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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1867
Page
2
Readable fragments report Senate and House actions during the fortieth Congress with mentions of Wade presidency, Colfax rejected as Speaker, McPherson elected, Nebraska admission proclaimed, Coloradian accession debates, and a carved list of publications and local political notes from Cincinnati and Newport.
The piece outlines the Reconstruction bill's passage over the President's veto, detailing the division of states into military districts, the appointment of district commanders, and provisions to protect rights and establish provisional governance. It notes the broader aim to restore order in rebel states and grant representation once constitutional conditions are met, with further details on enforcement authority and voting eligibility.
The Thirty ninth Congress adjourned with debate on the Military Bill and impeachment issues. Reports cover the Bankrupt, Tenure of Office, and tax bills, with opposition by Reverdy Johnson and notes on Surratt’s arrest. A Rock Island bridge appropriation and new government measures for rebel states are recorded, along with various curiosities, a big New England snow storm note, and constitutional questions about the Fortieth Congress.
Dispatch from Youngstown Mahoning county dated Feb 28 reports a successful shooting by Brown Bonnell and Co. workers. The event occurred at the Mahoning Works under superintendent Caleb Bruvadnel with key role by George C. Koustgachilf.
New York March 4 market notes show quiet and nominally easier low grades. Grain values rise for No 1 Milwaukee wheat and Western rye, with mixed corn and pork futures firmer. Western oats steady, prices dampened by weak Western demand and bond market shifts.
A garbled, fragmentary page reports a homestead discussion in Maryland or Virginia, a bull calf sale in Greenville County for five hundred dollars, scant colored votes in Georgetown DC, Cleveland medical colleges, Louisiana constitutional stance, Rebale work, Freedmen’s Bureau updates in Florida, and a Newark area pest claim about a zinc or steel works.
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