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open to Canadian trade and denied to American

open to Canadian trade and denied to American
t-ade.
Mr.. Lind suggested that the United States
received the free use of the st. Lawrence river
IN perpetufty. This was very urgent right
We could build canals Of our own, but we could
not build a ST. Lawrence river.
Mr.. Blount thought that the government
should stand manfully and heroically for the
rights of the citizens and meet every emer-
gency which arose when it arose.
MR. HIT ADVOCATES THE Bill.
Mr.. Hit (nl.) said that the pending bill was
one tina. deeply concerned the people of the
northwest and the cities of the east. Every
where that the grain trade concerned American
citizens. The grain producers sent their grain
by the lakes and the canals and by railroads
Vast crops were sent by water during the water
season, and the mode of passage from Lake
Erie to Lake Ontario was by the Welland
canal. American citizens were entitled
with Canadian citizens. For that right they
had paid q great price. 1t was q reciprocal
privilege. We gave Canada the use Of those
great canals, on which the government had
lavished millions Of money. For that we we're
entitled to the use Of the Welland canal If we
paid the same tolls that the Canadians did.
Every year great sums were spent for the st.
Alary's canal, through which we welcomed
Canadian vessels to pass free. But while We
did this we found that for every cargo
that passed through the welland canal we
were charged ten times as much a. were the
Canadians II was bald fact that American
trade was subject to ten times the exactions
that Canadian trade was In passing through the
Welland canal. For every 81, 900 paid on car
goes going to Canadian ports $50, 900 was el-
acted from the gruin raiser and shipper Of the
northwest.
The bill was passed without division.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
1n IL L. A.
shall be satisfied that the passage
through any canal or lock connected
with the navigation Of the 81. Lawrence
river, the great lakes or the waterways connect
ing the same, of any vessels Of the United States
or Of cargoes or passengers in transit to any
part Of the United States Is prohibited or Ia made
difficult or burdensome BY the imposition Of
tolls or otherwise. which he shall deem to be
reciprocally unjust and unreasonable, he shall
have the power to suspend the right of free
passage through the st. Mary's Pals canal, so
far as II relates to vessels owned by
the subjects of the government dis
eliminating against the United States.
SYMPATHY WITH RUSSIAN nEBREvR
Mr.. McCreary (Ky.), from the same commit
tee, called up joint resolution expressing SYM
patty with the Russian Hebrews In distress and
the hope that the Russian government will
mitigate the severity Of the DEGREES against
them.
Mr.. Buchanan New Jersey inquired whether
the sympathy was TO be sent in government
vessel
Mr.. Butler Uowa) thought that the resolution
was piece Of buncombe, ard by raising the
point of no quorum consumed the remainder Of
the hour accorded TO the committee ON foreign
affairs, and the resolution resumed its place on
the calendar
BILLS ACTED on.
On motion Of Mr.. Cultivate (Ohio) Senate
bill was passed for the examination and pro-
motion of enlisted men of the army to the
grade Of second lieutenant.
Also Senate bill for the collection, custody
and arrangement of military records Of the
revolutionary war and the war Of 1872.
Also Senate bill authorizing the Secretary Of
War to make fve-year leases of public property
under hts charge which may not be necessary
for public purposes.