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Ought to be reduced. I undertake to
say that for two years this schedule
has been a bad advertisement for the

republican party. l intend to so
vote as to adhere as far as possible
to every reduction in the Dingley rate
that was made by the house commit
tee and to every reduction made by
the senate committee. Wherever
find rate in this bill above the
Dlngley rate of 81, l reserve the right
to inquire into the question whether,
after twelve years of prosperity, with
every industry multiplying output
and increasing its capacity, whether
after twelve such years of industrial
q ''ogress, 1t might be possible to scale
<Ic, ,of these duties. while 1t may
h. " s. Mr.. Dolliver, evidently re-
ferihe "clo f+atement by Mr.. Aldrich,
that tn. Up only few increases
and quite b. lrge number of reduc-
tions in this bill, l venture to say,
when we are through with 1t, 1t will
be so nearly like the Dingley law that
many men will wonder what was the
here. This session certainly was not
called tc increase the schedules of the
Dingley law"
Mr.. Dolliver asserted that by sys-
TEN of rating cotton goods higher on
account of the presence of small
percentage Of wool there had been OBJ
tained increased protection. which
was not apparent to the ordinary per-
son who might read the law.
Mr.. Aldrich interjected that there
was no such result in the pending
bill. and that when the wooden sched-
ules are before the senate he would
undertake to clearly demonstrate that
such criticism was unwarranted.
Mr.. Dolliver replied that he had
been told that this system of classify
ing cotton goods has been put into
the Wilson bill by the cotton manu.
facturers themselves and that when
the Dingley law was framed in 1897,
it was perpetuated. as he said it was
today in the present bill.
Mr.. Aldrich asserted that no manu-
facturer had been before the commit
tee on finance in regard to this sched-
| ule and added that every change had
been upon suggestion Of the govern
fensible, but would be fully defended
at the proper time.
Senator Elkins criticized the lack
of information concerning what had
come before the committee on finance
in respect to the tariff bill. Mr..
Flint referred to suggestions that had
been offered by the West Virginia
senator for rates on coal.
"You don't mean to say that the
senator from West Virginia fixed the
rates on coal?" inquired Mr.. Bev-
eridgc
"No. I mean he suggested what the
rates ought to be-" said Mr.. Flint.
I'VE are playing part here that is
becoming q mere comedy" resumed
Mr.. Dolliver. referring to the enact
| mont of q tariff law. -.,,. -.-. -,
| do you believe" interposed Sen.
ator Nelson, that we were. called in
this extraordinary session to enact q
Dingley tariff law?"
II do not" responded Mr.. Dolliver.
DO you believe we were called
here to increase the rates on the
| Dingley tariff?" again asked Mr.. Nell
son.
II am not favored with the litera-
ture Of that command" said Mr.. Dol
liver, smiling.
The Dingley Reasons.
Mr.. Aldrich asked the Iowa senator
whether he had criticized the Ding
ley bill because of the faults he now
found in it, when he was member
of the house Of representatives. and
of the ways and means committee.
which framed the bill. Mr.. Dolliver
replied that he had not, and lowering
his voice in addressing the Republi-
can side, he said that he had voted
for the bill just as many other SEN
ators had done, because to insure the
passage of bill at the time it vas
necessary to accept many figures that
were not entirely endorsed. 1T was
not fashionable to file majority re-
port, when the house had only four or
five majority of Republicans with
which to transact business" he said.
Replying to Senator Hale, Mr.. Dol
liver said he had defended the Ding
ley law in every state Of the union.
but. he added, my audiences are
growing tired. The people are tired
Of having these duties raised from a
hundred to hundred and fifty per
cent for the clothes they wear upon
their backs"
Hot Retorts.
THE senator is now indulging in
criticism that was heard from every
Democratic member of the house and
senate when the Dingley bill was un-
der consideration" said Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. Dolliver retorted that his con-
viction that "the protective tariff sys-
tenn could be perpetuated only by
making the duties more reasonable,
had been one of long standing.
Mr.. Aldrich. referring to the late
Senator Allison of Iowa as having
been foremost In the consideration
and the approval of the schedules
criticized by Mr.. Dolliver, the latter
replied that he would not discuss the
views of his late colleague, but he
would undertake to say that for the
last twenty years he was compelled to
cooperate in certain way in these
tariff schedules, and that he knew
that the opinion Of the late Senator
Allison was that they had managed
to get the duties on woolen clothes
too high.
."I will put my information on that
subject" said Mr.. Aldrich, with a de-