Mr. WILLEY. I move to take up for consideration House bill No. 559. The motion was agreed; to and the bill (H.R.No. 559) to authorize the extension, construction, and use by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company of a railroad from between Knoxville and the Monocacy Junction into and within the DistCol was considered as in ComWhole. It is recited that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, incorporated by the State of Maryland, are desirous of extending the road authorized to be built by them by an act of the General Assembly of that State entitled “An act to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to build a railroad from a point on the line of its road between Knoxville and the Monocacy Junction, through Frederick and Montgomery counties, to the bounlary of the DistCol, so as to make a direct communication with the city of Washington, ” into and within the DistCol; and it is proposed to authorize the company to extend that road into and within the DistCol, to such point or points, terminus or termini, as may he agreed upon between the company and the cor oration of Washington, in respect of a ton within the limits of Washington, and between the company and the corporation of Georgetown, as respects a road Within the limits of Georgetown. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company are authorized to have and exercise the same powers, rights, and privileges, and to be subject to the same restrictions, in the extension and construction of the road, into and within the district as they have, may exercise, or possess, or are subject to Within the State of Maryland under and by virtue of their charter or act 0 incorporation from the State of Maryland; and all the revisions of the several acts of congress relating to the lateral road authorized to be built into and within the DistCol by an act passed March 2, 1831, and entitled “An act to authorize the extension, construction, and use of a lateral branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road into and within the DistCol " and the supply meats thereto, be, and they are, declared) to a ply to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company so far as they are severally applicable to the location, construction, and use by the company of the road now authorized to be constructed into and within the District. The railroad company are to commence the construction of this exteflsion of the road within one ear, and comlcto it within 3 years after the passage oft c act; and on fail ure to do so the privileges granted are to be forfeited. The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment.