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FOR the hoine supply. They therefore re-
specially recommend an increase oi duty
on hammered Bar Iron, SO that the same
may be 112 cents per hundies weisht, IN
stead of go cents. the present rate OF auty-
They further recommend that the commit
tee charged with the subject OF wool and
wollens, include in their memorial, the suo-
ject of bar iren to the protection thefeoi, as
herein suggested.


OTHO II. WILLIAMS, Chairman


GLASS.


The committee appointed to consider and
report under the exptdiency of further pro-
lection to the manufacture OF Glass, report:


That they haze bestowed on it the attrn-
tion due to a subject of so much Importance.
1t apuears from the Treasury statement,
submitted to congress for the year ncludihS
the 30th September, 1896, that there was
imported into the United States that year,
glass Of various descriptions, to the amount
of S5lS,q54, besides about 500 O90 pouhas
weight Of glass, of which the value is not
given, THIS may be regarded as moaer-
Ate sum. COMPARED with the value OF the
whole quantity Of glass annually consumed
in this country, the balance OF which IS sup
niied bv oar own manufactures. Still the
lmportations III the above year exceed those
Of the year ending 30th September, 1873.
by about Sl5O,000, and exceed those OF the
gear nexl proceeding, by about lOo,ooo'--
l 1t Is however, TO be OBSERVED, that OF INC
importations Of the year ending Septemnef
1926, there was ot window glass, the mos.
essential article, As being OF mnst universal
consumption, Only the value OF Gf5,eoV, ol
the other kinds sll40,lSl value was import
4 eL in a Grade state, which IS GUY, or other
wise manufactured in this country, ana af'
forls employment AND profit 10 very con-
siderable auount OF the balance, very


large proportion was imported iron INC
continent of Earope, in exchange tor snch
a a.lr pt0 !ciuons as can be adraitaseouSil
e%iuited thither.


Were this the only view to be taken o
the suhjtct, il misht appear ti3n, ta'


amount, oi glass still Imported and the ~
crease of imports since 1921. that tArthc


protection to our own manufacture w0hl'


Sc txpeAient. But information has btt'


laid hf lore the committee from several 9


the principal gas works OF the country


both east and west ct the mountains, that y
further protection IS at present dtsnrd.-
Whether this opinion prevails geneidll
among those concerned ~ tae n,antifattpf
/ ~ class. Or whether surh further dutig, q
2 should materially dimnish the quihtiSs {
window glass now imported, woul aceaaia
j reduction in the price Of tha1 imnert"t
description Of tile article, the com aittae ~
j not able TO state; aud As il Is not = ths
: power 10 Obtain general ana satisfactory =
a formation respr, ting these and snne otht
) view at The spaj s.. they arc oi OPINION th'
4 il is not rXpea.Itto ~ propose aiY no 'snf
!, or the adoption u any resolution a.ieetf


the matter refcrred q thcm.


I Tley therefore, respectfully AK 70
il discharged from the further consideration
: the 81 Ject.