Mr. ROSS. I cannot yield; I have but a few minutes left. This is a measure in which the whole country is interested, unless it is the constituents of the Gentfrom Buffalo, [Mr. J. M. HUXPHBEY] who want to have a portion of the products of our farms stick to their hands in transit through the city of Buf falo. Why, sir, it reduces the price of the commodity to the consumer and it enhances it to the producer. It is mutual in its benefit. The distinguished Gentfrom Massachusetts [Mr. ELIOT] yesterday gave us some valuable statistics in relation to the products of the rest Northwest, especially of the State which I have the honor in part to represent on this floor. But strange enough, after he had one through with the advantages of naviga conand pointed out the fact that we had to give 3 bushels of our corn to get one to Q giarkct, he had nothing in his river and har I or bill for the improvement of the Illinois, river, one of the great arteries which is necessary to complete this line of communication around the iagara falls, so that the people of NewEngland who have been fed on cod fish and herrin may be furnished with the corn, ork an beef of the western States. [Lang ter] Sir, in my judgment this is a measure that should commend itselfto the House. It is said to be a war measure. Well, it may be necessary as a precautionary measure. It may be properin view of the contingency of a war, but I do not regard it in that aspect. I am not in favor of the proposition now pending before the House to create a large standin army at enormous expense to the people. lhis is a very different measure. Gentlemen could vote this morning 11 or 12 millions for the Freedmens Bureau easily enough, but when you ask for a loan of $6,000,000 to make a great national work in which the whole people, consumers and producers, are e nally interested, constitutional objections sprin u at once, My worthy friendfrom NewYorklir [him Warm] wanted to strike out this appropriation of $6,000,000 for this great national work, buthe had no objection to 11 or 12 millions for the Freedmens Bureau. If my friendfrom NewYork [Mr. VANHons] who has this bill in charge will only infuse a little vigor in it there will beno difficulty in its passing the House. But because it is a measure in behalf of the farmers, the oducers and consumers of the country, I car that it may receive the cold shoulder in, v this Congress; I trust that the time has come when those who represent the great Northwestll which has been talked so much about here, l will come to the rese ue of her interest, and show by their votes that they are in truth in favor of a measure of this character. In my judgment, this will never be any bur den upon the Treasury of the U.S. If I understood the amendment which was offered this morning, it proposes that the government shall receive ten r cent. of the gross earnings of this canal. f such is the case most unquestionably every one who is conversant With the vast amount of business which will necessarily be done 11 on a canal of this character will know that the government will be amply remunerated for every dollar that it shall expend in aid of this work. I know there are intercsts adverse to measures of this character. But they come from Bullulo; they come, perhaps, from interested individuals in the State of NewYork who de sire to impede the commerce and trammel the prosperity of the country.