23 May 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1884
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows a schedule listing trains between Cincinnati and Atlanta with times, connections, and extra fares. It mentions the Southern Railway lines, Atlantic Coast Line, and Florida coaches, along with destinations like Athens and New York, indicating a transit page heavy with timetable data and ad copy.
Washington May 22 the House debated ex member William H English claiming him abusing floor privilege over his son contest Peelle. A select committee was empowered to probe ex members lobbying on floor and potential abuses amid a tense session with English seated and several measures advanced including Oregon land grant and Thurman fund acts.
The Senate debated a bill banning mailing of newspapers with lottery ads, then considered pension and labor measures. A vote failed to proceed on the ban bill, sending it to the calendar foot. discussions on a labor bureau and Mexican soldiers pension bills followed, with no final vote.
Rumors swirl about Grant family departures to Canada and Ferdinand Ward facing arrest and legal suits. Reports detail Dimock & Co. broker failures with multiple attachments, the Atlantic State bank receiver appointment, and ongoing stock market tremors including Jay Gould’s comments and bank suspensions.
Washington gossip records a heated fight over the bankruptcy bill with lobbying by commercial groups, sweeping support in the Senate, and House resistance leading to unlikely passage this session. Debates over pensions for Confederate prisoners and clerical pay for senators reflect broader federal squabbles in May.
Chicago prepares for the national Republican convention as delegates and workers gather. Hotels are filling, with quarters secured across several downtown hotels and the Sherman, Palmer, Pacific, Leland, Tremont, and Crawford houses housing delegations. The convention chamber nears completion and tickets for delegates and press are being printed. Senator Logan is reportedly stepping back from nomination plans while anti Arthur factions seek to influence coalitions. Independent delegates, numbering up to 226, may sway the outcome amid shifting alliances.
Keifer heart-broker lapses into satire about politics and nots candidate for reelection. May 22 news notes that the ex speaker will not seek another term. He cites redistricting leaving him in a near new district and a desire to avoid facing strangers for a personal vindication. He retires, confident in his innocence and awaiting history’s vindication.
New protest cases emerge against GOP convention delegates as four more state contests are sent to the national committee. Kentucky Maryland Texas and Pennsylvania cases challenge seats for Miller Mason Brown Gordon Roy Wentling and Sayers, totaling six contests not counting Virginia and Kentucky. Separate item notes Birmingham postal delivery preparations for next month with receipts over twenty thousand dollars.
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