Mr. HOGAN. I understand the reverse to be the fact., Mr. KASSON. I shall not be very much surprised if my friendfrom Ohio [Mr. Gan FIELD] should be led into sundry other errors besides that which he has unintentionally com' mitted now in his statement touching this subject, from the fact that he and I differ from the very foundation on the question of this tariff. As I stated the other day, whenever there is a new, struggling industry in this country that cannot compete without hel, there is an object, and then is the time for this exercise of our right to discriminate in favor of industry. Now, sir, this is peculiarly a new and struggling industry. As chairman of the ComCoinage, Weights, and Measures, I have had to examine this subject in connection with a bill which I introduced in re rd to coina e. I find there is but one manufacture of nic 'el in this country now. There have been 2 or 3 previous attempts made to establish manufactories, but they have failed at the outset' from inability to comete with the foreign prod uct. The best nicke perhaps in the world is produced in Prussia, and that has been used to a great extent in the U.S. Mint as a part of theingredient of our coin. Laborin Prussia is cheap, fuel is cheaper, and chemicals are so much cheaper abroad, that when the question comes as between the industry of Europe and this country for there are some 6 or 8 large reducers in England and Ger many, and I believe one or 2 in Sweden the necessity for some considerable protection is manifest if we would establish this new industry in this country. Nickel is obtained from an ore which ields from 2 to 6%. It is found in enn sylvania, NewJersey, Missouri, and some other States, I believe; but there is but one man who has possessed the genius and the will to develop and establish the manufacture of this product. That man deserves the thanks of Congress and of the country, for it has cost him from $100,000 to $200,000 to establish it on a permanent basis. And, sir, he has done what I would urge other capitalists to do who are clamoring for exeessive protection from “us. He has gone to Europe and brought the laborer here to his mill in order to be enabled by the skill and experience of that laborer to reduce the cost of the produet Blld brig it in coinpetition with the foreign article. ehas one of the most experienced artisans from nrope to aid him in the development of this industry. Now, I say this is one of those infantile in I dustries of the country which needs to be developed. The question of the production of‘ German silver epends upon it. It advances; the cost of German silver about 6%., and better would it be to enhance the price i of German silver 6%., which partakes of the character of a luxury than to destroy l the only factory where nicke is produced in, this country. Recollect that the ore yields only from twp to 6 ier cent. of the metal. It irst goes through die smelting operation and is reduced to a concentrated ore which is' sent to England where it is reduced to nickel. Then that is brought back to this country, paying a duty of 15%. It is cheaper j to do that than to reduce it to a metal here. Under these circumstances I consider this as, a peculiar case where protection 'is needed. iIHr.ere the hammer ell.]