The Secretary read the amendment, which was to strike out all after the enacting clause of the original bill and to insert the following in lieu thereof: That the NewYork and Montana Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company be, and they are hereby. aauptphroorviazel d. at any time Within one year afterthe of this notby the POTUS to preempttwo tractsof land in the Territory of Montana which. in the MJICIBIOJHMI not exceed 20 sections, not include in any Indian reservation or in any Government reservationfor military or other purposes. 3 of which sections may be selected of lands containing iron ore and coal and the remaining sectionsof timber lands near the said selections containing iron ore and coal. which selections shall b9subjectto the approval of the SecyInterior. SEC. 2. Abife: That thesaid company may acquire immediate possession thereof on theselection of thesaid lands bying permanentlymark therethoef ir boundaries and pub ishing a deseription in any 2 newspapersof generalcirculation in the said SEC. Tcmtpy. 3. Abife: That it shall be the duty of the SecyInterior to cause patents to mug: to the said company for the saidlands on the conditions mentioned in this section, all of which must be comlied With Within 2 years from the approval of this act by the POTUS or the said land shall revert to the U.S.: 1. That the said company shall have the saidlands carefully surveyed at their own exease, and shall file a lpt of the same intho GLO of the U.S. which surveys shall be by lines running north and south and east and west. and cach of Slld tracts of land shall be as nearly in a square cm: as may be practicable.?. That the raid company shall have furnished the SecyInterior evidence satisfactory tohim that they have erected.upd have in operation.in one or more places on the said lands. iron works with a capacity for manufacturing at least 1500 tons of iron persnnnm. 3. Thatthe said company shall have paid the U.S. for the said lands theminimum price of $1 25 peracre. SEC. 4. Abife: patents shall oonv otit loawtoai any.Tmhaintertahlelasnadids exccptjron and con or to up lands held by right of poniession or by any othertit o. sxce t In inn title. valid at the time of the selection of O Bid lands. SEQ. 5. Abife: That the said company shall have the some privileges in every partic ublyar. with referenceto the said lands which are now law routed to ordinary precinpiors. with reference tot ewoodnudtiniberun thesii. Exception of so much as may he nc ii" the said compnn n the erection of in dings and in their legitimate businessof manufacturing iron.