The Secretary read the words proposed to be inserted, as follows: That the California and Oregon Railroad sny. organized comunder. an act of the state of california. to protect certain parties in and to a railroad survey to connce t Portland.in Oregon.with Marys villc. in California. approved April 6 l863 and such company organized under the lawa of Ore on as the Legislature of said State shall hpronfter cs lgnatc. be and they are hereby. authorizedand cm powered to lay out. locate, construct. finish and maintain a railroad and telegrn by line between the city of Portland. in Oregon.on the Central Pacific railroad. in California, in the innnner followmg. to wit: the said California and Oregon Railroad company shall construct that part of the said railroad and telegraph within the State of California. he in ning atsome mm (tolicse lect d by said company on the Central iicifle railroad in the Sacramentoval ley. in the State of California and running thence northerl. through the Sacramento and Shastavul Icys. to the northern boundary of the State of California; and thesaid Oregon company shall construct thatpsrt of the said railroad an telegraph line Within thostate of Oregon.beginning at the city of Portland. in Hrrizon and running thence southerly through the Willamette. Umpauu and Rogue River valleys to the southern boun sry of Oregon, where the sameshall connectWith the part aforesaid o be made by the histiionied company: Pmcirled, hat the company completing its respective part of the said railroad and telegraphiromeither of thotermini herein named to the line between California and Oregon before the other company shall have like wise arrived at the same line shall have the right and thesaid company is herebyauthorized. to continue in constructingthesomebeyondtheline aforo said With the consent of the State in which the unfinis adpart may lic. upon the termsmentioned in this act. until the saidfparts shall meetand connect and the whole line O Sttltlrailroad and telegraph shall be completed including all necessary grounds for stations. buildings. Workshops depots.machine shops, switches.side tracks. turn tables water stations or any other structures required in the construction and operatin of said road. SEC. 2, Abife: That thers hmsnd hereby is. ranted to the said companies their such ccsse is an assigns for the diurpose of aiding in the construction of said ruilrozi and telegraph line and to secure the safo snd speedytransportation of the mails. Trooips munitionsofwar and public storosover the line O said railroad. every alternatesection of publicland designatedbyoddnumbers.to theiiine unt of ten sectionspermile on each side of said railroad and contiguous thereto; and when any of said soctions or parts of sections shall be found to have been granted sold rcserved occupied by homestead settlers Prsempted or otherwise disposedof. other lands designatedas ufores id shall ho selected by said companies in lieu thereof.within 20 miles of said road. under the direction of the SecyInterior; and assoon as the said companies or either oft hem shall lilo in the office of the SecyInterior fr a map of the survey of said railroa. oriiny portion thereof, not lessthan 60 continuous miles from either terminus.the SecyInterrior shall withdraw from sale public and s herein ranted on each side of said ra lrosd and not more ban 20 miles therefrom: Provided. That for200 miles of said road most mountaine us and difficult of construction. namely. 100 miles rioitliwnrdly from the line between California and Oijcizon and 100 miles southwardly from the land line. the lands to be granted shall be doublethe amount.permile hereinbeforo provided. desi noted as heroin before providod. to be selected as the SecyInterior may direct: Provided further. That this grant shall not defeat or impair any preemptiou. pnicstcud, swamp land or other lawful claim exrstmgat thotime of the final location of the line of said rsilroml; and all reservationsby the gov ornmuit are horsby excepted from the provisions of this act. The lands herein granted shall be applied to the building of said roiijl within theStates.respect ively. whi rein they are situated. Slit). 