Extra Session Battles Over Silver Policy And Unrest
The report details Senate and House actions on silver purchases and the Sherman law with speeches for and against repeal, notes the death of Representative Chipman, and cites instances of unrest, bank suspensions, and various incidents from fires to strikes across the country. It mentions the California Midwinter International Exposition aid, a Vienna-like stock of gold and silver, and other financial and political developments of the period.
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Treasury
House
McCall
Rep. Mass
Bryan
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Neb
United States
Chipman
Michigan
Weadod
Maz. Voor Hess
Finance Committee
West
California
Sibley
Psa
Everett
Mass
Morrill
Rep
Powers
Rep. WL
Shermar
Hooker
Miss
Cooper
Ind
Alexander
N. C
Iowa Republicans Nominate Ticket in Des Moines Convention
In Des Moines, Iowa Republicans nominated Frank D. Jackson for governor and W.8 Dangan for lieutenant governor. G.8 Robinson was chosen for supreme judge, J.W Luk for railroad commissioner, and Henry Sabin for superintendent of public instruction. The platform backs Harrison, supports bimetalism, opposes state bank money, calls pension reform a danger, and favors local option.
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Dangan
Chariton
Robinson
Storm, Lake
J. W. Luk
Hampton
Henry Sabin
Benjamin Harrison
Tax Democrats
Virginia
Richmond
Charles T. O'Ferrall
R. C. Kent
Noras Manis
Wilmington
del Joun Logan Cr
Mg Vicker’s
Chicago
Tragedies and Debates Highlight Global News Roundup
Seventeen drowned off Killree Ireland after a boat capsized in Carriga holt bay Cay. German painter Moernzren, director at Düsseldorf Art Academy, dead born 1818 Darthstadt. In Paris a French Italian worker clash leaves ten dead twenty six wounded. Russia reports 2113 cholera cases 768 deaths in seven days to the 18th. Japan sea catch totals 19460 by US fleet 34010 by British fleet. Firedamp explosion at Dortmund mine kills fifty. Romero Mexico political clash sees seven killed. French elections yield government majority. Lincoln memorial unveiled in Edinburgh. Halifax hardware firm William Starrs Son & Morrow destroyed by fire valued at 125000 dollars.
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Moernzren
Art Academy
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Darthstadt
Paris
Russia
Japan
Dortmund
Germany
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Golan
Cardena
Senate and House Action and Local Disasters Across States
In Congress Voorhees and Palmer debated silver policy while Dubois opposed repeal. Peffer proposed cutting government salaries. The senate passed a bill admitting free duty for exhibits at California Midwinter exposition. The Anderson Piano Co failed in Roekford, Alabama. Eight people drowned in the Nene river at Liverpool after a sailboat capsize. Winlock, Washington, suffered a major fire. Bearden, Arkansas, witnessed a dynamite explosion injuring Abram Jones, his wife, and child. A person in Indianapolis woke after five years in hospital. Zanesville dealer Samwten W. Clark filed for $1.5 million in liabilities. A Pittsburgh incident left a man and his white mistress dead by gunfire. A 14-year-old girl was whipped by Missouri regulators near Warrensburg. In Gilberton a railway tracks fight left several dead and wounded. The Ohio Stone Company in Cleveland went to a receiver with assets $300,000 liabilities $250,000. The Cherokee Strip opened for settlement. J T Knapp & Co bank in Cedar Falls closed. The Masonic Hotel at Harvey, Illinois, burned with $100,000 loss.
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Ind
Palmer
TLL
Dubois
Idaho
Peffer
Kan
Hepburn
Jones
Winlock
Wash
Bearden
Ark
Abrahan Jones
Hisjnvife
Toss
Bemger Prendergast
Indianapolis
Samwten W. Clark
Zanesville
Epward Freeman
Pittsburgh
Kila Lawton
Missouri
Warrensburg
Gilberton
Richard Amott
Richard Parfitt
W. Hughes
Ohio Stone Company
Cleveland
Tar
Cherokee Strip
Indian Territory
J. T. Knapp & Co
Cedar Falls
Debated Silver Policy Amid Congressional Repeal Talks
The debate centers on repealing the Sherman act purchasing clause and advancing bimetallism. Speakers from Democrats, Populists, and Republicans argue over silver coinage, international bimetallism, and the impact on public confidence, banks, and the economy.
Currency debate stirs Senate over silver and greenbacks
Debates in the Senate center on monetary policy with calls for a double standard and opposition to national bank expansion. Speakers argue about redeeming bonds, issuing greenbacks, and maintaining parity between gold and silver, while fears of debt uplift and economic risk loom.
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