Mr. HENDRICKS. I thought it was taken u. pThe motion of Mr. Hsxmzasox was agreed to; and the Senate resumed, as in ComWhole, the consideration of the bill, the pending question being on the last amendment reported by the ComPubLands, which was to strike out in the 11th section the words “ may connect with the Kansas and Neosho Valley railroad at any point on the line of saidroad, ” and insert other words, so as to make the section read: coSmEpea.1n1y. Abife: that any railroad chartered und oranglswnf the U.S or of any State which may are been heretofore or shall hereafter be recognized and subsidizedby any i not of the Congress of the U.S., may connect unite and consolidate with this railroad company. after the same shall be located to the valley of the heosho river. upon just, fair, and equitabloterms, to be agreedupon ctweenthe parties, and shall notbe against the public interestor theinterestof the U.S.; nor shall any road authorizedto connect as aforesaid charge the roadso connectinga router tariff permile torfreightor pussengers than discharged for the same per mile byits own read: And provided 1 amber, That should theLeavenworth.Lawrence and ort Gibson Railroad Company, or the Union Pacific Railroad Company southern ranch, construct and complete its road to thatpointon the southern bound ary of the State of Kansas where the line of said Kansas and NeoshoValley railroad shall cross the same. Beloro the said Kansasand NeoshoValley Railroad Company shall have constructed and completed its saidroad to said point.then and in that event the companyso1st reaching in comgletionthosaidpomt, on the southern boundary of the tnteof Kansas shall, be authorized upon obtaining the written approval l of the POTUS, toconstrnctund operate its line of railroad from said point to a point, at or near Preston, in thb State of Texas, with rants 4 of land according to the provisions of this bi l, but upon the further special condition, neverthelqssJhnt 1 said railroad company shall have commenced in good faith the construction ihercof beforethe said Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad Company shall have completedits said railroad to said point: And prooi'dedfart ier. That said other railroad company.so having commencedsaidwork in good faith shall continiie to prosecutethe same with sufilcient energyto insure the completion of the same within areasonable time. subicct to the approval of the pOTUS: And moidedfurlher. That the right of way. When not ot orwise grantedin this bill, shall beobtainedby and Kansas and NeoshoValley Railroad Companyor either of the other companies named in this act.in accordance with the prowsions of sectionth reeof an act to amend an netentitled “An act to aid in the construction of a railroadand telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the Governmentthe useof the some for military, and other purposes."approvedJuly