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Washington News on Naval Officer Abolition and Indian Policy
The August reports from Washington outline a committee’s recommendation to abolish the naval officer, to build a revenue boat at the Mississippi mouth to curb smuggling, and to cut custom-house forces by over 25 percent. Other items cover labor suffrage, resumption act repeal, and projected Indian policy changes including outpost army oversight and a code of laws.
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Washington
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Labor League
National Convention
Congress
Sherman
Morton, Bliss & Co
Rothschilds
Canada
James H. Stewart
John W. Eckles
15Th Infantry
Santa Fe
Stewart
Eckles
Mantilla
Spain
United States
Rising Sun
Ellen
New York
the Sun
Secretary of the Treasury
Deora New Banking Houses
State Committee
The
Independent Party
Indianapolis
Brooklyn
Long Island Savings Bank
James Wildermott
Honora McCormick
Wildermott
San Francisco
Thomas & Co
New England
Thomas & Co’s
Saratoga
Saratoga Lake
Vermont
Bennington
New Hampshire
Connecticut
War Veterans of
Centennial Fields
Chicago
I Hayes
Dr. Tibbits
Bennington Centre
National Guard of
Hayes
Grand Arch
Main ‘Street
Windsor
Evarts
Key
Devens
E. W. Stoughton
Evvarts
McCrary
Brattleboro
Brooks House
White Mountains
Milwaukee
National Grove of Druids
Iowa
Sioux City
Covington, Columbus and Black Hills Railroad Company
St. Paul
Mississippi Valley
Fort Thompson
Hedges