New-York tribune., 1894-04-22
THE TARIFF DISCUSSION.
MR. DoLPH CONTINUES nus ARGUMENT AGAlNsT
THE TllI.

THE TARIFF DISCUSSION.
Mr. DoLPH CONTINUES his ARGUMENT AGAINST
THE ELL.
Washington. April 21.In the Senate to-day Mr.
Dolph (Rep Ore) continued his speech begun yes
terday In opposition 10 the Tariff bill lie soon
yielded however to permit Mr.. Quay TO present the
memorial agreed TO by the workingmen Of PHI
adelpha. in convention in Washington. against any
change In the Tariff laws and MIR. Quay read and
presented IT, While the memorial was heing read
there was unusual attendance of spectators in
the galleries. and 1t evident that the mem
bers of the convention had either not sought or
not secured admission in any large numbers After
the reading was finished. Mr. Dolph went on with
his speech.
While Mr Doph was rll!culinS the placing Of
diamonds ard precious stones on the free list he
was interrupted by Mr.. Allen pop. Neh) who
asked him whether 1t not a fact that the duty
on precious stones 80 per cent higher in the
Mckinley act than in the pending bill Mr Allen
was told that he knew as little about the bill as
the chairman OF the Finance Committee did. He
(Mr. Doph) knew what ne was talking about The
Democratic party proposed now. in the interest Of
the poor man. 10 pat diamonds on the free list.
We'll" said MI Allen. face,ious,y. 'all poor
people should be entitled to wear diamonds have
no objection TO that"
IT have said nothing" alr Dolph stated. "against
the provision putting diamonds on the free list
All that / have said has been in praise of II. And
why does the Senator undertake 70 put a false
construction on what am SAYING
My reading OF the bill" said Mr.. Allen. "is
that the diamonds is % per cent greater than
1t is under the Mckinley act"
'If the Senator from Kansas (Mr Peffer) and
the Senator from Nebraska CIR. Allen)" said Mir
Dolph sarcastically. INSTEAD OF waiting for the
Senate TO adopt a resolution for the appointment
Of a committee communication in the inter
est of the Door people of the country and Of good
order would 20 out and meet CcXey's army and
take the pending bill with them and show that
diamonds and precious stones are on the free list
/ am very that CoXey's army would disband
and go home They would cease to demand labor
and money. and would be satisfied with free da-
monds and free precious stones
III the Senator from Oregon would accompany
US" Mr. PETER remarked jocosely. Il Will be Will
ing 20 make the Journey
Mr. Doph declined the offer and said that the
two Senators would have to go without him.
Mr. Doph then proceeded with his speech. and
was soon afterward asked to yield the floor 10
Mr.. Allen.
'I will yield for any question for any pertinent
suggestion" said Mr.. Doph. Il have no prepared
speech; dc not want to yield the floor for some
one else TO make a speech
Mr. Allen did not persist in his request. and soon
afterward left the chamber. while Mr. Dolph went
on with his speech.
In the further course OF his speech Mr.. Do,ph re-
ferred to the Industries of Wilmington. Del.-sh7-
building car-bulding. engine building. and the like
which had prospered under the Mckinley ac; ana
which were now langulshing II said he. "the
Senator CAir. Cray had had his way and If the
Democratic party had had It's way, there would
not have been a shipyard there Every vessel
used in this country would be bult on The Thames
or In the shipyards OF Europe. Not car Of steam
engine would b manufactured in Wilmington"
OF Wilmington is busy industrial centre. II is
n9W Scb s1ng seems o BE- the cunSon Of period Of
thirty years OF high protection. We all acknowledge
ff,.tr far fha Efyba
lection law ever inflicted upon the American people.
There Is not industry there to which the Senator
Kinley act and 1 assert that there is not In
dustry there that VIII not be benefited when The
The record viii show Mr.. Dolph persisted.
hs sy ie nSiS &cKSey IN c c: Sa Mss
poyment was given TO labor; that tnat new Industries
in the same way for the next thirty years If the
protective policy had beea continued and every
"But." said Mr. Gray wages did not increase,
and the Senator cannot point TO an industry In
~~'Yes thev ala Increase" Mr. Dolph insisted. They
increased slightly. But the object OF the Mckinley
ment And ] undertake TO say that no nation on
the face OF the globe has ever prospered or ever
will prosper. that does not provide employment for
pan KAN the question Whether it would not be
better to grant bounties in such cases than to i'm
That was possible Mr.. Dolph admitted. He did no,
get stampeded he said at the mention Of a bounty
say whether bounty system would be better than
q protective system.
< question was asked Mr.. Doph by Mr.. Allen as
IN whether he claimed that Congress had, under
the Constitution. the arbitrary and unlimited power
To tnpose taxes when there was 10 National neces
sity {or It. The response % the question was so
long that Mr. Allen tried 20 interpose some other
remark, but Mr.. Doph declined to Yield until be had
nnished his answer This induced Mr.. Chandler
Glep n h 10 suggest that there was no necessity
Tor haste in the discussion. and that fun oppoi-
tunity should be given 10 the other side 10 ask Ques
tions He thought that the Senator from Nebraska
was anxious TO learn something on the tariff ques-
zion, and he hoped that the Senator from Oregon
would enlighten him. .
Mr. Doph said that he would yield TO the Senator
from Nebraska in few minutes but he added that
along In September next. when the thermometer
would be 100 degrees wheo the Senate would be
meeting at 10 In the morning and would be holding
night sessions constantly. and when speeches began
10 be prox and prosy and uninteresting. the Seii-
ator's tmpatience might be eXcusabe.
Coming TO the question OF the income tax. Mr.
Dolph opposed II as tax inducing perjury and II
would be largely evaded. and Mr. Teller repudlated
the insinuaton that the people OF the United States
would be less honest in making returns than the
people OF Great Britain.
Mr.. Chandler sided with Mr, Dolphs view.
At .. m. the discussion for the day ended. with
out Mr. Dolph finishing his speech. and the Senate
adjourned till Monday.