Mr. HENDRICKS. I am very glad that the Senator has made the explanation, because I was misled in some way in regard to his course on that question. I had the impres' sion that he had favored that high tax. perhaps that impression grew out o the fact that the Senator favored a tax upon whisky on hand. I may have confused the 2 questions; and I am glad to hear the Senator speak as he now does upon that most unjust measure toward the State which he represents and toward the State which I represent. But, Mr. Presrdentq I will ask the Senfrom Illinois, what was his course the other day when it was proposed tax cotton? The Senator cannot say that teinterest of the Northwest is identified with that question. We want cotton to be raised on the shores of the Mississippi and the Gulf coast. We want it to be produced in the largest quantity, and to be sol to a profitable market, so that the people of the southern States may be able to buy our produce, which we want to sell. We do not want the people of the ‘southenn States to go into the proaction of corn and the articles which we produce in the Northwest, but we want them to divert their capital and their labor to the production of that which does not come in competition with our ca ital or with ourlabor. Our natural market is own the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers. Restore the relations between these States; give the southeru States a representation in Congress; let this whole country once more feel that the States are united for every purpose; let fair legislation characterize everyt in that Congress does toward every section of the country, and we shall soon find our natural and our lucrative market. Open u the canals and give us an eastern market. “That is that worth, to us compared with our market down the river? What is that worth to as compared with a prosperous people on. the shores of the Mississippi and on the Gulf? Nothin. Our corn will remain at 15 centsa bushel in the localities to which the Senator has referred unless we can have this southern mar ket. I know that the Mississippi river is open; there is no military interference with the passage of boats down the river‘, but I know that the confidence between the 2 sections upon which trade and commerce must rest has not been restored, and it will not be restored until the States are restored to all their political relations to the Federal Government. But, sir, I do not intend to discuss that question now. I say that we ought to take time to consider so important a rfleasure as this. It is the 1st time in the history of Congress, I believe, that it has been proposed to create a great corporation with powers to be exercised exclusively within a State. Let us take until next session for consideration of the subject. It is time now that we should adjourn. The interests of the country, I think, require an adjournment of Congress. Trade is uncertain until we do adjourn. The business men of the country cannot tell in what respect the acts of Congress may change their interests from da to day, and until we do adjourn the trade an business of the country will not be stable and fixed. I think it is for the interest of the country that we should adjourn; and I am sure it is for our own comfort. I am in favor of postponing this and any other general measure that can be postponed until the next session. We have one about enou h. We have made up a considerable record ere; let that go before the country; let the country judge of it; and let a verdict be passed at the coming elections; and then, no doubt, the judgments of alfbf us will be aided by that verdict.