The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-14
osnecia, 70 The HeraIdO

washington. Dec 3.-RepresentatiVe
Dingiey of Maine will be the next sec
rotary of the treasury.
That is settled as definitely as any
position in President-elect Mckinney
cabinet can be settled.
Nearly three months before the Oh
fetal announcement is made, Mr. Ding
lev knows that he is Mr. Mckinney
choice for the treasury portfolio, ana
he has even conceded to one or two
intimate friends that after the 4th oil
next March he viii not represent IN
Congress his cid district.
Next to Mr.. Mckinley, MI Dingley
is the ablest student of the tariff in
American politics. The new tariff bill
viii be framed by him, as chairman
of the ways and means committee OF
the present congress, and administered
nv him as secretary of the treasury
Nv general consent Mr. Hanna was,
until recently, slated for the treasury,
bIt there seems to be no longer any
douht that Mr.. Hanna's personal pref
erence is To remain out of the cabinet
There is A rumor current tonight that
Mr.. Dingley viii endeavor to frame the
new tariff bill in time TO pass II
through the present house Certain II
is that it is the intention OF the Ike
nlblican members of the ways and
means committee to push the work OF
nrenaring the measure with the ut
most dispatch The time which VIII
be devoted to hearings of manufac-
turers or workingmen viii be limited
and will certainly not extend beyond
tbe middle of January. Every MEM
be, of the present ways and means
committee has been in congress Tor
years and has attended these hear
ings so often that they are perfectly
familiar with the details. If possible,
the bill viii be drawn up, it is said, IN
cine to report it to the house in Feb
ruarv and to pass it at this session
after reasonable debate. Mr.. Reed, it
is understood, is in accord with Mr.
Dingley's hope. 1t is known that the
sneaker is not anxious for an extra
session, and would leave nothing I'M
dom, TO prevent one. If the bill passes
the house and dies in the senate, then
upon that body Will rest the response
bility of an extra session
The friends of MI Dingley will ear
nestly support him if he determines to
undertake the passage of tariff bill
ut this session Mr.. Dingley viii frame
the bill and it will be the 'Dingley'
tariff bill. It would be manifestly I'M
lust. they say. if, after Mr.. Dingley has
had all the labor of its preparation,
the bill should be known by some other
mans name The Dingley bill, they
assert. will be the tariff law for the
next quarter of a century and they
are anxious that it shall stand on the
statute books as a monument 10 Mr..
DingIey's industry and ability. BY
passine the bill at this session it viii !
be known always as the l"Dingley'' |
bill. even if the neglect of the senate |
70 act upon it would compel Mr.. Ding /
ley's successor as chairman of the |
ways and means committee in the |
Fifty-ffth house, who will probably be !
Mr.. DalzeH. to re-introduce the meas /
ure when the congress meets in extra |
session.
1t is stated that Speaker Reed will |
lend every aid to Mr. Dingley's ambi-
ton. Within the past few days sew
eral members who asked him privately
if their presence was needed at this
session, when only routine business
was contemplated. were told in positive
terms that the speaker expected every
man to be present, as he might be
needed.