Mr. MORRILL. I renew the amendment to the amendment for the purpose of sa 'ing a word or 2 in relation to this subject. I have no objection to the motion of the Gentfrom NewYork, provided this article be inserted in some other part of the bill, so that it will be subjected to the duty which he designs shall be impoSed upon it. I will say, in relatiiin to this subject, that previous to 1861 all linens im orted into this country bore a duty of only 15%., while cotton goods, used by the laboring classes of the North, were subjected to a duty of thirt%. The tariff of 1861, and the laws which have since been enacted as amendments, have been framed with the view of raising up, if possible, the manufacture of linens in this country and creating here a demand for the hem and flax that are raised in this count. I now that in some portions of the West Ilhx is raised urely for the seed; whereas, ifthose who raise it would cultivate it. for the fiber, they would realize more than double the irofit peracre on their land than they obtain by evoting it merely to the raising of seed. Under the laws to which I have referred and other laws allowing machinerv for the manufacture of flux to come into the country free of duty various experiments have been made, some of which have been successful and some not. But it is a branch of manufacture emi nently deserving of the fostering care of the Government. 'lhe duties proposed in this bill will upon some articles increase the amount of protection, while upon others there will be actually a reduction. the present rate of duty, as I have already stated, is 35%. advalorem upon goods valued at 30 cents or less peryard, and 40%. upon articles valued at more than 30 cents peryard, Gentlemen will readily perceive that the advalorem reduction of ten%. on those articles costing more than t irty cents peryard will make the rate of dut 'on goods costing less than 75 cents lower than that fixed by the present law. On goods valued at 50 cents the duty will be one cent peryard more than the present duty. On articles of a still lower price the increase of duty and of protection Wlll be greater. I think the proposition introduced by the ComWays&Means is nothing more than reasonable. It is' nothing like what is demanded by the mann fucturers. ’12. Here the hammer fell.]