Silver men's tactics on free silver vote in House
Washington Feb 5 The fight for free silver coinage moved to the House as the appropriation bill carried a provision for subsidiary silver. Bland seeks free coinage on par with gold while Judge Payson weighs a ruling on the amendment. Stewart contemplates options to force a vote, with party splits and Senate rule debates shaping the maneuver.
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Boston Post Office Fight Shapes Senate Guidance
Republican workers press Senate to back a Republican for Boston postmaster. Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield reports party insistence on a Republican appointee. Major Lovell presents endorsements for Thomas of the Norfolk Club, but Senators favor General Corse through business support signals. The push to remove Cleveland appointees continues amid party and city expectations.
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Court methods criticised by House Judiciary subcommittee
A sub-committee report condemns abuses in many US courts including marshals, commissioners, and other officers who pursue cases to gain fees. It urges salary-based pay, curbs on clemency power, reform of naturalization practices, and adoption of changes to a naturalization bill proposed by Mr. Oates, highlighting Alabama, Georgia, West Virginia, Massachusetts and Louisiana.
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Perkins Testimony in Silver Pool Inquiry Continues
Representative Perkins of Kansas testified before the Silver Pool Committee at request of Mr. Oates regarding claims he had not been fully examined. Oates noted Perkins had said he never asked Senator Cameron to influence the investigation and Perkins denied seeking others to influence Senator West.
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Senate hears bid to reject copyright bill amendment
The Vice-President presented a telegram from the National Academy of Design leaders and others urging the Senate to oppose a copyright bill amendment. The change would limit foreign designs and artworks to works reproduced in the United States, effectively denying copyright to many foreign artists and designers.
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Pauncefote denies interview language on Sayward ruling
Washington report recounts Sir Julian Pauncefote denying any quoted remarks attributed to him in a Sayward Supreme Court interview. He stated a stranger asked about the decision, he answered briefly, and he did not know he was being interviewed. The minister sent a written denial to Lord Salisbury.
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The Court and the People lecture by Towle at Lowell Institute
George Makepeace Towle delivered the fourth Elizabeth era lecture detailing court life and popular culture. He contrasted Dekkers and Spencer views, covered maritime progress, social classes, living standards, dress, and noble homes, concluding with a vivid portrait of Elizabethan society and its push toward wealth, peace, and wider freedoms. At the end an unrelated advertisement for boots appears.
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Opposition to pension bill and eight hour labor measure in Senate
Washington reports the Senate debates the Pension Appropriation Bill with amendments on pension attorney fees and officer pay, while Mr. Stewart withholds a free coinage amendment. The Labor Bill to adjust overtime accounts under the eight hour law is taken up and discussed, with Dawes and Morrill proposing revisions and further actions.
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House Adopts 11 A.M. Session Time in Washington
In the House at Washington on Feb 5, by unanimous consent, meeting time was set to 11 a.m. for the remainder of the session. The body then tackled sundry civil appropriation business, with debate centering on the Inter-State Commerce Commission and a proposed inquiry into the Western Railroad Tariff Association. The World’s Fair paragraph was postponed to tomorrow, a silver coinage amendment discussed with technical points, and the House adjourned after a procedural ruling.
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Unbroken Deadlock on City Clerk Vote in Boston Meeting
The Common Council kept its prior result electing city clerk with 68 votes, J Mitchell Galvin gaining two, John A McLaughlin down two, and several members absent. Debate touched on an Osborne case, city rail rights, labor day funding, and cemetery improvements, with various orders sent to committees.
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Extend the Reform Addressed to President by Cambridge Reformers
Cambridge Civil Service Reform Association asks the President to expand the classified civil service to include all workers in customs houses and post offices with twenty five or more, plus naval yard clerks. They urge extending civil service rules to the Indian Bureau and all departments, with proper modifications, to improve appointments and governance. Signed by officers and executive committee members including Charles Eliot Porton, Chauncey Russell Lowell, and James Russell Lowell, dated March 31, 1891.
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McCarthy Dixon Glove Fight Called Off in Long Island City
Cal McCarthy and George Dixon did not fight at the Puritan Club as warrants were sworn out by Jefferson Club members. No judge could grant bail if arrested, so about 3000 spectators were dismissed.
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Death notices for Archbishop Labastida and Ned A. Lindsey
A Mexico despatch announces Archbishop Labastida’s death. He was born in 1815. Ned A. Lindsey, owner of the Lancaster House in Lancaster New Hampshire since 1882, died yesterday afternoon at age 37. He was known to New England friends from Maplewood Fabyans NH and Auburn Springs Me.
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Labor and Capital Teeter as 38000 Seek Higher Wages
In PrrrspurG Pennsylvania, 38000 workers on the Pennsylvania system threaten a strike if disputes with management continue past Monday. Engineers firemen and conductors join rail labor groups demanding wage increases as officials meet but offer no decisive action. The crisis follows stalled talks and a perceived policy of delay by the company.
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Vessels Taken Off the Lines Between New York and Glasgow
Vessels on the New York to Glasgow route have been reduced as major lines pull ships on a biweekly basis. Guion, State, and Anchor lines now sail less often, with ships dropped about every two weeks. The reductions follow dock strikes in the United Kingdom, seen as an object lesson by labor agitators.
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Labor Amalgamation in Massachusetts Alliance Effort
Havern Hint February 5 The Workingmen's League of this city the central organization of the State Labor party at a meeting last night appointed a committee of three to seek a conference with the representatives of the farmers of the State and arrange for the formation of an alliance. Charles K Hills said the Western campaign would be transferred to the East and an attempt would be made to amalgamate all labor organizations.
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Lasters Rally to Support Bottomers in Haverhill Strike
In Haverhill on February 5 the lasters from Miller & Foster joined the bottomers in backing the International Boot and Shoe Workers Union strike. The firm refuses arbitration and the union persists, marking a first-time aid from the Lasters' Protective Union.
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General strike idle Cardiff coal tips amid labour dispute
Cardiff is paralyzed as dock laborers strike and guard picket entrances to all docks. Police mobilize, special constables sworn in, and idle tips across the city signal a looming capital versus labor confrontation. Marriages and notices also fill the page, listing several names and dates.
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Massachusetts hearing on taxation of estates legacies and successions
Commonwealth of Massachusetts sets a hearing by the Joint Committee on Probate and Insolvency to discuss Governor's taxation agenda including levies on estates and legacies with exemptions. The session occurs at State House room B on Tuesday Feb 10 at 10 o'clock a.m. Benjamin F Brickett serves as chairman and Charles Ensign as clerk.
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