The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-22
THE TARIFF DEBATE
Senator Dolph Wants Protec-
tion For Oregon.
LIVELY TIME IN THE SENATE
Teller Accuses DOlph and Chandler
of Slandering the Ameri-
can People.
LIVELY TIME IN THE SENATE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, April 21.-There was
good attendance in the senate toda,
when the gavel fell. There was a mum
ber of visiting Pennsylvania laborlnl
men in the gallery wearing the badge
of the legation The tariff bill was lai,
before the senate.
Dolph obtained the floor and resumed
his speech, which was interrupted b!
adjournment yesterday.
The worlSingmen's delegates in thu
galleries had the pleasure Of hearing
Quay read their petitions and memorials
in the senate, and plead the cause o
protection.
Dolph resumed and took up the ques
tion of paper making and wood pull
making in the state of Oregon, and ap
pealed to the senate not TO destroy this
industry in his state.
Gray asked whether he wanted tc
levy tribute on the state of Delaware
in order that Oregon might have a
monopoly of the paper business
2 81 did not say 1 wanted a monopoly
of any industry for my state" replied
Dolph, adding: 1.-THE senator was not
paying attention, but is simply trying to
get into the record" He went on to say
that Oregon used a great quantity OF
goods from Delaware, and he paid a
high tribute to the industry of that
state.
Gray thanked him for his compliment
tary words about Delaware, and at the
same time assured him that he had not
been actuated by desire to get into
the records
The present depressed condition of af-
fairs in Delaware and other states, he
said, was due to the elimination of 30
years of high protection We are living
under the highest protective laws the
country had ever known. There had
not been a single industry of Delaware
benefited by the Mckinley bill, and he
predicted that upon the passage of the
pending bill the prospects all over the
country will be revived
1.-THE senator from Delaware may
preach that doctrine" said Mr. Dolph
but there were thousands of working
men out of employment in his state who
would convince him of the fallacy Of
that doctrine"
Senator Gray closed the incident by
declaring that they were out Of employ
ment because the Mckinley tariff law
was in force, and Senator Dolph resum-
ed his speech.
There was some discussion between
Dolph and Allen, when Chandler en-
tered the debate with suggestion that
there was. no necessity for hurry, and
as the senator from Nebraska had
shown commendable desire to learn
about the tariff since he
came to the senate. he thought Senator
Dolph should answer all his questions
and stay his thirst for information.
Dolph agreed to yield to Allen, but
added that next September, when the
thermometer registered 100 degrees, and
when the senate met at 10 O'clock and
held night sessions, and when speeches
on the tariff were getting uninteresting,
10 would be time enough for Allen to
exhibit patience. For the present all
was harmony and good fellowship.
In considering the income tax ques,
Lion difference Of opinion was dis.
among the Republicans after
Dolph had given his experience in COL
ecting the income tax in Oregon when
L was in force, when not more than
Of the tax was collected.
Teller inquired whether there was the
same difficulty about collecting the tax
n England.
Dolph said he had no information
rom England. but knew that the tax
iad been evaded in this country. and
'eopIe were committing perjury to es-
ape It.
Teller said his experience had been
iifferent from that Of DoIph. He did
lot think it was evaded. any more than
he personal property tax In Colorado.
where the income tax was IN force