Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . othe Loyalists convention in Philadelphia, and in1875 he succeeded Charles Sumner in the senate,and was re-elected in 1881 and 1887. He has beenchairman of the committee on ways and means,,has served on committee on public buildings andgrounds, and inaugurated the measure by which,the completionof the Wash-ington monu-ment was un-dertaken. Heis the authorof many tariffmeasures, andassisted in theconstruction ofthe wool andwoollen tariffof 1868, whichwas the basisof all wool andwoollens fromthat time until1883. He isalso a memberof the commit-tees o
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . othe Loyalists convention in Philadelphia, and in1875 he succeeded Charles Sumner in the senate,and was re-elected in 1881 and 1887. He has beenchairman of the committee on ways and means,,has served on committee on public buildings andgrounds, and inaugurated the measure by which,the completionof the Wash-ington monu-ment was un-dertaken. Heis the authorof many tariffmeasures, andassisted in theconstruction ofthe wool andwoollen tariffof 1868, whichwas the basisof all wool andwoollens fromthat time until1883. He isalso a memberof the commit-tees on appro-bations, civil service, fisheries. Revolutionary claims,and Indian and naval affairs. He was appointedon a special committee to investigate the Indiandisturbances in the Indian territory, upon whichhe made a valuable report. The entire system ofIndian education due to legislation was createdby Mr. Dawes. Among the important bills of hisauthorship passed are the severalty bill, the Siouxbill, and the bill making Indians subject to and. .4^*^22 108 HAWKS DAWSON protected by our criminal laws. One of his mostimportant measures was the Introduction of the•• weather Ballot in. in ISM. ;u the suggestion ofProf. Cleveland Abbe, for the purpose 01 collectingand comparing weather reports from all parts ofthe country.—His daughter, Anna Laurens, isknown as a writer on political topics. DAWKS. James If., senator, b. in McConnels-villo. Ohio. S . IS45. In 1856 ho removed withhis parents to Newport. Wis., where he received acommon-school education. After studying law at1 \ Lake, Wis., he was admitted to the bar in was engaged in mercantile business until 1877,and since that time has practised his was a member of the Nebraska constitutionalconvention in 1875. ami was chosen a senatorfrom that state in 1876. He was chairman of theRepublican state central committee of Nebraskafrom 1S7 till 1882. In 1880 he was a delegate tothe Republican national
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