Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-07-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Dingley Tariff Bill is Now
a Law.

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Hark Hear the Dingley bell
ris ringing M ig' the kneii. i''
Sweet music in It's chimes
The Dingley tariff bill has re-
Cei9ed the signature of President
Mckinley aud is now law. and the
extra session OF the Hfty-ffth Con
gress, having accomplished what it
was called together to do, has ad
journed, and its members have gone
home to hear what their constituents
have to say about their work So
far as the Republicans are concern
cd, thore is no fear of the peoples
verdict They have done a re
markable. piece Of work, one that
many considered impossible, be
cause Of the lack of a Republican
majority in the Senate, whom Presi-
dent Mckinley first announced his
determination TO call an extra ses-
sion to pass a tariff bill Although
there are some things in the Dingley
tariff law that would be different if
the Republicans had a majority of
their own in the Senate, the law is
distinctly Republican and conse-
quently will protect American in
dustry in all its branches and will,
after the first six months of It's exis-
tence, produce more money than
will be needed to run the govern
mont thns apolli,g p,.. ,;dor+ Aro
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NiilieJ W i9'''iiio Uio i'opuDi'c"ii
policy OF reducing the country s
bonded indebtedness.
Ifit were possible to mako man
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IN ''Vi''''O' 1'-l0'i ''''i'''i''O'' Oi ''"S
thlhg senator toraker S prompt re-
fut,tion Of the charge made by AL
len, that the Mckinley vote in Ohio
last November was inoreasad nv
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AS 1t was, Senator Foraker $ yigor-
GUS prodding and demands for proof
and specification of one single fraud.
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az olle Ilosi''eiioi"i eiocVioh' uroNe
Allen into corner from which he
was glad to escape by yielding to a
motion to po into execpti-o sassio,
49,, cS7,,.1-o.. .,..,1.. c....4-. a,
'.'voi u, ,'iNoi iii''''0 ''eii.' 'oi al
len Dlush When he reminded hin
that he was the first man to slander
his native State (Allen Yves born i'm
Ohio by such charges.
The giving away of coupons or Ger
tificltes for premiums or prizes by
the manufacturers of tobacco and
cigarettes will have to be stopped p 3
the practice is prohibited by the
Dingley tariff law Most sople will
regard this step in the right direc-
tion. Inc whole prize business is
demoralizing.
MIR. H. M. Dougherty, of the Ohio
Republican State Central Commit
tee, was in Washineton to see fine
Dingley tariff bill become a law and
to confer with the Ohio Republicans
in Congress before adiournment
He says there will be a hot cam
paign in the State this wear. but
that he regards the election of the
Republican State ticket and Senator
Hanna S return to the Senate. as as
sured. He says the Democrats are
merely bluffing when they profess
confidence of winning.
The House made quick work of
meeting the recommendation of
President Mckinley for a currency
commission. The special message
was read just as soon as Speaker
Reed had signed the Dingley tariff
bill the Committee on Rules re-
ported a special rule giving one hour
for the discussion of Representative
Stones bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint a currency commits
sion, which had been previously in
troduced, and at the close of the one
hours debate the bill was passed.
The Senate took no action ON the
bill. It was not expected that it
would
So general is the interest in the
disbarment proceedings against
John Wedderburn q Co., charged
with fraudulent practices, now being
conducted by the United States Pa
tent Office, that nearly all of the