Mr. SPALDING. “A, theres the rub, ” says the may as well rub on 1gentleman; and the grin stone as anywhere else, and in time I may become sharp enough for the Gentfrom Vermont. [Laughter] Undert e general tariff law grindstoues, manufactured, were protected with a duty of 20%. a valorem, unmanufactured grindgtones, 10%. In this bill grindstones, rough or unfin ished, are found among the articles free of duty. Now, sir, it is an established fact that the grindstones of Nova Scotia can be brought to the markets of Boston, NewYork, and Philadelphia by sea for 3 dollars a ton, whereas it costs my constituents some 8 or 9 dollars a ton to transport to the same markets their grindstones. They are left without any protection whatever to compete with this great interest of N ova Scotia. Again, the wheat growing interis some what extensive in the western c try. M State is somewhat largely interested in it; an the States of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Other northwestern States are even mere intereslfid in it. 1246 GL0BE. March 7. but down at 20 cents abusliel. It is placed in this bill at the same rate, 20 cents a bushel. Now, mark: Canadian wheat can be brought to Buffalo for 2 cents a bushel. You cannot bring wheat from Iowa to Buffalo under 40 cents a bushel. You start from Buffalo to the eastern market, and under this bill the Canadians will have an advantage of 18 cents a bushel over Iowa. Now, sir, are we, the representatives of the grain growing interests of the West, to be called upon to support a measure of this sort? Sir, I have every reason in the world to stand up for NewEngland and her interests. I was born in old Massachusetts; I was educated in Connecticut; but for 40 years I have been a citizen of Ohio. I would not go with my friendfrom Illinois, [Mr. Wssnnunxs] and denounce the bounty which has been given to our fishermen ever since the organization of the Government, although that bounty through these long years may have reached the amount of $15,000,000. Had that sum been quadru pled I would still say that this nation has received a full equivalent for it and I do not know that the time has yet arrived for us to interfere with that great nursery of seamen, the fishermen of our eastern coasts. I do not regret at all the legislation of days past in favor of that interest. But I do not care now to be made a party to any bargain to exchange the fishing bount for a drawback on salt, taking from one po0 et to put in the other.