West Virginia capitol move law and national notes
Freeport Journal summarizes West Virginia’s capitol move becoming law by limitation and questions reform speeds. It notes the Senate credentials of Andy Johnson, weather extremes, a Grant Parish legislator’s expulsion, tax bill doubts, possible Senate leadership shifts, obituaries, a naval pneumonia death, Illinois reform setbacks, a clerk’s suicide and jail terms, plus peach buds and Illinois Grand Jury abolition amid political confusion.
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Capitol
West Virginia
Wheeling
Opposition papers warn Speaker Haines on campaign use
Some papers accuse Speaker Haines of trying to drum up support for his Democratic governor bid. General Frank P. Blair’s health prevents visits from close friends, with recovery now uncertain. The National Grange, in Charleston, adjourns to meet in Chicago next year if costs stay manageable.
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Haines
Frank P. Blair
National Grange
Charleston
S. C
Chicago
St. Louis
Grant calls Senate for special session in March
Last Wednesday President Grant issued a call for a special session of the Senate to convene at noon on March 5. He states that after deliberation he has deemed it his duty to issue the call, citing an extraordinary occasion.
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Grant
Senate
Congress Likely to Convene in Special Session
The new Congress may be convened in a special session by the President as current prospects suggest the present Congress cannot pass the necessary legislation before it expires. Illinois considers a measure on March 4 to permit doctors in cities over 20 000 to dissect paupers to advance medical science, prompting speculation about further revelations.
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Illinois
Haines
Ottawa Wins State Fair Bid For Two Years
Last week Springfield Jacksonville Decatur Bloomington and Galesburg bid for the State Fair. Ottawa stepped in and carried off the prize. No more questions are asked.
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Springfield
Jacksonville
Decatur
Bloomington
Galesburg
Ottawa
Bill to move Supreme Court from Ottawa to Aurora proposed
A State Senate bill introduced by Mr Canfield on the 16th inst proposes relocating the Supreme Court from Ottawa to Aurora at Aurora’s expense. The text questions Ottawa’s response before the change proceeds.
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State Senate
Canfield
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Aurora
Death by own action shocks Washington mystery man
An unknown man leaped from the dome of the Ospital in Washington last Wednesday, struck 200 feet below, and died. A Boston dispatch dated the 18th notes a record cold morning with mercury from 92 to 40 degrees below zero in many locales. The Cook county Grand Jury indicts publishers of the Chicago Tribune Times Journal Inter Ocean and Post and Mail for lottery ads. Plater of Hardin County proposes separate school buildings for colored children by local vote. Wahl Bros. glue factory fire in Chicago destroys 20 buildings on Thirty first Street and Lancaster Avenue, eight acres, insured for 86 5 hundred dollars. cause unknown.
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Washington
Ospital
Boston
Mass
Cook County
Chicago Tribune, Times, Journal
Inter-Ocean
Post and Mail
Chicago
Wahl Bros
Thirty-first Street
Lancaster Avenue
Illinois lawmaker’s tocephalous bill tabled by close vote
Mr Herron of Bureau county once pushed the tocephalous resolution in the Illinois House to abolish the presidency and vice presidency. The measure was tabled last Friday by a 67 to 61 vote, silencing the proposal.
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Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Illinois Senate
Herron
Bureau County
Illinois House of Representatives
United States
Kansas House Backs Senate Bill to Aid Destitute Counties
The Kansas House approved a Senate bill to grant 95 000 dollars over six years to destitute counties, with a gratuity amendment awaiting Senate acceptance. Rumors circulate of Attorney General Williams taking a foreign mission and Gen Butler replacing him, while Williams plans to return to his legal practice. Public petitions urge keeping the temperance law, and War Department orders direct rapid relief to grasshopper ravages. An Illinois reporter warns lawmakers mean business, but seven weeks pass without any law approved, prompting speculation on longer delays.
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Kansas
Senate
Williams
Gen. Butler
Department of Justice
Butler
Mr. Williams
City Democracy Clash Over Local Self Government
The Democracy of the State and New York City clash as city Democrats push a bill for complete local self government without State Executive interference. Mayor Wickham and allies back it, while Gov Tilden and some country Democrats oppose, risking a broader party disruption.
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New York
Wickham
Tilden
Chicago Journal
Treasury Dept Reorganization Bill Passes House
The bill to reorganize the Treasury Department would save about half a million dollars yearly and is a step toward simplifying the department. It changes titles for second officers to deputy or chief clerk, a minor distinction. It proposes redistributing clerks by state, which critics call absurd and unworthy of Senate approval.
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Treasury Department
Senate
Washington
John Bright supports Kenealy in Commons display of courage
John Bright showed rare moral courage in the British Commons by offering to introduce Dr. Kenealy when he first faced the chamber without introducers. The English workingmen whom Dr. Kenealy represents, a rising political force, may remember Bright's goodwill when votes are cast in the future.
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John Bright
Dr. Kenealy
Bright
Great Britain
Mr. Bright
Democrats in Troubles Split North and South Wing
The Southern Democrats issue a proclamation urging supporters to refrain from violence for now to avoid Northern anger and to wait for a shift in House control. They fear an extra congressional session may reveal true currency positions, betting on continued inaction to gain future influence.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Election of Minnesota Senator Ends Long Ballot Battle
On Friday the first ballot in the joint convention gave Chief Justice McMillan 82 votes against Democrat Lochren's 61, concluding a prolonged contest. McMillan, a Republican, is 50, with decades on district and supreme court benches and a record of unimpeachable integrity.
