Mr. CONNESS. I now move to take up the measure which I have indicated. The motion was agreed to hand the Senate roceeded to conSider the amendments of the HoRep to the bill (S.No.343) to quiet titles in California. The 1st amendment was on page 1, line 16, section one, after the words “ mineral land, ” to insert “or to any land held or claimed under any vahdllexican or Spanish grant, ” so that the proviso will read: traPrryovided.That no selectionmadebysaidStatgoon to existing laws shall beconfirmed bythis act for lands to which any adverse re'omption.home stead, orotber right has, at the ato of the passage of this act. been.aequired by any settler under the laws of the U.S., or to anylandswhich have beenreservedfor naval. military, or Indian purposes by the U.S., or to any mineral land or to any land held or claimed under anyvalid Mexican or Spanish grant or to any land which. at the time of the passageof this act. was included within the limits of any city, town, or village, or within the county of SanFrancisco. The next amendment was on page 5, line 9, section 7, to “ strike out the words contermine us proprietors. ” The next amendment was on the same page, in section. 7, line 16, after the word “office, ” to insert “joint entries being admis sible by contermine us proprietors to such an extent as will enable them to adjust their respective boundaries; provided, that the proVisions of this section shall not be applicable to the city and county of SanFrunmsco; provided, that the right to purchase herein given shall not extend to lands‘conta'imng mines of gold, silver, copper, or cmnabar.” The next amendment was in section 8, line 5, to strike out the word “made” and insert “requested within ten months from the passage of this act.” The next amendment was on page 6, section 8, line 11, to strike out the word “ made” and insert “requested.” The next amendment. was in the some section, lines 12 and 13, to strike out the words “ 6 months after such final con' firmation, ” and to insert “ten months after the assa c of this actor any final confirmation hot eater made." The next amendment was in the same section, line 15, after the word “the, ” to insert “expiration of ten months from the ” The next amendment was in the some section, line 15, after the word “confirmation, ” to insert “hereafter made.” The next amendment was to add at the end of section 8 the following: “provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed so as in an manner to interfere with the rights of bona fi epreeniption claimants.” The next amendment was to add to section 9, at the end of the bill, the following proviso: Provided, hmoeaer.That from decreesof the district courts, as af resaid, madeafter July I, 1865, and prior to the I age of this not. an ap cal may be taken to thp nite Statescircuit court or the State of‘California within one your from the approval of this act: Provided, That in any such casein which an appeal may be taken under the provisionsof this sectionthe said circuit court shall not be precluded by the termscf‘the degreeof confirmation or by rea gon of Lu Y fill clerical mistaketherein. from determin the boundariesof the land claimed in accordancewith the original grant and the realiustice andments of the case.