Weekly Senate and House actions on tariffs and appropriations
The week’s roll includes Senate moves on a new Western Colorado military post and tariff amendments, passage of a bill to reduce internal revenue taxation, and multiple appropriation measures in both chambers. Other items cover river floods, stock-exchange suspensions, a murder verdict, a comet sighting, and a Chicago gambling loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Senate
Colorado
Sherman
Washington
Newburg
N.Y
Mississippi River
Cairo
Dakota
Pound
Naval and District of
Kentucky
Wolf Island
Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
Mississippi
San Antonio
Tex
New York
McLean Avenue
Chicago
United States
Canada
Carver
Bogardus
Prof
Swift
Rochester
N. Y
Elllis Craft
Gibbons
Ashland
Hatcn & Peters
New York Stock Exchange
George W. Tompkins
Iowa
Minnesota
Jefferson
Banholzer
St. Paul
Minn
Shawneetown
Illinois
Indiana
Wampum Tran Company
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne
Spring Mills
L. Graham
Quinlan
Jones
Fla
Kellogg
Logan
McMillan
McPherson
Miller
Cal
Morrill
Platt
Plumb
Rolins
Sawyer
Sewell
Slater
van Wyck
Windom
Domestic financial collapses and crimes headline unrest
The report surveys W. T. Allen & Co. failure in Chicago, a Morro Castle blaze at Charleston, and disputed Union Pacific floating debt figures. It notes Morgan interests buying Morgans Railroad assets, Baum and cousin tied to a California murder, a Cleveland court appointing a receiver, Ohio River flood damage, a Boston jury verdict for a liquor sale to a minor, poisonings near Corsicana, Sing Sing strike hunger, Dartouth suspensions, a vast silver discovery near Tucson, Indiana flood relief funding, a severe Milford sleigh accident, Peppre swindles, and a Connecticut Masonic clash over rapid degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Allen & Co
Chicago
Morro Castle
Charleston, & C
Commissioner of Railroads
Union Pacific Road
C. P Hunt Tineron
Southern Pacific Road
Morgan’s
Louisiana
Texas
Morgan Steamship Lines
Frank Baum
Yolo County
California
George
John E. Maltby
United States
Cleveland
Fayette Brown
Brown, Bonnell & Co
Ohio River
Shawneetown
Cairo
Boston
J. C. Knowles
William Bush
Corsicana
Tex
Sing Sing
New York
Iowa
Dartmouth College
Tucson
A.T
Indiana
Milford
Mass
Peppre
Philadelphia
Potter's Field
Edinburgh
Scotland
Connecticut
Rhodes
Senate Vote on Tariff Bill Cuts Internal Revenue Taxes
The Senate approved the Tariff measure reducing internal revenue taxes by about 41.6 million dollars based on last year’s business. The bill repeals most internal taxes except whisky beer and bank note taxes and frees inland transport charges. Several political figures and events are noted including Philadelphia elections and obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Call
Cockrell
Coke
Farley
Garland
George
Hampton
Harris
Maxey
Mitchell
Pendleton
Pugh
Ransom
Vance
West
Voorhees
Walker
Williams
Butler
Cameron
J. Jones
Groome
Mr. McDill
Lamar
Morgan
Saulsbury
Saunders
Philadelphia
Syracuse
N. Y
Edwin D. Morgan
New York
Gar HaAmi Lton
Massachusetts
Frank James
Gallatin
Gallatin Bank
Westfall
Fathrer St. Cyr
Chicago
St. Louis
R. A. Packer
Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Florida
New Jersey
James Gamble
Williamsport
Anb Anthony
Liverpool
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Senate
Pavut A. Caapbourne
Williams College
Massachusetts State Agricultural College
Pv. J. Sheridan
Carey
P. Morzan
Alexandria
Egypt
Albany
Lastear
Tariff Commission
International and Domestic News Briefs From Across Regions
A compilation of global incidents reports banking collapse in London Ontario and social upheaval in Europe. It notes French bishops summoned, a Berlin relief subscription for Ohio River flood victims, and floor collapse injuring sixteen at a Ontario meeting. It mentions a new French ministry, grave desecrations, German pork import ban, Irish emigration, and political tensions in Ireland. Also reports on a Constantinople wreck and Irish informers in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahon Banking Company
London
Ont
Berlin
Germany
Thrasher’s Corners
France
Jules Ferry
St. Cholastique
Bundesrath
Carey
Dublin
United States
House of Commons
Forster
Land League
Ireland
Parnell
Tur Porte
Tripoli
McAdaris
Paris
Cavendish
Burke
Louis Fernandez
Carmen Lira
Matamoros
Mex
Yara
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Trains Wrecked on Grand Trunk Road Amid Several Disasters
A dispatcher error caused two freight trains to derail between New Castle and Newtonville Ontario with one dead and two seriously injured. Losses included 125000 dollars in property. Other items note a new pest-house at Leadville, smallpox-closed schools, a deadly poisoning at Staunton Virginia, a shipwrecked steamer Glamorgan, and fires in Rivière-du-Loup Quebec plus Mississippi levee breaks and Wisconsin snowbound rail crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Newtonville
Ont
Leadville
Staunton Va
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Monroe
Wisconsin
Tus Augustinian Society of
Lawrence
Mass
Ballychehob
Ireland
Earl Spencer
Arthur
John W. Foster
Indiana
Spain
Arkansas
Helena
J. H. Gant
Staten Islan
N. Y
Dennis Hennessy
United States
Senate
Tariff bill changes and schedule reductions detailed
Washington report outlines Senate passage of tariff reform with broad cuts across chemicals metals sugar and tobacco. Key shifts include abolishing package and inland transport charges, free list expansions, and varied ad valorem adjustments on iron steel copper glass and wool goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tariff Commission
Senate
Eni
Trill Commission
Ware
Gaya
Finance Committee
Lariff Commission
Lss
Russia
Ad Valorem
Bessemer
Treasury Department
United States Circuit Court
New York
Treasury
United States Court
R&ugar
Sundais
Tragic Fire Crushed Fifteen Girls at New York Parochial School
A stairway crush during a February fire at the German Roman Catholic Church school on Fourth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue in New York caused panic and the death of fifteen young girls with many others injured. The blaze started under a stairwell from smoldering sweepings and spread through the five story building, where inward swinging doors and narrow stairways hampered evacuation. rescue efforts followed as police and firemen battled crowds of frightened children and mournful parents gathered outside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sisters of Notre Dame
Church of the Holy Redeemer
Third Street
Othver Lambert
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
East Ith Street
Robinson
Reid
Minnie Truke
Fifth Street
First Avenue
Steain
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