Mr. HENDERSON. I move that the senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 285. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in Committee oi? the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (S.No.285) granting lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the construction of the Kansas and Neosho Valley railroad and its extension to Red river, the pending question being on the amendment reported from the ComPubLands as amended, in section 11. after the word “State” in' line 3 to strike out the words “may connect with the Kansas and Neoslio Valley railroad at any point on the line of said road” and to insert other words; so as to make the section read: Sac. 11. Abife: That any railroad company chartered underfny law of the U.S or of the State of ansas which may have beenheretoforeor shall hereafterbe recognizedand subsidizedby any act of the Congressof the U.S.mayconncct.unite and consolidatewith this railroad company. after the same shall be locatedto the valley of the Neosho river. upon just. fair and equitableterms.to be agreedupon betweenthe parties and shall not be against the public interestor the intetest of the U.S.: nor shall any road authorizedto connectas aforesaid charge the road so connectinga greatertariffpermile for reight or pn s sengersthan is chargedfor the same per mile by its own road: And provided further. Tiat should the LeavenworthI Lawrence and Fort GibsonRailroad company or the Union Pacific Railroad Company. sont orri ranch. Construct and completeits road to that point on the southernboundaryof the State of KVaanlle says. where the line of said Kansas and Ncosho railroad shall crossthe same.beforethe said Kansas and NeoshoValley Railroad Companysha ll hays constructednnd completedits said road to said point. then and in that event the company so 1st reaching in completionthe said point on the southern boundary of the state of Kansas shall be authorized. upon obtaining the written approval of the POTUS.toconstructandoperate its line of railroad from saidtpoint to a.point at or near Preston. in the Statopf eras. with grants of land accordingto the provisions of this act. but upon the further special condition.nevertheless. that saidrailroad companyshall havccomrnencedin good faith the construction thereof beforethe saidKansas and Neoshp Valley Railroad Company shall have completedits said railroad to said point: And proUldt‘!‘further, [got said other railroad company.so havingcomuien d saidwork in 0011faith shall continue to prosecutethe same with sufficient energyto insure the completion of the same within a reasonablo time. sulgectto the approval of the POTUS And provided further r. That the grantedin this act and not providedfor bylaw, shall a obtainedbysaid Kansas and Ncosho alley Railroad Company or either of the other companies named in this act in accordance With the provisionsof section 3 0 an aetto amendannot entitled “An actto aid in the con. struction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean and to secureto ttahrey Government the useof the same for postal.mili and other purposes, ”approved July 1. 1862.