The Secretary read the amendment, which was to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: That there be granted to the cities of Washington and Georgetownand the countyof Washington, in the DistCol, one million acresof the landsot the U.S. subjectto private entry at $125 peracre or lessthan that sum to bedivided between the cities of Washington and beer ctownand the count of Washington, according to thie e goulation thereo. as ascertainedby the censusofl, or the support of public schools., time. 2 and be u furllur mauled, That the city of Washington and the city of. Georgetown and county of Washington shall not select, locate, nor hold the land granted in the 1st section of this act, nor any part thereof; but [and scrip shall be issuedfor the someto the city of Washington, the city of George town, and the county of Washington. corresponding in quantity With the land granted in the 1st section of this act and to be apportioned as in the 1st section is provided, said scrip to be sold by said cities and county and assignedby such officersand in such manner as the SecyInterior may order and prescribe: and the assigncosof such scrip may donate the same upon any unoccupied public land of the U.S. subjectto sale at 8125peracre or less; but mineral lands shall not hcsubjecttolocation. SEC. 3. Abife: That the expenses of the sale and assignment of such scrip and the investmentand management of the fund realized from the sale thereof, shall be paid by the said cities of Washin tonandGeorgetownand countyof Washington, sot at the entire proceeds shall be applied without any diminution whatever to the purpose hereinmentioned. Sec. 4. Abife: That all moneys derived from the sale of the scrip hereinbefore provided for shall beinvested in the stocksof the U.S. yieldinir not lessthan 5%. upon the par value thereof; that the iiioncysso invested shall constitute a perpetual fund. the cagital ofwthehshall ItlllltlllIOICYPIUlldlnlllllFlhd. llllili eiiiterost of which shall be inviolably appropriated by said cities and count to the support and maintenance of public schoosin said cities and county for the education of the children in said cities and county betwecn the ages of 5 and 17 y s. in he usedin the support and maintenanceof such schools. without distinction of color or race of the children attendingthem. SEC. 5. Abife: That if any portion of the fund invested as before irovided or any portion of the interest, thereon, s iall by an action or contingencybe. diminished or lust, it shall creplnced by the cityor county to which it belongs, so that the fund shall remainforeverundiminislied: npd no portion of the fundorthe interest shall beapplied toward the purchaseof any Siteorfor the construction of any schoolhouseor building. Sec. G. Abife: That land officers shall receivethe sameIces for locating land scrip is sued under the provisions of this actasis now allowed for the lo entionof military bountylnnd warrantsunder CXlStlnfi laws: Provided. Ilicir maximum compensation shall not thereby be increased.