The herald., 1894-04-22
HEARD THEIR MEMORIAL READ.
Tariff Crusaders in the Senate
Gallery.
Quay Reads Their Protest Against
the Wilson Bill.
DoIph Concludes Hts Tariff speech.
Teller Dsfends the Income Tax
PrOpOsition-A Dull Day
10 the House.
Bv the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-There was I
good attendance at the senate today
when the gavel fell. There were q mum
ber OF the visiting Pennsylvania labor
ing men in the gallery, wearing the
badges of the delegation.
Senator Carey of Wyoming called up
the house bill for the protection oI
birds and animals in Yellowstone park,
and asked immediate consideration for
it. Before final action could be taken
the morning hour expired and the tariff
bill was laid before the senate.
Dolph obtained the floor and resumed
his speech which was interrupted by
adjournment yesterday. The working
mems delegates in the galleries had the
pleasure OF hearing Senator Quay read
their petitions. and memorials in the
senate and plead the cause of protection
Dolph bad yielded to Quay for the pre- j..
eenLntion OF the memorials, although
it was contrary to the tariff debate
agreement, but unanimous consent was
accorded. After the presentation the
greater portion OF the delegates in the
gallery filed out and Dolph continued
speaking.
A message was received from the
president transmitting Hawaiian cor-
respondence.
Dolph took up the question of paper
making and wood pulp-making in the
state Of Oregon and appealed to the
senate not to destroy this industry in
his state.
Gray asked whether he wanted to
levy tribute on the state of Delaware in
order that Oregon might have q monop.
oily of the paper business.
"I did not say wanted a monopoly OF
any industry for my state" replied
Dolph, adding, "the senator was not
paying attention, but is simply trying
to get into the Record" Laughter.l
He went on to say Oregon used great
quantity of goods from Delaware, and
he paid high tribute to the industry OF
that state.
Gray thanked him for his compli-
mentary words about Delaware. and at
the same time assured him that he had
not been actuated by q desire to get into
the Record. The present depressed
condition of affairs in Delaware and
other states, he said, was due to the
elimination OF 80 years OF high protec-
ton. We were living under the highest
protective laws the country had ever
known. There could not be a single in
dustry OF Delaware benefited By the
Mckinley bill, and he predicted that
upon the passage of the pending bill
prospects all over the country will be
frightened.
The senator from Delaware may
preach that doctrine. said Dolph, but
there were thousands of workingmen
out OF employment in his state who
would convince him of the fallacy of
that doctrine.
Jngy were out oI employ nent usuuuso
the Mckinley tariff law was in force,
and Dolph resumed his speech. There
was some discussion between Dolph and
Allen, when Chandler entered the de-
bate with q suggestion that there was
no necessity for hurry, and as the eena
tor from Nebraska had shown a COM
mendsble desire to learn something
about the tariff since he has come to the
senate, he thought Dolph should answer
all questions and stay his thirst for in
formation. Dolph agreed to yield to
Allen, 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 speeches on the tariff were getting
uninteresting, it would be time enough
for Allen to exhibit impatience; but at
present oil was harmony and good fell
lowshi
In considering the income tax ques-
tion difference OF opinion was discov-
cred among the Republicans after Dolph
bad given his experience in the collect
ing of the income tax in Oregon when it
was in force, when not more than one
tenth Of the tax was collected. Teller
inquired whether there was the same
difficulty in collecting the tax in Eng
land.
Dolph said he had no information from
England, bat he knew the tax had been
evsded in this country, and people were
committing perjury to escape it.
Teller said his experience had been
different from that of Dolph. He did
not think it was evAded any more than
the personal property tax. In Colorado,
where an income tax was in force, there
was not as much difficulty in collecting
it as there was in the collection of the
personal property tax. He did not think
it WAS a good argument againat the 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 un-
profitable, however.
"Mr. President." Teller continued
earnestly, 81 want to say to the sena-
tor from New Hampshire (Chsndler),
who haa jugE expressed the same views
as Mr.. DOIph, and to the senator from
Oregon and to any other senator who
makes the claim that an income tax
can't be collected because the people are
dishonest, that it is slanderous to the
people. 1t is an assumption that the
American people, for a mere pittance,
will commit perjury"
Chandler and Dolph both jumped to
their feet to reply, and both were dis
cussing the question while Teller lay
back in his seat and smiled.
The hour of o'clock arrived and the
colloquV ended, but the absence of a
quorum pointed out by Quay being
shown on roll call, the senate, at 5 :05
p. m, adjourned.