Republican (nationalist) de facto President Benjamin Harrison (having received an unlawful advantage of 20 ineligible and 51 stolen Electoral votes) signs the McKinley (protective) Tariff, raising import duties to their highest average levels the nation’s history.

       NOTE: Even with the reductions and reciprocity, the McKinley Tariff enacted the highest average rate in American history, and the spending associated with it contributed to the reputation of the Billion-Dollar Congress.

       [restored 6/17/2022]