Veto sparks bitter clash over soldiers pensions in Congress
The debate centers on a pension bill amid harsh attacks by Mr. Bragg and others who accuse opponents of vilifying veterans. Speakers defend the measure, noting precedent and the need to aid those who served, while critics warn of vagabondism and political gain. Conflicts spill into accusations about press bias and party loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele
Indiana
Bragg
Mr. Bragg
Henderson
Iowa
Maine
Chamberlain
Mr. Boutelfe
Palmer
Ilinois
Cox
Ohio
Dan Sickles
Third Army Corps
Brage
Congress
Warner
Morrison
Illinois
Mr. Matson
Interior
Colorado
Teller
Mr. McKinley
Wisconsin
Jackson
John Quincy Adams
James Madison
Hepburn
White House
Mr. Warner
Grand Army
Benedict Armold
Benedict Arnold
South
Rockwell
Massachusetts
House votes to override veto on pension bill over 2 thirds
The debate centers on a companion Mexican pension bill. Rep Matson defends the veto while urging passage. The final tally shows 175 Yeas and 125 Nays, with numerous Democrats switching their vote from the original 180 to 77, triggering a tense floor clash as the Speaker calls for order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovering
Massachusetts
Grand Army
Matson
Indiana
House
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Yeas
Adams
Illinois
Allen
Anderson
Kansas
Atkinson
Baker
Bayne
Bingham
Bliss
Bound
Boutelle
Brady
Browne
Brown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Brumm
Buck
Bunnell
Burleigh
Burrows
Butterworth
Bynum
Campbell
Cannon
Carleton
Caswell
Conger
Cooper
Cutcheon
Davenport
Davis
Dingley
Dorsey
Dunham
Eldridge
Ely
Evans
Everhart
Farquhar
Felton
Fleeger
Ford
Prederick
Fuller
Funston
Gallinger
Geddes
Gilfillan
Gott
Grosvenor
Grout
Guenther
Hale
Hanback
Harmer
Hayden
Haynes
Henderson
Iowa
Markham
Maybury
McComas
McKenna
McKinley
Merriman
Millard
Milliken
Moffatt
Morrill Morrow
Murphy
Neece
Negley
Nelson
O'Donnell
O'Hara
O'Neill
Missouri
Osborne
Owen
Parker
Payne
Payson
Perkins
Peters
Pettibone
Phelps
Pender
Plumb
Price
Randall
Ranney
Rice
Riggs
Rockwell
Romers
Rowell
Ryan
Sawyer
Scranton
Seney
Sessions
Smalls
Spooner
Spriggs
Steele
Stephenson
Stewart
Vermont
Stone
Strait
Strable
Swinburne
Swope
Symes
Tarsney
Taulbee
F. B. Taylor
Taylor
Tennessee
Thomas
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Thompson
Townsend
van Schack
Wade
Wadsworth
Wait
Wakefield
Ward
Warner
Weaver
Nebraska
Weber
West
White
Minnesota
Whiting
Wilkins
Wolford
Woodburn
Worthington
New York
Mississippi
Bacon
Ballentine
Barbour
Barksdale
Barnes
Berry
Belmont
Bennett
Blanchard
Bland
Blount
Boyle
Bragg
Breckenridge
Arkansas
Kentucky
Cabell
Caldwell
Felix Campbell
Timothy Campbell
Catchings
Clements
Cobb
Collins
Compton
Comstock
Cowles
Cox
North Carolina
Crain
Crisp
Culberson
Curtin
Daniel
Dorgan
Davidson
Alabama
Florida
Dawson
Dibble
Dockerey
Dougherty
Dunn
Eden
Ermentront
Findlay
Fisher
Forney
Gay
Gibson
Maryland
West Virginia
Glass
Green
Hall
Hassell
Hammond
Harris
Hatch
Heard
Hemphill
Herbert
Hill
Huadd
Hutton
Irion
Johnson
Jones
Texas
King
Laffon
Lanham
Martin
McAdoo
McCreary
McMillin
McRea
Miller
Mills
Mitchell
Morgan
Morrison
Muller
Neal
Norwood
Oates
O’ferrall
Outhwaite
Peel
Perry
Reagan
Keese
Richardson
Robertson
Rogers
Sayers
Scott
Seymour
Shaw
Singleton
Skinner
Snyder
Lowden
Springer
Stabbecker
St. Martin
Storm
John M. Taylor
Tillman
Trigg
Tucker
Turner
van Eaton
Viele
Wellborn
Wheeler
Willis
Wilson
Wise
Burns
Ermentrout
Sowden
Goeser
Stahlnecker
Old and New Testaments lecture on Judas Maccabeus
Rev. Edward Everett Hale delivered the third Uni tarian Sunday School Society lecture in Channing Hall on the Maccabean family. He traced Jewish life between exile and Christ, described Antiochus Epiphanes' desecration of Jerusalem, and discussed Daniel's influence and Judas Maccabeus wars against Syria up to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Channing Hall
Edward Everett Hale
Maccabean
Hale
B. C
Jerusalem
Antiochus Epiphanes
Harvard College Notes Readings Plans and Lacrosse Update
