Mr. MORRILL. I hope this bill will not be delayed longer. It has been a long time before the Senate. The honorable Senfrom RhdIsland has announced his purpose to defeat the measure, and has been talking against time for several days. He declares his purpose to continue that style of opposition; and further, that his purpose is not to perfect the bill, but to defeat it. He does not stand here in the attitude of desiring to perfect a measure which he is desirous of sing in any shape whatever, but declares his unqual ified hostility to the bonded warehouse system of the country. Now, I submit whether it is worth while for the Senate to indulge if I may use that phrase that sort of opposition longer. This ill is exactly in harmony with the system which has been established since 1846, I think. It does not propose to chnn c it in any essential particular, but simply mo ties it in this way: as the law stands, importers are permitted to enter their goods for consumption within one year; that year is about expiring, and to prevent any ditheulty growing out of that fact the 1st section of this bill provides that they may enter these goods at any time before the lst ofApril; or, as it is now amended, at any time before the 1st of May. It further provides that being so eu tered they may enter them for consumption any time within 3 years thereafter upon the payment of 10%. additional reve nue. That is designed to obviate a difficulty that has been found in the practical workings of the Dept. Persons who were de sirous of entering their goods for consumption, butkept them on until the 1st year within which. they are able to do it, have been in the habit of coming here to Congress and asking legislation to permit them so to do, to have the time extended; and it has been ranted time and again. It is said at the Treasury Dept that it will work no in justice to anybody, but is perfectly in har mouy with the system and in harmony with the general interests of the countr, both the interest that my honorable friendfrom RhdIsland so zealously protects and that other in tagonistic with it, the importing interest, to allow this to be done. My honorable friendfrom RhdIsland rises here and says he is opposed to this whole system. That is the ground on which he places his opposition to this billIf it is the sense of the Senate that the system is wrong, then the delay which m honorable friend asks for should be granted is object is to defeat the whole measure, and not only defeat this measure, but he announces his purpose to defeat the whole system which has obtained since 1846. With the views the honorable Senator takes no doubt he is right. predecessor in office took the same view. H asserts, upon agreat variety of facts which he produces here, that this whole system is inimical to the system of American industry which he advocates. Do the Senate propose to settlethat question on this bill, which is simply intended to amend the system? If my honorable friend is sincere, and he intends to carry his opposition to the whole system, he should brin in a bill to repeal the act of 1846, to reeal this bonded warehouse system, and then ewould have a remedy; but the remedy he seeks here is partial at best. I submit, therefore, under the circumstances, it is hardly reasonable that my honorable friend should ask further indulgence on this question and ask that the numerous amendments he sends to the Chair should be printed, wlkn I ver much suspect the object to be such as he has declared heretofore, aim 1y for delay. Ihope, therefore, that the bill will)not be recommitted. I believe that is the question now before the Senate.