The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22

Senate. and had the pleasure OF hearing
Senator Quay read their petitions and me-
MORALS in the Senate and plead the cause
OF protection.
Senator. Dolph had yielded to Senator
Quay fo- the presentation OF the memorial.
Although IL was contrary 10 the agreement
for the consideration OF the tariff 10 adj
nit any outside matter. unanimous con-
sent was accorded Senator Quay and he
read the papers from his seat on the floor.
Senator Cameron sent to the desk another
petition from workingmen. which was not
read. After the presentation the greater
portion OF the delegates in the gallery
filed out and Senator Dolph continued his
A message was received from the Presi-
dent transmitting Hawaiian correspond
ence.
Senator Dolph tool up the question OF
paper making and wood pulp making in
the State of Oregon. and appealed to the
Senate not to destroy the industry Of his
State.
Senator Gray asked whether he wanted
10 levy tribute on the State of Delaware
in order that oregon might have monopo-
~ of the paper business.
81 did not say wanted to have a mon
oRol1y or any indu sd TOT my Stat ne
not paying attention, but is simply trying
TO get into the record j." Daughter) He
went on to say that Oregon used a great
quantity of goods from Delaware and he
paid high tribute to the Industry OF that
State.
plmentary words about Delaware and, at
the same time. assured him that he had
not been actuated by desire 10 get INTO
the record. The present depressed condl-
tions OF affairs in Delaware and other
states he said, was due to the elimination
of thirty years of high protection: We are
living under the highest protective laws
the country has ever known. There had
not been single industry OF Delaware
benefited by the Mckinley fb 5i ana of the he
pending bill, prospects all over the coun-
try would brighten.
The Senator from Delaware might preach
that doctrine, said Mr.. Dolph, but there
were thousands Of workingmen out of en-
ployment in his State who would convince
Senator Gray closed the incident by de-
claring that they were out of employment
because 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 was no necessity for hurry, and as
the Senator from Nebraska had shown
cOnmendable desire to learn something
about the tariff since he had come TO the
Senate he thought Senator Dolph should
answer all of his questions and satisfy his
thirst for information.
Mr.. Dolph agreed TO yield TO Senator AL
len. but added that next September when
the Thermometer registered one % hundred uiIfi
degrees, when the Senate met at 10 O'Clock
and held night sessions. and when the
speeches on the tariff were getting prosy,
prolix and uninteresting it would be time
enough for Senator Allen to exhibit i'm
patience, but at present all was harmony
and good fellowship. In considering the
ion was discovered among the Republic
ans Mr.. Dolph had given his experience in
the collecting of the income tax In oregon
when Ii was in force when not more than
one-tenth of the tax was collected.
Mr. Teller inquired whether there was the
same difficulty about collecting the tax In
England.
Mr.. Dolph said he had no information
from England But he knew the tax had
been evaded in this country, and that the
people would commit perjury to escape It,
Mr.. Teller said that his experience had
been very differnt from that OF Mr.. Dolph.
He did not think IL was evaded any more
than the personal property tax. In Colo
RADIO, where an income tax was In force,
there was not as much difficulty in collect
ing II as there was in collecting the per-
sOnal property tax. He did not think ii was
a good argument against n bill TO say that
the people We're too dishonest to have the
most just and equitable tax that could be
collected. 1t might be Improbable, how
ever. "Mr. President" he continued
earnestly, 'I want to say to the Senator
from New Hamshire CIr. Chandler who
had just expressed the same views as Mr..
and TO any other Senator who make the
claim that an income tax cannot be COL
lected because the people are dishonest,
that ii is slanderous to the American peo-
pie. II is assumption that the Amer
lean people for mere pittance will COM
NIT perjury.
Mr. Chandler and Mr.. Dolph both Jumped
to their feet TO reply, and both were dis
cussing the question while Mr.. Teller lay
back In his chair and smiled. The hour OF
o'clock arrived before the colloquy end
ed and the absence of quorum pointed out
by Mr.. Quay being shown upon roll call,
the Senate, at sos .. m on motion OF
for adj al