Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, the question immediately before the Senate is the proposition of the honorable member from Missouri to strike out the section which allows a draw back in certain cases. if I understand the section the drawback is allowed in the case of all sailing vessels, no matter, where they may be built. Originally it extended, I believe, to steam as well as sailing vessels; but as it stands now all sailing vessels, no matter where constructed, are entitled to the benefit of the drawback. Before I say a word on the propriety of adopting that amendment, my friendfrom Missouri will permit me to say for myself that in the votes which I have given upon the several amendments which he has proposed to bill, this I have been governed exclusively by my own judgment, enlightened and instructed as that has been by the teaching of others. I certainly have had no purpose of enmity to ward the West. I have no purpose in the vote which I am about to give on this amendment to benefit the East to the injury of the West. The honorable member is under the imPression that the several amendments which have been rejec: te.d.have been rejected without due conIn that, as far as I am concerned, he is totally mistaken. I right know not by what the honorable member assumes to himself peculiar knowledge upon the subjects to which his amendments referred. The tariff in all its modifications has been the subject of consideration for years, and we have had this particular bill under deliberation now for some 9 or ten days, and we have been instructed not only by the members from the East, for we have listened to their opinions on that subject, but we have been instructed by and we have listened to the honorable member from missouri. Nobody doubts that in everything that he has said he has been governed by an honest opinion that theinterest, not of the West merely but of the orequires the adoption his amendments. Let him accord to those who happen to differ from him the same honesty of purpose; certainly, as far as I i'in am concerned, one of the middle States, I have been influenced exclusively by a desire to proIne te the interest of the entire country. Now, a word as to the amendment. The honorable unember seems to suppose that the interest which is to be o f.the bill as it stands, he proposes to change, is an interest peculiar to the East, to So?"o". Maine I y spoke of the lakes also.