Mr. HARRIS. I move to amend the bill on page 22, section 6, line 22, by striking out all of the paragraph after the word “specified, ” and inserting: When valued at 30 centspersquareyard or less 4 centsper squareyard, and, in addition thereto, 35%.advalorem; valued at over 30 i.ift squareyard, 6 cents. yard, and, in addition thereto, 40%. advalorem. So that the clause will read: On all brown or bleached linens, ducks, canvaspad dHionlglasn, dgso, tbblaoyttolinmesn, sb, u rlaops., drliilnlse, nes, oadtiianpgesr, brown asks, crash, huckabacks, hadkerchiefs, lawns, dam or other tnanufactures of flax, hemp, or jute, or of which flax, hemp, or jute, is the component material of value, chief not herein otherwisespecified, when valued at 30 cents per squareyard or squareyard, less, 4 cents per and in addition thereto, 35% adcolorem, valued at over thirt cents.per Quareyard, 6 centspersquareyard, and, in thereto, 40%. addition advalorem. This amendment is offered with a view to furnish greater protection to the coarser kind of linen manufactures. Its effect will be to protect not only agricultural productions, the production of flax, but also the manufacture of flax. By the bill as passed by the HoRep a specific duty of 6 cents per square yard on the articles mentioned in this paragraph was imposed. That was reported by the Senate committee at 3 cents o square yard, and by some means or other, do not know how I did not observe the manner in which it was done this specific duty of 3 cents per square yard has been stricken out, so as only to leave a duty, I believe, of 35%. advalorem, as it has been altered, upon these articles. It is entirely too low as compared with other manufactures of flax; so low that those who are engaged in this kind of business assure me that if the bill is allowed to pass in the form in which it is now Presented they will be obliged, for their own safety and protection, to leave this kind of business and to go into the manufacture of the finer article of linen. The effect will be to injure not only the manufacturing business, but also the agricultural production. If the amendment which I propose shall be adopted, it will have the effect to encourage agriculture, the raising of flax, as well as the manufacture of this coarser article. I am in formed that the American flax can only be manufactured into the articles which are in 'cluded in this amendment. I hope, therefore, that this amendment may be adopted. In stead of the 6 cents duty passed by the HoRep, it proposes 4 cents upon the cheaper article and 6 cents upon the more valuable article.