Mr. FOWLER. I only wish to make a sin gle remark on this subject. As a general rule I am opposed to the policy of protection. however, I am very willing to vote at the Present time for the imposition of duties on most articles for the purposes of protection. I think there is a necessity for it under Present circumstances and in the Present condition of the country. But I do not intend to discuss the principle of protection at all. I should like very well to see this bill carried, however. I believe it is proper and necessary. So far as protection is required, I believe the infant manufactures are the ones that should receive the benefit of that protection. I have always understood that the idea was to afford them protection to enable them to stand until they could gain sufficient strength to manufacture without protection. I find that the friends of protection.aSSert a very different doctrine on the subject. But, sir, I rose principally to protest against the discussion of the whole system of the protective tariff on every little interest that is proposed to be taxed for the sake of protection. If there is something to grow We do not want any such discussion. I think if Senators will confine themselves strictly to the questions that are before the Senate that weSsirh, all get through with this bill much sooner. allow me to make one further remark. A stranger here would suppose that almost every Senator was engaged in some species of manufacture, and came here for the purpose of protecting his own self interest and nothing else. I do not consider it in that light. I do not suppose Senators are governed or controlled by any such motives. if I thought they were, I should vote against every proposition that is offered here, and the whole bill itself. I wish to protest also against the charges that are made against NewEngland or against the West that they are acting upon.tives entirely. I do not see that Senators are acting exactly in that way; nor have I seen that this or that section of the country was in fluenced entirely by any such motives or any such considerations. I think it is time to put a stop to such allegations. I shall listen with a great deal of patience to gentlemen who are discussing these questions solely on their own merits; but I.". that this kind of discussion to which I have alluded will cease.