We can all agree on that bill. however we differ on the principles of tariff legislation. and this can be easily demonstrated at the proper time. But such discussion is not germane to this provision. This is simply a provision by which Bibles. books. and pamphlets printed in another language than our own may be brought in by the scholars of the country. by persons who are interested in larger research. in advancing the domain of knowledge. and in giving to us the benefit of the investigations made by learned men in all countries. that books may come in without having to pay unnecessary duty to a country whose Treasury is overflowing. that persons who immigrate to our country to make homes in our midst. speaking foreign languages. most generally poor persons seeking wider and better homes among us. may have an opportunity to import books printed in their own language at as low a cost as possible. Therefore. in all the aspects of the case it seems to me to be one of those questions upon which both sides may agree without regard to our differences of opinion upon economic questions. Surely no one will go to the extent of saying that taxes and duties ought to be levied on learning simply for the purpose of protection.
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