Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. I move to amend by strikin out “ 70, ” in the 50th line, and insert g in lieu thereof “ 55; ” so that the clause will read, “ on marble polished, finished, or partly finished, marble chimney gieces, and all other manufactures of marble, 55%. advalor cm.” The amendment which I propose allows an increase of 5%. advalorem upon the rate establilshed by the present law, and it seems to me that this is sufficient. The bill before us is remarkable in a great many of its features. It teaches almost every thing, from the necessaries of life to articles of luxury and taste, with a heavier hand than has ever been placed on them before. New, sir, I am, for various reasons,0 osed to these excessive duties upon articles 0 this character. In the 1st place, a great deal of this marble comes into the country in a art ially finished state. In that state it passes into the hands of the workmen of this country and is b them completed. If we now attempt to exc ude it by a duty prohibitorv as this we shall interfere with a very large trade in this marble a trade that is now very remunerative to the workmen of this country. It is cheapertotransport the Italian marble in this partially finished state than in the rough form; so that, the transpor tation being cheaper, there is practically a protection to the workers ofvthis marble in this country who receive it in the partially finished cenditiou. Again, sir, I am opposed to placinv all these articles beyond the reach of the middIe classes. I was opposed to the high duty which we adopted upon books; for I desire to see a library placed in every dwelling in this land. I believe that articles of decoratipn, such as are embraced in the paragraph under consideration, should not be placed beyond the reach of the middle classes. I desire that all persons who have homes and homesteads of their own shall be permitted to enjoy to some degree these articles of luxury in common with the wealthier classes of the country. I hope, therefore, that my amendment will be adopted, and that those engaged in this trade will be willing to put up with the advance which I propose.