Mr. DRIGGS, from the comPubLands, reported back Senate bill No. 320, to amend an act entitled “An act for a grant of lands to the State of Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid in the construction of certain railroads and telegraphs in said State, ” approved March 3, 1863, with amendments. The bill, which was read, provides that when ever it shall be deemed impracticable or inex pedient to construct any portion of said Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad in manner as in said act required, and whenever the governor of said State shall certify to the SecyInterior that upon such portion, in lieu thereof, said railroad company have constructed a road suitable for the running of a steam traction engine with its train of cars over the same, the grant of lands in said act made shall be confirmed to said State for the purpose of aiding in the construction of said road, and in all other respects as in said act provided; provided that the amount of lands granted in said act, when applied to the construction of said steam traction road, shall be 3 alternate sections of land per mile, designated by odd numbers, on each side of said road; and provided that patents shall issue upon the completion of every 20 miles of road upon the certificate of the Governor as aforesaid. Section 2 authorizes said company to construct said roadway from the boundary line of the State of Kansas, through the Territories of the U.S., on the most eligible route to Santa Fe, in the Territory of NewMexico, and to such Government forts in said Territory as the POTUS may approve. And there is granted to said company the right of way through the public domain to the extent of 200 feet on each side of said road. And for the purpose of aiding in the construction of said roadway and its equipment, and to secure the safe and speedy transmission of the mails, troops, munitions of war, and supplies over said road, the same amount of land, not mineral, but not excluding iron or coal, is granted to said company, as in the 1st section of this act is provided, and upon the same terms and conditions, but upon the cer. tificate of a commissioner, appointed by the SecyInterior, that said conditions have been complied with. Section, 3 provides that said grants are made only upon condition that said road shall be constructed in a substantial and work manlike manner, with all necessary culverts, bridges, viaducts, crossings, stations and watering places, and other appurtenances, including engines and cars sufficient to move not less than 50 tons, or 200 passengers in one train, at a rate of 6 miles an hour. The amendments of the committee were of. fered and agreed to, as follows: In section one, line 12, strike out the word “three” and insert the word “five.” In wordse“nctuimonboenrse,, ”line 14, strike out all after the to include the word “aforesaid” in line 16, and insert “to be selected within ten miles of depots, wastaeidrinrgo asdta, tiwonitsh, sawllitenheecse, ”ssary ground for &c. n section two, line 9, strike out the word “tIwnos"ecatniodn itnhsreeret, l.i.n.oenes.e”ven, after the word “of” insert the words." at least. '. At the end of section 3 insert the following: “And upon the further condition that no land shal be acquired by or patented to the company or gor: obuilding said road until 50 miles shall have been completed, and the same shall be in prae tical operation and engines and cars running over the same, when 250 sections of land, in alternate odd numbered contermine us seetions, may be patented to said company; and so, on from time to time, for eachadditional 50 miles that may be completed, equipped, and running as afore said, until the whole is completed, at company which time the miles, shall receive, patents for any fractional so as to acquire the full amount of land granted act for the whole number of miles of road uilt. Add a new section, as follows: “Abife:, That this act shall not take effect until the State of Kansas, through the Legislature thereof shall consent to and approve of the same.”