Mr. SCHENCK. I move to amend by striking out the word “broom.” I offer this amendment for the purpose of s offing the bill; and why I wish to do this I will indicate in a very few words. The distinguished chairman of the ComWays&Means has saidthat he knows no undertaking more ditheult than the attempt to make atariffwhich shall gratify allportions of the country and be in accordance with the views of the representatives of each locality. N ow, I think I can suggest to the gentleman one thing still more difficult: it is to make one tariff for the British Canadian Provinces, another tariff for the West Indies, another for the Russian possessions upon our borders, another for Mex ico, another for each of the European States. This is a task which it is impossible for anyone to undertake with success. I should think that by this time the gentlemen of the ComWays&Means would have discovered that this bill is an outrage upon the American policy in more senses than have been indicated, by the Gentfrom NewYork, [Mr. Coxnuso] one of the committee. It is an outrage upon the American policy in attempting to made a tariff with reerence to one particular country instead of brain a General tariff system which shall bear equal yupon all foreign countries which make importations into the U.S. Now, sir, what is the fact in regard to the British American Provinces? A fewgears ago they were gravitating toward us; an there is good reason to believe that, if we had had no reciprocity treaty, no differential system, in reference to those neighboring Provinces, by this time it would on] have remained for us to say whether we would or wouldnot have them attached to this Union as a component part. But when we adopted areciprocity treat, when we gave to those Provinces the bone ts of a bargain by which they had all the advantage of being in the Union, without hearing any of the burdens, they grew saucy as they prospered under that bargain, and came to be, dhring our late trials, among the most detestable of all our enemies. Now, sir, I propose in reference to these British Provinces, as in reference to all other outside countries, to treat them “ as enemies in war, in peace friends;” and when we make a tariff, let it be a general tariff, under which goods coming from those Provinces shall fall under the same law that regulates importations from all other quarters of the globe. There may be other provisions of this bill for instance, those regulating transit through the canals which it may be well enough to consider at some future time; but I do not know that we are quite ready at present for the consideration of thosequestions. I wish those gentlemen upon the other side of the border to wait awhi e; I wish the reciprocit to end on the 17th day of this month; an though therebythere maybe some little inconvenience in particular localities of our country and to especial branches of trade or manufacture, I think it will be better to bear all such incon veniences until we can pass a general law put: ting the importations mm the British Prov incespn the same footing as the importations from all other countries. The outrage, as I regard it, upon American policy consists in attempting this special, differential, exceptional legislation in reference to the outsiders of a single country, while we adopt no such system with reference to others.