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Washington Notes reveal senate and house battles in 1894
A roundup of congressional movements and political intrigue details actions on the Behring Sea treaty and silver coinage, scrutiny of Governor Tillman’s press censorship, movements over Coxey's army, tariff debates, and scattered local incidents including train robberies, bank issues, and troop recalls. Names like Gresham, Tillman, Reed, Crisp, Morgan, and Welcott appear alongside references to South Carolina and federal department reshuffles.
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Brown-Sequard
Thomas E. Benedict
New York
Neill
Missouri
Joy
Washington
Coxey
Gresham
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Tillman
South Carolina
Welcott
Senate
Mexico
United States
Committee of the
House On Public Lands
Utah
New Mexico
Cooper
Morgan
State Department
Foreign Service
Department
Ficken
Charleston
San Francisco
Oakland
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mills Tabernacle
Sacramento
Moreing