Reconstruction Impeachment Report Highlights Johnson Critique
The majority report of the Judiciary Committee condemns President Johnson for delaying Reconstruction, misusing military power, and hindering the restoration of rebel states. It argues political offenses rather than high crimes justify impeachment, urges attention to taxation currency and tariffs, and urges Congress to act in favor of public good.
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Iowa
Congress Debates Taxation and National Debt
Congress met on the Ist ult and discussed taxation revenue and national debt in preliminary fashion. The Judiciary Committee reported on impeachment with a split view. Marshall and Eldredge defend Johnson while Wilson of Town and Woodbridge of Vermont accuse him of grave offenses.
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Woodbridge
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Hanged Fenian prisoners in Manchester and other 1868 news
Condemned Fenian prisoners were hanged in Manchester on the 26th. Other items note Col Horace Gagron named Commissioner of Agriculture in place of Newton, a caucus signaling likely defeat of further measures, winter quarters for Northern Mississippi packet boats, Garibaldi en route to New York, Davis trial set for March 5, and reports of strife between authority and Santo Domingo.
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Lease Newton
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Japan
Washington
Sitka
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Stanton
Congress
New Postal Arrangements and Cunard Agreement
General Randall condemns past British mail payments as excessive under an expired treaty. Cunard faces loss of bids, while two other lines offer 15 cents per ounce for foreign letters and six cents per pound for printed matter. Four weekly mails to Europe hoped for, with major budget deficits noted for 1869 and the current year.
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L’ostmaster General
Weston Triumphs After Long Portland to Chicago Walk
Mr Weaton's Thanksgiving Day finish marked a successful cross country walk from Portland Maine to Chicago. He arrived over an hour early, spoke to large crowds at dinner and evening events, describing the arduous journey through mud Indiana long miles and other vexations. The piece favors walking over prize fighting and urges public sentiment toward healthy athletic sports.
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Rail projects and civic notes sweep the Midwest
State Mews reports street railroad plans for Connect Bluffa and a new Dubaygm lumber exchange. Rail lines from Albis to Monroe, plus a 500 student capacity for the new lows College building, dominate the summary with multiple town and county updates.
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Nebraska
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Des Moines Jefferson Sioux City Railroad Charter Debate
Citizens press for a railroad charter along a central route arguing urgency for two years until the legislature meets. J A Gallaher warns against naming errors and urges Des Moines Jefferson and Sioux City as the road name to avoid legal issues.
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New Jefferson
Sioux City
Korron
Segislature
Des Moines Valley
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Mr. Enston
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The Crops and War News From the Era
The October Agriculture Department report projects wheat output surpassing prior U.S. harvests by 40 to 50 million bushels with total crops around 225 to 280 billion bushels, noting regional gains in Virginia Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Arkansas. It cites dwindling old wheat stocks and a frost impact, plus tobacco sugar and cotton signals, while politics note Senate terms and party shifts as of 1869.
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