Repeal of Civil Office Tenure Act Sparks Senate Action
In Congress this morning Mr E B Washburne moved to pass a bill repealing the civil office tenure act, stirring Radical members and signaling administration influence. The measure passed by a large majority amid debate on executive prerogative and future appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
E. B. Washburne
Washburne
Johnson
Welker
Ohio
Senate
Washington Market Company
Congress
Heaton
North Carolina
Court of Claims
Virginia
Mississippi
Texas
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Reconstruction
Corley
South Carolina
United States
Whittemore
Committee On Public Lands
Pierce
Ala
Judiciary
Sypher
Ashley
Nevada
Minnesota
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Arnell
Tenn
Mullins
Tennessee
Butler
Julian
Ind
Judd
Ill
Lincoln Monument Association
Springfield
Lil
Naval Affairs
Bromwell
Roots
Ark
Clarke
Kansas
Central Indiana Railroad
Indian Territory
Mines and Mining
Chillicott
Territories
Banks
Massachusetts
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hooper
Committee On
Robinson
New York
Cuba
Spain
Mass
Wilson
Iowa
Benjamin
Missouri
House Debates Navy Yard funding and Wells Fargo contract vote
The House suspended rules to report the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill with changes, including omitting Valentia pay but keeping general sections. A motion to suspend rules for Wells Fargo contract debate failed 85 to 54. Lincoln University petitioned for equal political rights. Navy Yard appropriations were debated with reductions and Marine Corps provisions struck on procedural grounds. The House adjourned at 4 3 o'clock after a committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotchkiss
Humphrey
Hunter
Ingersoll
Johnson
Jones
North Carolina
Kentucky
Judd
Julian
Kelley
Kellogg
Kerr
Kitcham
Knott
Lash
Lawrence
Penn
Lincoln
Loughridge
Mallory
Marvin
McCormick
McCulloch
Miller
Munger
Newcomb
Niblack
Nicholson
Norns
O'Neill
Paine
Peters
Pettis
Phelps
Plants
Price
Prince
Robertson
Robinson
Roots
Sawyer
Schofield
Sitgreaves
Spalding
Starkweather
Stevens
Stewart
Stone
Stover
Fypher
Taber
Thomas
Tift
Trimble
Trowbridge
Twitchell
van Auken
van Trump
Vidal
Washburne
Illinois
Indiana
Williams
Wilson
Iowa
Ohio
Windom
Minn
Woodbridge
Woodward
Young
Nays
Mesers Ames
Arnell
Ashley
Baker
Beatty
Benjamin
Benton
Boles
Bramwell
Buckland
Churchill
Delano
Ela
Farnsworth
Ferris
French
Garfield
Harding
Higoy
Jenckes
Kelsey
Kitchen
Laflin
Maynard
McCarthy
New York
McKee
Valentia
Spain
House
Wells, Fargo & Co
Lincoln University
Congress
Sir Boutwell
Mass
Judiciary Committee
United States
New York Navy Yard
Messrs Chandler and Robinson
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Messrs Kelley
O’neill
Marine Corps
Pike
Maine
Banks
Massachusetts
Magne Budget Shows Debt Drop and 1870 Surplus
Paris January 11 The Budget of M Magne minister of finance shows the floating debt reduced by two million francs in the past year. The 1870 estimates promise a surplus of 86 000 000 francs to reduce the extraordinary budget and 42 000 000 francs to redeem rentes. Magne commends public confidence and industrial revival while thanking the Emperor for unifying Europe and restoring domestic trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Magne
Eastern Question conference shows signs of settlement
London reports the first day of the Eastern question conference yielded a likely successful outcome. The Turkish representative agreed to maintain the present status through the conference end, with expectation of only one more session and avoidance of war with Greece. The Sublime Porte also congratulated Danubian Principality loyalty during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trish
House of Commons
Messrs Lowe
Childers
Bright
Gladstone
Henry Berkeley
Metropolitan District Railway
Moorgate Street
Westminster Bridge
Farringdon Street
King Cross
Paddington
Bayswater
Kensington
Brompton
Sloan Square
Victoria
Thames Embankment
Blackfriars
Tower Hill
