Senate and House proceedings recount early 1880s state actions
Senate reports on Utah enforcement bills land restorations for Oregon and Washington public lands North Dakota creation and telegraph fee reviews. House votes on Indian destitution aid raised to 100000 and tobacco tax rebates. funeral of Representative Mackey interrupts sessions. Greeley relief dispute and Atchison Santa Fe land grant queries appear in later days.
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Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Utah
Slater
Oregon
Washington Territory
Oregon Central Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
Logan
Pratt
Theodore Wolseley
Rock Island Arsenal
Mackey
West
Committee On Public Lands
Cameron
Wis
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Pistt
Western Union Company
Telegraph Company
Sherman
Virginia
Mississippi
House
New Mexico
Mexico
United States
Wyoming
Arizona
Hovusr
Hatch Mo
Committee On Agriculture
Afr
Pusey
Council Bluffs
Publc
South Carolina
E. D. Huntley
Rush Shippen
Unitarian Church
Anderson
Peace On
Secretary of the Interior
Kansas
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Jackson
Alabama
Elyton
Tennessee River
Memphis
Charleston
Savannah
Albany
Germany
France
House Passes Fitz John Porter Bill Amid Debates
The House debated the Fitz John Porter bill with short speeches before voting 184 to 78. Amendments shifted between proposed retirement penalties and court martial reviews while conferees were appointed for the Greely relief and Montana Indian support measures.
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Senate
Greely
Randall
Calkins
Ellis
Holman
Ryan
Montana
Springer
Fitz John Porter
Steele
B. Barnet
Converse
Bayne
Yeas
Poland
Blackburn
White
Brown
Ermentrout
Howey
Hitt
Eaton
Wall
Budd
George
Kasson
Talbot
Kelley
Miller
Keteham
Warner
Ohio
Wilson
Lows
Rice
Covington
Holton
Valentine
Kardy
Eliis
Fremont to Host Nebraska Grand Army Encampment
In Fremont the Nebraska Grand Army encampment selected Fremont as reunion site on first ballot with 267 votes to 68 for Columbus and pledged to furnish all needed facilities plus a thousand dollars. Beatrice to host next encampment. 176 post commanders attended and officers were elected including H. E. Palmer as Commander and T. S. Clarkson as senior commander.
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Fremont
Grand Army
Columbus
Council of Administration
Hastings
Grand Army of the Republic of Nebraska
H. E. Palmer
T. 5. Clarkson
A. D. Cole
M. W. Stone
J. C. Lewis
S. B
The Protracted Strikes End in Pittsport
Pittsport reports the window glass workers' seven month strike ends with 2500 men returning to work as factories restart. Wages will be held at last year's level until April 1 and then move to a sliding scale with changes every four weeks. Agreement runs until July 1 subject to satisfactory production.
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Pittsport
Public Debt Statement for February from Washington
Decrease of the national debt for January amounts to 11,558,004 with a cumulative drop since June 30, 1883 of 5,007,448. Treasury totals show cash 393,415,233 gold certificates 101,250,620 silver certificates 110,157,051 certificates of deposit 16,880,069 refunding certificates 306,950 legal tenders 3,466,810 fractional currency 6,987,250.
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Washington
Lady's Street Car Ruse Unmasked by Company President
A prominent Indianapolis woman observed a well-dressed man take her nickel fare for a street car ride but not pay for himself. She confronted him as the car neared her home, only to be told by the driver that the man was Col. Johnson, president of the street car company, and the act was considered acceptable.
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Indianapolis
Illinois
Col. Johnson
Mary and the Ministers in a Connecticut Village
A buxom Connecticut country girl Mary faces a delayed putting party as Methodist ministers arrive for a conference. Her temper flares while she stays home to cook dinner for the clerical guests and is bluntly quizzed about her future occupation in hell.
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Mary
Connecticut
Hell
Earth
Towards the Rockies The Week discusses northwestoutsiders and Sheridan courage
The article contrasts optimistic and grim views of the northwest land rush, noting settlers' hardships, boom busts, and the need for hardy farmers. It recounts Sheridan's pursuit and victory at Cedar Run, the reorganization of his troops, and praises his military leadership. It also surveys Sir John Lubbock's experiments teaching a dog to communicate with humans, hoping to reveal animal minds through a scientific approach.
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New York
Sir John Lubbock
London
Nature
John Lubbock
Rae
Van
New York Times
Sheridan’s Famous Ride and the Winchester Campaign
A February Century portrait of General Sheridan with Badeau’s career sketch compares him to Hannibal. It recounts the October turning point at Winchester, Sheridan’s retreat to Cedar Creek, and his call to Washington on October 15. Early attacks drove back the army, with 18 guns seized and about a thousand prisoners.
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Winchester
Sheridan
National Line
National Cavalry
Early
Newmarket
Lincoln
Cedar Run
Cedar Creek
Grant
Badeau
Hannibal
Washington
Lincoln's Sergeant and the captaincy commission
Lincoln approves a brave unpolished sergeant Jack Williams for a captaincy after an examining board fails him on tactics and theory. The president rereads the report and writes give this man a captain's commission A Lancoy on the back. This anecdote highlights resourcefulness and courage in the Army of the Potomac during 1864.
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Jack Williams
Petersburg
Jack
Washington
Columbia
Lincoln
A. Lancoy
Contempt of Court Story Tethered to Judge Tourgee
Senator Vance recounts a North Carolina tale about Judge Tourgee scolding a friend for contempt in court. The old chum deflects by noting their long friendship and asking the judge to refrain from pressing contempt too hard this morning.
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Washington
Vance
Tourgee
North Carolina
Ventilated bed clothes and a tragic school girl
English inventors produce perforated ventilated bed clothes to allow vapor to escape. A Boston 13 year old girl who died last week from over study reportedly cried during delirium seeking to rid herself of notes and history she could not forget.
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Boston
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