Mr. DONNELLY. Iask unanimous consent to report from the EdmPublic Lands Senate bill NO. 221, relating tolands ranted to the State of Minnesota to aid in t construction of railroads. The bill was read. It provides that when ever it shall appear that the U.S. have sold or disposed of any lands granted to the Territory or State of Minnesota for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railrou s, after the passage of the act grantin the some, and after the definite location of t lineof road, and before the withdrawal of said lands from sale at the proper local land office, said State sin by its agent select, in lieu of the lands so sol or disposed of, from any of the lands of the U.S. subject to sale, within 20 miles of the line of the proper road, a quantity of land equal to that so sold or disposed of and the lands so selected shall be substitute for those so sold or disposed of by the U.S., and may be disposed of by said State in all respects as if said substituted lands had been arcel of the original grant to the State. It jurth er provides that the time named in the act granting lands to the Territory of minnesota to aid in the construction of a certain railroad “from Saint Paul and from StAnthony, by the way of Minneapolis, to a convenient point of junction west of the Mississippi river, to the southern bounds of the Territory, " approved March 3, 185, for the construction and completion of said road, is hereby extended for 7 years from the passage of this act. It further provides that all the lands hereto fore granted to the Territory and State of minnesota to aid in the construction of railroads, shall be certified to said State by the SecyInterior, from time to time, whenever any of said roads shall be definitely located, and shall be disposed of b said State in the manner and upon the conditions provided in the particular act granting the same; provided that when the original quantity granted to aid in the construction of any road has been increased, the quantity authorized to be sold from time to time shall be increased correspondingly; and provided further, that on the completion of an ten miles of road the State may sell 1/2 the unntity of lands which said State is authorize to dispose of on the completion of 20 miles. It further provides that the lands granted specifically, lying in place, on any division of ten miles of road shall not be disposed of until the road shall be completed through and contermine us with the same.