Mr. STEWART. There are 2 bills on the table, which were reported originally by the ComPubLands, that have been returned from the HoRep with some slight amendments, and [wish to take them u for the purpose of concurring in those amendments. I move to take up the House amendments to the bill (S.No.156) making an additional grant of lands to the State of Minnesota, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of a railroad in said State. The motion was agreed to. The amendments of the HoRep were read. They were to strike out from the beginning of the 4th line of the 1st section to and including the word “State, ” in line 9, and to insert in lieu of the words stricken out “ the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from Houston. through the counties of Fillmore, Mower, Freeborn, and Faribault, to the western boundary of the State; and also for a railroad from Hastings, through the counties of Dakota, Scott, Carver, and cLeod, to such point on the western boundary of the State as the Legislature of the State may deterniine;H in line ten of the same section to strike out “ for ten sections in width ” and to insert “ to the amount of 5 alternate sections or mile;" to add to section 3 the words ‘and the same shall at all times be transported at the cost, charge, and expepse in all respects, of the companies or corporations, their success ors or assigns, having or receiving the benefit of the land grants herein made;” in section four, after the word “aforesaid, ” in line 13, to insert “provided, however, that the contermine us principle hereby applied shall not extend to such lands as are taken by the said railroad companies to make up deficiencies; provided, that no land to make up such deficiencies shall be taken at any point within ten miles upon each side of the line of said roads;” in line 25 of the 4th sectitin strike out all after the word “ State ” to the end of the section except the words “ U.S.;” and also to strike out the word “road” and insert “roads” wherever it occurs in the bill; and amend the title by striking out “a railroad ” and inserting “railroads.” The amendments were concurred in.