Mr. BROOKS. I believe they did; but it was because we reserved to ourselves legislative power practically to renew the treaty. It was upon that ground that I gave my vote for the bill to terminate the treaty, and upon no other whatsoever. I regret to see now that there is not only no disposition to renew the treaty, but that there is a disposition to aggra vate the difficulties of trade between us and Canada yet more and more. The Gentfrom Wisconsin [Mr. ELDP IDGE] before me rebuked me at the time for the vote I then gave, and the rebuke left a doe impression on my mind. He tells me now t iat he voted against that bill because be entertained no such belief in regard to the action of this congress as I did. I was about to say when I was interrupted that the geo a hical position of Canadainter lacing, interlibeing, and interlining all of this American continent, from Passamaquoddy, in the State of Maine, to Puget sound, on the Pacific, makes it impossible for us to kee up the same high rates of duty with regard to an ada that we can keep up with regard to Euro pean countries. Sir, if we were to line the whole of this vast coast with customhouse officers, from Puget sound to Passama uoddy, you would have no power to collect tehigh duties that your tariff proposes. 1,000s upon 1,000s of customhouse Officers, stationed upon these 1,000s of miles of front ier, running as it does into the very bosom of our territory at Detroit, could never collect these duties, and the amount of smu ling would be beyond anything that has ever en known in any European country. Hence, reason, practical common sense, and self interest alike demand that in some form or other no otiations should be entered into for reciproca trade with our Canadian brethren upon the frontier. Thus much upon that subject; and I have but a few words to add in reference to 2 of the articles included in the treaty, barley and coal. But before I proceed to make these remarks, I wish to say that abrogation or interference with 64 millions of trade, for that is the amount of our trade with the British Pinces, is a very serious undertakin.7 and when it is undertaken and accomplishc, giventure to say there will come an outery from the frontier and from all parts of this great country which will demand a renewal, in some form or other, of this trade with Canada and the other British Provinces. I will not consume the time of the committee further than to dwell upon 2 articles. Let me take 1st the article of barley. Under the old tariff the duty on barley was 15 cents abushel. Barleyis imported from Canada. It is only in the northern high latitudes of our country, in Minnesota and northern Iowa, that we can raise barley of a sufficiently good quality to make that article which is so much consumed, not only by our German fellow citizens, but by all of us now; I mean the article of lager beer.