Southeastern
Southwestern
Waterloo
Charing Cross
Kingston
Ludgate Hill
Richmond
London
Great Western
North Western
Great Northern
Thames
Midland
Turkey
Greece
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
Ice breaks river flood endangering Pier and Quay streets
Flooding rises along the river above AtBANY New York as ice jams threaten piers and a coal barge and canal boat drift away. Several pier buildings including Nos. 77 79 are badly damaged and many grain and flour stores face loss valued in the hundreds of thousands amid a strong current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atbany
N. Y
Columbus Street
Columbia Street
Hudson River
A. van Sanford
Schuyler Vasburg
Briggs
Waterman & Buell
S. F. Washburn
West Troy
Trowbridge & Crombie
E. Gay & Co
Paden
Patten
Financial and Commercial Weathered in Major Markets
London stock quotes show U S 5-20s at 753, Erie at 26, Illinois Central around 96. Paris text notes quiet Bourse with 70 francs 27 centimes rente. Liverpool reports firmer cotton 15,000 bales, lard and bacon firmer, turpentine and linseed up. Evening remarks list tallow at 46s 3d and another cotton close at 130 francs in Havre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial and Commercial
London
U.S
Erie
Ilinois Central
Artersooy
Jay
Evexine
American Securities
U. S
Illinois Central
Paris
Bourste
Liverpool
Jax
Orleans
Havre
France
Police Justice Opponents Plot to Oust Policing Officials
A secret group calling itself P. J. R circulated a confidential circular warning members against leaks to the press. Meetings were held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and a Broadway hotel with lawyers consulted on amending the State Constitution to rotate police justices out of office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
New York
Burglars Strike Washington Mail Service
Washington January 11. The city suffers a surge of burglaries with a wagon theft of wooden boxes mailed to Baltimore and Philadelphia and a mail bag taken from the Post Office mailing room. The bag and empty boxes were dumped in an alley. most letters were removed but a few money orders and drafts were left unpresented amid the loot. Lynch law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
Philadelphia
City Post Office
Fires Destroy Stores and Records Across North America
A series of fires reported January May in Phelps New York Louisville Kentucky and Aylmer Canada caused total or near total losses. In Phelps the Gibson block burned leaving one store, with dry goods and clothing shops lost and about 50000 in damage. In Louisville Fourman Harris Nakin Co wholesale clothing suffered about 20000 in insured goods. In Aylmer Ottawa Canada the courthouse burned but all papers were saved and the jail roof fire was extinguished with minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Andrew Johnson
The
United States
B. P. Shiliazes
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Harris
James
Chapman
Tremont Church
Hare
Judge Reynolds
New York
National Bricklayer’s Union
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Bum Fers
Beeck Han Eco
Busines
City of New York
Henry Bowers
Cil
Bent L. Bercokman
John Henry Bradford
Henry Beeckman Graham
Ecplw
Eitalhe
Ion
B. BD. Sweet
Benjamin Lb. Sweet
James F. Edmand
Newton
Benjamin FP. Hands
Cambridge
Hestonig
A. D
Tereminate
D. D
Benjamin D.inzer
James FP. Edmands
Benjamin F. Sands
Puetts
Ontario County
N. Y
Gibson
Louisville
Fourman, Harris, Nakin & Co
Main Street
Aylmer
Canada
Ottawa
Ottawa Cents Court House
Howe to Portland for talks on Privy Council post
Hawifax January 11. Mr Howe departs for Portland to meet Mr Rose on his route to England. Rumor says if talks with the British and Dominican Houses of Commons go well, Mr Howe may become President of the Privy Council. Mr McClellan accompanies Mr Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Howe
Portland
Mr Rose
England
Houses of Commons
Howe
Privy Council
Mr McClellan
First quarterly report of Canadian licensed insurers issued
