Mr. HENDERSON. I move to amend the bill on page? by striking out of line 18 of the 1st section the word “three” and inserting “two;” so as to read: On all sugar not above No. 12, Dutch standard in color, 2 centsper pound. In looking at the table of importations for 1865, I find that of this description of sugar we received 519, 475, 697. at a gross value of $21, 395,042, so that the article cost in the foreign market 4 and one 10th cents per pound, and the duty upon it is 3 cents, which is a tax of 73 and one 6th%. amuch larger duty than is imposed upon any article of silk manufacture that comes into the ports of this country, and half as much as there is on salt. I find that of the article of sugar from No. 12 to No. 15 Dutch standard, there came into this country 75 million pounds at a gross value of $3,000,000, costing 4 and one 7th cents per pound. The duty is 3 and a half cents, which is 84%. advalorem upon this article. Of sugar No. 15 to 20 Dutch standard, there came into this country 12, 741, 808 pounds, at a valuation of $639, 582, or 5 and one 6th cents per pound, and the duty is 4 cents, which is 77 and one 10th%. upon the article. Of sugar about No. 20 Dutch standard, there came into this country 918, 315 pounds at an.valuation of $59, 996 making 6 and a half cents aoforeign value. Upon that we impose a duty of 5 cents per pound, or 77%. Now, I appeal to Senators to know whether this policy is to be carried out, whether it is designed to increase the duty upon manufactured articles, almost to a prohibitory extent, and then force us to pay on necessary articles all that may be required to pay the interest of the public debt; and after this bill shall have been passed then reduce the internal taxation upon manufactured goods? Is that the purpose? Why not openly proclaim it now, and yet us put on duty enough at once, and let it all stand in the name of tariff; let it stand and be known as a bounty to that interest? If the Fo is to make the absolute necessaries of ife pay the interest upon the public debt, and to impose prohibitory upon articles which may be manufactured in this country, and then to reduce 5%, internalrevenue upon manufactured articles, I believe the people will sooner or later ascertain what this tariff bill means. I have desired to move some amendments, and I hope that some will be adopted, but from the purpose manifested by the Senate now I have no idea that it will be done. although I dislike as much as anybody to differ with a majority of those gentlemen with whom I act politically here, I shall be pardoned for suggesting to them that the majority of the western people are not in favor of any such duties. That is the general policy of this bill. I do not know what the committee of conference may do, but I apprehend from the purpose manifested and from the indications of the purpose which are apparent, that inasmuch as there must be a reduction of taxation, it will be made entirely in the internalrevenue after the passage of this tariff bill. Mr. President, it ought to be known by the people of this country, and it will be known, that the articles of absolute necessity are the articles having the highest advalorem duty in the bill.