Last evening M C Hobbs of the law school spoke in Level 11 on The Twelfth Article of Joys Treaty. A vesper service at Appleton Chapel was led by Rev Phillips Brooks and Dr I G Peabody. A plan for a Monthly Journal of Law is proposed with J J McKelvey as president and J H Wigmore among officers. The first issue aims for April with a six French readings series set for March 21 and H Page 88 named manager of the university lacrosse team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Hobbs
Law School
Joy
Appleton Chapel
Phillips Brooks
I. G. Peabody
D. M. Babcock
Journal of Law
J.J. McKelvey
7. H. Beale
Bertram Ellis
W. A. Hayes
J. W. Mack
J. W. Moree
J. H. Wigmore
A. Winkler
Association
Ases
Boeher
Cohn
H. Page
Lowell to Visit Chicago as Noted Boston Poet Guest
Mr James R Lowell, a Boston writer whose poems show promise for a bright future, will visit Chicago next week as the guest of a leading local citizen. The host is highlighted for a price reduction on green hams in the paper’s advertising column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
James R. Lowell
Boston
Chicago
Debates in the House on Life Insurance and Local Bills
The House debated a poll tax measure and a tenement liquor license bill with division over timing. Captain Hallett urged annexing nearby islands to Nantucket County. The bill passed after applause for Mr. Darling of Somerville. Senate discussed military duty enforcement and officers’ removal powers, with General Wales and Colonel Osgood proposing penalties and consent clauses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Hallett
Nantucket
Darling
Somerville
Senate
Kemp
General Wales
Osgood
Wellington
Wales
Barry
Dalton
Parker
Board of Examiners
Tarbox Defends Life Insurance Reform Standards
The insurance committee continued hearings on the commissioner Tarbox attacked corporate greed in life policy dealings. He argued for state supervision to protect policy holders and criticized foreign and domestic firms for unsafe investments and opaque contracts. He urged fair valuation, anti favoritism, and limits on surplus accumulation, noting prior misuses and highlighting need for reform before Tuesday's broader review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Committee
Tarbox
Ile
Colonel Greene
Hartford
Charter Oak Life
Connecticut Mutual Life
Mutual Life of
New York
New England Mutual Life of
Boston
Massachusetts
Life Companies
Militia Law Changes Discussed by Military Affairs Panel
The committee on military affairs considered orders and petitions for changes in militia laws. Attending were General Nat Wales, Colonels Wellington Bridges Rockwell and Osgood, Lt Colonel Matthews, Maj King Adjutants Burford and Darry, Captains Parker Parker Roelkwell and others from the Sixth Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Military Affairs
Nat Wales
A. C. Wellington
B. F. Bridges
T. R. Matthews
F. G. King
J. T. Rockwell
Burford
Osgood
Barry
Darry
B.S. Parker
Roelkwell Enoka
Cape Cod canal hearing continues as capital backers voice support
The harbors and public lands committee heard witnesses led by Charles Riordan of Canada backing the Massachusetts Ship Canal Co. and its proposed canal from Boston to Cape Cod. Prominent backers from New York and Boston outlined capital needs, feasibility, and timelines, with estimates ranging from four to five million dollars and plans to secure funds if a charter is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Cape Cod Canal
Charles Riordan
Canada
Massachusetts Ship Canal Company
New Hampshire
Rice
Fleming
Ellis
Fox
Chase
Henry L. Peirce
Boston
J. White Ripley
Smith & Ripley
New York
Lockwood
Witness
Morse
George P. Lombard
A. C. Lombard & Sons
Edward Sherwin
Philadelphia & Reading Coal Company
Cape Cod
Massachusetts Senate Debates Poll Tax and City Reform Issues
The Massachusetts Senate discusses a wide agenda including suspending rules to admit the Pascoay and Webster Railroad petition, remonstrances on gas company electrification, and parliamentary rule bills for city councils. It also considers sewer funding for Lynn, duties for the sergeant at arms and staff, and a contentious poll tax amendment affecting voting rights. debate focuses on impact on cities, rum influence, and state governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger
Pascoay & Webster Railroad Company
Webster
Mass
J. D. Sullivan
New Bedford
H.S. Hyde
Springfield
Furnis
