Mr.FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. President, I am interested in reference to the freestone and building and monumental stone, and especially the freestone mentioned in this amendment. It is a fact, as I am informed by vast numbers who are engaged in quarrying free stone, which is largely quarried in Connecti cut and in NewJersey, and somewhat in Ohio that the Novascotiation comes in direct and constant competition with the freestone quar ried in those States. The House bill placed the duty on freestone at 5 dollars a ton, which is the Present amendment. I do not know but that 4 dollars a ton might answer the purpose, but I wish the Senators to understand that neither 5 dollars a ton nor 4 dollars a ton is real protection. It is not protection at 5 dollars a ton. The Nova Scotia stone is located near to the water, it being a heavy article; it is easily transported to NewYork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and to the other cities where that stone is used. The expense of labor, as has been stated, is there much less, and not only the expense of labor, but all the expenses which enter into a quarry– the expense of feed for cattle and horses and 1000things are much less than here. The only object that is desired by putting this tariff of 4 or 5 dollars a ton upon stone is not protection, but to prevent a large amount of capital going from this country to Nova Scotia and being there invested, tempted by the immense profits which would entirely destroy the quarrying interests of NewJersey, Connecticut, and Ohio, as I believe. This Present tariff, those who are engaged in quarrying in these stones say, will be their destruction. Why, sir, look at the prices. Free stone could be placed in the market 4 years ago at from 70 to 80 cents a cubic foot; it cannot now be placed there for less than $1 35 a cubic foot, such has been the increase in the expense of quarrying; and with this tariff of 4 dollars or 5 dollars a ton, Nova Scotia stone can be put in the market and sold considerably less than this stone from Ohio and NewJersey can. What do we gain, then, by this amendment? We gain 2 things: we gain an increased revenue when the stone does come here, and we prevent capital being tempted by these enormous prof. its to invest itself in quarrying this stone in Nova Scotia to the destruction of our American quarries. This is no small business. There are proba bly $5,000,000 paid out annually in i. in these quarries; there are 1000s and 1000s of men employed in them. There are $2,000,000 of capital invested in Connecticut alone. As to speaking of this freestone as raw material it is the greatest possible mistake.