3. Abife: That the right 01 way through the public lands he and the some is hereby, grontr d to said companiesfor the construction of said railroad and tclczrnph line . nndtheright. DOWer and authority are herebygiven to said comnies to take from the public lands adiacent to the inc of said road. earth. stone, timber. water and other materials for the construction theri of. Said richt of way is:rnnted to said railroad to the exti nt O 100 feet.in width on each side of said iiiil road where it. maypassovorthe puliiilands, including all necessarygronndsfor stations.buildings.woi k shops. depots, machine shops, switches side tracks. turnftablosrwater stations or any other structures returned in the construction and operating of said rout. Site. 4. Abife:.That whoncvsr the said companies or either of them shall hsvo 20 or moreconsecutive miles of any portionpf said railroad and telegraphline readylort O service contonidated by this act.the POTUS shall a point 3 commissionersto examine the same.on ifitshall appear that 20 consecutivemiles of railroad and telegraphshall iaic been comlated and equippedin all respectsas required by this act. the said commissioners shall so report underoathto the Prosidentof the U.S and thereupon patents shall issueto said companies or citherof them.as the 04130 maybe for the landshers in boforogranted. to the extent of and contsrmiuous With the completrd section of said railroad and telegraph line as aforesaid; and from time to time. whenever 20 or more consecutive miles of the said read and telegraph shall be comlated and equipped as aforesaid.patents shall iu li c manner issueupon the report of the said commissioners and so on until the entire railroad and telegraph authorized by this act shall have beenconstructed and the patciitsof the lands herein granted shall have been issuc. $110.5, Abife:, That the ts apfaonrieessaisdhaarlel mkeaedpeuspaoidn trhaeilrcooanddition thatssi comand telegraph in repair and use and shall at all times transport the mails. troops.munitions of war. supplies and public stores upon said railroad and transmit dispute o sby said tele raph line for the Government of the U.S., wien required so to do by any Dept thereof and that the government shall o t all times have the preference in the useof said railroad and telegraphat.fair and reasonable rates of coinpensation. not to exceed the rates paid by private parties foSr Etheo. sumokind of service. 6. Abife: That the said companics shall file their assentto this act in the Dept of the Interior within one your after the iassngn hereof.and shall complete said railroad and to egraph beforethe 1stdayofJuly.1875; and tho said railroad shall be of the some gauge as the Central Pacific railroad of California and be connectedtherewith. Site. 7. Abife: That thesaideom paniesnamedinthis act are herebyrequired to operateand usetheportions or parts of said railroad and telegraph montiened in sectionone of this act for all purposesof transportation. travel and communication. so far as the Governmentand public arccon cerned.as one connected and continuous line: and in sun hoperationand nseto affordandsecuretoeach other equal advantages and facilitiosas to rates, time and transportation.mtho at anydiscrimination whatever. 0n nine fforfsltln the full amount of damage sustain on account O such discrimination. to be sued for and recov in any court of illOIUlllOd States. orof sny State of competcutiurisdiction. SEC. 8. Abife: that in CHSOthe said companies shall fail to comply with the terms and contions of this act. by not completing and road sad. tale raph Within the time required or by not keeping the same in repair and fit for use.but shall permit the same for an unreasonable time to remain unfinished or out of repair and unfit for use. Congressmay passan act to insure the speedy completion in repair of a snadidusreo, aadnd anmdat yeldeigreract phth.eorinpeuotmtheeofsosamide road and telegraph to be thereafter devotedto the useof the U.S. to repay all such expenditures causedby the default and neglect of sai companies or comrlinnya.stho casemay be. SEC. 9. Abife: That the said California and Oregon Railroad company and the said Oregon Company shall be governed y the provisions of the ggmorul railroad and tclsgraph laws of their respective States. as to the construction and management of the said railroad and telegraph line hereinbeforc authorized. in all mattersnot provided f"or in this act. Wherever the word "company" or companies" is usedin thisnotitshull beconstruedto embrace the words "their associates successors and nssi s." the someas if the words had been inserted or t croto annexed. SRCJO and be“ Abife: That allminsral lands shall be excepted from the operation of this apt but where thosame shall contain timber. the timber thereon is hereby granted to said company: l pro01i41cTh(fa.t the term mineral lands shall not include lauds containing coal and iron. The amendment was agreed to.