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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

Will lose no time in preparing to carry out
Republican policy. The session which
begins next December will be the short
session Of the Bifty-fourth Congress- and
it will expire March 4, 1897, the day the
newly-elected President will be inaugu-
rated. 1t cannot itself enact any tariff
legislation; but it may prepare the way
This Mr.. Dingley proposes to do with
the thoroughness and despatch which have
chara ote rized all the work Of the COM
mittea since he has been it's ohaira,nn.
The plan will be to begin tariff hearings
coon after Congress assemblies next De-
oember, allowing about two to each
schedule. There are in all, including
the free list, fourteen schedules, and the
hearings will require more than month
A portion of the present tariff law will
not require much amending. The metal
schedule, which Quay wrung from the
reluctant Democrats in the Senate by
stopping all proceedings with his appar-
emily eternal speech, will require only
partial revision. The cotton schedule in
the lower grades is sa tisfactory, but IN
satisfactory as to th higher grades and
as to yarn. But most Of the other sohed-
ules are unequal and very faulty.
Having carefully gone over the ques-
tion in the hearings, the committee may
then draft bill, or at least classify their
information in such "a way that the for
mutation Of bill will be the work of a
few weeks.
This is as far as the Ways and Mean 8
committee can go at the next session of
this Congress, even in case the Republi-
cans secure the Senate as well as the
House and President. But it is expected
that the newly inaugurated Republican
President will summon the Fifty-fifth
Congress to meet in extra session soon
after March 4, 1897. The members of
the new Ways and Means committee of
that Congress Will probably be substan-
TALLY the same as at present; and they
ought to be able to report their new
tariff bill-which will probably be the
Dingley bill-to Congress in fe W " eeks
after it shall have assembled. A month
more ought to see tho bill through the
House, and In the Senate. Thenoefor tn
it will be beyond the ken of prophets.
If, however. the Republicans should
not gain complete control of the Senate
through the election of next Novem ber-
and they must gain five Senators in adj
dition to those already gained in Ohio
and Maryland-then all tariff and fnan-
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

e1al legislation will be held up. and u
will be useless for tine House to move.
Mr.. Dingley's chief assistants in his
committee come from Maine. The clerk
ship of the committee, highly import
ant office, which Mr.. John Carson, the
well known correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, held in the Fifty first
Congress, is held this year by Mr.. Her.
bert M. Lord, Of the Rookland (Me. }
Courier Gazette. Mr.. Lord, who is now
So years Of age, is we'll known In Port
land. He seconded the nomination Of
Governor Cleaves in the State convention
at Portland, has spoken at the dinner Of
the Colby Alumni, from which inspitu-
ton he graduated in 1884, and has very
recently been one of the guests and most
popular orators at Lincoln Club ban
quets. Mr.. Lord has been a Journalist
for many years. He was connected with
the Courier Gazette in his college days
Excepting portions Of two years. spent at
Cardiff and Denver, he has been with it
since. He is now it's editor and one of
the proprietors. Besides being leader
In musical circles in Rockland, and a
favorite Memorial Day orat OF in his por-
tion of the State, Mr.. Lord is influen-
tial In Roekland politics. He has served
i'll both branches of the city government,
and is now chairman Of the city commit
tee. In the olerkship Of the Ways and
Means committee he has introduced sys-
temat1c and businesslike methods, which
will be found Of the greatest value when
that committee enters upon the turmoil
of framing tariff bill.
Captain Edward I. Merrill, of Farming
ton is assistant clerk Of the comm ittee.
He was librarian of the little library Just
off the floor of the House during the
Fifty-frst Congress. This library is In
the midst Of the Democratic side, and
in the uproar which followed the COUNT
ing Of a quorum by Speaker Reed, a fat
and wrathful Democrat rushed into the
room and abruptly demanded that Cap
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