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Minnesota
McMillan
Repulican
Lochren
McMillian
Supreme Courts
Butler's planned exit speech on Arkansas affairs
The Chicago Tribune reports Mr. B F Butler prepares a grand farewell speech focusing on Arkansas affairs. It would advocate overthrowing Garland and installing Brooks by federal action, aligning him with some honest men but inviting later regret for past stances on Ames and the Sanborn crowd.
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B. F. Butler
Arkansas
Garland
Brooks
Butler
Oakes Ames
Sanborn
Chicago Tribune
Salary Grabbing in Illinois House Debate Over Adjournment
A Illinois House critique decries a seven week session costing about 53000 dollars as only two bills pass. The piece accuses Democrats and Speaker Haines of delaying business to preserve funds for their exit, cites Herron’s measures, and questions calls for another winter session. It labels reformers as self serving and mocks loaves and fishes rhetoric.
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Ilinois House of Representatives
House
Haines
Herron
Springfield
Senate
Vigilantes Fire House in Helena County Fallout
From Topeka Kansas a report says Vigilantes attacked the Gibbs home near Helena Lake County Colorado on the 8th. Gibbs escaped the blaze with a revolver killing three vigilantes and wounding a fourth after the mob sought to hang him. Gibbs had been recently acquitted of murder and the mob aimed to bypass the court.
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Topeka Kan
Helena
Lake County
Col
Gibbs
Flowing praise for Mr Burchard as a fiscal reformer
The piece extols Flow G Burchard as a watchful and able representative who opposes new taxes on manufactured goods. It argues against taxing six million rural workers to line Eastern manufacturers and supports taxing luxuries and consumables to fund the government. It notes his speech in Congress against reimposing taxes and promises full reprint next issue.
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Haa
E.B. Washburn
The
Treasury
Sanborn
Pacific Mail
West
Burchard
South
New England
Anti drinking bill satirized by Pittsburgh Commercial
The Pittsburgh Commercial critiques Illinois Legislature proposed anti treating legislation. It notes fines of 20 to 100 dollars for prompting others to drink alcohol and mocks Democratic politicians for relieving themselves of treating duties, calling Illinois a Sucker State by implication.
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Pittsburgh
Illinois
Meeting at brick school house for Sunday school exhibit
A Bush correspondent notes a meeting at the brick school house next Friday evening to arrange a Sunday school exhibition in three to four weeks. Admission is 10 cents. The speaker may request $6.00 per day for clerk hire. The piece ends with praise for Alfred M. Jones, Republican member of the Legislature.
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Galena Gazetté
Jones
Theoer
Acar
Signs of Democratic rule threaten Southern constitutions
The Chisago Journal notes a pattern of moves to overthrow Southern state constitutions rebuilt after the Civil War. It cites Arkansas by fraud, Georgia and North Carolina in debate, and Texas ready to follow. Conservative leaders reportedly urge restraint, but the paper warns that Democratic ascendency would render amendments to the U S Constitution a dead letter.
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North Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Congress
United States
Chisago Journal
Verdict Against New York and New Haven Railroad Co.
A jury ruled last Friday that the New York and New Haven Railroad Co. must compensate a man $16,000 after he was robbed in one of the company's cars. The decision holds the railroad liable for protecting its passengers.
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New York and New Haven Railroad Co
Debates Chill Harmless Bills In Illinois Legislature
Springfeld correspondence notes extreme doubt over House value to constituents as minor fixes like a rate of interest law error are derailed by lengthy opposition. Senate pursues river improvement and a $70,000 canal project, while House delays and scrutinizes leadership, debates reading by sections, and reports on Quincy Court House and tax issues.
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Copperas Creek
Henry
Clay County
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Carroll County
Hunt
Edgar
Palmer
Troquois
L. D. Whiting
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Sanford
Quincy Court House
Claflin
Gehring
Joliet
Herron
Evening discussions and reformers hinder committee work
Winter evenings filled with social events at ex Speaker Cullom's. About 700 invitations issued. Committees reluctant to decide while reformers doubt corruption in Republican rings. House expected to pass another bill. Senate blocked railroad commissioners bill. Lively sessions, with days devoted to bills and Monday honoring a man who could not tell a lie.
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Cullom
House
Senate
Satorg
The Southern Bill Debate on Habeas Corpus Suspension
The Republican caucus backed a bill in four sections aiming to quell rebellion, protect elections, and suspend habeas corpus during insurrection. It recalls past laws allowing suspension for fugitive slaves and contrasts Republicans Blaine and Hale with Democratic opposition. Chicago Journal notes, Feb 16.
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Musson
Ramixon
United States
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al Lawa
Republic Party
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Hale
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Chicago Journal
Tragic Train Collision Kills Newlywed Wood Pair at Austin
Carcaco February 16 A dreadful accident at noon ends the lives of Mr and Mrs Bradford Wood residents of Burlington Illinois The couple married last fall waited at the depot for the Sterling train west bound as it neared Austin an Omens express from the west strikes them both The woman dies soon after the impact and the man dies after being carried a quarter mile The couple aged about 23 and 25 had been farming near Sycamore and visiting Mr Kill near Austin The crash serves as a warning against careless boarding and alighting from trains.
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Austin
Bradford Wood
Burlton
Ill
Wells Street
Wood
Sycam
Kill
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