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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Affirmative.Best general references: On present defects-Bryce, Am. Comm., I, XV, XVI, XXV; Wilson, Congressional Government, (see index), Committee, Cabinet, and pp. 294-333; Wilson, Overland Monthly, III, (January, 1884); Contemporary Review, XLVIII, (December, 1885), p. 864; Exposition of Cabinet system, Bagehot, English Constitution, Chaps...
Best general references: F. W. Taussig, Tariff History of U. S., last ch., also pp. 176-177, 212, 228, 231, 238; O. D. Ashley, Forum, Jan., 1897, 532; Report of Tariff Comm., 1882, and Tariff Act of 1882; House Exec. Doc., 1st Sess., 50th Cong., xii; Boston Herald, Dec. '96, Jan., '97, Editorials; The Interstate Commerce Act, John R. Dos passos; Prof. Jenks, Rev. of Rev., Jan., 1897; Cleveland's Message, 1897; Congressional Directory; Hanlon's letter, Boston Herald...
...SAYRE, Chairman Comm. on Arrangements.LACROSSE TEAM.- Scott, captain of last year's team, will be on Holmes Field at 3.30 to instruct new men before the regular practice at 4 o'clock...
...appreciation of gold since 1873. (a) Prices have fallen because of other reasons. (x) In manufactured goods because of increased facilities of production. (y In agricultural products because of greatly increased acreage (Bradstreet's Report, 1895). (b) Wages and money incomes have not fallen since 1873 (Report of Sen. Comm. on Finance, 1891). (4) The silver dollar would not rise to a parity with gold. (a) The U. S. would not, as Bryan asserts, buy an ounce of silver, but simply coin all silver presented, and return it to owner. (b) All history shows that the unlimited coinage...
...Republic, p. 229.- (i) A road will get from the pool its alloted share of patronage whether it affords the best or the poorest service to the public.- (b) Pooling causes an artificial maintenance of rates, which stimulate the construction of parallel and competing lines: Select Senate Comm. Rept. on Inter-State Commerce, Evidence, pp. 888, 1295, 127.- (c) Pools tend to increase the frequency and violence of Railway wars: Hudson, p. 232.- (i) Weak companies resort to wars to secure the privileges of combination.- (ii) Strong companies resort to war to prevent honest competition.- (d) Legalized pooling would...