Senate Actions and House Votes in Early 1880s
Proceedings show Senate and House activity from January 1 to 23 including appointments to the National Soldiers Home, discussions on silver and convict labor, pensions for widows, and the sale of the old Produce Exchange. Reports cover Garfield, Porter relief, Dakota enabling act, coinage debates, and various civilian and military matters.
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Senate
John F. Hartranft
Pennsylvania
National Soldiers’ Home
McClellan
Frye
Committee On Foreign Relations
Ingalls
Secretary the Treasury
Teller
Brage
Fitz- John Porter
Arthur
House
James A. Garfield
Ohio
Talor
Geddes, Butterworth
McKinley
Pettibone
Tennessee
Garfield
Hale
Secretary of the Treasury
Peora
Matson
New York City
Butler
Dakota
Committee On
Territories
van Wyck
United States
Union and Central Pacific Sinking Fund
Boutelle
Secretary of the Navy
Norfolk Navy Yard
Naval Committee
Navy Yard
Light House
Norfolk
Miners entombment reports proven unfounded in Wilkesbarre dispatch
Reports from Wilkesbarre claim miners in slope No 1 of the Nanticoke mines are dead. a later note confirms they remain imprisoned and without foundation for death. The item also mentions Ethel Spooner, ten, who was injured crossing the Delaware Lackawanna and Western track at Orange New York, receiving a $20,000 verdict against the railroad. Judge Harry White of Indiana Pennsylvania arrested for forgery after allegedly altering a document in the Indiana County Orphans Court.
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Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
Ethel Spooner
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Orange
N. Y
Harry White
Indiana
Orphan’s Court
Indiana County
White
Pennsylvania
Ohio Society meeting reelects officers in Cincinnati
The Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held its annual meeting in Cincinnati on the 19th, re-electing old officers as membership swells to 2,500, five times two years ago.
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Ohio Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Cincinnati
Aspen
Col
John Ross
Washington Mountain
Detroit
Mississippi River
Burlington
Tex
Cook
Atlanta
United States Supreme Court
Roscoe Conkling
United States
Maryland
Senate
Gorman
Louis B. McComas
House—Gorman
McComas
Henry Lloyd
Robert M. McLane
Short & Cooley
Creston
Nelson Cone
Mitchell
William R. Tiskens
Thomas Stafford
Parkersburg
W. Va
Booneville
Ann Reed
Fairbanks & Ewog
Terre Haute
Ind
Frank’ McNellis
George
Oregon
Willamette
Chicago Times
Rumors of Pardon For Northwest Political Prisoners
Reports claim Sir John Macdonald may grant full pardon to political prisoners in the Northwest tied to the recent rebellion. The item notes political tension and potential clemency amid uprisings and applies to Canada.
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John Macdonald
Canada
St. Petersburg
Annitchkoff Palace
Queen Victoria
Lord Salisbury
Ireland
Keil
2Ist
Peter Jepsen
Petersburg
Menard County
Ill
Pendleton
United States
London Telegraph
House of Commons
Herr Scholtz
Reichstag
Victoria
B. C
Berlin
Germany
England
Henry M. Stanley
Congo
Boiler explosion kills one in Madison and other events
A locomotive boiler exploded at the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Roundhouse in Madison Wisconsin killing Peter Burke and seriously injuring nine others. A collision on the Catawissa branch of the Philadelphia and Reading near Ringtown Pennsylvania killed two and wounded two. Congressmen Rankin of Wisconsin died in Washington. The Jackson County infirmary fire in Michigan killed five inmates. Other items include the East Saginaw trial verdict not guilty, a fatal duel in Kentucky, boiler explosion deaths in New York, and shipyard work beginning on a Brazilian mail liner.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Madison
Wis
Peter Burke
Catawissa
Philadelphia & Reading
Ringtown
Dorman B. Eaton
Civil Service
Alvan Ciuck
Spencer House
International Hotel
Niagara Falls
Joseph Rankin
Wisconsin
Washington
New Jersey
Jackson
Mich
East Saginaw
T. B. Barry
Saginaw Valley
Manchester
Clay County
Theodore Benge
Dink Stivers
Dan
George Gray
Kate Harvey
Gray Boys
Benge
Stivers
Frenge
Dan Gra
Sherbourne
N. Y
Russell Palmer
Charles Newton
Baling Hay
Roach
Chester
Brazilian Mail Steamship Line
Xyisis
Ohio Senate clashes over rule nine and Hamilton County seats
In January and January 21 to 22 sessions the Ohio Senate and House battled procedure over contested Cincinnati seats. President Kennedy clashed with the Clerk over rule nine, while bills on biennial sessions, loan associations, and education standards were advanced. A later note mentions a large Willamette River whitefish run and a notable English medical death.
