Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-07-31
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tFrom our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, July 20.
Harll Hear the Dingley bell
OF old man hard times.
It's tinging the knell;
Sweet music in Us chimes.
The Dingley tariff bill has received
the signature of President Mckinley
and is now law. and the extra ses-
sion of the Fifty-fifth Congress, hav-
ing accomplished what it was called
together to do, has adjourned, and its
members have gone home to hear
what their constituents have to say
about their work. So far as the Re-
publicans are concerned, there is no
fear of the peoples verdict. They
have done remarkable piece Of work
One that many considered impossi-
bic, because of the lack of Republic
can majority in the Senate, when
President Mckinley first announced
his determination to call an extra
session to pass tariff bill. Although
there are some things in the Dingley
thrift law that would be different If the
Republicans had had majority of
their own in the Senate, the law is
distinctly Republicans and consequent
ly will protect American industry 10
all its branches and will after the first
six months Of its existence, produce
more money than will be needed to
run the government, thus enabling
President Mckinley to resume the
Republican policy of reducing the
country's bonded Indebtedness
lift were possible to make a man
like Senator Allen ashamed Of any
thing, Senator Foraker's prompt ref
utation OF the charge made by Allen,
that the Mckinley vote in Ohio last
November was increased by fraud,
would have had that effect. As it
was. S nator Foraker's vigorous
prodding and demands for proof and
specification Of one single fraudulent
vote cast in the State OF Ohio, at the
Presidential election, drove Allen into
corner from which he was glad to
escape by yielding to motion to 50
into executive session. Senator For
aker made Senator Alien blush when
he reminded him that he was the first
man to SANDER his native State Allen
was born in Ohio] by such charges.
The giving away Of coupons or
certificates for premiums or prizes by
the manufacturers of tobacco and
cigarettes will have to be stopped, as
the practice is prohibited by the
Dingley tariff law. Most people will
regard this as a step in the right di-
rection. The whole prize business is
demoralizing.
Mr.. III. M. Dougherty, of the Ohio
Republican State Central Committee,
was in Washington to see the Dingley
tariff bill become law and to confer
with the Ohio Republicans in Con-
gress before adjournment. He says
there will be hot campaign in the
State this year, but that he regards the
election of the Republican State ticket
and Senator Hanna's return to the
Senate, as assured. He says the
Democrats are merely bluffing when
they profess confidence of winning.
The House made quicS work Of
meeting the recommendation Of Presi-
dent Mckinley for currency COM
mission. The special message was
read just as soon as Speaker Read had
sigued the DiDgley tariff bill; the
Committee on Rules reported special
rule giving one hour for the discus
sion of Representative Stones bill
authorizing the President 10 appoint a
currency commission, which had been
previously introduced, and at the
close of the one hours debate the bill
was passed The Senate took no ac
ton on the bill. 1t was not expected
that ii would.
Knowing that every day the tariff
bill was DELAYED was costing the
country 500. 600 or more in duties.
the Republicans allowed the opposi-
ton to do most of the talking in the
debate which preceded the adoption Of
the conference report. Senator Bur-
rows. who was member of the con
ference committee. made a short
speech defending the restoration Of
the So duty on white pine lumber. and
replying to ASPIRATIONS cast upon him
and incidentally upon the State Of
Michigan by Senator Pettigrew He
said the lumber schedule was one of
the most meritorious of the bill. which
would restore to the labor Of the coun-
tfy the uncounted millions of which it
had been robbed by four years of free
trade. The conference report was
adopted by majority Of ten, the
same majority by which the bill passed
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