Wilkes
Committee On Cities
Roads
Nathan Keith
Brockton
State House Commission
Hartwell
Committee On the Judiciary
Nantucket
Dukes
Court House
Salem
Keith
Plymouth
State House
County of
Housatonic Water Company
Concord
City Library Association of
City of
Malden
Taxation and Agriculture Committee Reports in Legislature
The committee on taxation reported on assignable taxes from January 1 rather than May 1 and on appointing the secretary of the board of agriculture annually. The agriculture committee also considered setting a legal weight for agricultural products sold by measure. A separate agriculture panel resolve recommended printing 12 000 copies on the sale of the experiment station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Agriculture
Committee On Agriculture
Engine Six's House Site Sparks West End Controversy
The selection of Leverett street near Causeway street for engine No. 6 provokes fierce West End opposition amid landowners offering 28 to 40 percent above assessed value. Council debates reveal boodle allegations as Ward 7 and Ward 9 advocates push Leverett street despite suspicions of corrupt influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Leverett Street
Causeway Street
Messrs. Sanger
Wharl
Sanger
Whitmore
Whall
Ward 7
Boston Council Proceedings Tighten Ethics and Finance
The Boston city chamber passed amendments to a bribe inquiry with a 43 to 18 vote and adjourned early. New orders call for a Ward 22 room upgrade, curb on hand cart peddling, reservoir study for Telegraph Hill, possible annexation to Thomas Park, and lamplighter pay up to 2 dollars daily. Finance report urged against raising weights and measures salaries. other orders set inspector salaries at 2000 per year and extend Rutherford Avenue to City Square Charlestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ward 22
Telegraph Hill
Thomas Park
Rutherford Avenue
City Square
Charlestown
Captain John Patten dies aged 97 in Bath after brief illness
Bath Maine ship owner and long time builder Captain John Patten died in Bath after a short illness. A veteran of the War of 1812 he was a former mayor council member legislator and founder of Patten Library. His wealth was valued around 500000 reflecting his gifts to churches and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Patten
Bath
Topsham
G. F. & J. Patten
First City Council
Bath Savings Institution
Old Ladies’ Home
Patten Library
Death of Hon George M Farwell Claremont Bank Leader
The Hon George M Farwell a leading Claremont citizen and president of the Claremont National Bank died at his home aged 83. Born in Claremont he lived there his whole life and for thirty years worked in shoe manufacturing before entering banking. He organized the Sullivan Savings Institution in 1848 and the Claremont National Bank in 1849, serving as director and long time president. He represented the town in the Legislature and held many trusted positions. He was a devoted Congregational Church member and leaves a daughter Mrs William Breck and two sons James H and John L the latter a well known banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Farwell
Claremont National Bank
Claremont
Sullivan Savings Institution
National
Congregational Church
William Breck
James H
John L
Martha Washington Jenks born Nantucket editor's wife dies near 86
Martha Washington Jenks died at nearly 86. Born Nantucket April 21 1801 she married Samuel Haynes Jenks editor of the Nantucket Inquirer. She aided his editorials and wrote poems and sketches while raising eight children and preserving a wide literary knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Washington Jenks
Transcript
Jenks
Nantucket
Coffin
The
Inquirer
Boston
New York
South
President White Declines Clevelands Intertrade Post
The Tribune reports ex President Andrew D. White of Cornell University has been offered the position of commissioner under the interstate commerce bill by President Cleveland but will decline for political and personal reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Tribune
Andrew D. White
Cornell University
Cleveland
Samuel Locke seeks divorce from Emma M. Collins Locke
