The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-22
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Apri, 2I.-Tnere was a
good attendance in the senate today when
the gavel fell. There was number OF
the visiting Pennsylvania laboriugmen in
the gallery wearing the badge Of the dele
cation.
Senator Carey of Wyoming. called up
the house bill for the protection of The
birds and animals in Yellowstone National
Park and asked immediate consideration
for it. Before final action could be taken
| the morning hour expired and the tariff
| was laid before the senate.
Senator Dolph obtained the floor and re-
sumed his speech, which was Interrupted
| by adjournment yesterday.
The wOrkingmen's delegation in the
galleries had the pleasure OF hearing SEN
ator Quay rea their petitions and memo
rails IN the senate and plead the cause of
protection.
Senator Dolph had yielded to Senator
Quay Tor The presentation of the memorial.
although it was contrary to the tariff de
bate as agreed upon, but unanimous con-
sent was accorded. Alter the pr-senta
ton the greater portion of the delegates
| III the gallery filed out and Senator Doiph
continued speaking.
A message WAS received from the presi-
dent transmitting Hawaiian cOrrespon-
dence.
Senator Dolph took up the question OF
paper making and wood pulp making III
the state of Oregon, and appealed TO the
senate not to destroy this industry OF his
state.
Senator Gray asked whether he wanted
to levy trlbnte Oh the state OF Delaware 10
order that Oregon might have monopoly
OF the paper business
ssI did rs. I nf
any industry for my state" replied Mr..
Doipb, adding, 1.-THE senator was not pay
ing attention. but is simply trying TO get
into the record" Laughter He went
on to say Oregon used great quantity OF
goods from Delaware and he paid high
tribute to the industry of that state.
Senator Gray thanked him for his COM
plimeni airy words about Delaware and at
the same time assured him that he had
not been actuated by a desire to get into
| the record. The present depressed con-
diti0n of affairs in Delaware and other
states, he said. was due to the elimination
of thirty years Of high protection. We
were living under the highest protective
laws the country had ever seen. There
has not been a single industry OF Della
ware benefited by the Mckinley bill, aud
he predicted that upon the passage of the
pending bill prospects all over the country
would brighten.
The senator from Delaware might preach
that doctrine, said Mr. Doiph, but there
were thousands of workingmen out of en-
ploymen5 in his state who would convince
him Ofthe fallacy of that doctrine.
Senator Gray closed the Incident by de-
claring they were out of employment be-
cause the Mckinley law was in force, and
Senator Dolph resumed his speech.
There was some discussion between Mr.
Dolph and Mr.. Allen, when Mr.. Chandler
entered the debate with a suggestion that
there WIS no necessity for hurry, and as
the senator from Nebraska had shown a
commendable desire TO learn some
thing about the tariff since he
had come to the senate, he thought Mr..
and satisfy his thirst for information.
Mr.. Dolph agreed to yield to Senator Al
len, but added that next September when
the thermometer registered 100 degrees,
when the senate met at 10 O'Clock and held
night sessions, and when the speeches on
the tariff were getting prosy and uninter-
esting, it would be time enough for Sena-
tor Allen TO exhibit Impotence, but at
present all was harmony and good fellow
ship.
In considering the income tax question a
difference of opinion was discovered
among the Republicans. Mr.. DOlph had
given his experience in the collection of
the income tax in Oregon when 1t Was in
force, when not more than one-tenth of the
tax was collected.
Mr.. Teller (Rep. Colo.) inquired whether
there Was the same difficulty about col
lecting the tax in England?
Mr.. Dolph said ne had no information
from England: but he knew the tax had
been eyaded In this country, and that the
people would commit perjury to escape il.
Mr.. Teller said his experience had been
different from that of Mr.. DolDh. He did
not think that it was evaded any more
than the personal property tex. In Colo
RADIO where an income tax was in forcs
there was not as much difficulty in COL
Letting it as there WAS in collecting the
personal property tax. He did not think
it was good argument against u bill to
say the people were too dishonest to have
the tax collected. In his opinion it was
the most just and equitable tax that could
be collected. 1t might be unprofitable,
however.
'Mr. president" he continued earnestly,
Il want to say to the senator from New
Hampshire (Mr. Chandler) who has just
expressed the same views as, Mr.. DolpiI,
and TO the senator from Oregon, and to
any other senator who makes the claim
that an income tax cannot be collected be-
cause the people are dishonest, that il is
slanderous to the people. 1t is an assump-
ton that American people for mere pit
lance will commit perjury"
Mr.. Chandler ana Mr., Dolph both jump
ed to their feet II reply and both were dis
cussing the question while Mr.. Teller lay
back in his seat and smiled.
The hour of ) o'clock arrived before the
colloquy ended and the absence of quo
rum pointed out by Mr.. Quav being shown
upon roll call, the senate at ) O'Clock p.
H., adjourned.