07 Mar 1879
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1879
Page
1
News notes discuss a new extra congressional session likely after a stalled appropriation bill, the national quarantine bill defeat, and a push to adjust tax schedules. Reports include storms in southern Europe, upheaval in Rio de Janeiro shipping, and local political chatter about judges, valuations, and reform proposals.
In the senate the committees on constitutional amendments favorably report a bill requiring poll tax payment before voting. The measure is praised as revenue for the state and a check on illegal voting, with supporters arguing it lifts the ballot from the "rabble" and ensures voters have stake in government. The piece advocates that the amendment should become law.
The Austin Statesman notes seven Texas counties saw taxable wealth rise from 19.88 million to over 70 million after the Texas Pacific line. It argues rail access would massively boost property values and lower freight costs, urging local counties to back Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rails. Jupee Nortox, a Dallas postmaster and prior governor candidate, is described as an Ohio-born Texan and old journalist with noted hair vow to Henry Clay. Licursixe’s whiskey fraud case in Peoria sparks major local upheaval amid indictments of fifty Springfield-area officials. Peoria-Pekin arrest signals intense regional response and public interest.
A dense report from the Texas Senate and House covers bills on state defense of legal representation, convict transport, delinquent taxes, and public expenditures. Local items include gambling fines, emigration talk to Leadville, tax and jury reforms, and various community notes from Corsicana to Flatonia.
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