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Senate
Ely
Kemp
House
Farrars
Cincinnati
Wallandingham
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Kennedy
Rannels
Pringle
Cable
Haley
Ohio
Clement
Congress
United States
State Association of County Commissioners
Common Schools of
Supreme Court
Pavey
Rannells
Hamilton County
John O'Neill
Little
Double Tragedy Charles A Clowes Shoots Sweetheart Then Self
Charles A Clowes secretary of Riverton Alcohol Works and a wealthy married man killed his sweetheart Blanche Grey then shot himself at 441 South Clark Street in a house of ill fame. They had dined together and returned home, with no quarrel evident. Both died, Blanche from a chest wound and Clowes from a temple wound. Clowes left a fortune of about 100000 dollars. His wife, newly married three months, is said to be a most estimable lady and is prostrated by the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
South
Clark Street
Charles A Clowes
Riverton Alcohol Works
Blanche Grey
Clowes
Blanche
Cowles
Springfield
Chicago
Hyde Park
Sleeper Fire Kills Three On Excursion Train near Finley
An excursion train bound for California and Mexico caught fire in the sleeper beside the furnace. Three men were killed and one fatally injured as passengers escaped with losses of clothing and valuables. A Milwaukee man, Wilson Sherman, alerted others after flames erupted, but the forward train halted too late to prevent tragedy. The crash near Finley also reports a Baltimore and Ohio freight wreck at Pirrspurcu with multiple deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Paso
Tex
California
Mexico
Finley
Southern Pacific
Wilson Sherman
Milwaukee
Pirrspurcu
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Layton
Oakdale
Ohio Senate Crisis Deepens Amid Kennedy Absence
In Columbus on January 23 the Ohio Senate adjourned with Lieutenant Governor Kennedy absent. President pro tem O Neill chaired and 20 senators answered to names before adjourning until Monday. Tension and violence fears rise as discussions of authority and possible Supreme Court intervention surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ColumBus
Ohio
Senate
Kennedy
O'Neill
Supreme Court
O' Neill
Payne Letter on Alleged Bribery In Senate Nomination
Senator Payne of Ohio addresses a bribery inquiry tied to a 1884 Democratic caucus nomination for United States Senator. He offers full scrutiny, his private papers for inspection, and a right to appear before the special committee chaired by A. Cowgill. He signs as H. B. Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Evarts
New York City
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
United States
House Labor Committee
Bureau of Agriculture and Labor
Labor
Agriculture Committee
Sheridan
Weather Bureau
War Department
House Committee On
Colman
National Sugar Growers’ Association
St. Louis
H. W. Cannon
National Bank of the Republic of New York
Washington
Payne
Ohio
Oeapon
A. Cowgill
Columbus
Akrone
General Assembly
H. B. Payne
Chinese Murder Trial Links Defendent to Secret Order
In St Louis on Thursday the trial revealed the defendant's affiliation with a secret society whose Danites punish betrayers with death. The Order of the Golden Hatchet is said to employ assassins in multiple cities to remove objectionable Chinese individuals, and a witness threatened that he would be killed within a month if he testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Louis
Danites
Order of the Golden Hatchet
Railways Align to Preserve Rates Against B&O Move
The Time claims official sources say Pennsylvania, New York Central, and Erie Railways have joined to keep existing passenger rates instead of matching the Baltimore and Ohio cut. A Pennsylvania Railroad official says B&O entry into New York will not be blocked, as competition for through traffic could ruin lines like the Reading.
