Congress Proceedings and Attorney General Nominee
Congressional sessions last week and on Tuesday cover bills for Indianapolis port of entry timber lands on Menomonee lands, naturalization law tightening, and Fourteenth Amendment disability repeal attempts failing. Senate discussed railroad land grants, reapportionment, Cuba policy, and neutrality. Attorney General nominee Amos T. Ackerman from Georgia discussed. Hoar resignation letters exchanged. Ackerman headed to Washington for confirmation.
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Indianapolis
Wiasconsin
Davis
Stokes
Cuba
Congress
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Senate
Brownsville
Neb
Denver
Col
Dakota
Washinotox
Amos T. Ackerman
United States
Georgia
New Nampshire
Judge Barrett
Hoar
Washington D. C
the United States
E.R. Hoar
Senate approves railroad grant. House moves on tax repeal
In the Senate a Florida railroad grant bill passed and a bill granting lands to the North Louisiana and Texas railroad was reported. Mr Casserly limited government guarantees on the Northern Pacific bonds and cap mortgage bonds at 50 million. House Ways and Means bills abolishing coal tax are recommitted. Currency bill votes seen. Judd’s amendment retained. bill passed 60 to 80. Cuban question debated. Butler for resolutions. Logan and Banks opposed. Attempts to reconsider Cuba vote fail. Banks stance weakened.
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Senate
Florida
North
Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Casserly
Northern Pacific Railroad
United States
House
Ways and Means
Judd
Butler
Messrs
Logan
Banks
Bingham
Cuba
Senate Proceedings On Commerce and War Debt Legislation
The Senate debated a substitute for a continental bound transport bill and a Cape Cod ship canal breakwater plan. A bill to deliver condemned iron or cannons for monuments passed. The Franking bill stalled 17 to 80. Drake amendment on newspaper free translation approved 35 to 57. In the House, Ways and Means reported abolishing the dairy on coal and Cuban resolutions with Logan amendment under discussion.
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Senate
Corbett
Committee On Commerce
Cape Cod Ship Canal
Secretary of War
Department of Justice
Drake
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Committee of the Who
Logan
Provisions on Homestead land and mail costs debated
In Friday proceedings the Senate committee reported the House Homestead act extension for soldiers without amendment. Post Office bills limited free letters to cities over 40,000 and kept newspaper transmission. Nye proposed two cent postage. rejected Sumner substitute for one cent. House: Whittlesey loses seat. McKenzie seated. A bill to equalize soldier bounties passed. rent for Yerba Buena island terminal rejected 80 to 82. Several pension bills reported and passed.
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Senate
Committee On Public Lands
House
Sumner
Nye
Virginia
Whittlesey
McKenzie
United States
Yirba Buenas Island
San Francisco Bay
Central Pacific Road
Proceedings in Senate and House on June 18
The Judiciary Committee reported a substitute for the naturalization bill in the Senate. A bill fixing juror pay at eight dollars daily in federal courts passed. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe land grant aid bill passed. A Post Office Appropriation measure and Franking privilege abolition amendment were rejected 16 to 80. In the House, a Senate bill on settling accounts for lost army and navy vouchers passed. Credentials of B F Whittemore from South Carolina were presented, Logan objected to swearing him in, and the case was postponed until Tuesday morning without committee reference.
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House
Committee On Appropriations
Committee of Conference On
Cuba
Committee On Commerce
Revel
Moscow
Nantes
Port Said
Egypt
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Fox Rivers
Quinney
Ill
United States
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Spain
Banks
Messrs. Orth, Mainsworth and
Ambler
Foreign Affairs Committee
Judiciary Committee
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Rant Key
Morrill
Army
Navy
B. F. Whittemore
South Carolina
Logan
Farnsworth
Election Committee
Collectors of Internal Revenue and balance of books
The piece argues collectors should be credited for unpaid taxes as well as collected sums. It condemns Democratic press for alleging defalcations against officers when accounting shows government is owed, calling such thunder unfounded and misrepresented.
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Internal Revenue
Forest City Base Ball Club Routed by White Stockings
The Forest City Base Ball Club suffered a heavy defeat by Chicago's White Stockings by a score of 14 to 28 after a strong away tour. The Union will host Polo Ballers in Polo on July 4.
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Forest’ City
White Stockings
Chicago
Theorest Citys
Forest City
Incendiarism Strikes Turner Hall Area Fire at Wright Cavanaugh Property
A Thursday night arson in the rear stable and adjoining Wright & Cavanaugh's three story brick on Stephenson Street was quickly extinguished after the culprit fled. A second blaze erupted later in Mann Bros lumber yard but burn spread was minimal due to heavy timber and swift actions.
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Turner Hall
Wright & Cavanaugh
Atorch
Stephenson Street
Mann Bros
Tall Corn Prospects Noted In Loran Township
J. Devore of Loran township delivered a hill of corn from a field planted on April 28. The hill stands over six feet tall with leaves straightened. Countywide prospects for a fine corn crop are excellent and corn dodgers are expected next winter.
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J. Devore
Loran Township
Young men form independent military company in city
The article notes the hope that local young men will organize an independent military company for drill in evenings, viewing it as good exercise and preferable to saloon life, and asks citizens to aid with uniforms. It also recounts an incident on a train where a baggage man insults a traveler as a Jew and uses antisemitic slurs, provoking a terse exchange about Jesus and punishment.
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Christ
Phillip Doddridge
Bulletin
Cincinnati
Iwell
Walter Scott
H. Barairs
Avent
Vreeport
Ilinois
Public Schools Excursion Pleases Freeport Readers
An editor’s letter recounts a grand excursion by Freeport Public Schools invited by Mr. Knapp of the Northwestern Railroad. About fifteen hundred children arrived by two trains to a grove on Mr. Smith’s farm for a day of picnics, games, and meals, praised for order, discipline, and courtesy. The writer commends Superintendent Alvard and teachers for moral and educational influence, urging parental involvement.
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Knapp
Board of Education
Lincoln Avenue
Wapt
Young
Bailey
Bidwell
Bickenbach
Stephenson and
Galena
Mr. Smith
Mr. Knapp
Chicago
Grove
Pecatonica
Actus
Alvard
J. M. Bailey
Clause on railroad subsidies sparks county city debate
The Ogle County Reporter reports on the Constitutional Convention stance prohibiting counties cities or townships from aiding railroads. It cites towns without railroads adapting, existing towns resisting competition, railroads profiting from extortion rather than voluntary taxation, and Chicago papers claiming railroads shaped the city. It notes fear of new lines drawing traffic away from Chicago.
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Ogle County Reporter
Chicago
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