Mr. GUTHRIE. My impression from the 1st has been in favor of passing this bill. I had occasion once to look into the subject of wow housing goods, and during that time the system was a good deal of an experiment. The whole object was to extend the commerce of the country. One great difficulty was that our vessels trading with the islands of South America could not obtain assorted varieties of cargoes in our own land and were often driven to Europe to make out their cargoes, and thus comelled to extend their voyages. Upon a carefu consideration of the subject I concluded that it was best we should have in our. great commercial emporiums a variety of goods, so that our vessels could get their cargoes without crossing the Atlantic, and that we could carry on ourtrade with the countries that lay more contiguous to us to greater advantage than they could otherwise, and in the position I was in I promoted that as much as ii could, and I believe to the benefit of ourtrade with foreign countries, and particularly with South America and those isl and s that we can easily reach. Ica not see either how goods brought here for reexportaftion to other markets can affect the manufacturers of this country. There is no fear in my mind that a 3 years warehousin system will be extended so as to include the argest portion of manufactured merchandise; there are but few articles that will lie over 2 or 3 years, and then the cost of that will not enable the owners to make much by it. It is true that when an importer has a large quantity of goods in ware House and the home market furnishes him aprof itable sale, he will enter them for consumption. That is one of the chances he has in making, the importation and risking his money. another advantage is the furnishing assdrted ear goes to those t iat trade to countries with which we are connected. In the view I was able to give this subject during the 4 years that my attention was particularly called to iIt, see no disadvantage to the manufacturer and great advantage to the commerce of the country in this warehouse system. The time will never come when a large quantity of goods in our warehouses will prevent any great demand for domestic manufactures, for the domestic manufactures will come in competition with them. But is it not right that this country should have the benefit of this system in the commerce and trade of the country I The manufacturers have all the benefits of the tariff that is granted by our laws. Therefore I see nothing in this bill that I will not vote for, and I do not think I am voting against the manufacturer or his riqhts and interests. I think if we ever intend to comete for the commerce of the world at NewYorkand our Atlantic ports, and for the commerce of the world on the Pacific, we must have this warehousing system and have it extended.