Congress Dissolved Sparks Nationwide Jubilation
Washington June 24 1878 public sentiment across the country rejoices at the dissolution of the 45th Congress praising its incompetence. The piece blasts the House for delays extravagance and partisanship while defending Senate restraint and warning Democrats against future mismanagement and wasteful rivers and harbors spending. It cites Acklin’s scandal and criticizes Democratic leaders and the Potter resolution.
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House of Representatives
Potter investigation aims to pressure Hayes, not oust him
The letter argues the Potter Committee seeks to unsettle President Hayes through testimony from alleged liars to show fraud, but the aim is discomfort rather than removal. It notes the committee has so far failed to force Hayes from office, instead letting adverse findings bind to the chair.
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Anderson
Hayes
Glover
N. Y. Tribune
Congress Drunkenness Sparks Capitol Disgrace
The Cincinnati Commercial notes Washington correspondents report more drunkenness on the closing night of Congress than ever seen in the Capitol. Grosvenor criticizes the Ohio State Inspector of Mines and jokes about knowledge of the duties and the New Jerusalem.
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Cincinnati Commercial
United Testimony
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Grosvenor
Ohio State Inspector of Mines
New Jerusalem
Execution of Perry Bowsher described in detail
The report recounts Perry Bowsher’s execution at Chillicothe on Friday for the murder of an elderly couple near the city on October 26. It covers the final moments on the scaffold, the precise actions of the sheriff and clergy, the drop and instant death, and the postmortem notes on the neck break and heart pulsations observed by doctors, with surrounding news briefs from Washington and Marietta on recent local events.
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Perry Bowsher
Chillicothe
Fd- Win S
Ann McVey
J. B. McCormack
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bowsher
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Jno. T. Norris
Mr. Hirst
Perry
William Kexel
Marietta
Marietta High School
Register
Murphy” Temperance Society
Belpre
Dana's Grove
Baptist Church
Little Muskingum
James Amos
Newport Township
Masonic Hall
Beverly
Jane Morse
Manly Morse
R. P. McFarland
Louis Stickrath
Liberty Township
W. Robinson
Salem Township
Ebenezer Ripley
Cedarville
Orange I. Petty
Newport
Cambridge
Jennie Archer
John Beaver
Grandview Township
Gen. Warner
Jere Williams
Monroe
Jennings
Athens
Hattie Payne
W. N. Payne
Harmar
Gates Payne & Co
Dawes Light Guards
Lucinda Rupe
Rutland Township
Pomeroy
Meigs County Teachers’ Institute
Middleport
Robert Jones
E. Williams Coal Bank
Minersville
Constitutional Provision Uses Guard Against Insurrection
A constitutional clause prevents the revolutionary bill recently enacted in Congress from using the Army to suppress insurrection or riots in states without explicit congressional authorization. It states that the United States must guarantee a republican government and protect against invasion or domestic violence when a state's legislature or executive requests aid.
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