Mr. HENDER ON. I must exress some little astonishment at the objection t 10Senfrom Minnesota presents to the amendment I have indicated. He insists that the subject of building a bridge at Quincy, Illinois, has gone before a committee, and that a proposition to build a bridge across the Miss1ssippi river at Hannibal ought to go there, because the building of bridges across the Mississippi is a very serious thing under an circumstances. Ithin ifthe bill under consideration is to be passed, it is every serious thing. I am not in favor of the passage of the bill, and I did not expectit to come u this morning. I have not all the mcmoruu:1 here that I desire to present. I thought they were in my desk; they are not all here; and I shall be compelled to ask, eventually, a postponement of this bill until I can get them. Now, Mr. President, I agree with the Senfrom Minnesota that the proposition to build bridges across the Mississippi river is a very serious reposition. The Seiiatoris very wcll aware of the fact that if these bridges are to he built at all, as provided in this bill, bridges not With continuous spans, but what are called draw bridges, they will very materially interfere With the navigation of the Mississippi, river, and I must express some little astonishment at the 3 proposition on the part of the Senator who seems to have reported this bill from the postoffice Committee to build bridges of this character across the Mississippi river. If he be willing, as a representative of the interests connected with that great river, to build draw bridges over it, I am not. The Senate of the U.S. may outvote me on the proposition, butI never will vote for the establishment of a brid e across the Mississippi river which is called a draw bridge. It has been recently demonstrated that there is but little difficulty in building bridges with sufficient spans to admit of the passage of boats; and that being the case, if ridges can be built on the Mississippi river sufficiently elevated toadmit the passage of steamers, even with chimneys that can be let down as mentioned the other day, I am perfectly willing that that character of bridges may be built; but it is a matter of serious consideration, indeed, whether draw bridges shall be constructed across the Mississippi river. We know perfectly well that they will interfere, and materially interfere, with the navigation of that great river, and I doubt whether we shall ever e compensated by railroad travel and railroad transportation for the inconveniences arising from draw bridges. u The Senator says that this bill for a bridge at Quincy has been before a committee. What have the committee done? They have simply reported the bill which was introduced and referred to the committee for building a bridge at Quincy. They have reported the bill baci, only changing the height and the span of the bridge, But. sir, if a brid e is to be built at Quinc I live in that neighborhood; I live only 30 miles from the town of Hannibal an only 50 miles from the town of Quincy; I know that country perfectly well let me ask the Senator why he presents an objection to the building of a railroad bridge at Hannibal. What new light can the committee shed on it that cannot now be given?