captain Of the Veteran Reserves Corps,
ordered to New Haven In command Of
Camp U. S. Draft Rendez vous. Cap.
tain Merrill was bre veted major when he
left the service In 1865. He was post
master of Pennington for 20 years; q
member of the Maine Senate from
Franklin County in 1889 and 1890. Mr..
G. W. Merrill, the Portland druggist, is
one of Capt. Merrill's five children.
Mr.. Dingley's messenger. Mr.. w. W.
Evans, is Washingtonian, son of Mr..
O. Fl. Evans, the we'll known statis-
tioian. He has had valuable expert
ence In and about the committee; and
his assistance is Of great value in the
computation of schedules and specific
and ad valorsm rates.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

congress, that it is question whether it
might not properly have borne his name,
as indicating most truthfully the real
author.
The room Of the Ways and Means
committee is the largest and best COM
mittee room in the Capitol. 1t has not SO
dne an outlook as the room Of the APP
preparations committee in the other COR
ner of the building; but it is far better
suited for the transaction of business, es-
peoially for the holding of those hear
lngs, when companies of manufacturers
and business men come to present their
views and desires to the committee. The
large library has about 1000 volumes,
covering very completely the subject of
tariff and finance.
Aside from the handsome book cases,
which give the room the appearance of a
large private library in some opulent
homo, and the fireplace which in winter
makes the roo III cosy in spite Of its size,
the principal article of furniture is the
long committee table. This is the coun-
Gil board whereon the industries of the
country pass in review whenever a new
tariff bill Is framed. Seventeen men sit
around that board, the place of each be-
ing indicated by nickel name plate on
the tables edge. Mr.. Dingley sits at
the head of the table, with Serene E.
Payne, New York's able and experienced
Representative on the one hand; and
upon the other John Dalzell. the bril-
liant young Pennsylvania. who lives
and fourlshes as an anti-Quay man in
the Keystone State. Albert J. Hop
kins, of Illinois, who has lately.had q
large support for the governorship of his
state, and General Charles q. Grosve-
nor, who resembles Santa Claus, and is
famous as the ststistcian of the Nc
Kinley boom, are next in order of senior
ity. Then come Charles A. Russell and
Jonathan p Dolliver, both young and
both able, one representing Connections
and the other Iowa. General George ".
Steele is veteran of Indiana, sound
and sensible and dearly loving to exercire
dry humor at the expense of his COL
leagues Martin N. johnson is the
young financial student who fought the
question OF sound money out alone in a
free. silver State. Walter Evans is an able
Kentucky Republican, Union veteran,
and comes from the city of Somerville,
whence Republican representatives have
rarely come. He sees to it that the Pc
cullar product Of Kentucky suffers no
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

present century it was again taken up,
this time by the Middle and New Eng.
land States. At one period, about 1880,
there was great excitement over the silk
culture. Spectators imported mulberry
trees by the million, and caused such a
collapse in prices that many growers be-
came bankrupt. On three occasions bills
were introduced in Congress for the estah
lishment of special schools for instruction
in silk culture, but the bills were de-
feated IS unconstitutional.
Cleverly conducted there is no rea aon
why enough raw silk cannot BIO grown
in this country to supply the demand d,
and more, too, If necessary
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

tain Merrill "coms out and howl too"
The latter very promptly informed his
visitor that he was not bowling in that
crowd. Captain Merrill was born In
Freeport, Maine, June Is, 1926, and To-
Gated in Harrington in 1S4s. When the
war broke out he enlisted as private in
Co. G, 18th Maine, but was promoted to
captaincy before leaving the State. The
Regiment left for the front Aug. 90,
1852. ana took part in the battles of Fred
ericksburg and charlottesville. In
the latter battle Capt. Merrill was
wounded in the chest and arm, while
leading his men with the greatest gal
lantry. On account of his injuries from
which he even now suffers he was in
capaoitated for duty and was appointed a
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

