Mr. STEVENS. That is everythingit does." Nou‘sir, upon that statement being made to the House, as well as other statements to which I might refer, I concluded that the friends of the measure really meant what they said on that occasion they did mean; that the terms of that bill should not enlarge the land grant made to the Union Pacific railroad, eastern division. Therefore, when I put into this bill the language which I have read, that that act should not be so construed as to enlarge the land grant to that company, I supposed, as I yet so pose, that I was putting in it precisely what they designed should be in it. As to the other provisions of this bill, they are just what my amendment proposed. The bill provides that nothing in the act which we have passed shall be so construed as to entitle the Lnion Pacific Railroad company, eastern division, “to receive bonds of the U.S. on a greater number of miles than are embraced in the line of the road of said company between the Missouri river and the 100th meridian of west longitude as said line is indicated by the map heretofore filed by said company in the Interior Dept. That is the precise provision that was embodied in the amendment which I desired to oiferon that occasion to the bill which passed. The next provision of this bill is, that nothing in that act contained shall be so construed as “ in any manner to interfere with the right of the Union Pacific Railroad Company to receive the bonds of the U.S. provided for in the said acts ofJuly 1, 1862, and July 2 1864, to aid in the construction of the road and telegraph line of said last mentioned company, on its entire line from Omaha to the point where it may meet and 'oin the road of the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California.” That, sir, is the precise provision which my amendment contained, and therefore there is no departure whatever from the understanding had with the House on that occasion. And in order that it may appear that I am not mistaken about this matter I will read to the House the amendment which I proposed on that day. It is as follows: And prooided furthcr. That no mineral lands shall be included in the grant herebymade, but the same shall bereservedto the U.S.; that nothing in this noteontainedshall besoconstruedasto affect the right of the Union Pacific Railroad Companyto receive the bonds provided for in the netof July 1 IGGZUand of July Z 1864, to aidin tho'construetion o the nion Pacific road on its entire line from Omaha to the point of its connectionwith the road of the Central Pacific railroad ot'Californin and that bonds sphaanlyl. Not be issued to the union Pacific Railway Comeastern division, on it greaternumber 0! miles than are embracedin the line of said road between the Missouri river and the 100th meridian, as indicated in the map heretoforefiled by said company in the Interior Dept. Thus it will be seen that this bill, except in the 1st clause, corresponds irecisely with that which it was agreed by the riends of the bill passed the other day should pass this House, if that bill were passed witfiout any amendment. thereby preventing its being sent back to the Senate, occasioning delay, and perhaps the defeat of the measure. There can be no doubt, sir, as to the understanding which the House had on that occasion. I notice that in 2 or 3 places in the debate of that day it was stated directly that this measure shouldness and receive the support of the friends of that bill. I submitted 3 prepositions, one of which I asked might be accepted