The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-02

could be formed only on one of the two
principles: laying duty on the raw
material or the manufactured article.
The effect must be to bring on manu-
factured articles, or the laborer him
self. The article must be manufactured
on this side of the water, or upon the
other. If on this side, the laborer will
enrich the country, and Illinois more
than any other State. If Illinois wants
wealth, she must have laborers, and she
can only have them by giving them
Mr.. Morrill, amendment was adpted.
Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendment
taxing manufactured railroad iron one
cent per pound.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, moved to
amend the amendment so as to make
the duty seventy cents per hundred
pounds. He said he was almost dis
posed to recommend Mr.. Kelly, of
Pennsylvania, as the head of the agri-
cultural department, Owingto the ideas
he had put forth; he referred to the re-
duction of the internal revenue tax on
railroad and pig iron, and thought that
ought to satisfy iron rollers.
Mr.. Griswold said that manufac-
turers of railroad iron had been losing
money for three or four years. Speak
ing of the free trade league he said that
not one of the members was identified
with the industrial interests of the
country, and most of them were inter
ested in. the English trade.
Mr.. Raymond gave some statistics
and figures showing the effect of the
proposed amendment; he wanted to see
times come when manufacturing es-
adjustments could protect themselves;
he did not desire to see railroads sad
died with enormous protection to bene-
tit iron rollers.
Mr.. Griswold declared that COMPETE
ton was the surest was to cheaper pro-
ductions. The production of American
rolling mills had been greatly reduced
because low grades of English iron
could be sold cheaper than American
iron. He appealed to his colleague,
Mr.. Raymond, not to allow his iudg-
Suments of railroad men or foreign
manufactures.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, said the iron
interest of the country should not
be destroyed by the interest of foreign
manufactures. Those who desired to
see the iron Grade forever secured to
England, might vote for the PROPOSE
ton of the gentleman from Iowa. In
1850 a bill was introduced into the Bri-
fish Parliament, ordering every iron
mill in America to be demolished; and
lacked only 81 votes of being carried
aprOpoS, it was carried that no iron
mill should be erected, and no trim
power, in America. The colonies might
produce the raw material, and ship it
to England. There was some sort of
issue still.
Mr.. Dodge spoke in favor of increased
protection of railroad iron, and pre-
dicted that under-mills would spring
up all over the West.
Mr.. Allison favored a reduction OF
duty. The iron interest ought to be
satisfied with the present duty.
Mr.. Benjamin spoke on the same
side.
Mr.. Stevens. of Pa, regretted that the
South had not taken away its free trade
doctrine. The price of the article i'm
ported from England was more than
three times what it was five years ago.
before the war. The reduction was
caused simply by protecting the Amer
lean interest, and yet the gentlemen
cannot see it or understand it. They
are blind to everything but theory
which cannot be reduced to practice,
without crushing all the interests ofthe
country. England can send her iron
here, because the price of labor there is
only one-third what it is here. The
price of iron consists of one-twentieth
capital, and Observation-Disclosures labor
1t is at labor, therefore, that the oppo-
nents of the duty are striking. 1t is
labor which the free-trade league is try
ing to crush.