The Secretary read the amendment. which was after the word “act” in the 21st line of the 2nd section to strike out the following words: “may, at the option of the comny building the same, he built as a draw ridge, with a pivot or other form of draw, or with unbroken or continuous spans; provided, that if the said bridge;” in line 25 to strike out the word " it" and insert the word “and;” and also to strike out the iroviso beginning at the 30 2nd line in the following words: Antlprovidedabo, That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge. the sameshall beconstructedasnpivot drawbridge with a draw over the main clinnnc of the river at an acccssibluauidnavigable point and with spans of not lessthan 160 feet in length in the clearbetwoenpierson eachsideof the centrnl or pivot gier of the draw and the next ndjotning spansto the rawshall not belessthan 250 feet; and said spans shall not belessthan 30 feet above low water mark, and not lessthan tenaboveextreme high water mark. nearing to the bottomchord of the bridge and the piers of said bridge shail be parallel with the current of the river: Anllprovizled also, That said draw shall be openedpromptly upon reasonable signal for the passageof cuts whose construction shall not besuch as to admit of their passageunder the permanent spans of said bridge. except when trains are passingover the same; but in no caseshall unnecessarydelay occur in opening the said draws alter the passageof trams. So that the section wrll read: That an bridge built under the provisions of this act shall o made with unbroken and continuous spans, and shall not be of less elevation in any case t on 50 feet ubovo extrcine high water mark as understood tit the point of location, to the bottom chordof the bridfgcmorshall the spans of said bridge be lessthan 250 feetin length, and the span over the main channel of the river shall be tbhrridegeehsuhnadllrebde pfeaeratlilnel lwoprt thth. Eanedurt rheontpoicfrts heofr ivses. ri.d Mr. HENDERSON. I should like to have a direct vote of the Senate upon the proposition of buildin drawbridges upon the Missis sippi river, on the motion that I now make to amend the 2nd section of this bill presents that nakedquestion. If my amendment be adopted, no raw bridge can be built at this point. The Senate passed a bill a few days ago enabling a company to build a drawbridge or a bridge with continuous spans at Quincy; but I hope, from what I understand, that itwill not meet with the concurrence of the other branch of Congress, if it be in order thus to refer to that branch, or at least it is somewhat doubtful. I desired, when that bill was before the Senate, to prevent the construction of draw bridges upon the river at all; and I should like very much now for the Senate to come to a direct vote upon the question of the propriety of building drawbridges upon that river. I do not wish to detain the Senate, but I will state in addition to what I said the other day when a similarquestion was ending, thutI learn that a gent cman at Stouis proposes to construct there a bridge with continuous spans of 400 feet, and guaranties the passage over it of the heaviest freight trains that are run upon any roads whatever.