Mr. ALLISON. I renew the amendment to the amendment. I think this particular provision in relation to railroad iron should b‘e changedasorrrinnlfy proposed by my colleague, [Mr. WILSONi] an beg gentlemen who are insisting here upon protection not to regard those 0 us who oppose the full measure of protection that they ask as being in favor of manufacturers of this country all t areprotection that the necessities of tchour require. llut I am not willing to give them such protection as I believe they do not require. “ye have a proposition here to increase the duty upon railroad iron to the extent of 6 dollars perton. And yet in the internalrevenue bill which we havejust passed wehave relieved that branch ofindustry entirely from internal taxes. We have taken the duty off coal; we have taken the duty off pig iron, and we have taken the duty of!“railroad iron, or relieved the railroad iron of burdens of internal taxation to the'extent of $8 43 perton; and yet gentlemenrnot content with that, ask that we shall give an increased protection of 6 dollars perton to every manufacturer of railroad iron. And upon what ground do they ask this protection? That these industries are not flourishing at this time. I undertake to say, and I care not what other gentlemen may say upon that question that the railroad ironinterests and the railroad iron manufacturers of tbe country have flourished during the last year. I hold in my hand the return from the Cam bria Iron Works, of Pennsylvania, 5.company having a capital of $2,000,000, showing that during the last year they have paid $215,000 of internal tax, or 10%. upon their capital. It shows they have made a greaterprofit upon the ca ital invested than perhaps any other class of capitalists‘in this country. I do not suppose they have been ruined during the last year when they were able to pay 10% or $215,000 of internal tax. By reference to the report of the ComrIntRev, I find that the iron interest has increased during the last year. The State of Pennsylvania has paid more tax for the rolling of railroad iron during the 9 months preeedingNthis than during the entire year of 1864 65. otwithstanding all this these gentlemen ask additional protection of 6 dol 3 perton, when we have given:58 43 on railroad iron. In addition to that, we have iven this interest a special)rOl OcllOll by our c 'slation in reference to the Pacific railroad. Illa are new building 3 or 4 roads across the continent, and have compelled them all to purchase iron of American manufacture. Is not this a protection not given to any other interest? ve have never compelled any class of our people to purchase goods of American manufacture, but have uniformly allowed them to go where they pleased to purchase what they needed. So then this yailroad interest has a special protection which has been afforded to no other interest. Now, Mr. Chairman, when Iconsented to the reduction of 3 dollars ppr ton on railroad iron in the internal tax 'll, I did it on the understanding that there would be no proposition to increase the duty on imported railroad iron.