NAV be found the names Of Willard Fill
more, Henry Clay, John Sheran, Justin
S. Morrill,, of Vermont, Henry L. Dawes
of Massachusetts,, Fernando Wood, of
New York, William D. Kelley of Penn
sylvania, Robert Schenck, of Ohio, Wm
r. Morrison, Of illinois, Roger @. Mills,
of Texas, VIM. Mckinley, of Ohio, VIM.
NJ. Springer, of Illinois, and William L.
Wilson, of West Virginia.
Mr.. Dingley is the first Maine man to
be chairman of the committee. He has
long been conversant with it's work,
having assisted in the preparation Ct the
Tariff Act OF 1888, altho ugh he was not
then a member of the committee. He
first became a mem ber at the timehof Mr..
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

First Congress, and consi sted of a NOM
Der from each State. In the Seventh
Congress tl802), the committee became
one OF the standing committees Of the
House. The committees on Elections
(17S9), Claims (179i), and Commerce and
Manufactures Q795) were its only
seniors. Until 1865 the Ways and Means
Committee reported the appropriation
bills, but at that time this branch Of leg
Islation was conferred upon the newly-
created committee on appropriations,
now become one of the GREATEST comm it,
tees of the House.
The mem bsrship Of the Wars and
Means COMMITTEES has always been dis
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30

Reeds first Speak ership, In the Fifty
first Congress. At once he became, by
reason of the wide range and accuracy Of
his information, dominating memb Der
OF that committee. Indeed, to such an
extent were his ideas impressed upon the
famous tariff law enacted during that
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-30
She Did Once.

81 never seem to be able to agree with
you," she said.
''Yot, he retorted, ct distinctly remem-
Der your being on my side upon one &C.
casion."
So saying, Adam threw triumphant
glance at Eve and took turn around the
garden alone -Naw York Wnrld
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
The White Metal Has Increased
Railroad Earnings.
REPORT OF THE OFFICIALS
A Mistake to Denounce the
Mexican Dollar.
WAGES UNDER SILVER COINAGE
Prosperity Abounds Despite the Gold
Bug Denunciations and the Effect
of Fall in Silver Has Been
a Blessing.

New York, September o. Especial to
the Atlanta Constitution.-)The re-
port of the Mexican National railroad
for the month of August, just issued
from the presidents Office here to-day,
is valuable contribution to the liter
allure of the silver question and is a
complete refutation of many of the
assertions and arguments advanced
hy the anti-silveT orators in the present
Presidential campaign. The compare
tive statement of the gross earnings
of the Mexican National, which cper-
stes over 1000 miles of road, shows
that while many of the American roads
have rone into receivers hands or
passed their dividends, this Mexican
trunk line has actually increased its
earnings over last year more than
10 per cent, and this, too, an the duilest
season Of the year. Curiously enough,
the Mexican National has been quoted
by gold orators as an illustration OF
what VIII happen 10 American roads II
free silver prevails in the United States
and a correspondent Of the ST. Louis
Globe-Demoerat, now travelling IN
Mexico. devotes considerable space 10
the side-lights Of the subject. Before
commenting further on the facts of the
case it IS perhaps better 10 introduce
here the comparative statement OF
estimated gross earnings OF the Next
can National furnished this afternoon
70 yoUr correspondent by President
William 6. Raoul.
For the fourth week of August, 1896,
the earnings were S135.416. as against
s113.247 for the same week last year,
an increase Of So, 169, or over 10 per
cent.
For the four weeks of August, 1896,
the earnings were 1896, rs, as against
S345. 500 for the same period last year,
an increase Of S51, 0s6, or nearly Il per
cent.
The significance Of this statement is
not so much in the gross earnings, but
in the increase as compared with last
year of over 10 percent, and this In the
dullest period Of the hard times, when
American roads are thankful If they
can pay operating expenses only.
President Raoul is an ardent free
silver man and commented at some
length to your correspondent on the
comparative statement in question as
throwing much light and actual data
on the free silver discussion now go
ing on in the United States.
81 need hardly say to you that we
are delighted with the showing OF
orr road" said Mr.. Raoul. THE gold
campaign orators are holding up Mex
ico as a silver-ridden country and try
mo TO make out that her people are
worse off than ever; in fact, far below
the condition of the Americans. The
August statement of our road shows
thai these same orators are talking
through their hats. We are enjoying
q full measure of prosperity, while
American roads are complaining bitter
lv of the hard times, and oftenfime'
passing their dividends. Indeed, some
of them cannot escape receivers
hands. 1t is a great mistake to depre
cate and denounce the Mexican dollar
II should he remembered that after tn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13