The Ottawa tax report notes 35 insurance companies licensed in Canada with total deposits of 33,682,400 dollars. December bank returns show assets at 6,141,285 dollars. Four Nova Scotia banks and three New Brunswick banks filed no returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OtTawa
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kim- Dall
Boston Post
Loxton
Dr Holmes
Tommy Dodd
Mr. Bright
Birmingham
John Bright
Plato
Bia
Wales
Copenhagen
Prince Albert
George the Third
Vance
Marlborough House
Prince of Wales
Telegraphic
Washiseton, Jay
Sue Murphy
Fowler
Alabama
Sumner
Sue
Spencer
Doolittle
Willey
Old Dominion
Gov. Wells
Radical Party
Internal Revenue
Columbus Delano
Parsons
Cleveland
Grant
Wasnineres
Chandler
Michigan
Frelinghuysen
Georgia
Cameron
Philadelphia Board of Trade
Finance
Trumbull
H. B. McMilion
Conkling
Chamber of Commerce of
New York and London Telegraph Company
Committee On Commerce
Whyte
Cattell
Spirts
Finance Committee
Sherman
Judiciary of the
Judiciary Act
Hendricks
Cole
Mrs Murphy
D. Humphrey
Murphy
Overland Mail
Committee On Accounts
Mr Chandler
New Hampshire
Navy
Eliot
Alaska
Hell Gate
New York Harbor
Brooklyn
Secretary of the Treasury
House Today
Boutwell
Laffin
New York, Newfoundland & London Telegraph Company
Kelly
Copingian Ic
Supreme Court of the United States
Banke
Barnhum
Beck
Bingham
Blaine
Blair
Bowen
Boyden
Buckley
Bart
Collis
Cary
Clark
Conley
Cornell
Cullom
Callis
Dawes
Dixon
Driggs
Eckley
Eldredge
Fielas
Fox
Getz
Glassbrenner
Galladay
Goss
Greswold
Go @rover
Haight
Balsey
Haughey
Freaton
Hopkins
Yeas
Allison
Anderson
Axtell
Bailey
Baldwin
Beaman
Associated Press
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
MR Bradley
Joseph H. Bradley
Criminal Court District
Fisher
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court District
Criminal Court
District Supreme Court
Bradley
Methodist Missions
Russia
Henry A. Smythe
West Indies
Havana
Liberal Party
Montezuma
Neovitas
Bayonna
Sogn
Jose, Armas
Roderiquez
Union Christian Convention
Carcado
Second Presbyterian Church
D.G. Moody
William S, Brazer
Temple Price
Aten Nic Cotton Mills
Suromer Street
Henry D. Hyde
Association For Relief OF Aged Indigent Females
Corporation of This Assocition
Revere Street
H. Emmons
Allen & Shailer
Washington Street
North American Fire Insurance Company
Old State House
WM. Gray
Eee Tlantic Nafional
Kirby Street
Dodd, Cashier
Ernest
American Insurance Company
State Street
Jank Eopt Joniz WM. H. Dale
Manfield and
Framingham
Winslow Wakkhen., Jr
Mary Warren
Averpool
Consignees
Constitutioun Wharf
Wahrren & CO
Warren & CO
Oriental
Constitution Wharf
Wage, Richardson & CO
State St
Solorado Central Rail Road
Denver
T. J. Carter
Eoplat Ds Canecticut and
Passumpsic Rivers
N P. Low&ring
IscontFebl No.7 Merchants’ Exchange
Hunt
Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation
Northampton
Mount Vernon National Bank
O’cloce
A.M
W. Perkins, Jr
Franklin Savings Bank
Chauncy
Bedford Streets
Marrohm Wb. Eee
Merchants’ Insurance Company
Merchants’ Insurance Comy
Jazigim J.C. Braman
Lamp & Nitting Machine Co
N. Clark
Acent
Averi K National Pan
Saam’l. Phillips, Jr
Ener
ECO A
Sachusetits
Ll. Lark iNe Burance Company
Sa State Street
Cyrus K. Fale
Transslas
Richard S. Spofford, Jr
Tremont Row
Spofford
N. St
STO
Devonshire and
Water Streets
Beals, Greene & CO
Congress Street
Ational Webuster Bank
National Weekster Bank of Boston
Solomon Lincoln
Mathiji2
Din
North Natonal Bank
North National Bank
Kilby Street
J. B. Witherbes
Ation4sl
Bank OF Nor H Amere 1Ca
National Bank of North America
Carice of Directors
Banaine
I A.M
MO. K. Hall
Mnutual Marine Insurance
Benj. Lyon, Sec’y
Jaca En
Burgh and
Lake Cihiamp
Lain Railroad CO
Henry A. Church
Cnange
Boston National Bank
Old
J.G. Gunderson
Dartmouth College
Chandler Scientific School
Revere House
Charles Wheeler
Association
Court Street
Wheeler
William Read
W. A. Field
Joan D. Pollbrick
John L. Hayes
Kimball
Cigars & Tobacco
Hiladelphia Laenw
Rada Road CO
South Fourth Street
