Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
TARIFF,
The New Law Is Debated,
Dockery, Of Missouri, Scores Tariff
and Alleged Protection.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The SEN
ate concerned itself with the civil
service debate, arising on a resolution
nv Allen of Nebraska, to investigate
the South Omaha, Neb. Allen, Wilson
of Washington, and Gallinger of New
Hampshire, denounced the civil SER
vice law vigorously. Hawley, of Con-
necticut and Hoar, Massachusetts
supported il.
The senate adopted a resolution but
added an amendment directing the
civil service committee to examine
into the general action Of the civil
service law, and whether it shall be
continued" amended or reported.
POPULAR VOTE.
Turpie, of Indiana, made a speech
in the senate in support of his joint
resolution for an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
of senators by the direct vote of the
neople. He spoke of the usurpation
of power by trusts and the influence
they exerted over legislatures.
DEBATE.
There was less than fifty members
on the floor when the house entered
on the second day of the tariff debate
at 1OO'clock. AS che day advanced,
members poured in and the galleries
became crowded. Gibson, Republican,
of Tennessee, the first speaker. delIy-
cred a general argument in favor of
protection.
Dockery, Democrat, Of Missouri,
who followed, said that it was not a
surprise to him that the discussion
thus far had been tame and uninter-
esting.
1.-The truth u.s." said he, "the people
of this country want more money n
less taxes Democratic %applausel, and
this bill does not represent the issue
of the last campaign. The people
would rather see $113, 100000 more
money put in circulation than to see
that amount absorbed by treasury"
Dockery said that it did not lie in
the mouth of the Republicans to crit
icise the bond issues of the last adj
ministration.
cleveland was criticised on this
side of the ihouse," said he, while
you endorsed his policy in the last
congress. Your committee on ways
and means refused to give the house an
opportunity to vote on the senate res
olution, prohibiting bond issues, be-
cause your leaders have been notified
by fifty Republicans from the West
that they would be compelled to vote
for it.
Dockery ridiculed the idea that the
present tariff law was the monster
which had destroyed our industries
If it had done so, why, he asked, hat
the Republican members of the way
and mea committee lifted tn
metal and cotton schedule almos
bodily from this monsUrous law II
denied there was an era of prosperit.
for labor during the existence of tn
Mckinley law, and instanced tn
Carnegie strike
THAT catastrophe" interrupt
Dalzell, " was the result Of a contes
between organized labor and the OF
ponents of organized labor, McKlr
ley had nothing to do with it,"
m"Yes; and the protected employe
hired PinkertOn detective TO shoc
down organized labor" returne
Dockery. A distinguished Republican
then a member of the house, told IL
at the time that it was the wor'
disaster the Republican party had e.
perienced in twenty years"
Dockery was especially sarcastic
his remarks on the absurdlty OF 81
ing alleged protection to agricultur
products, saying that Of the s569'O'
600 in products exported by the Unit
States last year, 500, zoo, 900 were a
ricultural products. 10 conclusio
he said the policy Of protection hi
driven our flag from the high seas, IL
nOveriShed the labOring men, al