13 Feb 1841
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1841
Page
1
Terms of the telegraph outline subscription prices set at two dollars in advance and two dollars fifty cents within six months. After six months the rate rises to three dollars and all subscriptions are due after six months. Job work and advertising must be paid in advance.
A Mountain States country storekeeper traps a thief by heat and butter in a comical night scene. Seth sits in a stove-lit chair while the grocer ladles hot rum, baits with a roasted goose toast, and seals Seth into a greasy predicament until dawn.
Dear Sir I express strong support for a uniform national bankruptcy law as essential to commerce across states Our Constitution grants Congress power to establish uniform laws on bankruptcies and naturalization This relief should aid debtors and not punish industrious citizens The measure would extend to all classes and professions and benefit the nation as a whole
Correspondence notes the vote affirming Mr. Naylor’s seat in the House, with 175 present during adjournment calls and an 86 to 106 defeat on another adjournment motion. Senate debates cover the preemption bill and district banks debate, plus Amistad case attention. Ed Curtis named port collector hopeful amid dull weather and upcoming General Harrison visit.
Washington January 18 1841 The necessity for General Harrison to call a session of Congress soon after March 4 becomes clear. The new treasury note bill signals no plan to cover deficits or current government expenses. The piece compares government finance to a business delaying revenue and paying debts with higher interest notes, accusing Van Buren's party of heavy debt and hypocrisy on taxation.
In the Indiana Legislature the House continues to debate classification for public works. Mr Newell's bill assigns White Water Canal and Vernon to Edinburgh Railroad to first class with $300,000 and $100,000 worth of iron for railroads. other works in second class. Amendments seek broader first-class coverage and general suspension. Debate ends with engrossment for a third reading but no final passage expected this session. An additional bill seeks reissue of treasury notes to pay bank debt, viewed with cautious constitutionality.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a man named Pat and his brother who died after falling from a scaffold as a priest walked toward him. The exchange hints at the tragedy and the unanswered questions surrounding the death.
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