Samuel E. Locke of Boston sues for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Emma M. Collins Locke formerly of Cambridge Middlesex now missing. He states they wed February 10 1874 and their daughter is eleven years old. Emma deserted Cambridge July 27 1880 and has been absent for three years prior to filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachussetis
Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk
Boston
Samuel F. Locke
Emma M. Collins
Cambridge
Middlesex
Emma M
Emma M. Locke
Samuel E. Locke
Libel Copy Authenticated by Court Clerk in 1887
A dated court entry states a true copy of the libel and order is on file. Attest: ENRY A. CLAPP, Asst. Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enry A. Clapp
Stock Auctioneers announce listings across banks and rails
Daw & Company Stock Auctioneers present a varied portfolio including shares in Continental Mills Old Boston National Bank First National Bank of St Johnsbury State National Bank and multiple railroads such as Pullman Car Co Kansas City Topeka & Western and Jackson Lansing Saginaw R R. The notice lists collateral notes and large holdings with dates ranging from 1889 to 1922 and cites extensive corporate names and amounts for bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Victory Mills
Continental Mills
Old Boston National Bank
First National Bank of St. Johnsbury
State National Bank
Salmon Falls Mfg
Merrimac Mfg
Cocheco Mfg. Co
Hares Michigan Ee Kh, R. Co
Bowker Fertilizer Co
Howard Watch and Clock Co
McKay Metallic Fastening Association
Essex R. KR
Cincinnati
Pullman Pulace Car Co
Clinton Mills
Boston Library Association
Falls Mfg. Co
Old Colony R. Herson
ASSO
Old Colony R. R
Boston Marine Ins. Co
Burton Stock Car Co
First
Yarmouth
Mass
Rockland Bank
Roxbury
Boston Belting Co
Blackstone
Shoe and Leather
Lincoln
Freeman's
City Bank
City of
Boston Stock Exchange Members Auction Real Estate Bonds
Executors and trustees announce free appraisals on a large list of securities and real estate holdings. Items include City of Keene 6s and City of Charlestown bonds, railroad stock, bank shares, manufacturing and railroad property, and railway lines with dates ranging from 1888 to 1926. The sale is ordered by executors, administrators, and trustees, with various notes of indorsements guarantees and regency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Butterfield
Cambridgeport
Middlesex
Hunter
Boston
Suffolk
Cambridge
Powton
Washington Street
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
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OLD and New Testaments
Harvard College Notes
Lowell
Life Insurance
Worcester
George F. Hear
George II
Frederick Webber
Webber
Carney Hospital
State Normal School
Westfield
Kent
Mr. Kent
McDonough
Friends of
Wharton
Symonds
Upham
Fie
Teele
Roberts
Lynn
Symond
American Pomological Society
Whitman
Norfolk County
Middlesex County
Berkshire
George H. Cannon
Thomas J. Cannon
Josiah Robinson
Benjamin F. Robinson
John Gillespie
Farnham Gillespie
Francis Jenks
Commonwealth
Engine Six
Common Council
Martha W. Jenks
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Bel
Boston Post
Seenjohn Noble
Sheriff’s Sale
Franklin Street
Sal County
Remington
H. Seavey
Sheriif
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguett& Co. Aucioneers
GG White
Townsend & Montant
Leonard Street
Francis Henshaw & CO
State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Reem L
Boston Stock Exchange
OY KR. L. Daw & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Vergennes
W. L
Susan F. Eastburn
David A. Simmons
Maria W. Harrington
Newmarket Mfg. Co
Boston, Concord
Montreal
Yemigewasset Valley
Great Falls
Do Hill Mfg. Co
Atchison, Top
Santa Fe Rd
Fitchburg, Ra
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co
Saratoga Visionfg. Co
Boott Cotton Mills
Pittsfield
No. Adams
Little Rock & Fort Smith
City of Charlestown
ML. Rloco
M. L
Lake Champlain Rd
At Option of Co
Mansfield & Framingham Rd
Burl. & Mo. River RR
Neb
Evansville & St. Louis
City of Oquawka
Payaeble
Horatio Harris & CO. Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Valencia Oranges
Valencia
L. G. Grossman
Title Insurance
Mile ST
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
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