The Clerk read as follows: up SEC.19. Abife: That lt all 1mm parts of laws allowing fishing bounties to vessels oreafler licensed to engage in the fisheriesbe, and the same are hereby.repoa ed: Provide ii, That from and after the date of the passageof this act vessels himcepnosreteddto engagein the fisheriesmaytake onboard salt in bondto beusedin curing fish, under such regulations as the SecyTreasury shall prescribe. And upon proof that said salt.has been used iudcuring fish, the utics on thesameshall be remitte. in. KASSON. 1 o‘ffer the followinglhsan additional section: Abife:, That so much of this act as increasesthe duty on iron bars for I‘MH'ON'ISJ)!‘ inclined planes, madeto attorns, imported and laid down shall not gointo egectuntil oneyourfromthe 4thday of March next. Mr. Chairman, I offer this new section for the purpose ofonce more calling the attention of the committee to the propriety of this measureof protectionJhe 011 real measure of protection offered to the interests of that great region of country known as the valley of the Mississippi. I offer it for another purpose which I hope the committee will take into account, that we may get a vote distinctly on this question ofrailroad iron in the House, ifthis bill be not recommitted to the committee, or poat poned until December next. There is not a single industry of the West, nor a single interest of any part of the country, that depends upon shipping food from the West which is not affected by the question I hen attempt to make connected with the increase of duty on railroad iron. The great burden of the West is that it costs so much to get articles to mar ket that it‘leaves almost nothing to the farmer as a profit upon his industry. At this time extraordinary efforts are being made west of the Mississippi for an extension of the railroad system. Many of the railroads are even upon home contributions to csatrrruyggling t ein along ten or 20 miles at a time to reach further into the interior of that country for the benefit of the farming interest. They could not expect that after reducing the tax on iron under the internalrevenue bill there would be an increase of duty on iron imported from abroad to derive them of the benefit of that reduction. ‘onipanies have been Organized and have been pushing ahead, in the belief that Congress would notvincrease the burdens on the construction of these railroads. Now, sir, this is a great and fundamental interest; an interest that we cannot afford to have disregarded in the West, when we have to pay 'for everything included in the tariff bill which we consume an enhanced rice in cons uence of the enhanced rates 0 duties. e‘I ask, then, gentlemen from the Northwest, from both sides of the Mississip iriver, and gentlemen from New, England, who feel an interest in cheap fuel for their manufactures; I ask gentlemen from all parts of the country who desire to do justice to the West that they will allow av'ote to be taken here in committee upon this section to postpone the time for the taking effect of this clause and can it in committee, so that we may have a vote by yeas and any: upon it in the House.