The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22
TIE TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
ur. DoLPH RIDICULES TIE PLACING
M DIAMONDS ON THE FREE LIST.

or DIfMONDS Wv INN FhEH L4Sts
po.,,l.t senator .Nrsn In Reply says that
An Poo- People Shouid re E1titied to
wear Dismords-M.s-rs.D oiph and Cray
Di..~rre About the In uNtrini Depression
v,rrr~crov. AprIl 21.-Much Of the morn
Inc hour in the senat- to-day was consumed
IN a. attempt hy Senator Dolph tRep. OrL
~ get ut for consideration a bill for relief OF
certain settlers on public lande The motion
vas resisted by the Democrats. and II failed,
thcvote being yeas. 10; nays. %.
nr carey OF wyoming then moved to take up
,he bill to protect The birds and animals and
totunish crimes in Yellowstone National Park.
while tho hill was being read Mr. Allen Pop.
Neh remarked that II was evident that the
morning hour would be consumed by the bill.
ardha therefore inquired OF the Vice Prosident
whether the Peffer resolution on the subject Of
Csxeys army would come up in the mornln q
hour ~ Tho next Legislative day. He was In
formed ty tho Vice. PRESIDENT that that resolu-
zion had already had it's day and had gone to
the calendar. Mr. Allen will therefore have to
sees another occasion to reply to Mr.. Hawley's
remarks Of yesterday. in which his speech OF
the day te'ore was characterized as containing
the bacteria and bacilli Of anarchy.
Tho Tariff bill was then taken up. and Mr..
noph o. Oregon continued his speech in op-
position to the bill. He soon yielded. however.
10 Kermit Mr. Quay to present the memorial
agreed to by the workingmrn OF Philadelphia,
in convention in Washingto against any
change In the tariff laws. and Mr.. Quay read
and presented II. After the reading was fln-
iehed Mr.. Dolrh went on with his speech.
While Mr. Dolah was ridiculing tho placing
OF diamonds and precious stones on the f-ec
list. he was interrupted By Mr.. Allen tPop..
Nebl. who ask cd him whether 1t was lot fact
- at an tre riona N mn
cent higher in tho Mckinley act than in the
pending bill. Mr.. Alien WIS told that We knew
az little about the hill as tn, Chairman OF the
finAnc" Committee did. He Mr. Delphi knew
party rroro, Ell now. in the interest OF the poor
man. to nut liam onds on the free list.
people s' should be sntiled to wear diam o g
thavt no objection to that"
Mi. Dolph / have. said nothing against the
provision putting diamonds on the Tree list.
All that have said has been IN praise OF IL.
And w0y does tho Senator undettaSe to put q
u Mr. XIisnHTy reaai M q the 6l is that the
tax on diamonds l. 90 per cent greater than
Mr uN Tolph IN Issrcasticsily,-It the Senator
from Kansas Mr, PETER and the Senator from
Nebrssss Mr Allen instead Of waiting ,E for
The Interest," 81 poor or Psopfe q
with them, and show that diamonds aud pre-
that ' t ce1ess army m -" would di:bsnd and 90
home. They would cease to demand and labor and
m"nds aud free precious stones.
Mr.. Tefier Uoeoseiyi~It the, Senator from
Oregon viii accom- any US will DO willing to
Mr.. boipR declined the offer. and said that
tho two senators would have to 60 without
%eeH e as sSoSsRt N an s
S w wn to be eon.idsrsd the Senator'S iriend
tie would not 60 anywhere unless the Senator
mr. boSs tS Sse' pTScs.ded with his speech
He referred 20 the Industries OF Wilmington,
ss ia hsd Sndei
h ct and Nv whih ws Senator HSw s
party had had its way. there would not have
been a ship yardthere. Ever. vessel used in
in the saipyards OF Europe. Not a car OF
steam engine would BIO manufactured In Will
Mr. Gray-It Is quite true that the city OF
Wilmington ls q busy industrial centre: II is
sion. which seems to be the Sulmin alton Of
period OF thirty years high protection. We all
Highest protsetion law ever Unlisted upon the
American people There IL not an indnnstry
90 By se
viii not be ben eited when the Mckinley act is
Mr.. nolph-We have heard that story here
year after year The Senator can preach that
dogtrine. but there are thousands OF people
out of employment In his city who know bet
ter. and who will show their appreciation OF
the Wilson bill
Mr.. GrGy-They are out OF en- ploymen while
the Mckinley act Is on the statute books.
Mr.. Dolpk-The record will show that every
industry In this country was stimulated by
tho Mckinley act: that additional EN- ployment
was given to labor: that new industries were
started. Our Industries would have gone on
in the same way for the next thirty years II
the protection policy had been continued. and
everybody would be employed and everybody
Prosperous.
Mr.. Cray-But wages did not increase. and
the Senator cannot point to an industry In
which wages did increase.
AIR. Dolph-Yes, they did Increase: they In
creased slightly. But the object OF the McKin-
Icy act was not increased wages. but to give
enjoyment And undertake to say that no
nation on the iacs 81 the globe has ever pros
Pc Cd OF ever will prosper that does not pro-
vile employment fo- its own people.
coming to the question Of the income tax.
Mr. Dolpn opposed IL as a tax inducing per-
Iur% and when would he largely eyaded.
Mr. Teller rerudiated the insinuatiOn that
thu Ieopls OF the United States would be less
honest In making returns tnan the people OF
Great Erlt1in.
ASP. ~ the discussion for the day ended
without Mr. Dnlph finishing his speech. and
the Senate adjourned Till Monday.