The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
Hard Work to Make a New
Tariff Law.
1T SHOWS ON DINGLEY's HEALTH.
But the Law Will Probably BE ON tho
Statute Books by July Joe Cboate
and Free Trade-story About the Boom
Days of Minneapolis.

preparing new tariff law am told by | I;
some of the younger members OF the COM ;
mittee that they are just beginning to real |.
we what an awful task 1t Is. Instead OF
having their evenings for social pleasure
or the theater or attention to their CORE
spondence, they find they must sit up till '
midnight every night porting over sched-
ules, comparing testimony, figuring out
rates and trying to agree with their fellow
members The ways and means members
that is, the Republicans-will probably
be in continuous session from now till the
4th of March, OF very nearly till that date.
They will need all this time in which to
finish up their job.
To he Done Quickly.
The chance for the early passage Of n
complete tariff bill is now believed to be
! brighter than it was some weeks ago. l
have just had talk with one of the lead
| ing Republican senators, one who Is looked
upon as IA practical manager for his side
| of the chamber, and he tells me he has
taken the trouble TO inquire into the atti-
tude of the Democrats and silver Repub-
! leans 1--WE are not going TO have any |
difficulty in passing our bill, said this |
senator, whose word may be taken as high |
authority. "The Democrats do not intend |
to delay our operations. They want to
talk little and to make the record
straight, but am sure we shall be able to
pass bill by the middle of June can
almost assure the country that the law
will be on the statute books by July !.
This, | take it, is good news for the people,
good both for those who believe In the
efficacy of the new tariff and for those
who do not believe in it. If the thing is
10 10 done, it is well that it Is to be done
quickly.
Governor Dingley's health is already
showing a few signs of wear and tear in
this arduous task of tariff making Nat
urally the bulk of the work falls upon him.
The way the committee has laid out its
. task, nothing is done except by the whole
committee and this means dreadtui
. amount of work for the chairman. am
e satisfied that il it.had not been for his IA
: tigue in these nightly ordeals OF tarlH Dill
, framing Mr.. Dingley would have accepted
Il the secretaryship of the treasury when IL
r. was offered him by President Elect Mchln-
IT ley.
q HTbe wonder to me Is, said one OF Gov
ernor Dingley's colleagues on the commit
: tee, "that the old gentleman does not get
r brain fever. He does not read anything
S, but economic literature. he does not
n smoke or drink or chew. He never plays a
game, goes driving or attends the theater.
es He does nothing but think, think apou'
m the old tariff, and the rates, and the 40 va
!. loren, and the revenue, and all that sort o.
~ thing. tits enough to drive man crazy. .
no LAWYER Choate and His Views.
ny From nnblic man who has intimate re
to ,ations with the president elect learn tina
i'll Joseph Choate, the leading lawyer OF th
ed New York bar who wanted TO be senator
nj. Int couldn't was at one time seriousl.
nd considered for secretary of state by Tn
he president elect 1t was conceded that MI
- Choate had the learning and the ability .
-, make a first class secretary OF statei
III worthy successor to Mr.. Olney. but VINE
me Mr.. Mckinley discovered that In ms ecol
au- o,,ic faith Mr. Choate, though good III
ry. puhlican. was a good deal of free trader
- his name was dropped from the Ilst
eligibles as il it had been poison. "naG
Joke on Mckinley it would have been II
had actually appointed theoretical III
lilo trader to the first place in his CABINET!
40 "Joe Choate is one OF the apies1 iheh
- our day." said well known NeW I'll
the lawyer To me. "He would make gre
sat repntation as public man If he could on
was Get the chance. But he can't get u
Gus Chance He is not enough of politicla
nan This reminds me that l know little sto
,od obout Choate. 1t is an old story, pu'
Al. |
, no don't believe any one knows that ne w
the man with whom il originated. wh
Choate WAS out of his office one day a CHE
for whom some work had been done ca,
IN 70 settle up. Mr.. Choate's clerk sesei
urn- With the man and afterward reporteu
The his chief what he had done.
land how much did you get ou'
, IA himY" asked Mr.. Choate
- "a hundred dollars, replied tne Gle
proudly. "a w. ,obt
-. "Whatl Only hundredS You ougnt
MS have had more sense. want you 10
and that am not running Jaw
fee for my health. l discharge you'
/ discharge you on the spot ~,
re- "B-but I-I-got-all the man ha'
EXPLAINED the poor clerk timidly d,
-, HOb Won got all he hadP' said
'".u' Cboata .Well, that Is different. forR
ic'ol Won take back what l said ABOUT
mo" charging you. You will make 81
lawyer yet, my boy"
Rare Advantage.
lie A western senator tells me gooo 81
p ex- .,ont the boom days In Minneape
nond Thsre lived near town @ farmer VINO
first tired of agricultural life, and VINO ooncl
of "a cd he would go into the city anu gov
- o1 .,,,at,no In real estate. So he went
ting to town. called Oh . . The agen,
rtain expiaineu wna. . ~. ,h,ng the man desi
IL of courses nau Ia; ;,,to a buggy and started
ed in my ' .ha property. After driving for 8
sue .,;stance ont through the suburbs the al
veral pulled up at place where the prairie
,ears' been laid off into town lots ,,.,,
cd by sIs 1t not beautiiuil Ia e,uara
5oine, "Seel There IS 10 oe tb;s ,s f,ne nrop,
es Of there Is PARK. I'll ths rate Of 80 per
ghths IL VIII !up Nan this is the chance of
rlbor- q m' Ill, trnde YOU these lots at the
put of ~. 80 nr. lot Tor each acre Of your farm.
Ed LII cot rich out Of IL"
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