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Washington politics chase Bland bill and patronage shift
A flurry of Washington dispatches reports President Clinton or Harding? considering new nominations for New York offices amid pressure from ex Governor Morgan and other Republicans. Senators discuss the Bland silver bill and potential veto, with views that it cannot pass two thirds and that silver advocates may push the House version through. Other items include Blair’s Maryland memorial, patronage debates, investigations into Grant era frauds, and land grants in New Mexico.
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Arthur
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Senate Finance Committee
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Dragnet
Grant
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South Carolina
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Wilson Waddingham
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Key
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New York Chamber of Commerce
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Windom
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Cols. Easton and Stewart
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