Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-01-19

sion of 1863. In 1863 he removed to
Lewiston, where few months after he
was elected to the legislature and with
the opening of the legislative session
OF 1861 was unanimously reelected
speaker.
AT the state election of 1864 re was
elected to the house a fourth time, and
with the session of 1865 was again ten
dered the position OF speaker, which he
declined preferring to take his place
on the floor. He was also a represen-
tative To the legislature from Lewiston
in 1868 and 1878.
In 1878 Dingley was nominated as
the republican candidate for governor
of Maine by vote of two to one
against two popular opponents and
was elected by about 10000 majority
In 1874 he was reelected by over IL 900
majority. declining third nomination
in 1875
He was one of the delegates at large
from Maine to the republican national
convention in 1876 aud served on the
committee on resolutions and was one
of the subcommittee of five who
drafted the platform.
He actively participated in the presi-
Dental campaign of 1876 and in the
state conventions of 1877, rs, 10 In
lS79-S0 he was chairman of the repub-
lican executive committee In 1881
Dingley was nominated by the repub-
leans of the second congressional dis
trict of Maine to I'LL the vacancy in
congress caused by the resignation OF
William 4. Frye. He was elected by a
majority of over 5000, nearly twice as
large as ever before given to any can
didate in that district He served on
the committee on banking and cur
rency, and as a member of the select
committee on alcoholic traffic, and dur
Ing the session he presided several
times over the house in committee Of
the whole. Mr.. Dingley's first speech
in congress was made April IS, 1882, on
protection to American shipping, the
house being in committee OF the whole
on the bill to create tariff commits
sion.
Under a Joint resolution introduced
into the house by Mr.. Dingey and
passed Aug I, 1882, he was appointed
q member of joint committee 10 In
vestigate the conditions and wants Of
American shipbuilding and shipowning
interests The report of the committee
drawn up by Mr. Dngley and unani-
mously agreed To by the committee
was regarded as a very able and yalu-
able document
rhe committee reported a bill to re-
move certain burdens on American
shipping, framed by Mr. Dngley,
not time TO reconcile dsagreeing
amendments between the two houses
before the forty-seventh congress eX-
PRED While this bill was under CON
sideration IN the house he made q
speech on the revival of American
shipping in reply to Congressman Cox
which placed him at once in the front
rank OF congressman and gave him a
national reputation.
In 1882 he was reelected rs a con
gresham at-largc for the forty eighth
congress At the opening OF congress
IN December, 1881, Speaker Carlisle
appointed him at The head OF The re-
publican minority on both the banking
aud currency and shipowning inter-
terests. Mr.. Dingley at once re-intr0-
ducrd his shipping bin which was
passed by the house and sent to the
senate The latter body amended 81
3y adding provision for the oncour-
agement OF American postal steamship
lines but subsequently the dlfercnc"
was adjusted in conference and the bill
was approved by the president on
June "a, 1884.
On Feb 7, 1851 Mr. Dinglcy reported
from the shipping committee his hill
TO constitute bureau OF navigation In
he treasury department and later IN
the month it was passed IN the house
under a suspension Of the rules Sub
sequently the senate concurred and
the bureau was organized.
Mr. Dngey was reelected 20 the
forty-ninth congress from the second
Maine district in 1884 At the annual
meeting Of the congressional temper
nnce society IN February 1887 Mr.
Dngley was elected president IN
June. 1856 Mr. Dingley was reelected
to the fftioth congress and again
elected to the ffty-nrs congress in
1883, 10 the fifty second IN 1890, the
nfty-thlrd IN 1892 the hfty-fourth In
1894 and The hftY-ffth iu 1896 by large
and increased majorJes In the my
second and Gfty-tnlTd congresses he
was an active member Of the commit
ice on appropriations
In forming his cabinet prior 70 en-
tcr.ng on The duties 81 chief executive
March : 1897 President Mckinley Ien-
dered The position ~ secretary Of The
treasury TO Mr. plngIey bit be declined
the OHcr, preiefriug 10 retain bis pc
sltlon as chairman OF the ways and
means committee and floor leader o.
the republican majority Of the house.
Under bis lead the house within six
teen days after the fifty nfth congress
was convened In extraordinary session