The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-04-28
A HEAP OF idle WORDS
The Senators Are Breaking The Record
for ldleneSs.
TlRESOME TO THE PUBLIC
AIdrlch and Harris and White and
the Rest Of Them Get Mixed
Up In a Broll That's
Foolish.
TlRESOME TO THE PUBLIC

WASHINGTON, April 27.-It was not
until 20 minutes past II O'Clock to-day
that enough senators were in their seats
to make quorum. Allen endeavorcd 10
call up his CoNey resolution as unfinished
business, but Harris objected. stating
there was no such a thing as unfinished
business. Tho chair SO ruled Harris
motion TO take up the tariff bill was
agreed to and Dolph yielded 10 Lindsay
his right to the floor. The Kentucky som
ator then spoke in support OF the tariff
bill.
Lindsay said the country expected oppo-
sition 10 the democratic revision OF the
tariff from the republicans, but could not
have anticipated that the members of the
party that won the last presidential cleo
ton on their pledge of reducing the tariff
to the needs of revenue only, would OPP
pose It. The justice Of the extraordinary
and unfounded claim that the industrial
panic was caused by the fear on the part
| Of the people that their expressed will
would be carried out had received implied
recognition in democratic quarters. The
Wilson bill is not what such a meas
ure should be. but il is infinitely
better than the existing law. The bill
is here, and If enacted il would be the
greatest step in the direction Of reform.
The senators who serve notice on the
democratic majority that adhesion to the
income tax feature of the pending bill
may defeat the tariff reform. and who
point out the appalling consequences TO
the democratic party of such defeat,
must take their warnings to themselves
and reflect whether, in case they decline
10 act in concert with their democratic
brethren and by so doing keep upon tho
statute books the Mckinley tariff laws,
the country will hold them guiltless of all
oifenses. The income tax has been de-
clared constitutional by the supreme
court.
Senator Lindsay said: Il have no
sympathy with those who attempt to eX-
cite prejudice against tho rich. know it
TO be fact that, as general rule, men of
wealth are among our most reputable and
patriotic citizens, and that tho unequal
and discriminating tariff laws under
which we have lived for 80 years have
been found ready and efficient
instrImentality in the hands of men of
1 W
additions TO their wealth within the lines
of the law and consistent with the highest
personal integrity. The time has certainly
come when this convenient and
efficient instrumentality should be dis
pensed with, and the time will also
come when that which the tariff has
helped TO create ought, in common fair
ness, 10 contribute a moderate degree TO
the relief of struggling poverty against
the enhanced prices of the necessaries OF
life resulting from a discriminating and
indefensible custom house taxation. 1t Is
waste of time to combat the charges
that the pending bill is sectional or was so
intended. Kentucky raises practically all
the hemp product in the United States !;
hemp goes on the free list. Kentucky is
as deeply interested in tho lumber indus.
try as is Maine, and lumber goes on the
free list. Kentucky has just commenced
the work of developing extensive coal
fields; the house bill puts coal
on the free list and the senate
amendment, il adopted. will reduce the
present duty from I5 cents per ton to 40
cents per ton. Kentucky produces more
tobacco than any other state, yet every
man who deals in tobacco is taxed under
the internal revenue laws. The tax on
Kentucky whiskey is now 450 per cent. OF
the ordinary cost of production; the pend.
ing bill will increase that tax to $50 per
cent. Kentucky has asked no favors and
has received none. Her people believe
that tariff taxation should be levied for
revenue only and are ready and willing
TO submit to such an internal taxation as
may be necessary 10 enable tho federal
government to return to constitutional
methods imposing custom house duties. -
In the course of Lindsay's speech a
colloquy occurred in which Sherman
drew attention TO the fact that the Nc.
Kinley law, instead of raising the duty on
iron, steel and other metals, except tin
plate, had reduced tho duty and there,
fore, IL was said, whether right or wrong
that il was necessary TO institute a rcduc
ton in wages which led TO the labor
troubles nt Homestead.
Lindsay agreed that the Mckinley bill
had reduced the duty on iron and s;ee
from the former tariff law and he wn.
aware the manufacturers had attributed
the necessity for q reduction of wages to
the reduction of duties. That was not th,
real cause of the reduction of wages
was to be found in the natural desire o.
the manufacturers TO reduce wages with
out respect of rates of duty.
In reply to question by Aldrich as {,
whether Lindsay subscribed 10 the doc
trine enunciated by Mills, that coffee. tes
and sugar should be taxed and the dut,
on iron and steel reduced, Lindsay said h,
did not think Mills voiced the sentiment
Of the entire democratic party.
~ do not believe" said Aldrich, "tha
either the senator from Texas or the sen
ator from Kentucky knows what the dem
ocratic party wants.
IF you will agree to take vote on thii
bill to-day you will find out what the dem
ocratic party wants." retorted Lindsay.
81 will agree 10 take the yea and ma,
vote on this bill as il came from the houst
at 3 O'clock said Aldrich.
Lindsay said he did not include the pro
posed amendments of the finance com
mittee in his proposition. At | "a o'clocl
Lindsay concluded his speech, aud imme
diately Dolph. Cullom, Harris and other
we're clamoring for recognition. Harrl
was recognized and, standing beside h
desk with the official report OF tue colo
guy between Senators Aldrich and Lind