Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. I was instructed by the ComCommerce, of which my friendfrom Philadelphia is a distinguished member, to reportthis bill and askthe action of the House upon it this morning. The Gentfrom Pennsylvania desires, as he says, if the previous question shall be with drawn, to offer a motion to refer the bill to the ComJudiciary, that that committee may consider it. Now, sir, I am a little surprised thatmy friend on the ComCommerce should distrust the legal ability which is on that committee, and should desire to refer this bill to the ComJudiciary. I am aware that the ComJudiciary had thisbill, or a bill precisely like this, before them during the last Congress, and that they reported the billwhich has been reported by the ComCommerce this morning, word for word, and that this House on the 12th of May, 1864, passed this precise bill. I The gentleman has spoken of various rail. roads that maybe interested. Sir, I know of no railroad and of no interest which can control me, or which, I believe, will control the judgment of this House in a matter of this kind. It is a question whether Congress has not the right, and whether it. will not exercise that right, to secure free intercourse between the States. It was the judgment of a large majority of this House, in the last Congress, that this bill on ht. to pass, and it was passed; and I think that part of the Presidents message which referred to this subject of the restrictions put by one State upon the commerce of other States has metwit, perhaps, as mucha probation from the country as any portion of that message, and I trust, as this question has been fully considered in the minds of gentlemen, the House will be willing now, at this early period of the session, to pass this bill and let it go to the Senate, so that. they may take action upon it because it will be remembered that although this bill was passed by the House as early as the 12th of lay during the last long session of conss, it was never reached in eSenateto be y to him for a moment for explanation. do so, retainin in right to the floor. disposed of, but was, in the very last hours of the Senate, talked to death. The Gentfrom Ohio [Mr. reminds me of the fact that this bill GwAaRsFIBLDl twice during the last Congress and wi ieveiy desire to accommodate my distinished friend and colleague on the committee [Mr. ONEILL] in hiswish to have this matter referred, I must carry out the instructions of the committee in asking for the action of the House at this time upon this bill. If the House desire to have discussion upon it, if they wish to consider it more fully, they can vote down the demand for the previous question, and the whole subject will then be before the House for discussmn. The Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. GARFlElJ), who introduced the bill has asked me to