The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sea ete will proceed to consider the amendments reported. [he 1st amendment of the ComDistCol was in line 21 of section one to strike out “ hold and convey real estate and other property.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in line 24of section one, to insert “and” after “money.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in line 24 o“f section one, to strike out “their” before franchmc, ” and insert “ its." The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment wasto strike out all of the 2nd section, after the enacting clause, and in lieu of the words stricken out to insert: That the said companyis hereby authorized and empoweredto survey, locate, lay out, and constrnat a canal and se werbetween the anacostia river, commonly known as the asteru branch, from anoint. thereonnear its junction with the Potomneriver to a point on the old canal near Virginia avenue, which assesthrough the city of Washington: thence in, y, along, on through said old canal to the western corporato limits of said city of Washlnntou; and thenceto the Chesapenkqand Ohio cuuul at or near Gcor etown, in the DistCol. The said cans and sewer, when constructed shall constitubo and remain a depository and duct tor the sewerage from the city of Washington, and from the property of the U.S. therein; and the proper corpornte authorities of the cit of Washington shall always have unrestricted an full power to determine where the sewersof said cityshall connectwith the said canal and sewer, and the manner in which said connection shall be made, so as the manner of making the connectionshall not injure orimpnir the bank of said canal and sewerwhere the connection shall be mude, nor shall the said DistCol Canal and SewerageCompany make any charge or receive any compensation for an connectionof sewers. The canal and sewer shal be cut to the depth of ton feet below high tide as It. usually maps: and shall be7 t fect wndeat thowater line , with the usual slope to the bapks: and shall at all tun be kept in good and navigable repair, and all se diment or deposits COllCOIlnRHI the same from the city sewersor otherwiseshall be kept cleanedout so that the tide may constantlyflow through the some: and the said company shall have the exclusive right to assessand colect tolls upon said canal and also upon the whnrves and decksof the some.