Congress to reconvene and local political shifts noted
The extra session will convene next Tuesday. Josiah T. Young won Albia's mayoral race after the last municipal election. Pension arrearages may cost 850 million dollars under Cummings' bill. Morrison of Illinois opposes Randall for Speaker. The New York World may be bought by George W. Childs and stay politically neutral. FayetteCounty residents urge Reckel to resign over the drive-well patent swindle. Democratic Senators plan a Washington caucus to organize. Greenbackers in Polk County probe public funds. J T Lane to testify in disbarment against Judge Cole, with Isaac M. Cate and Archer to be questioned. A local correspondent notes Boling as a popular auditor with potential for further advancement. State Senator race still far off.
Republicans favor Grant while Democrats split on Tilden Thurman Hendricks
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes Kansas Wisconsin and Arkansas legislatures back Grant as the GOP choice with Democrats split among Tilden Thurman and Hendricks. In a separate matter Judge Stutsman heard a motion to dismiss suits against ex Warden Craig begun in Fremont county and moved to Lee county.
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Democrats Stand Firm on Free Elections Amendments
The passage notes Democrats in Congress refused to defeat amendments to the appropriations bill that guarantee free elections. It praises their steadfastness, saying the move will be seen as a public good even if it requires an extra session. It contrasts Republican pressure and Hayes’s potential response with Rutherford’s prompt assembly of the new Congress.
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Political currents shift as tempers flare in legislatures
The article notes Democrats opposing a speaker nominee Randall with Atkins predicting easy election. It discusses temperance pressure against Gear, Greenback unity with Weaver Gillette, and westward emigration from hard times, highlighting frontier moves from Des Moines to Council Bluffs and Kansas City amid national political tensions.
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Iowa Delegation Roll Question Sparks Internecine Debate
The Burlington Gazette backs Democrats against excluding Clerk Adams from Iowa's Forty Sexth Congress delegation list. It argues Adams is not the arbiter of legality of the October election and should not influence seating. The House will decide rightful seats when organized.
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Potter report praised as clear verdict on 1876 fraud
The Dubuque Herald hails Mr Potter's broader committee report as the most influential, ablest and fairest statement exposing the fraud that led to the 1876 presidential outcome. It is described as an impartial judge summing up the evidence to reach the truth, not a partisan defense.
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Township Trustees Set Equalization Rules for Jefferson County
The county board warns taxpayers that only Township Trustees can correct assessments. A February 29 1879 circular from the Auditor’s Office explains uniform valuation and directs trustees to adjust township valuations to reflect true cash value while ensuring each property pays its share of taxes.
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Fairfield Market Prices and Trade Notes of March 12 1879
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Greatest Remedy Known Dr King’s New Discovery
The text promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and other chest and lung ailments as the greatest medical remedy. It claims thousands of cured sufferers praise the discovery and offers a free trial bottle from Dr Clarke & Son, with sales by C S Clarke & Son.
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Probate and Tax Notices In Jefferson County Iowa
Notice of probate hearing for the last will of J C Ware filed in Jefferson County Iowa. Hearing and proof set for September 1, 1879. Also notice of tax sale redemption rights for lands sold October 5, 1874 to J M Haley, redemption within ninety days, certificate holder Alexander Maxwell.
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