The Portland daily press., 1897-03-26
MANY HAD THEIR SAY.
Last Day Of General Debate on Tariff
Bill.
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS RY CON-
GRESHAM DALZELL.

The Objections to.the Bill Analysed and
Replied To-Pittsburg and Sheffield
Compared-Mr. Payne >of New York
Defends the Measure.
:: Washington, March 25.-The fourth
and last day of the general debate on the
tariff bill brought forth request at the
opening of the session BY Mr.. Bailey, for
an extension of two hours to the debate.
He stated that he had been under treat
ment for sore throat and his physician
SAID, and he knew, that it would be i'm
possible for him to occupy the floor for
an hour today.
Mr.. Payne said the feeling ON she Re-
publican side had been that it would be
better to devote more time to the five
minute debate and less to the general
discussion.
At least until Chairman Dingley ar
rived he must object to the request.
Mr.. Talbert opened the discussion in
FIFTEEN minute speech against the bill.
He said bLis tiresome debate reminded
him of a preacher of whom he had once
read who disooursed to his people ON the
major and minor prophets.
Mr.. Clark, Democrat of Montana, said
that unless the Senate radically amend
ed thu bill, the Democrats would have q
hundred majority in the Hou in the
next Congress. In 1900 1t would elect a
President. He ridiouled the duties laid
on agricultural products, asserting that
it was impossible to give the farmer any
protection on his products.
The free list afforded Mr.. Clark Geld
for the exercise of sarcasm. When he was
a boy he heard George h. Pendleton say
ina speech that the most grateful incense
to the nostrils of man was public ap-
plauge. There was man named Good
year VINO went before the committee on
way and means, and he struck the same
philosophical truth Pendleton had ut
tered.
He heard from Goodyear's testimony
the statement that Maineshad always
besn represented in Congress by the abIest
men in public life. Blaine, Reed, and
HIf I might whisper it in his presence,
she has her stDingley.' That bit of soft
soap, said Mr.. Clark, would make it
harder for every man to build house
next summer. Dingley swallowed the
bait as trap did the fly. (Applause.)
Mr.. Gum, Populist of Idaho, asserted
that the com mmittee in preparing the
paragraph relating to lead had failed to
properly consider the interests of the
American producer.
MIR. TawneY, Republican Of Minneso-
ia, mem bersof the committee on ways and
mo yonlio6 IN - NJ
Gunn. defending the action of the COM
mittee.
Jerr5 Simpson made his first speech
since his temperance in the House. Re
ferring to the speech of Mr.. Walker. Yes
terday Mr.. Simpson said thatshe had car
ried his argument to its logical oonclu.
sion and delared that the purpose of tag
alton was to distribute wealth among the
people.
Putting that the Org with that of
the President that the foreigner pays the
tariff taxes Mr.. Simpson said ssWe
have reached an ideal condition where
all we have to do is to pass tariff bills
! and other taxing measures, and lay back
and work no more"
Mr.. Grow presented two methods of
raising revenue-direct taxation and
custom duties If the former were resort
ed to ne said. 1t must be assessed upon
the states in proportion to the popula.
tion. Massachusetts, and Indiana would
be compelled to pay the same amount
by direct taxation That statement Mr..
Grow said, suf6ced to show it's Inequality.
MIR. Burke, Democrat of Texas, thought
the title of the bill should be changed to
read: ga bill to build up aud encourage
trusts and corporate influences and op-
press the agricultural interests OF the
people of the United States.''
Mr.. Lentz, Democrat of Ohio, entered
q protest against the passage of the bill
and the method of its consideration. The
six Democrat-Re blicans from Ohio on
the floor, he said who stood for the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party as exempt
ed from the Chicago platform and with
William j. Bryan fer their standard bear
or had twenty minnt tes given them in
which to oppose the passage of q bill
framed under the insidiousee title, intend
ed to deceive and having for its object the
enriching Of trusts and the pauperization
Of our people.
The only letter he had received from
his district in favor of the bill was from
whiskey seller. In fact he saw that the
whiskey trust had joined the sugar trust
and coal trust in writing the provisions
of the bill.