Mr. MORGAN. If there really was any necessity for the proposition made by the Senfrom Ohio for this increase of duty, I would have supported it in committee, and I would support it in the Senate; but there is really no necessity for it whatever. The senators who represent the western States understand their interest very well, and do not often make a mistake; but I am sure they have mistaken their interest in the proposition that has been made by the Senfrom Ohio. Now There have been presented to the Senate several memorials, one of which I read: “The undersigned, consumers of and dealers in linseed oil, respectfully memorialize your honorable committees against any increase of the tariff on foreign linseed, now fixed at 16 centsper bushel of 52 pounds; which tariff, in addition to freight from the East Indies and the other necessar expensesand risk of importation, is abundantly sufficient as a protection to seed growers in try: and this counit is self evident that as a matter of public policy the tariff on linseed should be kept as low as is consistentwith revenue, because the article made from it (namely, linseed oil,) is raw material in following widely disseminated the namely: branches of business the manufacture of white ièad, oxide of zinc, and all painter's colors: putty, varnishes of all kinds; japanned leather and cloth, floor cloths, and” table covers; oil silk, oil clothing, and printer's ink; as well as house, ship, and carriage painting. And it is obvious that an increased duty on linseed would affect the cost of all the above articles, and thereby seriously diminish consumption.” These memorials were presented to the senate and came from the manufacturers of NewYork, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti more, Rochester, Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Chi cago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Albany, StLouis, and Syracuse. There have also been presented petitions in favor of this proposed increase of duty, one of which I will read: “We, the undersigned, farmersand growers of flax seed in the West, would respectfully represent to your honorable body that our climate and soil are well adapted to the cultivation of flax for both seed and lint, and that it prepares, the soil better than other spring crop for sowing wheat in the fall; that in their opinion they will be able, if against fairly protected the cheaplabor of Russia and India, to grow seed onough to supply the entire wants of try; this counbut in consequence of the importation of quantities large of foreign seedand oil the market is liable to suddenand grave fluctuations, beingfrequently depressed to a !. it that will not pay us for raising it. And we submit that it is not good policy to in:lco us dependent on any foreign country for a crop that can be grown at home. We would, therefore, respect fully but earnestly, pray your honorable body to fix the duty on flaxseed at not less than 30 cents per bushel, and no drawback for cake, in accordance with the action of the HoRep at its last session, and thereby make the cultivation of flax in Qur country a permanent and profitable agricultural interest.” As has been stated by the Senfrom Maine, there came before the committee a Gentfrom Dayton, Ohio, engaged in crushing seed, and the question was put to him whether any of the foreign seed ever went to the West or in any mannerinterfered with them, to which he replied, “Not at all.” He was then asked: “Does the foreign oil ever, come in competition with your product at the West?” “Yes, very largely, and was sold last year in large quantities right in our own neighborhood at 40 cents a gallon less than we were producing it.” It seemed to me that he made an excellent argument against an increase of the duty on the seed and an equally excellent argument in favor of some increase of the duty on oil. I speak now entirely for the West. His argument was a very good one for increasing the duty somewhat on oil, but it was against any increase of the duty on seed, for the seed did not enter into competition with them at all. Formerly there was a duty of 25 cents per gallon on oil, when seed was free. Now it is 16 cents a bushel; but in consequence of the drawback, which takes off about 5 and a half cents, it is actually but ten and a half cents..There have been during the last year 2,400,000 gallons of oil imported into the U.S., and that oil finds its way, as I have stated, to the West and enters into competition with the oil manufactured by the crushers of the West.