29 Mar 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR passage references multiple authorities including the State and County seats, mentions of petitions, constitutional topics, and legal structures. It includes scattered proper nouns and dates but lacks a coherent event or narrative to summarize into a clear main item.
The article reports scattered items: Gene McLean and Cremont commenda, a Ways and Means Committee proposal for a one dollar per gallon distilled spirits tax, the death of Chomas of Cincinnati, Confederate activity at Dalton and Washington, President relations with Adie cath, naval moves near Mort Powell and Paducah, Fort below the city held by Cole Hark, and various European rulings with Lord Palmerston and Maximilian. The prose is jumbled with many garbled names and dates.
Fragmentary report from last night shows the comvenves to an od Ward dub a good thing with Alderman Bay toe and Dean Highimeml from New York. The piece hints at a hoped cleetion and mentions an oath and household duties as a means to establish a familiar name and accumulate support.
The article discusses a proposed income tax on United States securities holdings at 14 percent of income derived from such securities. It outlines treatment of interest, gains on sale, and possible rates of three or five percent for related taxes.
Washington correspondent reports Grant will not reveal military plans in Washington not even to the President. The writer ponders why Potomac commanders fail to secure major victories, suggesting they discussed plans with a few in the city including the President Halleck and sometimes Stanton. A person is discharged and not Grant, with truth needing time to vindicate.
Wartime dispatches report Confederate forces under Forrest attacking Paducah causing town fires and heavy fighting. British and local authorities discuss enrollment and draft readiness as Kentucky officials forecast swift compliance. Reports cite column casualties, burned property, river steamer damage, and rebels operating near Mayfield and Columbus, with Marshal Forrest and Faulkner leading mobile actions.
In Des Moines on March 28 the Iowa Legislature debated multiple measures. The Senate passed a liquor sale ban on election days, higher juror pay, bridge construction over major rivers, and school fund and capitol purchases. The House approved a special tax to aid soldiers families, county office reforms, and printer fee adjustments. A lengthy treasury probe into John W Jones’s handling prompted high officials to act. Adjournment planned after night sessions. Oranaville, Joseph McGowan, and trustees for the Agricultural College were elected in a joint convention.
March 27 through 28 reports from Portiano through Washington on railway locomotives and Grant's reorganization of the Army of the Potomac. Also notes Grant’s possible westward move, tax plans on spirits and tobacco, and dispatches from Cincinnati and New York on Confederate movements and naval matters.
The weekly bank statement shows loan increases of 1 142 925 dollars and declines in specie 634 088 dollars along with a 75 002 dollar decrease in circulation and a 1 372 071 dollar drop in deposits. The Post notes Congress may aim to curb currency value by taxing state bank circulation while Treasury officials issue new certificates of deposit for gold coin payments at a discount.
In the 1st Sth Congress Norton introduces a joint resolution to amend the Constitution prohibiting slavery in states and territories, referred to Judiciary. Garfield moves for data on Civil War era state troops claims. Ashley reports a resolution to grant the House hall for a Washington Lecture Association event on April 6 to fund District of Columbia soldiers families. Holman moves to table. Stevens proposes a new article to be ratified by states.
The text states that servitude, except for punishment of crime after a valid conviction, is forever prohibited in the United States. This appears as a Senate proclamation or statement. The source references constitutional prohibition and the Senate's stance on banning servitude beyond lawful criminal punishment.
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