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New Comerstown
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Pullman Palace
Central Standard Time
W. J Kirop
Ohio
James McCrea
E. A. Ford
Gen
New York
Timee
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Erie
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Road
Trafic
Temperance and the Nutrition Tie to Alcohol Habit
A Farm and Fireside essay argues poor cooking fuels drink habits, urging rational nutrition education for women. It contends better food preparation by daughters would reduce cravings for alcohol, and that true education includes life laws and physical health, aligning with divine order.
Saloon Boycott Touted as Labor Service Nationwide
The Knights of Labor in St Louis launch a boycott against a gin mill owner who refused to rent his room to strikers, arguing that restricting access punishes the use of dynamite by protestors. The editorial lauds expanding the boycott to all saloons, claiming rum harms workers more than corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Knights of Labor
United States
Jay Goulds
Vanderbilts
Chicago Times
Great Nations Destroyed by Drink
A historical reflection argues that ancient empires fell not by enemies but by drunkenness and decadence. Babylon Persia Greece and Rome are cited as examples where kings and people indulged in wine and revelry, weakening leadership and national strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Persia
Greece
Athens
Rome
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Steele
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Old National Bank
W. A. Carpenter
Camberidgefr, Onto
Davis Block
Sam’l C. Ludcock
Cosgrave
Main Street
Eenovia
Wv. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Guernsey County
B. Taylor
R. T. Scott
Taylor & Scott
Physicians and Surgeons
L. C. Wells, M. D
Taylor Block
WM. T. Ramsey, M. D
Providence Hespared
National Medical Dispensary
Washington, D. c
Hutchinson Block
Aplessly Cambridge
OHI
J. M. McGill
City Drug Store
Adams Building
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Joseph Morton
Dels
Beagle Hotel
W. A. Gill
Arcade Hotel
Cambridge, Ohio
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Prop
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Caldwell, Ohto
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TRE
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Fourth Streets
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Zanesville, Ohio
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Mill Street
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J. W. Lippincot
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Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
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Globe House
Cumberland
James Canady, Prop
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L. J. Cutter
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Carnes
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Main
Cambridge, O
D. K. Kyle
Mark Ts
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John Moss
City Hall
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Faust
Western Express Mail Express
Limited Express
Eastern Express
Dennison
Webster
Gov't
G. & C. Merriam & CO
Masa
U. S
Alfred Lebanon
Warren Co
News OF the
State Senate
Youghiogheny
Dawson
Riser
James Marshall
New York State
Brooklyn
Thomas H. Stringham
A. T. Stewart
Prince
Tompkinsville
8. S
John L. Sullivan
Richard K. Fox
Jem Smith
America
Linden Street Works
Wisanski
William Johnson
William Barry
James Burdick
William Carsen
Massina
Pacific
Burchard
Rutger’s Female College
William Curry
Medina
Igar Manufacturers’ Association
Richmond Township
Otterman
Frank Buckingham
Charles Welker
Hughes
Arkansas
Howard County
Wyatt
Thomas F. Andrews
Virginia
Baltimore
John R. Moore
Clifford
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Galveston
Findlay
J. ¥. Hale
First National Bank
East
Robert Bowman
J. C. Hogan
Foreign Intelligence
Ohio Legislature
F. Helen Prideaux
London University
Paddington Hospital
Pete Pi
Shasta
CD County
Cal
Charles A. Clowes
Senator Payne
Band of Assassins
Temperance
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