The SPEAKER. It is a report of a committee of conference, which can be received even during a call of the House, and on page 72 of Barclay’s Digest it is held that, “like the motion to go to the Speaker’stable, it may interrupt a member who is on the floor speak in.’ 5The report of the committee of conference was read, as follows: The committee of conferenceori the disagreeing votes'of the 2 Houses on the bill LS.No. 5) entitled “An act for a grant of land to the State of Kansas to aid in the construction of the Northern Kansas railroad and telegraph, " having met. after full and free conference have agreedto recommend. pnltlldo recommend, to their respective Houses as o ows: That the Senate a rec to the amendmentof the House, with an amendment.as follows: strike out all after the word "that, " in the 1st line. sectionone. of said bill, and insert in lic hereof the followmg: “There is herebygranted o the State of Kansas for the useand benefitof the StJoseph and Denver City Railroad Company, the same being a corporation organizedunderthe laivs of the state ofKansas. to construct and operatea railroad from Elwood, in Kunsas westwardly, via Mnryvillc. in thesameState, so as to effect a junction with the Union Pacific railroad, or any branch thereof not further west than the 100th meridian of west longitude, every alternate section of land in Kansas. designated ‘hy odd numbers.for ten sectionsin Width on eachside ofsaid road.to the point of intersection. But in case it shall appear that the U.S. hnvc. when the line or route of said read is definitely fixed. sold anysection or any part thereof granted as aforesaid or that the right of pro'emption or homestead settlement has attached to the sume or that the same has been reservedby the U.S. for any purpose whatever, then it shall be the duty of the SecyInterior to cause to be selectedfor the purposes aforesaid.fromthe public lands of lho U.S. nearestto tiers of sections above specified.so much land. in alternate sectionsor parts 0! sections designated by odd numbers.as shall beequal to such lands as the U.S. hava sold. reserved or otherwise appropriated, or to which the rights of preemption or homestead settlements have attach asaforesaid: which lands, thus indicated by oddnumbers, and selected by direction of the SecyInterior as aforesaid, she] be held by the tats of Kansas for the useand purposeaforesaid: That the land to be so selected shall "I no casebe Is that in order when I have located further than 20 milesfrom the line of said road: Provided/linker. That the lands hereby granted for and on accountof said road shall be exclusively applied in the constructien of the same, and for no other purposewhatever and shall be disposed of as in this not lit reiiiiilTTr provided: frovidec also That no part of the hind granted by this act shall be applied to aid in the construction of any railroad or pprt thereof for the construction of which any re vious grant of land or bondshas been made by congress: And procillrd furthrr. That any and all lands cretorore reserved to the U.S. by any act 0! Congress, or in any other manner by competent authority, tor the purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement or for any other purpose whatsouver, be and the same are hereby reserved to the U.S.from the operationsof this act, except sofar asit maybe found necessary to locatethe route of said read through said lands; in which case the right of way, 100 feetin width op each side of said read only shall be granted, subicct to th"e approval of the POTUS. Sec.2. Abife: That the sections and parts of sections of land which by such grant shall remain to the U.S., within ten miles on eachside of said road shall not be sold‘for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold: nor shall any of said lands becomesubgoctto saleat private entry until the same shall have can 1st olferedat public sale to the highestbidder, at or abovethe increasedminimum price. as afore said: Provided. That actual and bona fide settlers, under the provisions of the preemption and homestead laws of the U.S., may.alter dueproof ofsettle ment. improvement, cultivation, and occupation, as now provided by law, purchase the same at the increased minimum price aforesaid: And provided also, That settlers on any of said reserve sections, under the provisions of the homestead law, who improve, occupy, and cultivate the same for a period of tire years, and comply with the several conditions and requirements of said act shall be entitled to patentsfor an amount not exceeding 80 awritch:steaanedhin, agn. ything in this act to the contrary not " Sec. 3. Abife:, That the grant of lands herebymadeis upon condition that said com; pauy. after the construction of its road, shall keep it in repair and 1130a, nd shall at all timesbe in readi nessto transporttroops. munitions of war, s has and public storesupon its road for the Government when required to do so by any Dept thereof, the Government at all times having the preference in the useof the road for all the purposes aforesaid at fair and reasonablerates of compensation, not exceeding that paid by private individuals or the average paid for like serviceson other roads. And the lands herebygranted, 'held.andreservedasafore said shall inure to the benefit of said company as follows: when the Governor of the State of Kansas shall certify that any section of tenconsecutivemiles of said road is completedin a good.substantial, and workmanliko manner as a 1st class railroad, then the said SecyInterior shall issue to the said company patents for so many sections of the land liorciiibefore graptedas lie oppositetoand conterinine us With the said completed sections; and when certificatesof the Governor, aforesaid shall be presented to said Secretary of the completion. as aforesaid, of each successive section of tea consecutive miles of said road, the said Secretaryshall in like manner issue to said company patents for the said sections of said land. as aforesaid.for each of said sections‘of road uii til said road shall be completed; Provide/“That it' said railroad companyor its assigns shall fail to completeat least one section ofsaid read each) ‘MTTfft tlll the date of its acceptance of the grant provided for in this act, then its right to the lands for said section so failing of comlotion shall revert to the Government of the U.S.: Proo'idedfurther, That it' said road is not completed within ten years from the date of the acceptanceof the grant hereinbet'orcmade, the lands remaining unpatented shall revert to the U.S. 1'SEC.4. Abife: That as soon asthe said companyshall file with the secrctary of theInte rior maps ufits linc.desifinating the route thereof, “ shall be ihe duty of the sai Secretarytowithdrawfrom the market the landsgrantedbythis act.in such man ne ras may be bestealciilatedto sheetthe purposesof thin!act and subservethe public interest. SEC. 5. Abife: That the U.S.mail shall betransportedon said road and its extension, under the direction of the postoffice Dept, ntsuch priceas conressmay by law provide: Provided, That until sue price is fixed bylaw the PostMGenl shall havepower to fix the co“mpensation. wayS rt:hor.o6u.g Abife: That the right of the public lands be and the same is hereby, ranted to said StJoseph and Denver City Railroad Comp any. itssuccessorsand assigns for the ponstruction ot a railroad as proposed; and the right I: hereby given to said corporation to take from the public lands adjacentto the lincof said road material or the construction thereof. Said way is granted to swai did th railroad chtosid theeofexstaeidnt of 100 feet im through the public domain: raqsaoduwl]hneerceeistsamryagyropuansds for station buildings, workshops, depots, machine lhops. switches, side tracks.turn tables and water llfillOSEDCS.7. Abife: That the acce t aMntee of the terms. conditions, andimposition! of this by the said StJoseph and Denver Cit r Company shall be Railroad porate seal of signifiedinwriting. an erths cor suant to the the said company.duly executed pur direction of its boardof directors 1st bweitdhi9nndsixobtained, which acceptanceshall be made months after the passageof this act and tnoortyalterward.and shall bedepositedwith the SecyInterior." And that the House agreetn the same. 8. C. POMEIKOY. B. GltATZ BRO“ N. GEORGE Ill Lil) RIDDLE. flfaflngeraon the port of the le. BENJAMIN F. LOAN. SIDE BY CLARK. CHARLES A. EIJDRIDGE, Managerson the part of the[101100.