RANDALL, SAMUEL J
\ɹˈandɔːl], \ɹˈandɔːl], \ɹ_ˈa_n_d_ɔː_l]\
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(1828-1890), represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress as a Democrat from 1863 to 1890. He distinguished himself by speeches against the "Force Bill" in 1875. While chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, from 1875 to 1876, he curtailed expenditures by a systematic reduction in appropriations. He was Speaker from 1876 to 1881. He was prominent as a leader in opposition to the Morrison tariff bill in 1884. He served on Committees of Banking, Rules and Elections. He was prominent in tariff debates as a leader of the protectionist wing of the Democratic party.
By John Franklin Jameson
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