Mr. HENDERSON. The Senfrom Michigan will permit me to answer the Senfrom Indiana. The Senfrom Indiana will see by section 13 of the original act of 1862 that he is mistaken. It provi es" that the Hannibal and StJoseph Railroad Company of Missouri may extendits roadstroin StJo seph.via Ateliison. to connect and unite With through Kansas, upon tiling assentto the pi tohveisroioapds ot this act, upon the same torins apd conditions, in all respects, tor 100 milesin length next to the Missouri river, asare providedin this act for the construction of the railroad and telegraphline 1st.mentioned, and may for this purpose use any railroad charter which has been or may be granted by theLegislature of Kansas." Therein I said in 1862 that I complained. It only permitted the Hannibal and StJ0. Railroad Company 100 miles to get to the Kansas City branch, the one we are now talking of. It was to reach it.within 100 miles of the Missouri river. The Hannibal and StJo. branch will be left out in the wilderness, for it cannot unite with this branch except within 100 miles of the Missouri river, and it is 400 miles to the initial pomt, or 380 miles anyhow. But. they have the very same advantage as to a connection that they always had; they can go down 100 miles. But in 1862 I got a proviso put on that, because I thought thatwas very unjust to that road, and the proviso is to permit them to unite With any of the other roa s coming from Iowa or elsewhere. I struggled with the Senate to let it go directly west, but I was overpowered, and I finally got this proviso put on: “Provided, That if actual survey shall renderit desirable, the said companymay constructtheir road, with the consent of the Kansas Legislature, on the most direct and practicableroute westfrom StJo seph, Missouri. so as to connect and unite with the road leading from the westernboundary of Iowa, at any point east of the 100 thmeridian of west longitude or with the main trunk roadat saidpoint but.in no event shall landor bondsbe won to said company.as herein directed, to aid in t o construction of their saidroad for agreaterdistancethan100 miles." That, instead of leaving them in the wilderness, permits them to unite with the Omaha branc at any point they choose, or with the main Pacific road on the 100th deree of longitude, or they may unite With the an sas branch as originally contemplated within 100 miles. Therefore they have the same privilege Ill? always had.