Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07
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Chairman Dingley has proven
, himself to be the right man II the
right place since the tariff bearings
; began before Tie house ways and
means committee. The gentlemen
who have appeared before the com
mittee have mostly been considered
experts upon the particular matters
about which they spoke, and some
Of them have been greatly surprised
70 learn by Chairman Diugiey's
comments and questions that he
knew ms much OF more about tie
subject than they did. In other
words. the experts upon particular
schedules or branches Of the tariff
have learned that Chairman Dingley
Ii an expert Oh all branches Of the
tariff. Without exception every
man who has been heard by the
committee has condemned the dem
ocratic idea Of imposing duty on the
value Of the article iad valorem). as
the present tariff does, as an incen-
two to fraud and an injustice to
tho honest importer. One gtntlc-
man called attention to tile fact THAT
Turkey was now the only country
besides the United States that used
the nd vnlorem system. It had long
ago been settled by the republicans
tilat tile new tariff bill would impose
specific duties.
Secretary lamont has issued an
Official order directing The attcn-
dance of the cadets Of the West
Point Military academy at the In
auguraton Of President elect Nc
kinney, ard similar order 70 the
navel cadets AT Annapolis Is cSPeG-
cd from Secretary Herbert These
cadets have ngt taken part IN an iu-
augural parade since President
Grants second inauguration; when
their exposure without oyercoats 10
the terrible weather Of that day re-
suited in yeral DEATHS and much
sickness
The permanent headquarters Of the
Republican National committee are
now regularly cpen in Washington
for the transaction Of business.
Secretary Perkins II i'll charge ana
hiS tersr statement, I'VE are III for
the war for four years, tells tho pu-
pose IN view. The committee viii
continue To send sound republican
literature where il viii DO tic most
good aFd invites demands from in
divioaas us we'll as from state and
county committees.
The democratic members of the
house ways and means committee
didn't seem to know where they
were att when Mr.. w. II. Craig, of
Nlcksbnrg, Miss, who appeared be-
fore the committee r. the represent
alive Of the growers of extra" or
long-staple cotton in Mississippi,
Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana,
asked for q duty Of ? cents pound
upon Egyptian cotton, which comes
IN direct competition with their pro
duct III the New England market.
Representative Wheeler, of Ala,
! whose constituents raise cotton, but
not of tho Kind that the Egyptian
article completes with, got hot under
! the collar and after splitting out
some rot about tile south selling It's
birthright for mess Of pottage, by
asking FOR this protection" started
20 leave the hearing, but before do
ing so said, IN reply 10 representative
Payne that tho birthright referred to
consisted Of free institution, free
trade free everything" somebody
in the crowd remarked, except
speech.
There arc really no new develop
Iments IN connection with the Cuban
question, and none are expected uu-
I'll aftur congress reassenhlps. hit
every hour brings new rumor to
tho surface ~ 10 what viii be done
by Span and one or more Of the
European nations Il this country in-
territories III amy Way fhat these
lumogs are intended o influence the
FACTION of congress is certain, hut if
thty az X viii not ~ iuthr direction
intended by tbeir eriginators There
! are toa feW e0ngras.mea iu toa1 to
@poak positively NJ thi, time,
Changed ONLY For Better.