Unis Company
Thesday
Bradford
Ni Man
City Exchange
Shawmout National Bank
Shawmut National Bank
Transvis
G. Daviss
Ummit Branch
Williamstown
B. Fowle
Ener Qtate National Bank OF Boston
A. M
Bostaan
Boston and Lackawana Coal Company
Divid&iv
Boston and Lackawana Coal Co
Doane Street
Joseph
Dégan
Sant
Tremont Cigar Store
Tremont Street
Aggre Merchants National Bank OF Boston
Isis
Raders’ National Bank
F.S. Davis
Broadway National Bank OF Boston
Jte Tuttan
Partagas
Figaro
Cabanas
Jenny Lind
Omen Cehthubiax
TSS
Columbian National Bank OF Boston
Union Building
No. 40
National Exchange Bank OF Boston
National Exchange Booston
Sanking Room
L Benyon
Uppmann
la Meridiana,’, “la Caoba
Mphee
Eliot National Bank
A. M. R. B. Conant
H F. Dean
I. Samuel
Nited States Hotel CO
E. Pickering
Ecpistm Jat
William J. Smith & Bro
Lindall St
Fleming’s
Botcles
Brimmer Place
Essex Street
Peter Haeberle & CO
M. Encsiumarpt
Stuéthan
Bouche Fils & CO
WM. Underwood & CO
Broad Street
NEW England Agency
Epply
Qwine
Copartnerships
R. D. Yerxa
C.v
OBE & Brothers
Fi. C. Chamberlain
J. C. Oscoen & Co
J. C. Osgood
Fata
Jale
Charira
Raymond
Sleeper & CO
R Charles A. Tine
Rollins
Henry Callendar & Co
Otice
Parley Remo
Ngeice
Wardwele
Spencer, Vila
Ti Bodore Nickerson
Ne & CO
Lewis B. Whitcomb
Fred. Seaver
Robert Seaver & Son
Jamaica
Plain
Cuppakrser
Grovery
E. Fr. Huntington, Banter
WEL
Eplw
Novartnership
Tne
Dave
Samuel Dexter Bradford
Henry Bradiora
Suffolk
Benjamin D. Ae
James F
Angerjarm
Albert T. Sinclair
Deeas
Io Io
James Rice
Hegister
Priest
Joseph B&b. Glov
Dec
Jist
Joseph B. Glover & CO
Central Street
J.C. Rogers & CO
Beaver Street
Jacob C. Rogers
M. R. Pollard, Jr
W. P. Willety
N.P. Hamlen
Joseph B. Glovers
No. X
Denny, Jones & Poor
George 4H. Jones
Charles A. Denny
Edward E. Poor
Denny, Rice& CO
Dry Goons Commission
Denny, Ricr
Cco
White Street
Franklin Street
Denny, Poor & CO
Denny, Sige £ CO
Foward RB
POOR
James E. Dean
Denny, Rice & Co
Daniel Denny
Hnry A. Rice
George P. Denny
G. Benedict
Newfoundland
Schr Lady Mulerave
Bird, Perkins & Job
India Wharf
Chas. Smith & CO
Union Pacific
Omaha
Union
Central Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Atlantic and Pacific States
Rocayaountain
Matthew Bolles & CO
C. E. Fuller & CO
TOWER
Giddings & Torrey
Stone & Downer
B. W. Gilbert
Spencer, Vila & CO
Page, Richardson & CO
National Hide and Leather Bank
National Bank OF Commerce
Fogg Bros. & Bates
Pycutt
Nassau St
John J. Cisco
Focal
Herald of Today
James F. Clark
J. N. M’cullough
B. F. Jones
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad
ST. Louis
St Joseph
Alexandria
Lac
New Orleans
Sudbury Street
New Carpet
Joan J. Peastey & Co
Jonny J. Peastey
Nolice
N. Samuel
Jaz
Museum
Copét
Italy
Florence
Kingdom
Jacobs & Deane
Stu
Portugal
LisBon
Duke Saldouha
Manino
Cadiz
Ship News
Southampton
Steamship America
Jenkins
Machine
Jad
Wning
Steinway & Sons
Bonor
Europe
Gary Mepat
Messrs. Steinway
Meinet
Fetrs
4GEORG
Kastner
Ammbrose Thomas
Ep. HaNsuix
F. A. Gevarnt
J. Schiedmayer
Anne of Th
Supreme Group
Imperial Commission
Stainway
Messrs. Steinway & Sons
Messrs Steinway
Messrs, Sveinway & Sons
Societe Beaux Arts
Marquis d’Aoust
Societe Des Beaux Arts
Messrs
Steinway
Charles XV
Sweden
Norway
Royal Academies of Sciences and Arts
Berlin
Prussia
Stockholm
Theodore
William Stein Way
Steinway Hall
East Fourteenth Street
Boston and Albany Railroad Company
Fanny Mackay
Joseph Richardson
Exchange Street
Jaia
William D. Sobier
John Mackay
Edward D. Sohier
EK &c
Am.nes and Twine CO
Commercial Street
OURES
New Yorks
Lynch Law
Leavenworth
Hays
Hays City
38Th Infantry
Fort Larned
Cotumain
8. C
Hubbard
Talbot
Randolph
Martin
Newark, N. J
Newark
N. J
Joseph L. Whitfield
Wm. L. Jackson
J. W. Dow
Belleville
Phelps, N. Y
China
Nicholson & Frost's
Milk Street
Eopim Corner
Oliver, Boston
Hart, Taylor & CO
Elm Street
Friend Street
Buffalo
Bear
Gorham
Crosby, Morse & Foss
Gorham Manufacturing Co
Affairs IN
Insurance and Banking
Florida
Legislature
Tallawassee
Kremminger
Pearce
Putnam
Utica Street