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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1893
Page
4
A collage of odd phrases, names and local anecdotes touching the Portomice at Johnson City, legal quarrels, a base ball note, a mysterious four-pound hailetone, and a remark on a bank bookkeeper Ferguson.
The item notes A A Taylor clings to the Republican line while delivering a silver policy speech. It mentions No 3 and 4 passenger trains cut, Bam Anderson’s hauling duties extended, and House debate on silver versus Senate action this week. It cites Grover Cleveland as influencing the silver question per the Nashville Banner.
More than five hundred pensioners are suspended at the Knoxville agency as Patterson and Carpenter push to discontinue Agent Rule's salary. They seek sweeping changes and remain unsatisfied until salary action is completed.
The committee will meet to map out a tariff program and decide whether revisions should be based on current information or require hearings for interested parties.
The article discusses wills as a recurring theme including wives, doctors, and the Lord’s will. It mentions President T. F. Wood presenting a personal agenda to secure the depository of the Merchants' Exchange Bank of Bristol and questions its alignment with the tax assessor’s statements.
Committees on Banking and Currency will this week decide if a bill repealing the tax on State bank currency should be favorably reported to the House. A majority reportedly opposes repeal at this time, due to the unsettled financial condition of the economy.
The excerpt notes Ty Mr. Taylor of Tennessee allegedly deserts the Republican platform and urges a return. East Tennessee Republicans reject free coinage of silver with ratio to 75 cents on the dollar. The Mouse rules introduce reforms limiting filibuster power with a quorum and committee of the whole to curb debate.
Senators Vorhees and McPherson of the Finance Committee oppose adjourning and vow to block moving up bills until both measures are disposed. The two bills seek national bank currency reform and repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Clause. The currency bill has priority but may be sidelined to prevent delaying the repeal bill.
The House passed the unconditional repeal of the Sherman silver purchase clause as expected with many already signaling their votes. Support for bimetalism remains strong, and the Senate may act on the Vorhees repeal bill that declares bimetalism U S policy, signaling rising repeal momentum despite opposition led by Senators Vorhees and Hill.
General opinion holds a Senate majority may back repeal once the bill reaches a vote, but timing remains uncertain. Observers expect a historic struggle as silver-producing states threaten to deploy every parliamentary tactic to block any vote.
Officials completed a tally of about 61.9 million dollars in gold silver currency and bonds. About 10 stray silver coins valued under 1000 dollars were missing from bags in a floor crack, with the responsible official to cover the deficit awaiting recovery. The final gold count reached about 12 million, reflecting recent transfers to the New York sub-treasury to meet port drains.
A long, detailed report describes how pension rolls were inflated under the Harrison administration and how Raum, Bussey, and others guided the new disability law in ways that admitted 200,000 invalid pensioners with no legal right. It argues a revision was needed to remove the improper names and save millions yearly.
The Philadelphia Times reports on the Pension Bureau, General Raum, and Baum's October 1890 order, detailing costly oversight that granted pensions to invalids and perilous roll additions. It cites $56.78 million irrecoverable losses by June 30, 1893, plus higher modern pensions under the new law compared with the old.
Advertises Dr King's New Discovery for lung throat and chest troubles with a full money back guarantee after a fair trial if no benefits. Trial bottles offered free at McParland & Co's Drug Store. Available sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
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