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jul 22, 1897 - Dingley Tariff Bill (July 1897)

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Hanna’s contributions → repub trusts thought they should get more tariff protection

get thru House in 1897 under “Czar” Reed; Proposed rates = high, but not high enough for lobbyists; Over 850 amendments put onto Bill, est average rates at 46.5%; Higher than Wilson-Gorman Act (1894), higher than some categories of McKinley Act (1890)

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Date:

jul 22, 1897
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~ 127 years ago