McPherson, 227. Mahone, 117, 127. Mallary, Rollin C., 17. Manhattan Gas Co., 23. Manufacturers, unreasonableness of, 32, 33. Marble, Manton, 137. Marshals, 268. Meriden Britannia Co., 293. Mills, Roger Q., 83, 85. chairman of Ways and Means, 155. principles of, 156, 157. chief hobby of, 158. prepares bill, 158, 159. argues from Wright’s report, 160, 161. analyzes cost of suit, 162, 163. opposes conference, 183, 184. opposes bounty for sugar-growers, 197. on McKinley Bill, 209. candidate for House Speakership, 211. refuses to serve on Ways and Means, 212. position of, 213. advises duty on sugar, 224. Mills Bill, 158, 159, 164, 170. Minnesota, 21. Missouri Compromise, 4. Missouri Liberal Republicans, 73, 74. Moderate protectionists, 36, 37, 38, 39. Moir, Edward, 301. Monopolies, 352. Montgomery, 8. Moore, Joseph S., 90, 91, 92. Morrell, Hon. Daniel J., 86. Morrill, Justin S.: character of, 3. theory of, 4. apologizes for bill of 1866, 34. advises acceptance of Wells’s amendment, 39. absent when wool bill is voted upon, 43. votes for copper bill, 46. debates on tariff, 68. opposes quinine bill, 93. head of the Senate committee, 110, 111. reports on free silver, 240. Bill of 1860, 5–11. Bill of 1866, 34, 37, 38. Morrison, Col. W. R., 83. on House Committee, 113. selected to prepare tariff bill, 137. cleverness of bill, 138. provisions of bill of, 138. defeated for Congress, 155. Mountain ivy root, 298. Mugwumps: return of, 180. National Association of Clothiers, 283. National Association of Wool Manufacturers, 41. political strength of, 193. claims of, 194. pleads against reduction, 229. supports wool duty, 247. demands of, 249. greed of, 250. success of, 251. makes compact, 301. agreement with wool-growers of, 41. National Treasury, 6, 10. Newcomb, Simon, 159. N. E. Shoe and Leather Association, 273, 275. Newspapers: Taxes on, 13, 14. oppose copper legislation, 51. New York Custom House, 91. N. Y. _Evening Post_, 13. New York Gas Light, 23. N. Y. _Herald_, 13. N. Y. _Tribune_, 13, 16, 17. Niedringhaus, F. G., 192, 193. Niles, Hezekiah, 17. North, S. D. N.: position of, 251. accused, 304. denials of, 304, 305. summoned by Finance Committee, 306. corresponds with Whitman, 306. Oliver, Henry W., Jr., 101, 122. Organization, value of, 132. Overproduction, 31. Panics, 3, 79, 217. Parsee, 137. Payne: reports wool schedule, 307. tricked, 318, 319. Payne-Aldrich Bill: criminality of methods in, 299. removes duty on hides, 277. lowers duty on thread, 277. becomes law, 327. reception given, 327. Pennsylvania, 6, 362. Pensions, 189. Perry: lecturer and author, 55. reminiscences regarding Cleveland, of, 141. Philadelphia, 23. Phillips, Thomas W., 292. Pierce, Henry L., 4. Pig-iron, 60, 61.