Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Chair man, I did not know that my colleague [Mr. Ixi JLLEY] had yielded the floor to me. I would greatly have preferred to conclude my remarks when up efore; but I thank him for his courtesy now. And as the House is entertained so often and so profitably by the silvery tones of his mellif liious voice, I presume it will be quite as Willing to hear me for a few moments, who so sel dom even attempt to engage its attention. Mr. Chairman, I do not want to adopt the remarks of anybody, as I am able to. make my own arguments. I believe I was stating, at the time I was notified by the gentleman was o c cupying the floor during his hour, which I did not know until he informed me of the factI believe I was stating my reasons why there should be adiscrimination or difference between the duty under this tariff upon Pictou coal and British coal which comes across the ocean. I wish to make that a little more clear and explicit if I can have the opportunity to do so. It is very well known by this House I know it is by my constituents; I do not require any indorseinent at home of the fact this House and the country, sir, know I am and have been a tariff man, a protective tariff man. It is as well known to members as to my constituents that Iam in favor of protecting American manufactures against the cheap labor of foreign countries. I wish now to say that this cool which comes from Pictou and the mines of Nova Scotia is used for manufacturing purposes, and the manufacturers who use it compete with what is fli pantly called the pauper labor of the “0d country.” I think the argument is clear that if we put a high daty upon the raw material used by these manufacturers we disable them to that extent from cometing with this low priced foreign labor. he principle I have advocated all my life, and which I have endeav ored to carry into practice, has been to sustain the manufacturers of this country against those of all other countries; and when I find that this raw material is used by American manufacturers who come into competition with the manufacturers of lbreigii countries, by helping the former I only act upon the principle which has always controlled me in reference to the tariff. Pictou coal for the last 11 years, as the chairman has stated and is the House well knows, has come in free under the reciprocity treaty. By the bill now before the House we propose atax upon Pictou coal of 50 cents perton, and to that extent we protect the coal roducers of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and ’ir ginia without oppressing the particular manufacturing interest under consideration. My object, so far as I have aided in framing this bill, has been to protect American labor and American interests against the labor, inter‘ts, and competition of all other nations. That is what 1 ask and all I ask.