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with the passage Of such bill rs tlts m Or
Jinnry cont, such a. the Senator and VICAR
sloo to 1900 expect, or something in TINT
II Mr. Prcsldsnt, I have not como here to re-
present the woot'grnwcrs. come hero to |
iemescnt the mass Of the people Of my State.
who wear the woo.len fshric when II u made
up Into oEot d. and they do not tell me TO
put three dollars Thousand on lumber which
IL to 70 into tbs houses mud to fence tho
faE1nh on the western rsals1cs. for the sake
q getting any such tag - thls on wool.
lam d ton on iron. Hhlch goes into their
wagons and their ploRs and their harsows
for tho sase Of gctt!rE little advantage TO
lew woolxrowcFs.: They do not tell mo t.
d securing m advantage to ssclcct fcv. Sir,
tho wool.gr. Wers Of NY etate are Intelligent
men. They have never asked me nor my
colleague 10 vote Tor any such BILL a. thls.
| They do not want u to do It. Thc5 would
us.,r wa Imposed such : btll II tits uron
! them.
Tho Senator taks abont British frcc.tradc
pgcnte, md says that British gold has been
dktfibuscd among members, perhaps, or
NJ. W1ps. did not say any sach thing.
Mr. GR1xEs. The Senator spoke about
British gold being used 10 Influence the lcgis.
lntion q Congress. Thst WAS hts Idea.
I ffAhEs h0&u hA2k / HGlIEFGQ 70 QE
true, that It subs,alzcd papers, printed books,
aud hired travelling ageuts to disseminate
thrlr irrc'tradc srstcm.
Nr. CLARK. II sends documents here every
day.
Mr.. CLARK. Ny mail IL full OF them.
Mr. GhlMEs. ! can ouly say that this
British free trade Institution know what Sen
atoEs to apply to. for It has never applied to
me on the aub1ect; 1t never scnds Its COM
<r~f-Atf tEH LAT L.
senator that was raIsed a. a tariff protec-
tlon Whig, md I still entertain the same no.
tions In regards to tariffs as those ln which
was enrly educated, and nm Just as much In
fayo1 Of the tarlh as the Scuat0r from Ohio Is;
but am not In iaror Of Tits tarld, nor am !
now upon onr statutc@books, until We can sec
what may he the operations Of cur internal
revenue Law that ne have already passed.
; know nothing about tue British Free. Tradt
League. / know there ~ Free. Trade League
in New York, Of which hare heard, and
have been made By that Organization
11y MUD has not oecn influenced in th'
slightest degree by what they have said no
las It been Influenced by another organlza
: Pennsylvania, whose agent Is about tbes
, | Halls, and hns been here silce this subjcc
| has been under consideration, using bis Inf1u
ence with members to induce them to rot
c for this bill. do not know but that the fire.
trate ncu have Just as inherent right to OF
{ sunize, make publications, raise money, dis
) tcmnate information, and control publ
+ sentiment in Congress or out Of 1t, as har
/ the men who orc Ii favor Of The passage {
+ such bill as this. supposed that any cit
i. zen oi this country aaa i right 10 cutcrtal
v their own notions upon this or any other sui
!. ject, and had tue right to impress them upo
: their fellow citizens In any honest aud legit
r. ! mQte wuT.
- The scrator says thai he wants this tasi
d till to pass. How long does the Senator SUI
/ pose it will remain upon our statute books
+ We do pass It? Docs be not know that II
; is discovered. rs believe it will be, that It
II Improperly adjusted to our interval reFcnt
T. law 1t will b. repealed and another one sui
!, stituted for it lii December, or when we u
semb1e together agains Is It to the lntcrc
" tariff law should he changed at every Sc
a slon Of EongEesss II wcfc q manufactur'
il Of anything would implore this Cougre
e to let this bill rest where 1t Is, and when y
ID | shall have come together again In Deccmb1
e and hare seen what is the condition of OF
i foreign trade, what Is the condition In viii,
q the rassage Of the internal revenue law h
&c placed US, and seen, also. what we d
IL gong to do In regard to the currency Of II
J. country, then would come before Congr.
b. and ask them to pass such laE with Vie
/, to having 1t remain permanently on Il
q. fstatutc.book, rs would be able to condu
Te my business under It with some view to pe
l. mancncy. viii tell the Senator that sou
o. Of the largest manufacturers il this count
l. II know one man, q citizen of Massach
Id | setts, a man Of immense wealth, 1Qillio
,e aitc, the largest portion Of whose property
I In the coal and Iron fields Of Pennsylyan
lc and Maryland, who has written to the e0e
ID that be docs not want thfs bill to pnss. b
+ wonld prefer that it should be postpou,
1t until further consideration can be given to
re by Congress; and say that tlat man, In II
10 view, has exercised . wise discretion IN des
r ing II TO be postponed.
&c Nj. President, IL hare bcsrnyed any uun
s. ccssary heat in the course Of this dIscusslo
,; desire the Senate to remember that this Is
n question which, in my oplnton,-I may
b. Wroug-is vital to the Ipterests Of the Sta
or that have the honor in part to represent.
1t eay that the passngc OF this bill Id anythf
"a like the shape IN which 1t is now lying up
J. your table will be ruEnous to the prospect
% Of Iowa. In vlev Of the considerations til
20 have presented !; In view OF the fact that
g the best VIC oannot pass tLis bill until SOL
cf time In August, and that nll the postpor
lc mant that ask Is for three or four montl
&c until VIC can come together again. when
It.. shall understand the operation of the Ia
be ucaring upon tile question Of ilnancc that
.ir t!avc already passed-in view Of all these Ct
r. ederatIoDs, do hope that the Senate y
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