hard times. On the contrary, he IL
happy. Free silver has proved. and Is
proving, a blessing to him in more
ways than one. Mark my words, the
United States viii come TO silver basis
sooner or later. TO postpone the ques-
ton now is only to tie down the safe
ty valve. If free silver don't come by
natural evolution it will by unnatural
revolution.
''The whole world will sooner or later
have to come to a larger use OF silver,
and this means the United States.
II do no know whether or not Bryan
will be elected President, but do know
that he win be either elected or de-
feated by large majority.
Things are in a mighty abnormal
condition and no one can predict what
is going to happen next November. One
thing i do know, Mexican merchants
do not want to see the United States GO
on a silver basis. Mexico has a good
thing as matters are now and she don't
want to share the silver pudding with
the people on the north of her.
"Free silver is a blessing to any
community or country and the United
States will find this fact out sooner or
later, am as sure of this as that |
live"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
HON. GEORGE n. BROWN, JR.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
A Sketch of His Life and Career as
Lawyer and Superior Court
Judge,

To the Editor: -Among the
meritorious candidates nominated
at the Democratic State con-
venfion at Raleigh. no one was more
deserving of the distinction or viii
wear the honor more worthily than
Hon. George I'll. Brown, Jr.. who was
nominated for the position of Associate
Justice of the Supreme court. 1t may
well be said that North Carolina has
always maintained jealousy the repu-
tation Of her judiciary and as result
her. courts have always had the res
pect. the confidence and the loyal sup
port Of her people. In November, 1888
Judge J. E. Shepherd, who had been
upon the Superior court bench for six
years, was elected a Justice OF the
Supreme court and Immediately ten
dered his resignation of the former
position to the Governor. The First
Judicial district possessed many fine
lawyers worthy of the ermine but Gov.
Scales, after a careful review of the
names presented or his consideration,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13

nigh, and hence 500 in gold would
not buy any more than 100 Mexican
silver dollars. Now, however, the Mex
lean merchants can exchange the 100
gold dollars received in payment for
exports and get double the quantity
of Mexican dollars. The upshot of all
this has been practically to put big
bonus on exports, and one would think
it would have served to put an embargo
on imports. Everybody made it a
point to rake and scrape together ev-
erything exportable in order to double
his money. Business has been stimu-
lated right along and every line of
commerce has shown great activity
ever since. Instead of imports falling
off they continued the same, despite
the increased cost of articles; people
made money and hence could afford to
pay the higher prices. The effect of
this was to keep up the government
revenues and prevent them from run
ming behind and at the same time give
many luxuries to the richer classes.
cit is another great mistake to
charge that the wages Of the Mexican
workmen are regulated by the price of
silver. Campaign orators of the gold
bugs say that the falling price of sill
yer has brought about lower wages.
This is not only untrue, but actually
absurd. The wages of workmen in
Mexico are regulated by the law of
supply and demand and are not in
the least affected by the price of sill
yer.
''As a matter of fact wages are the
same to-day that they have always
been. The changing and appreciat-
ing value of the gold dollar has served
to throw sand in the eyes of the gold
bug stump speakers.
eff a Mexican artisan is intelligent
and Industrious he can make a great
deal more than the ordinary workman
in the mines or the man that depends
on his spade and muscle.
eve find it to the interest of our
company to do all our repairing and
building of cars in Mexico. Our shops
are located at Laredo, Tex, but they
are practically closed and we~do near
" everything at the City of Mexico
and other points. In this way free sill
yer benefits a community, gives it's
citizens plenty of work, draws it away
from gold standard countries and thus
furnishes a continual stream of pros
peritv. You don't hear the average
Mexican citizen declaiming against
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13

