part of the land granted by this act shall u up plied to aid in the construction of any railroad or part thereof for the construction of which any previous grant of land or bondshas beenmadeby on ross: Abife: That any and all lands icretoforo reservedto the U.S. by any act. of Congress, or in any other manner bycompetent. authority, for the purpose of aiding in any obJect of internal improvement, or for another purpose whatsoever, be and the same are ‘ereby, reserved to the U.S.from the operationsof this act, except so far as it maybefound necessaryto locatethe route of said road through said lands; in which case the right of way 100 feet in Width o iieach side of said ro only shall be granted, subject to the approval of the POTUS. Sac. Abife: That the sections and parts of sections of land which by such grant shall remain to the U.S., Within ten miles on eachside of said road shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold: nor shall any 0 sold lands become subgect to saleat private entry until thesameshall have ecn 1st oficredat public sale to the highest bidder, at or above the increasedminimum price, as afore said: Prooided, That actual and borlaftde settlers, under the provisions of the preemption and ome stearllaws of the U.S., may, after due proof of sottlement, improvement.cultivation and occupation, as [IOWJHOYIdOd by law, purchase the same at the increase minimum price aforesaid: Anrl providedalso That settlerson any of said reserve sections, under the provisions of the homesteadlaw. who improve, occupy, and cultivate the same for a period of ‘tlve years, and comply With the several conditionsand requirements of said act shall be entitled to patents for an amount not exceeding 80 acres each, anything in this act to the contrary not withstanding. “Soc. 8. Abife: That the qraxit of lands herebymadeis upon condition that.said com; pany, after the construction of its road, shall keep it in repair and use and shall at all timesbe in rendi nessto transport troops, munitions of war, supplies and public jtores upon its road for the Government when required to do so by any Dept thereof. the Government at all times haying the preference in the useof the road for all the purposes ajoresaid eaxt cfeaeird ainngd reasonablerates of compensation.not that paid by private indiViduals or the average paid for like services on other roads. And the lands hereby granted, hold and reserved as aforesaid shall inure to the benefit of said company, as follows: when t o zovernor of the State of Kansas shall certify that any section of tenconsecutivemiles of said road is completedin a good.substantial, and workmanlike manner as a 1st class railroad, then the said SecyInterior shall issueto the said company patents for so many sections of the land herein before grantedas he opposite to and con termine us with the and completedsections; and when certificatesof the Governor, aforesaid shall be presentedto said Secretary of the completion, as aforesaid, of each successivesection of ten consecutive miles of said road, the said Secretary shall in like manner issue to said company patents for the said sectionsof said land, nslaforesaid, for one of said sectionsof road untilsaid rpad shall be completed: Provided, That if said railroad companyor its assigns shall fail to complete at least one section ofsnid road eachyearfrom the date ofitsacceptunce of the unttprovidedfor in this not, then its right to the ands or said sectionso failing of pom lotion shall revertto the Governmentof the U.S.: Providedfurther, That it' said road is not completed within ten year; from the date of the acceptance of the pagtrcannttchderein before made. the lands remainin: “ shall revert to the U.S. S Abife: That assoonasthe said company shall filo with the SecyInterior mapsof its line, designating the route thereof. it shall be the duty of the said secretary to withdrawfrom themarketthe landsgrantedbythis act, in such manner asmaybe best calculated to cli‘ectthepurposesof this act and subservethe public interest. “ SEC. 5. Abife: That the U.S. mail shall betransportedonsaid road and its extension, under the direction of the postofficeDept, at such priccas congress may by law provide: Provided, That until such price is fixed by law the PostMGenl shall have power to fix the co“mpensation. SEC. 6. Abife: That the right of way through the public lands be, and the some is hereby granted to Bllld StJoseph a d DenverCity Railroad Company, its successorsan assigns“for the construction of a railroad as proposed: and thernght is herebygivento said corporation to take from the public lands adjacentto the hncof suid roadmaterial or the construction thereof. Said way is granted. to said railroad to the extent of 100 feet in width on each side of said road where it may pass through the public domain: alsoall necessary ground for station buildin, workshops, depots, mucliine shops. switches, in c triwks, turn tables and water sta“tions. SEC. 7. Abife: that the ucce l.uncoof the terms, conditions. And impositions q1t is notby the said StJoseph npd Dpnver Cit Railroad Companyshall be si nified in writing. an orthe corporate sealof the said company, duly expeutedpur suant to the direction of its board of directors that l had and obtained, which acceptance shall be made within 6 months after the passageof th1sact and tnaorty afterward and shall be deposited wrth the SecyInterior." And that the hoILBBISIgEtFoGthe sanyrc. B. GRATZ BROWN. ManGaEgOeRrsGE READ RIDDLE. mtInpurl ofIm Senate. BENJAMIN F. LOAN, SIDNEY CLARKE. CHARLES A. ELDRIDGE, Managers on the part of the house.