This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...to be expressed here an interest in this bill, on the part of ship-owners, or agents, men engaged in the foreign trade. They seem to think, as I listen to them, that something has been gained, or is to be gained, by the passage of 'this bill. At all events, these amendments that are suggested, I understand thus far to be agreed upon. Now is it not more sensible after thirteen or fourteen years of discussion upon these questions, without having accomplished anything.practical, without having brought Congress to action, for us now to go to Congress with this bill and advise it of our general approval of such portions of it as we can approve, and to obtain certain amendments if possible, rather than to appoint a committee to go to work and prepare a new bill? ' Mr. HENRY, of New York: I hope the committee will be appointed. I am satisfied that there is not a man on this floor who approves the bill now pending in Congress in the shape in which it now is. Every one seems to fear that amendments to it may kill the bill. If it is so imperfect it had better be killed. Mr. MCRUER, of San Francisco: I hope this bill will not be referred, and I beg leave to say that I think the shipping interests of this country see promise of a certain measure of relief in this bill, with all its imperfections on its head, and that they would much prefer it should pass as it is rather than to have no bill of relief passed at all. Therefore, I hope that the recommendation of Mr. LINCOLN will be adopted, for I can see no good to come from referTing it to a committee. The bill, as it is, is a measure of relief. There is no question about that. I think it is generally 4 conceded, that, although it is imperfect, it can easily be perfected in certain respects. Mr....