I will not trouble the Senate to read that portion of it for the reason that we have heard about the condition of labor in Cuba and in this country. and have had it fully discussed on the sugar question. so that it is familiar to the whole Senate. Therefore it is not necessary to go over that. They simply insist that free men in the United States can not compete on equal terms with the African slaves and Chinese coolies in Cuba. and therefore they ask for this protection to their industry. They get forth fully what the cost of this duty is to the manufacturer of cigars. which it is not necessary to trouble the Senate with. The recapitulation of the whole matter is this: Speaking then of the proposition of the Finance Committee to reduce the duty to $3 per pound. which has now been changed. they say: First.