Mr. FESSENDEN. When the Senator reported the bill I made the remark that I was opposed to it because l had given notice in the committee that I should oppose it, and I deemed it quite as much my duty to, say that in order that it should not go to the country that that bill met with the entire concurrence of the ComFinance and I made the remark because I knew the use that would be made of the report if that statement had not accompanied it. Now, sir, the Senator regards that bill as of rest importance. I made the remark that I did not now anybody else that did regard itof so much importance to be taken up immediately. Perhaps he can make out that it is, and perhaps there are others who think so; but still my remark is a correct one, that I do not know anybody else who regards its being taken up immediately as of muc consequence. do not doubt that the appropriation bill which Ihavementioned will pass at some time or other before we adjourn; but it is necessary to have these things in progress. We have the Army bill behind. That has not passed. We have the principal appropriation ill behind, the executive and legislative bill, which has not yet been taken up; and we have the question of reconstruction to dispose of, which will take some considerable time. My view of the matter, therefore, as having charge, in some degree, of the business of the Senate in connection with these measures that must bepassed at some time, was that, at this late period of the session, some of those bills should be swept out of the way. I have been continually met with this funding bill. Well, sir, I do not think myself, and the Senator will pardon me for expressin it again, that it is of so much consequence, )ecauseI amopposed to it. I take it that I had a right to say I was opposed to it, and to say thatI was not in favor of it, because I was opposed to it in every shape. The remark. I take it, was pardonable and now I really donot think that the Senator had the right, after I gave notice so long ago as Monday thatd wanted to take up these bills, and after he has been urging me continually to take them u and get them out of the way, to interpose the bill to which he seems so much attached. That is my notion with regard to it. I may be wrong, but still I entertain that opinion.