Mr. NESMITH. I should like to accommodate the Senator, but this.bill will notoccupy 2 minutes. It is a local bill. The motion was reed to; and the bill (S.No.58) granting lahfis to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of a military road from Corvallis to the acquima bay was considered as in ComWhole., “It proposes to grant to the State of Oregon, to ai in the construction of a military wagon road from the town of Corvallis to the acquima bay, alternate sections of public lands, esigq hated by odd numbers, or 4 sections in width on each sideof the road. The lands granted are to be exclusively aplied in the construction of the road, and to be disposed ofonly as the work progresses. All lands heretofore reserved by the U.S. by set of congress, or other competent authority, are to be reserved from the operation of the act, except so far as it may be necessary to locate the route of the road t rogh them, in which case the right of way is granted. The lands grantedare to be disposed of by the legislatureof Oregon for the par ose stated, and for no other; and the road is to be and remain apublic h hwa for the use of the government of the Illgnite States, free from tolls or other charges upon the transportation ofany properly troops, or mails of the U.S. The mm is to be constructed with such gradu ntion and bridges as to permit of its regular use as a wagon road, and in such other special manner as the State of Oregon may prescribe. g{The lands hereby grante to the State are to be disposed of only in the following manner: a quantity of land not exceeding 40 sections may be sold; and when the Governor of the State shall certify to the SecyIn terior that any ten continuous miles of the road are completed, then another quantity of land not to exceed 40 sections may be sold, and so from time to time until the road is completed; and if the road be not completed within 5 years, no further sales are to be made, and the land remaining unsold is to revert to the U.S. ""1 lTho 1st amendment reported by the comIhittee on Public Lands was in line 6 of section one, after the words “alternate sections of" to insert “unomupied, ” so as to read, “ all ternate sections of unoccupied public lands.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in line 7, to strike out the word “ four” and insert the word ifthroe, ” so as to read, “designated by odd numbers for 3 sections in width on each side of said road." The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 4,lines 4 and 8, to strike out “ 40 ” and insert "" 30, ” so as to read, “that a quantity of land not exceeding 30 sections may be 8016." Jnit um.ow;The amendment was agreed to.