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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1871
Page
2
The issue prints the third annual message of President Grant in full. It is described as candid and straightforward, an able document that merits careful perusal. The message has earned cordial approval from honest men of all parties and is deemed the most comprehensive and reliable from the Executive Chamber.
London advices say the Prince of Wales is in a very precarious condition with death expected at any hour. KE. R. Roe of this state is appointed United States Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois. A couple in the West reportedly hanged themselves or each other in a strange act, and Senator Sumner and Senator Schurz face reshuffling in the Senate. The two houses have been harmoniously organized and will proceed without delay.
The London Times congratulates the American Government on its diplomats in Europe for preserving an impartial stance while showing sympathy to both sides during the Franco German war. It regrets the threatened abolition of the income tax without a substitute and forecasts finance taxation and free trade as future party battlegrounds. It predicts U S economic problems will align with Mississippi Valley agricultural producers.
Senator Sumner introduces a Senate bill to restore specie payments by issuing 10 million dollars monthly of compound interest notes starting July 1, converting them at maturity into 5 percent bonds after two years. Old greenbacks are canceled as new notes replace current expenses, with the notes' face value legal tender.
The South proclaims independence from Northern textbooks for schools and colleges and forms a stock company issuing the University Series. Major stockholders include Jefferson Davis and Confederate generals. works by Holmes Maury Venable and Carter are cited as free of Northern bias, though some flaws are noted. The Mobile Register reports on the plan amid regional pride and educational reform.
The Hon. F. C. Burchard of Illinois is placed on the Ways and Means Committee. The Chicago Daily Tribune lauds him for studious habits, careful training, and unblemished character as a deserving contributor to the party and nation.
The annual report supports current Indian policy, detailing 321,000 Indians in the US and territories, 75,000 in Alaska, 8,663 in several states, and 242,371 excluding Alaska. It notes 228,473 square miles of reservations and various land disposals, plus pension figures and year’s costs.
The financial exhibit shows 383 million income for the year ended June and 126 million spent on interest, 35 million on pensions, leaving current government costs near 130 million. It notes 94 million debt principal extinguished that year and 277 million since 1869. The piece questions claims of rapid debt reduction and praises growth and prosperity under current taxation.
The official reports of the killed, wounded, and missing from the German armies during the late war are now published in full. Earlier doubts over the figures 46 15,000 killed seven thousand wounded and H,000 missing after a six month campaign are dispelled, as the detailed totals are printed and considered substantially correct.
The Forty second Congress committee includes Dawes Maynard Kelley Brooks Burchard Finckelsburg Roberts Kerr Beck with three Protectionists, three Reform Republicans, and three Democrats. The piece notes shifting memberships and Dawes displeasure at a chair. It argues repeal of the 1867 Wool Tariff is plausible and in line with Western wool interests, citing past votes and regional impact.
Senator Lyman Trumbull, questioned about taking the Presidential nomination from Conservative Republicans and Democrats opposing Grant, states clearly he would not. He argues he is useful where he is, opposes the party revolution, and predicts the Republican party will unite and poll a larger vote than in 1868. Senator Sumner shares similar views.
Fire swept through Lincoln last night scorching twenty four frame stores and four stables. Estimated loss stands at 40000. Stock partially removed but in poor condition. Insurance scant with about 1000 on McNeal Jones grocery stock and small policies on other firms totaling near 300. Wind favored spread, averting greater brick-block destruction.
In Washington, House Postal Committee authorizes General Farnsworth to report a codification bill for postal laws. Foreign Affairs to take up the Cuban question. General Banks to present petitions by Americans outraged in Havana. Dawes and Sherman push tariff and revenue action, with a $50 million reduction proposal. Chicago public buildings get $5 million. Senate debates Catacazy retirement correspondence and Farewell's Chicago government buildings bill. Republican lawmakers press Fish to remain in Cabinet. Dozens of nominations. Sumner chairs Privileges and Elections. Committee shifts announced. numerous reassignment details. Washington and New York notes: Bush resignation to President, Spinner planning to end Internal Revenue Commissionership.
The Chicago Post argues that whether the fire was an act of God or bovine caused, common carriers remain absolutely liable for losses in the ordinary course of business. A shipper with a receipt or delivery proof has a strong claim, and delays do not erase liability. Railroads cannot dodge duties when taking goods or passengers for hire. The extent of a conflagration does not alter the rule, short of a volcanic eruption.
Legislative notes describe lively debate in the Illinois House over the revenue bill and related measures. Amendments to exemptions for counties cities and schools are described, along with progress on an eminent domain bill, a public buildings project in Chicago, and the unfinished Northern Insane Asylum work. A new insurance section favoring policyholders is adopted, a governor’s Palmer Sheridan Sherman matter is sent to a committee, and education reforms impact the state with ongoing committee work and discussions on County Superintendent roles.
The document enumerates numerous committee assignments and chair selections across the House, naming members by state and district. It lists Ways and Means, Appropriations, Banking and Currency, Public Lands, Manufactures, Agriculture, Indian Affairs, Military Affairs, District of Columbia, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and other panels with member names such as Blaine, McCreary, Maas, Perry, Merrick, Kelley, Finkelburg, Buck, Garfied, Hale, and many more from states including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, and others. The roll reflects a detailed snapshot of early 20th century House committee rosters and leadership.
Hon. George H. Parker of Iowa, a leading Democrat, proclaims the party dead and urges it to merge into a new party to restore its principles and resurrect its fortunes.
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