Week In Congress Reports Tariff Debate And Bills
The recap covers January 25 to 29 with Senate and House actions. Tributes to the late Senator Hill of Georgia are noted. The Tariff bill dominates proceedings in Committee of the Whole and House. Other items include pension increases for disabled soldiers and a proposed World's Centennial Cotton Exposition in 1884.
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Platt
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Ingalls
Kansas
Fort Riley
Belmont
Wisconsin
DeLong
Washington notes and political shifts in 1882
Reports from Washington cover President Arthur's comments on appointing few colored men, Senate and House leadership dinners, currency debates, and a push to end standard silver coinage. Also noted are Idaho Mormon inroads, Indian Territory leases, Secretary Teller's lease stance, the death of O H Irish, and a Winnebago land allotment ruling.
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William Pitt Kellogg
Louisiana
Secretary of the Interior
Nebraska
Warrant arrests tied to Philadelphia Gas Trust case
A sequence of notices reports warrants issued in Philadelphia on the 24th for five men linked to the Philadelphia Gas Trust on embezzlement charges totaling 499000 dollars. Other items note immigrant employment in New York 1832 water levels in Genesee River Rocheste r and mill stoppages, charity ball funds in New York, oil market highs in Pittsburgh, and local incidents including fires, accidents, and a grand jury advisory in New York City.
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New England
M. Armstrong & Co
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LeMoyne’s
Washington
Burlington
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Shamokin
Grru
Elizabeth Wessels
Henry Fasshauer
Boston
Allegheny City
Salvation Army
Winooski
Hazleton Brothers
Jupee Gildersleeve
Grand
Death of Fortieth Congress member Lewis Selye reported
Notice notes the death of Lewis Selye a Fortieth Congress member in Rochester New York and mentions a separate court decision in New York setting aside a $1 209 347 default judgment against Credit Mobilier of America in favor of Union Pacific Railway.
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Rochester
N. Y
Mokin
Duper Daniels
Supreme Court
New York
Credit Mobilier of America
Union Pacific Railway
Broadfire calamities and crimes plague late 19th century notes
Reports from Newhall House fire in Milwaukee path of destruction in Lynchburg and Denver. Notable events include lynchings in Virginia, governors and judges presiding over murders and arson, and multiple fires from Chicago to Wisconsin with casualties. Names like James Patrick and John C. Downing appear alongside weather, smallpox, and political shifts across states and nations.
Two leading Nikiists confined in Peter and Paul fortress
A crowded bulletin item lists scattered world events on the 30th ult. including the confinement of two leading Nikiists in the Peter and Paul fortress and other political, weather, and crime notes across the United States and Europe.
Naval Appropriation Bill Changes Ranks and Promotions
The bill alters ranks from midshipman to ensign and master to lieutenant, creates a junior grade system, ends original appointments in the Pay Corps, and requires promotions by set rules. It abolishes the Commodore grade, revises retirement time rules, and outlines promotion, duty, and pay provisions for naval personnel. A board may study foundry sites, and construction funds limit repairs to 30 percent of new-ship costs.
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Naval
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Advisory Board
Navy Department
Navy Yards
United States
Advisory Board
Naval Academy
Navy
Month of Horrors Recap of Global Disasters
A Chicago Tribune column catalogs a string of calamities from early January including drownings of convicts in North Carolina and Germany, shipwrecks in Liverpool and Cal, factory and housing fires, a Milwaukee hotel blaze, a Berditcheff fire, a Meriden powder explosion, a Tehachipa Southern Pacific crash, and a vaste Cimbria sinking with hundreds lost. It notes racial prejudice in the Cal victims remark and reflects on cycles of disasters and risk in modern civilization.
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Germany
Hungary
City
Brussels
Inman Line
Liverpool
British Empire
Coulterville
Milwaukee
Newhall House
Berditcheff
Poland
Meriden
Holland
Amsterdam
Pacific
Tehichipa
Cimbria
New World
Point Clement
Cal
Chicago Tribune
Outlaw Opens Fifty Mile Colorado Trail Bar
Joan Day set up a hidden tent liquor stand on a remote Colorado trail attracting travelers who paid quickly. He hid the earnings in a tin box under the counter and in his pillow. He was found shot with six bullets and the profits vanished.
