The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-01-21

He actively participated in the presna4
tinl rampaiEn OF 1875 and insathe slaSA
was chairman of the republican cXeeutIyel
COMMITTEES: In 1851, pingieN WINS nofni-
mated by the republicans Of the Second
congressional district Of Mime toshllHth
vacancy In congress caused by the fcsiR-
nation Of Hon. VIM. T. Frye. He war
elected hysa majority of over 900 nearly
candidate in that district! He served on
the committee on banking and currency,
and ms q member Of the select committee
on alchclic liquor traffic and during the
session he presided several times over the
house in committee of the whole. ME.
Dlngiey's first speech IN soitgress waas
American Shipping, the house being in
committee OF tho whole on the bill To- cree
ate n tariff commission.
Under a joint resolution introduced into
the house by MI. Dingleys and; fasseafAus
gust I. 1859. he. WAS appotntsdSa member
OF q Joint commits ice 4 Einsestigat the
SSIIaine sh Mon owniax AmeSssaa The
report Of theacafnnlittee drawn up by Nj.
Dingley. and unanimously agreed to by the
committee was regarded as a Very able
and valuable document.
h committee. reported a bill to emore
certain burdens on American shipping,
framed by Mir. Dingley. which passed the
house, but there was not TING to recon
ellie disagreeing amendments between the
two houses before the Forty-seventh cons
gress expired. While this bill was under
ht1iA III iiC ShS SiSAfA
speech on the Revival OF American Ship
ping" in reply to Congressman Cox,
which placed him at once in the front
tional reputation.
In 1852 he was reelected as a congress
man at large for the FortS-eighth con-
sember. ISL, Speaker Carlisle appointed
him at the head Of the republican minors
1T. on both the banking and currency
American ship building and ship owning
Interests. Mr.. Dingley at once reintro-
dueed his shipping bin. which was passed
latter body amended it by adding n pro-
vision for the encouragement OF American
postal steamship lines, hut subsequently
the diifersnce was adjusted in conference
and the bin was approved by the president
on juno "a, 1854.
On February :, 1854. Mr.. Dingley re-
Pill TO constitute Il bureau of navigation
IN the treasury department and later In
der n suspension OF the rules. Subsequent
~ tho senate concurred II the bureau
was organized.
Mr.. Dingley was re-elected to the Forty
trict in 1884.
AL the meeting OF the Congress
sional Temperance society in February,
1887. Mr.. Dingley was elected president.
In June. 1886, Mr.. Dingley was reelected
to the Fiftieth congress and again elected
Fifty-second congres In 1890, the FIFTY;
third in 1882. the Fifty-fourth in 1894 and
the Fifty-tifth In 1896 by large and In
creased majorities. In The Fifty-second
and Fifty-third congresses he was an act
I've member of the committee on appro-
printions.
In forming his cabinet prior to entering
on the duties of chief executive. March a,
1897. President Mckinley rendered the POI
sition OF secretary of the treasury to Mr..
ferrinG to remain in his position as chair
man OF the ways and means committee
and floor leader of the republican majority
of tho house.
Under his lead the house within sixteen
days after the Fifty-ffth ongrcss was
convened in extraordinary session on the
18th of March. 1897. by President Mcllin-
ley, passed a bill revising the tariff.
Mr.. Dingley was q Congregationalist in
religion. He was married June II, 1857. to
Miss Salome sMekenney, OF Auburn. Ne.
Charles L. tdeceased). Edward N, Arthur
G. and Edith Dingley.