Mr. HENDERSON. I am instructed by the ComDistCol, to whom was referred the bill (H.R.No. 230) to amend an act to extend the charter of the Alexandria and Washington railroad, passed March 3, 1863, to report it back with amendments and I ask the Senate to proceed to the consideration of the bill. By unanimous consent, the Senate, as in ComWhole, proceeded to consider the bill. The 1st amendment of the ComDistCol was to strike out all of section one after the word “ authorized, ” in line 6, and also all of section 2 down to and including the word “authorized, ” in line two, in the following words: To extend said railroad from the track as now laid, or as the saine may hereafterbe laid, through Maryland avenueat the intersection of 6th strcct West, through and along said 6th streetwest in ii. northerly direction to a point at or near its intersection with Pennsylvania avenue which may be suit able for the location and construction of a depotfor the receiptand dischargeof passenzersand freight. SEC. 2. Abife: That said railroad companybe, and the same is hereby, authorized. So that the 1st section will read: Be it enacted, $0., That the Washington. Alexan dria and GeorgetownRailroad Company, a corporation lawfullfy succeedingto the charter. rights and privilegeso the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company, be and the same is hereby.authorized to extend said railroad from the track, as the same is now or mayhereafterbelaid. through Maryland avenueat its intersectionwith Virginia avcnuc, throughand along said Virginia avenue in an east crly directionto its intersectionwith D stroct south: thence along D street and across the Washington canal. to NewJersey avenue; thence by a curve to the left. of not lossthan 1,000 feet radius, to a pomt in squarenumber 732; thenoeby an underground excavation or tun ncl passingunder squaresnumber 700 an 30 ‘two, 762. 864, and the different streetsand avenuesin torvening, to a point in square number 893: thence, by acurv cof not less than 1,000 feet radius, into Eighth street east: thenceby the most direct and clici lo route to an intersectionwith the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.