Mr. FESSENDEN. I did not hear all of tIohweaa, rticle read by the honorable Senfrom but I am informed since that it makes an allusion to the ComFinance, and to the influence that was probably exerted by the honorable Senfrom Iowa upon that committee. I can answer for only one of them, and I will say very frankly with regard to the general subject that if there is a man in or out of this Senate who possesses influence with me it is the honorable Senfrom Iowa. No man possesses more. I have great respect for his opinions and for the uniform integrity of his character, as we all have. But, sir, I must say in justification of the Senator and of the committee, or the chairman of it in this particular instance, that the honorable Senator never spoke to me that I know of upon the subject referred to, or alluded to it in any way whatever. All fever heard him say on the subject was said here on the floor of the Senate; and I presume it is the case with regard to all the rest of the committees. But, sir, if the Senfrom Iowa or any other Senator had in conversation expressed his views outside of the committee room upon the general subject of legislation on the tariff bill, or any particular item of it, it is a right that was perfect in him; and I trust if he had said it, or anybody else, I should have listened to those opinions with all respect and attention, and given to them all the weight which I thought they deserved. I hold it the perfect right, not only the right, but the duty of Senators to communicate with each other and to aid each other as far as possible in coming to correct conclusions on all both in the Senate Chamber and out of it. Having said thus much, I have a word or 2 to add. "I have for some time been of the opinion that if a man has made up his mind to do his duty honestly by his country as a legislator in the Senate or the HoRep, he has got to do it at the risk of his character as an honest man, and he runs more risk than those, if there are any such, who do not legislate upon those principles. I have observed that if a Senator happens to run across some scheme that is got up and pressed upon the Senate or the HoRep, or the Congress collectively, which is to eventuate in large profit to individuals, and places himself in opposition to it, forthwith he finds that some correspondents are attacking him for something or other, and, following upon the correspondents, forthwith some newspapers in certain sections are attacking him on the subject, trying to throw an imputation upon his integrity of action or his ability to understand the questions before the Senate. The more a man stands in the way of schemes for personal Fo and personal advantage the more risk e runs of having his motives and his character assailed. Therefore I came to the conclusion myself that the only way for a man was to go along and do his duty as well as he could and take his chances; and I make up for it in my own individual case by not reading the news apers any more than I. can possibly help, Ivery seldom look at them; and with regard to an attack upon myself, the only way that I generally hear of it is when some good natured friend, like the Senfrom ."mean the Senator nearest me for instance, points my attention to it. I do not say that he ever did so; but some good natured friend will say: “Have you seen the attack upon you in such a paper?” Or perhaps the author himself who wrote it, or the editor of the paper, cuts it out and addresses it to me for my own particular edification.