Mr. WILSON. I move to amend, by striking out on page 16, line 11, of section 4 all of that clause after the word “specified, ’ and to insert: Valued at one dollar or per poundspecific, and, lessper Fol. 50 cents in addition thereto, 35%.ad valorem, valued at over onedollar, and lessthan $1,5oper pound, 50 centsper pound, and, in addition thereto, 40%. advalorem, val ued at over $1: pound, 50 cents per pound, in addition thereto, 45%. adva era. The clause which I move to amend relates to the duty on “broadcloths, cloakings, cassi meres, ladies' cloths, doeskins, tricots, and all other fulled or folved goods or fabrics, woolen shawls, flannels, and all manufactures of wool of every description, made wholly or in part of wool, not herein otherwise specified.” This clause covers more than 2/3rds of the woolen interests of the country. When the arrangement was made with the wool growers, with whom this special matter originated, and it was agreed that ten cents a pound and ten%. advalorem should be levied on imported wool, the committee said in their report, which is quoted by the commissioner: Nothing less than a specific duty of 53 centsper Fo on such manufactureswill be sufficient to place the manufacturer in the same position as if he had his raw material free of duty, a protection, which, he must demand, as an necessity imperative for the Preservation of his industry. The HoRep cut this down from 53 cents specific to 50, and the bill of the Senate committee reduces that from 50 to 45, and the reason given for that reduction, as I understand, is that the dye stuffs are placed in the free list. I will simply say that the dye stuffs are a very small part of the cost, a mere trifle, and putting them on the free list does not compensate or begin to com. for this reduction of 5 cents. I understand also that the class of goods named in this paragraph are mostly made out of imported wools that cost on an average about 14 cents per pound. Almost all this wool costs from 13 to 16 cents, averaging about 14 cents per pound, and the duty upon that is about 80%., being ten cents a pound and ten%. advalorem. suppose the wool average 15 cents, and it take Qur pounds of wool to make a pound of cloth. 45 cents a pound duty is put upon the manufactured article to offset the increase of duty on the wool, and then there is beside 35%. advalorem, ten%. of that will go to pay the internalrevenue, leaving just 25%.; and that in view of all the cheating through the customhouses will leave avery small% age for protection. I have made in my amendment a classification, according to which I propose to grade the duties. It is that on all these goods the spe cific duty shall be 50 cents, as the HoRep agreed, instead of 45 cents, and, in addition, on those worth less than a dollar a pound, 35%. adva lorem, just the same advalorem fixed in the bill for this class which furnishes a large anaount of the importations of goods with which, the mass of the people are clothed; 40%. advalorem on those worth between a dollar and a dollar and a half a pound; and 45%. advalorem on those above a dollar and a half a pound, these being the finer classes of broadcloths and cassimeres. The labor entering into the cheaper class of goods is about 20%.; on the more costly goods, the finer classes, the labor is about 45%. How do you protect labor when you put the same duty on goods of the cost of which labor constitutes 20%. that you put on goods of the cost of which labor constitutes 45%.? This classification is based on sound principles, and I believe the adoption of this amendment will save 2/3rds of the woolen manufacturers of the country. I believe further that if the bill passes as it now stands, while the manufacturers of worsteds and carpets will be benefited, the class of manufacturers specified in this paragraph, those who manufacture doeskins, cassimeres, broadcloths, women's dress goods, will lose 100s of 1000s of dollars, and 1000s of men will be discharged from employment in 30 days. On these articles this as it stands is from 7 to ten%. worse for the manufacturers than the Present tariff law. About 1/3rd of the woolen manufacturers of the country, engaged in manufacturing the articles specified in the para graph .this one which I move to amend, will be benefited at the expense of the manufacturers of the articles mentioned here, which make up 2/3rds of the woolen interests of this country. I hope the Senate will adopt this amend.ment. We have put the duty on wool at what has been asked; and so in regard to wheat, barley, and I may say everything. We do not have any raw materials oãy. On this bill I have not heard of a raw material; but when we get up the internalrevenue bill I think we shall find that pretty much every thing is a raw material. This amendment is based on sound principles; it makes a proper discrimination. It protects the skilled labor of the country that goes into the manufacture of the finer. of goods that are worn by those who can afford to pay this increased duty, and it leaves the cheaper articles where they now are.