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Colorado
San Francisco Chronicle
Oysters Shipments Rise As Western Demand Grows
Cuicaco receives twenty four car loads daily and ships half westward. The Chicago Tribune notes demand from the West increases rapidly and constantly.
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Chicago Tribune
Missouri Sends Acorns to Europe to Forge Forests
Missouri plans to ship acorns to Europe to boost forest restoration and conservation efforts. The program engages state agencies and forestry groups to exchange seed stock, support reforestation, and foster cross continental ecological collaboration.
The Coming Democratic Presidential Candidate
A Chicago Journal summary notes General Benjamin F. Butler as a leading 1884 Democratic presidential prospect. It portrays him as a versatile, polarizing figure with a controversial political parcours and a knack for reshaping party rules to favor allies.
Civil Service Reform Debate Reveals Democratic Sham
The Burlington Hawkeye argues that Democratic calls for Civil Service Reform were a political tactic to gain power. It criticizes Democratic leaders and newspapers for opposing reform once in government, while praising Republicans for supporting a genuine measure and urging fair trial of the new Civil Service law. It highlights Senator Pendleton and Senator Brown as figures cited in the debate.
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Congress
Pendleton
Ohio
New York World
Plac Dly
Brown
Georgia
Democratic Reform Party
Burlington Hawkeye
Answers to Correspondents in Our Continent
A collage of reader queries and witty responses from Our Continent. Topics range from Shakespearean trivia to fashion advice, burglary humor, marriage counsel, and Wall Street scams. Notable names include Bridget Angelina Thomas W James and Eliza Jane alongside general guidance on personal finance and social behavior.
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Macbeth
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Eliza Jane
Thomas W
Angelina
James
Wall Street
Continent
Indiana's Favorite Democratic Son Faces Nomination Debate
The Indianapolis Journal reports Chicago's The Philadelphia Press jokes about Indiana leaders Joseph E. McDonald and Hendricks. It notes McDonald may head the push for national office while Hendricks eyes the race but fears adverse outcomes. Party unity and rivalries shape the Democratic bid as tensions rise.
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Indiana
Joseph E. McDonald
Joseph
Egypt
Benjamins
Rebens
Senator Hendricks
Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
Senate
Jericho
Esau
Hendricks
Joseph McDonald
McDonald
Boyn's
Scrooge
Kilkenny
Sut Lovingood
Indianapolis Journal
Soldier Entry Rules for Land Claims Stated by Commissioner
The General Land Office Commissioner states that after a soldier files a declaratory statement for a land tract he must make an actual entry and show residence and begin improvement within six months of filing. He is granted an additional six months to begin residence improvement.
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General Land Office
Tennessee Treasurer Polk noted for wooden leg tale
The Chicago Tribune cites Tennessee State Treasurer Polk who stole 400000 and supposedly would have stolen more with two good legs. Meanwhile Willie Gulley, fourteen, of Aussell Virginia, shot his leg and hid the injury from his mother for nearly two days.
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Treaurer Polk
Tennessee
Willie Gulley
Aussell
Wet coal tests in Podium Germany show steam loss
A Chicago Times note reports tests at Podium Germany on wet versus dry bituminous coal. Washed slack with 15 percent water and 9.9 percent ash yielded 5.7 pounds steam per pound of fuel, while the same coal with three percent water produced 8 to 8.5 pounds of steam.
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Podium
Germany
Chicago Times
Judge sentences kitchen worker for theft in New York case
A New York kitchen worker charged with stealing her employer’s earnings claims servants here may take property. The judge rebukes the defense, stating the language reveals misguided belief and sentences her to six months in the penitentiary.
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New York
Sharking in the Gulf Passes Aboard a Florida Keys Guide
An American Angler piece guides readers on Florida Keys fishing gear and methods for big game. It details strong hooks, lines, and a five to six foot chain, mullet bait, and timing with flood tides near passes. It chronicles landing twenty five pound plus fish including redfish and sharks, and describes a dramatic stake and jaw-bone trophy scene.
Two-Term Governors in New York’s History
The New York SUN notes a frail tenure for governors noting that among twenty two elections in forty five years only four served two consecutive terms. Marcy was elected three times while Seward Sey mour and others faced defeat or failed nominations.
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New York State
Marcy
Seward
Seymour
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