Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Gentfrom Ohio for ielding to me for a few moments, particular y as he took occasion to refer to me personally in his remarks on this bill. I will, however, allude in the 1st place to the remark which has just fallen from my distinguished friendfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Tnar1:u] in regard to the policy of this measure. Let me say to him, and to this House, this bill but carries out. the policy of the Government from its earliest foundation; and when the gentle: man asks us to consider this question carefully and deliberately, let me refer him to the opinions and recommendations of the SecyTreasury, which he has sent to this House in answer to a resolution adopted by the House on this very subject. Let me sa urther, air, with all modesty, that I believe t cComCommerce, which is charged by the House with the consideration of all matters connected with commerce, has some regard for those great interests of the country; and they have reported this bill with a rare degree of unanimity. They believe the interests of the country and the demands of an enlightened patriotism require that we should pass such a measure as this. The gentleman asks us how we can build up a flourishing marine when we pursue such a course as this. I ask my distinguished friendfrom Pennsylvania how we can build up a commercial marine when we permit these time ofwar to desert our nien 1n flag and put their ship s under another and a foreign flag? Is that the way to build up and protect a commercial may rine, to put a bounty on desertion? Sir,I trust the House will never sanction such a principle. My friendfrom Ohio [Mr. GARFIELD] spoke of this as a monopoly. I do not look on it in that iight and he wondered why I was on that si e, as he rightly understood me to be unalterably oppose to all monopolies and special privileges. He was right. was opposed toal monopolies of railroads; I was opposed to the monopoly of slavery; I was opposed to “express” monopolies; and, unlike my friendfrom Ohio, I was in the last Congress opposed to the “whisky monopoly.” Laughter] Mr. Speaker, the opinions of the SecyTreasury are more important than anything I may say, and I sendu his letter to be read.