Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. President, the subject that has been introduced by the Senfrom Ohio is one in which many persons are interested. I had proposed, instead of the amendment which has been offered by the Senfrom Ohio, to move an amendment making the tax on linseed 20 cents, instead of 16, and making the tax on the oil 35 cents instead. 23, on the simple principle that as the duty on the seed is raised so that the crusher has to pay more for it, the duty on the manufactured article, the oil, should also be raised so that he may be protected. Of all the linseed crushed in this country I am informed by those who understand the subject that nearly 2/3rds of it comes from and Bombay, and of course this extensive business of crushing lin seed must be embarrassed and depressed if the crushers have to pay a high duty on the linseed. The crushers would be perfectly content, I suppose, if the duty had been left where it was. The duty, I think, was ten cents a bushel on the seed and 23 cents a gallon on the oil, but then there was a draw back. Now, I notice that the Commissioner, Mr. Wells, in speaking of this subject, says: “On flaxseed, or linseed, and on linseed oil a large advance is respectfully asked.” He then goes on and considers the subject, and concludes with these remarks: “It is his opinion, therefore, that the interests of the revenue and of the country generally would be best promoted by leaving the existing tariff rates on flaxseed and linseed oil unchanged.” But this bill does not do that by any manner of means. The crusher was protected under the old bill, for when he exported the cake made from the seed after the oil had been extracted he had a drawback which was equal to 5 and a half cents per bushel. This bill abolishes that drawback and makes the duty, even if it stood at the same rate, so much higher. Now I am informed that about 2 million gallons of oil are imported into this country, and about the same quantity manufactured from American seed. The drawback is gone by this bill, and I suppose properly so. The western grower objects that there shall be a drawback on imported seed, for that is the law. The drawback applies to raw material imported into this country and manufactured and then reshipped. They object to a drawback being on imported seed while the home crushed seed has no such drawback; and I understand that there has been an arrangement made between the western and eastern men, so that about such an amendment as that which I suggest would be agreeable to each party.