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Senate and House actions and a security scare
The Senate credentials of Randolph of New Jersey were filed. A Texas Pacific railroad aid memorial and Pinchback admission petition were presented. Oklahoma Territory bill referred for further debate. In the House a Arkansas inquiry report urged no action. a Brooks restoration note appeared. An insane man attempted to stop the President's carriage near the White House. New Orleans testimony cited hostility to the federal government and racial voting patterns. Bank and bullion shifts noted in New York. Eight arrests linked to a bank robbery in Carbondale. some funds recovered. Canal route debate and London bullion movements reported.
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Washington
Senate
Randolph
New Jersey
Sherman
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Texas Pacific Railroad
Went
P. B.S. Pinchback
Committee On Elections
Clayton
Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Post Pond
Poland
Arkansas
Ward
Illinois
Brooks
Hennepen
Morton
Committee On Privileges and Elections
White House
Executive Mansion
Ways and Means Committee
N.M Bassett
King
Holliday
Bassett
Beck
Daws
New York