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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1866

Page

2

Johnson National Club plans mass meeting this week

A Johnson National Club mass meeting is planned in the city to endorse the Administration, with top national orators invited. Cabinet members are expected to attend, following a Cabinet session assumption of unity on policy. The event aims for a hearty popular endorsement.

Johnson National Club Secretary of the Treasury Caleb Cushing Supreme Court of the United States

House Proceedings Recommitment and State Admissions Report

The House reconsidered voting on the army bill and recommitted it to the Military Committee. Stevens offered resolutions praising the Russian Emperor's escape from assassination. Ross objected as Stevens planned to withdraw them if a single assassination supporter blocked progress. Chandler reported from the Cuba telegraph line conference. agreed. A bill paying John Ericsson 13900 for planning the Princeton steamer passed. Reimbursement for West Virginia war expenses was taken up. Reconstruction Committee testimony on Georgia, Virginia, and Carolinas ordered printed. A resolution urged the President to explain discrimination by the Maximilian government against Americans. Territories reported a Montana temporary government substitute, expanding Nevada, preserving mining rights in added territory. bill amended and passed. Colorado statehood bill passed without amendment. President’s message and War Department report on New Orleans investigation tabled. A joint resolution on artesian wells and western land grants advanced. Senate bill aiding war vessel construction contractors referred to Claims. Bridges and post roads bill referred to Post Offices. Union Pacific Eastern Division extension bill taken up. Stevens amended to add two years for Northern Pacific, amendment passed and resolution awarded. Washburne introduced a bill to incorporate the National Soldiers and Sailors’ Orphan Home. Grant and Sherman among corporators. Frederick County petition to join West Virginia reported adversely and tabled. Darling gave notice of a Treasury refund bill for internal revenue taxes on spirits before March 7, 1864. Adjourned.

Washineton Chandler Cuba John Ericsson Princeton West Virginia Wilson Committee On Secretary of War Messrs Howard and Howe Cresswell Congress Poland Post Office Senate HOUSE Stevens Russia Ross Conference Committee Reconstruction Committee Georgia Virginia North South Carolina Maximilian Committee On Territories Montana Nevada Colorado Gen. Smith Jos. T. Brady New Orleans Committee On Claims Keokuk Mississippi River Messrs Kasson, Wilson and Ross Committee On Post Offices Union Pacific Railroad Northern Pacific Railway Washburne National Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home District of Columbia Grant Sherman Judiciary Committee Lawrence Frederick County Darling Secretary of the Treasury

Negroes in Memphis riot as killings and arson occur

May 2 dispatch from Memphs Texas reports armed clashes between black residents and whites in South Memphis with at least fifteen blacks and four whites killed, several buildings burned, and military under arms. Despatches note continued unrest, looting, arrests, and a later report of mass property destruction and casualties. The Tigress towboat incident adds to the day’s deadly events with multiple deaths aboard.

Texx Memphis Fort Pickering Mewruis 10Th Aan Stoneman Fultor

Treasure and stock notes from San Francisco steamer report

The Golden Age sailed for Panama with 1 060 909 in treasure. New York account holds 776 505. Perle from Pisco brings 8 000 in silver and 871 bags of sugar. Mining stocks dull with Ophir 635 Imperial 134 Belcher 345 Yellow Jacket 820 Chollar Potosi 311. On May 3 trading remained dull Ophir 580 Yellow Jacket 750 Chollar Potosi 306 Crown Point 1230. Legal Tenders 75. Customs duties paid in April exceed 1 million. Elizabeth Thorn and Jacob W Balch sue Asa S Mercer for 3 500 over baggage loss detention and fraud.

San Francisco Apri Golden Age Panama New York Perle Pisco Ophir Imperial Belcher Yellow Jacket Chollar Potosi

Blair rejection sparks surprise in Senate at St. Louis tax post

Wasuixatoy May 3 Gen Frank Blair’s Senate rejection as Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of St. Louis caused wide surprise. Grant lauds Blair’s military services and defends his national value, while claims about removing the tax on matches are dismissed. War Department orders arms exam attendance by May 21, with the board to file its report June 4.

Wasuixatoy Frank Blair Senate District of St. Louis Gen Grant Missouri Col. Blair War Department Board of Ordnance

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