Mr. TRUMBULL. This bill provides that they are to be paid such amount as may be reported by the board of commissioners authorized by the act of April 19, 1864. This board is appointed accoring to that act. The act of 1864 authorized the SecyWar "To take and hold full. complete, and permanent possessmnin behalf of the U.S. of all the and sand shores of the island of ltock Island in the state of Illinois, thesame, whenso possessed.tobeheld and kept as a.military reservation by the War Dept. upon which shall be builtiind maintained an arsenal or the construction, deposit, and repair of armsand munitions of war, and such other militar establishmentsas have beenor may be authorize by law to be placed thereon in connection with such arsenal." That act further provided: “That if it shall a pear upon examination by the AttyGen of the U.S. of the titles of the land on RockIsland taken and occupiedby the SecyWar for an arsenal tary purposes, asprovided in the foraeng do moitrhse eremtiiolin. that any part or parcels thereof arenow the property of, and arerightfully possessedby, any individual or corporation as his or their own private property, the value of such private property so taken and aJust compensation for any amnges caused by such taking, shall, if mutually agreedon by the SecyWar and the rightful owrier or owners thereof, and approved by the President be paid by the SecyTreasuryto said riiz tful owner or ownersso agreeing.out of the appropriations made or to be madefor the constructionofsnid arsenal: Provide That before such payment shall be made, the sin owner or ownersof such private lands so taken, or such of them as shall agree, shall by good and sum cieut deedordeeds, in due form of law, and approved by the AttyGen of the U.S., fully releaseand conveyto the U.S. nlltheir and eachof their several and respective rights in and titles to such lands sotaken. SIG. 3. Abife:.That if the SecyWar shall not agree with any private owner or owners of Statesfor military spoutrapkoesnesfo, orrtihfeaunsyesoufc the U.S shall by the SecyTreasury paid to for the true value thereof, asand or shall from any other cause no lect 9r fail for the space of 12 months after sue taking to execute and deliver the deedor deeds thereof ncedful. in the opinion of the AttyGen of the U.S., to convoy to the U.S. the title of said lands taken. there shall forthwith be selected 3 competent persons, who shall be named and appointed by the President, and shall by him be constituted a board of commissioners. whose duty it shall be to hear the parties interested.wlioinny appear before them upon reasonable noticeof time an place, and ascertain the true value of the land taken. These commissioners are to assess the value of this land.