Mr. TRUMBULL. Of course they were excellent amendments when the Senfrom Massachusetts offered them; he never offers any other. [Laughter] There is no doubt of that in that respect Iain not equally fortunate. I am aware that the chairman of the committee. whether it be the Senfrom Maine or the Senfrom Ohio who has charge of an appropriation bill, is always averse to amend merits, and the moment he sees any member of the Senate rise with a view of offering an ll I 1 amendment, no matter what it is, he is generally against it. I say generall;Ibelieve it is almost universally true, and I0not know anybody, unless it is the Good natured Senfrom Massachusetts, that can ever get an amendment so perfectly right that they will agree to it. But, sir, the Senator tells us that he is opposed to putting on this measure here by a divided vote among his friends. That is the extraordinary part oftbe Senators speech. Sir, I am reminded of the juryinun who had been shut u with “ 11 obstinate men." “ divided friends!” Who divides them? How is this amendment defeated? Has the Senfrom Massachuse tts looked around the Senate and seen who is voting with him? He refers to go with his enemies rather than his friends, does be? What chance was there to carry the iroposition of the Senfrom Vermont [Mr. lotasn] here except by Democratic allies? What chance to reconsider this proposition by your friends? “Call you that backing your friends, " to unite with your encinies to beat them, and then come into the Senate here and boast that on are opposed to dividing your friends? It is a curious way indeed of backing ones friends, to unite with the enemy. Does not the Senator know that 3/4ths of the “friends” that he acts with are in favor of this measure? and he talks about “dividing” them. He is the 12th juryman and the other 11 divide from him, and ie is opposed to having any divided juryl Why do not the 11 men come and act with him? The Senfrom Massachusetts asks, I think 18 Senators, all his friends, to go to him and a few others whi) are voting with the Opposition in this bo y