Senate Tariff Bill Raises Taxes and Shifts Duties
Senator Aldrich introduced the tariff bill in the senate with a July 1, 1897 effective date and changes to sugar tea and hides duties. The measure raises internal beer taxes and modifies woolen schedules while striking Hawaiian reciprocity. The full sugar and molasses provisions detail per pound rates and polariscopic tests.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
House
Internal Revenue
United States
Senator Tillman Returns to Stir Controversy in Senate
Senator Tillman of South Carolina spoke in the senate after weeks of silence during debate on the free homestead bill. The discussion centered on an amendment by Mr. Morgan to give all unoccupied public lands by 1900 to states and territories. Tillman pressed questions as Hawley warned the proposal could gobble and steal state interests, prompting sharp exchanges and lively interest among senators and spectators.
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Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Morgan
Hawley
Political clash over speaker's committee appointments
In Washington on May 4 the House debated postponing committee appointments. Speaker Reed faced a challenge from Jerry Simpson of Kansas and then from Lewis of Washington who moved a resolution backing Reed. Fleming and Dingley offered substitutes, but the Reed-aligned position carried, and the resolution was defeated 52 to 124 with 13 present or not voting.
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Washington
Reed
House
Jerry Simpson
Kansas
Lewis
Fleming Dem
Dingley
Bailey
Yeas
Ways
Senate OKs Free Homestead Bill for Public Lands
The senate passed a bill to provide free homes on public lands for settlers, known as the free homestead bill. It totals 42 yeas and 11 nays in May in Washington.
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S Bengte
Ghi
Senate
Yeas
Quotable Wit and Wordplay From Old Papers
A compilation of colorful phrases from New York journals highlighting gender views and marriage humor. The snippets critique fashion and church attendance while poking at happiness and appetite in relationships, underscoring era tone and social mores.
Gossip and Humor Snippets Across Newspapers
A collage of playful exchanges and quips from 19th and early 20th century papers. Jokes about misheard names, prosaic views on scope pictures, procrastination, art titles, and light domestic banter appear in brief items attributed to the New York Sun World, Chicago Tribune, Washington Star, The Gleaner, Chicago Record, Truth, Harper's Round Table, Somerville Journal, and Detroit News.
Gladyx Questions About Kisses In Private Conversation
A terse exchange recalls a question about how many times a person kissed someone and a reply about being mistaken for a book keeper. The fragment suggests a conflict around memory and control in a personal dialogue.
Inn Street Car Cartoon Caption
Humorous exchange captured in a New York Sunday Journal cartoon shows a passenger asking for a seat and another offering his seat, highlighting casual street scene humor.
Marital Women Attend Lent Services In Quiet Penance
A New York Sunday piece describes married women at Lent services, giving up pleasures and luxury as penance. They wear somber black and dream of heavenly rewards while coping with modest sacrifice and social expectations.
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New York
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