Train on the Scotland Neck Brancn Roao
leaves Weldon 50 p m, Halifax Is psTn. ar.
r1yes Scotland Neck O5 p M. GreenVilIe 4 a.
p ms Rtnston 80 p M. Returning leaves KIN.
ston 20 q M Greenvtlle 8 20 M, arriving AZ
Halifax II 90 mi Weldon II 20 a IA, daily an.
cept Sunday. -
Trains on the Washington Branch Ieava
Washington 90 m and 90 D m, arrfvea
Parmele 30 n ard 40 D M, Tarboro Is a
M returning leaves Tarboro 5 80 D m, Par.
mele 8 50 m and 20 p m, arrive Washing.
ton II 20 M and 10 p m, daily except sun.
DAY. Connects with trains on Scotland Neck
Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro daily, SOD m. ar.
rlves plymouth 30 2 m, returning leaves
plymouth 40 m, arrives TarbOrO q az a m
Train on Midland NJ. g. Rrancb ieev1a: .
GoldsDoro daily, except Sunday 500 a M AZ.
irving Smith feld 20 m; retlirntne Leaves
Smithneid z 81 m; arrives at 9oldsboro
l5 am.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky
Mount at 30 p m, arrives NashVflle5 O5 % M.
Spring Hope 30 p m; returning Ieaveg
Spring Hope 90 q m, Nashville 85aTn. arr
rives at Rocky Mount % a m, daily, except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsav
for Clinton daily except Sunday. at s GOA
m ano 10 p m returning leaves Clinton az
Z 90 q IN and II 30 y m.
Train No. ~ makes close connection az
Weldon for all points North daily, all ran
via Richmond, also at Rocky Mount with
Norfolk and Carolina II. IL. for Norfolk and
ali points North via Norfolk.
JOHN X. DIVINE, Gent supa
j, b. KRNLY, Genl Manager.
Il. ID. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
CHESTER AND LENOlR R. R. co.
ABSENCES DEPARTMENT

Schedule condensed, showing connec
tions between Raleigh, N. c., and
Lenoir, N. c., for Blowing Rock
Season 1896.
Leave Raleigh, via Seaboard Air Line
600 a. m.
Leave Lincolnton, N. c., via Chester
and Lenoir, 1886 D. IN.
Arrive Lenoir, N. c., via Chester and
Lenoir, 3.15 p. m.
Arrive Blowing Rock, N. c., via stage
line, 10 p. IN.
Leave Raleigh, N. c., via Southern
Railway, 2 p. IN.
Leave Salisbury, N. c., via Southern
Railway, 1925 a. M.
Leave Hickory, N. c., via Chester and
Lenoir 2:10 p. m.
Arrive Lenoir, N. c., via Chester and
LenOir 3:15 p. IN.
. Arrive Blowing Rock, N. c., stage
line, 10 p. IN.
G. w. F. HARPER, Receiver.
Lenoir, N. C..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
SUFFERING FOR Alice TIME.

Persons afflicted with rheumatism
often suffer for a life time, their tor
lures being almost without remission.
The joints and muscles of such unfor-
tunates are in most cases shockingly
conltorted and drawn out of shape. To
afford them even temporary relief, the
ordinary remedies often prove utterly
useless. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
OH the other hand, is avouched by per-
sons who have used it, to be a genuine
source of relief. It keeps the blood cool
by promoting regular habit of body,
and removes from it impurities which,
in the opinion of all rational patholo-
gists, originate this agonizing com
plant, and its kindred malady, the
govt. Besides this the Bitters remedy
disorders for the stomach, liver and
nerves, prevent and eradicate intermit-
tent and remittent fevers, promote APP
petite and sleep, and are highly re-
commended by physicians as a desir-
able medicinal stimulant and tonic.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13

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