Mr. TRUMB LL. We recognized a company incorporated by the State of California underthe Pacific railroad bill, and another company, as I understand, in Kansas. It is anal ogous, in principle, to the chartering of the old U.S. Bank, which the Supreme Court sustained. I am aware it was always a controverted point among the politicians of the country whether the U.S. Bank was constitutional, but the SCOTUS sustained it as constitutional, upon the ground that Congress had authority to adopt such means as it deemed proper to accomplish a legitimate end. Now, it is a legitimate end to be accomplished to construct this ship canal around these falls. That is conceded. It is for Congress to determine upon the most appropriate means to accomplish that object, and if it is believed to be the cheapest and the most proper mode of doing it to do it through the creation of a corporation, I doubt not that Congress may do it in that wa. gut, sir, I did not propose to go into the merits of this bill at this time. My only object in saying anything was to ur e upon the Senate its consideration now. et us commence the consideration of it; let us test the sense of the Senate as to the right of the State of NewYork to put its veto upon this national work; let us see whether that section reported by a majority of the committee is to stand. We may do that much, at least; and I hope the bill will not be recommitted until we ascertain what is the sense of the Senate in regard to these vital questions: 1st, whether the work is to be done by a corporation, and 2nd, whether it is to be done or not as the State of NewYork shall think proper to determine. I think we had better consider in the Senate and settle here these questions before we recommit the bill. Otherwise I can see no object in recommitting it. I think that now, when every consideration calls upon us to develop the resources of this country, to put forth the strength and energy of the nation in brining out its wealth, is the very time when we should commence this great national work.