Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-29

did Mr.. DINGHY loose sight of the docu
ment. They We're admitted az once IN
to the presence of Mr.. Mckinley. The
latter was sitting quietly at the long
cabinet table. with Secretary Gage and
Attorney General Mckenna on one side
and Postmaster General Gary and Sec
retarv Wilson on the other de rose
ana erected Mr. Dingley aud Mr.. HageI
cordially and proceeded At once TO tnt
work OF approval Mr. Porter turned
| To the last sheet OF the bill and laid the
| document before the President Hc
had several pens at hand the owners oi
which had begged might be used to slsr
the tariff act. But Nr. Dingley, taking
a case from his pocket produced q
beautiful mother-of pearl handled pen
dainty enough for a wOmans use, anC
| requested that it be used for the sigma
ture The President recognized the
right OF Mr.. Dingley. though he laugh
inZIv commented on the size of the pen
piDning it deep into the ink well ht
steadily appended his signature 10 tbs
bill asked 5he date and wrote 'July24
approved and the Dill was an act
| There was q burst of applause from the
1 SPECTATORS. Every one II elIe room ex
cent The President w1s standing and
several Of the spectators were nervous.
As the President dropped the pen At
tarney General NcKclua, giauclng 81
the clock on the mantsl, remarked: II
is lust I minutes past 4 o'clock The
President rose and congratulated Mr..
Diuglev on the successful ending OF ms
long task and the members OF the Cabi-
net did likewise. Mr. Dingley acknowl-
edged with thanks the kind words, and
after putting carefully away the pen
holder, left the room, and the ceremony
was at an end
PENNSYLVANIA On THE COMMIT
TEES.
Pennsylvania is very literally treated
in the committees Of the House. which
were announced by speaker Reed Just
prior 10 adjournment D2lZell was al
ready in Ways and Means W. a.
Stone remains in his old place on Ap-
preparation, and Is also on Private Land
Claims and expenditures in the Treas
ury Department. e. W. Stone has his
old chairmanship of Coinage, Weights
and Measures. and is also on Private
Land Claims. Robins is on Militia and
immigration. Acheson got his coveted
place on Rivers and Harbors. Show
alter is on Railways and Canals and
Labor. Sturtevant is On invalid Pen
sions and Claims. Congressman at-
large Davenport is on the always i'm.
porIant Committee on Elections and
Congressman at large Grow .etains the
chairmanship Of the Committee on Ed
ucation and Labor Arnold, Of the
Clarion district. is on Pacific Railroads
and Election of President and Vice
President. Mabon, of the Huntington
district. has his old Craftsmanship OF
War Claims. Brumm is chairman OF
Claims Hicks succeeds Draper, OF
Massachusetts, who is given foreign
mission as chairman Of patents, and
also holds his old place on Public Build
ings and Grounds. Olmstead is on Elec-
ton No and on Accounts. Codding
is on Elections No. 5, and of Election OF
President and Vice President. Kirk
patrick is on Elections No. 3 and Pacific
Railroads
Bingham is on Appropriations and
Postoffices and Postroads. Brosius Is
chairman Of Reform of the Civil Service
and on Banking and Currency. Erman-
tsout is on Banking and Currency and
PostOffices and Postroads. Wanger il
on Interstate Commerce and Expendl-
lures in the Postoffice Department. Nc
Aleer l. on interstate Commerce and
Territories, Young in on Merchant Ma
rine and fisheries, Expenditures III the
War Department. Connell is on Agri-
culture and Mines and Mining. Adams
is on Foreign Affairs and Improvement
of the Mississippi River. Butler is on
Naval Affairs in the place Of his prede-
cessor, Robinson. Kulp is on Public
Lands and Manufactures Packer is
on Indian Affairs and expenditures in
the State Department Williams is on
Railways and Canals, and Mines and
Mining. Connell is on Mines and Min
ing Harmon is chairman Of the Ii
brary Committee, and Bennel is on Re
vision of Laws, etc.