Mr. NORTON. I move to take up Senate bill No. 263. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in ComWhole, proceeded to consider the bill (S.No.263) to authorize the Wine na and StPeters Railroad Company to 3 construct a bridge across the Mississippi river, and to establish a post route. which had been reported by the ComPostOffices with amendments. The 1st amendment was at the end of section one to insert the following words: and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free nnviation of said river. the cause may be tried before the district court of the U.S. of any State in wgioh any portion of said obstruction or bridge tone as. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out section 2, as follows: SEC. 2. Abife:.That any bridge built under the provisions of this act shall be built as a draw bridge. with a pivot or other form of draw and with n span over the main channel of the river. as understoodat the time of the construction of the bridge of not less than 100 feet in length on eachside of the central or pivot pier of the draw: and one of the next a oinintr spuns shall not be less than 200 nn 20 feet in length: provided, That said pivot druw shall be constructedat an accessibleand navigable pointin the river, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river, as near as practicable: Am! providedo140, That saiddraw shall always be opened promptly. upon reasonablesignal. for the passage of cats whose ponstructionmay not at the time permil of their passing under the permanent spans of said bridge. excent that said draw shall not be required to be openedwhen enginesor trains are pussing over said bridge or when passengertrains are due: but in no caseshall unnecessary deluy nectn jn the opening of said draw alter the passageof such engines or rains and to insert in lieu thereof the following: Sac. 2. Abife:, That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may at the option of the company building the same.bebuilt as a draw bridge. with a pivot or other form of draw or with unbroken and continuousspans: Provided. That if the aid bridgeshall be madewith unbroken and continuousspans. it shall not beof lesselevation in any case than 50 feet above extreme high water mark as understoodat the point of location. to the bottom chord of the bridge. nor shall the spansof said bridge belessthan 250 feetin ngth and the span over the main channel of the river shall be 300 feet in length and the pic rsof said bridgeshall be pnrullelwith the current of the river: Aml providedalso. That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructedas a draw bridgc.thesnmeshall beconstructedas a pivot draw bridge with n druwover themain channelof theriver at an accessibleand navigable point, and wnthspans of not lessthan 160 feetin length in the clear between iers on each side of the cen tral or pivot pier of the draw, and the nexting spansto the draw shall not be lessthan 205 feet; and said spans shall not be less than 30 set above low water mark and not less than ten above cut reinehigh water mar. measurin to the bottom chord of the brid e and the piers u said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river: and provided also. That said draw shall be openedpromptly upon reasonablesignal for the passageof boats, whoseconstruction shall not besuchas to admit of their passageunder the permanentspans of said bridge. except when trains are passingover the same: but in no case shall unnecessarydelay occur in opening the said draws after the passage of trains.