Indiana Apportionment Passes Legislature in Bipartisan Split
The new Congressional apportionment bill substituted by Senator Davis for the earlier Democratic plan passed the Legislature on the 20th mat. It assigns six Republican and seven Democratic districts, with one Democratic victory by a slim 151 majority. The map divides largely along party lines, with a fair but uneven voter ratio, and is praised as better than the gerrymandered prior bill while granting Indiana Democrats more autonomy.
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Davis
House
Indiana
National party in Terre Haute advances toward reunion
A report notes Terre Haute Republicans forming a Grant Third Term Club while the National party dissolves as voters return to the old parties. The Indianapolis Journal skewers apportionment, and a yarn about a Yankee marks a remark on truth and numbers in a political climate of 1880.
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Republicans
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Globe- Democrat
National Party
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Journal
Proposal to preserve election protections against instant arrest
The text argues that the Democratic party seeks not complete abolition of election laws but a constitutional measure to guard citizens from arbitrary arrest without process, in contrast to Republican papers promoting a veto against such protections. It frames the issue as a clash between parties over civil rights and lawful restraint.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Congress
White House
Senate
House of Representatives
Davenport
Coleman
Blatchford
Europe
United States
Republican squabble over Ingalls bribery inquiry and rivals
The piece notes Senator Ingalls of Kansas, elected narrowly over Chief Justice Horton in a Republican dispute now to be probed by Democrats. It mentions Whittaker’s swift ride from San Francisco to Washington and contrasts past travel across the plains. It also cites Ohio Democrats weighing soft money input and praises a new move sending regulars from Atlanta to fight Indians for border peace.
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Senator Ingalls
Kansas
Horton
Whittaker
San Francisco
Washington
Plains
New York Tribune
Ohio
Atlanta
Phelot district unchanged adds Pike County vote note
The Phelot district remains the same with the addition of Pike County as recorded in the latest vote note. The brief entry confirms no other changes alongside the new inclusion.
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Phelot
Pike County
New Congressional Districts Map Shows Party Split by District
The Davis apportionment lists seven Democratic and six Republican districts with voter counts and majorities. Districts include Posey through Warrick with 34,350 voters and Democratic control, while Shelby and Marion list 35,191 voters with a Republican majority. Several districts show mixed or shifting majorities across the state.
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Davis
Posey
Gibson
Vanderburg
Pike
Perry
Spencer and Warrick
S.cesses
Knox
Sullivan
Greene
Daviess
Dubois
Martin
Lawrence
Orange
LoneSuaghire
Harrison
Washington
Jackson
Clark
Crawford
Jennings
Scott
Floyd
Jefferson
Switzerland
Ohio
Franklin
Ripley
Dearborn
Decatur and
Union
Essen
Johnson, Brown
Monroe
Owen
Putnam
Bartholomew
Hendricks and Morgan
Delaware
Henry, Wayne
Randolph, Rush
Fayette
Shelby, Hancock and Marion
Hesitans
Clay
Vigo
Fountain, Park
Vermillion
Montgomery
Warren
Hamilton
Madison
Boone
Clinton
Tipton
Tippecanoe
Cass
Carrol
Fulton
Benton
Jasper
Newton
Lake
Porter
Pulaski
White
Miami
Howard
Wabash
Huntington
Grant
Adams
Blackford
Jay and Wells
Dsb
Ken
DeKalb
Cseeeseeneanee Ly
Kosciusko
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Stark, Marshall and
Laporte
Nationals
The Legislatures Week in Review and Bills Passed
The legislature moved about weekly with law updates. The Congressional apportionment bill passed the Senate 26 to 23 and the House 57 to 37. A bill to remove legal disabilities of married women passed. The billiards and saloon bill failed by a narrow margin after a procedural strike. A proposed Republican gerrymander to shift seats failed. The metro police measure faced Senate opposition. Adjournment signs appeared as the session neared a close.
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Davis
Senate
House
Indiana
Caldwell
Clinton
Hia
Metropolitan Police
Veto against repeal of odious election laws raised
An editorial denounces the proposed veto to block repeal of broad election controls. It argues a president acting against Congress would defy constitutional due process and constitutional restraint. The piece criticizes Davenport’s poll lists and the drastic powers given to partisan election agents, calling such authority un-American.
Long History of Speakers of the House and Congressional Terms
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes there have been 29 Speakers of the House across 45 Congresses with diverse origins. It lists early leaders like Frederick A. Mulbenberg and Samuel J. Randall from Pennsylvania, Henry Clay of Kentucky for the longest service, and other figures from Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, and more. The piece contrasts northern and southern origins, counts years in office, and cites state totals, noting Virginia and Massachusetts each had four Speakers, Kentucky three, and the South holding chair time longer overall.
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House of Representatives
Frederick A. Mulbenberg
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Andrew Stevenson
Virginia
Jackson
Nathaniel Macon
North Carolina
Jefferson
Schuyler Colfax
James G. Blaine
John W. Jones
John W. Davis
Indiana
Robert C. Winthrop
Massachusetts
Howell Cobb
Georgia
Nathaniel P. Banks
James L. Orr
South Carolina
William Remington
New Jersey
Galusha A. Grow
Theodora M. Pomeroy
New York
Michael C. Kerr
House
Tennessee
Maine
Connecticut
South
St. Paul
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia Rise From Rail Hand to Senator
The Cincinnati Star recalls Henry G. Davis of West Virginia, who began as a railroad track hand and rose through brake man and conductor roles to become Piedmont local agent. He later ran his own business, employed hundreds in Garrard county, and earned a reputation as a quiet, earnest worker with broad influence.
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Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Snar
Davis
Excelsior
Piedmont
Garrard County
Cincinnati Star
Saint Patrick Day in New York and political clashes
Our New York Letter reports a soggy Saint Patrick's Day, crowds of walkers post–Gilmore's match, and a wind of political turmoil. Mayor Cooper clashes with Police Commissioners over reforms while Vanderbilt will contest ends. Vanderbilt case collapses amid past wills proof. Fire bug rumors at Long Branch offer seasonal sensationalism as hotel menus stay intact.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Long Branch
THE
Register
Patrick
Weather Bureau
Paddy
Biddy
Gilmore's
Gotham
Tammany County
Robinson
Tammany
Cooper
Ely
Williams
Washington Letter from 1879 on House control and Senate chairs
Special correspondent from Wassineray, D C, March 20 1879 notes Democrats gain reliable control of the House after Speaker Randall vote and lists principal Senate committee chairmanships including Privileges and Elections Saulabary Foreign Relations Eaton Finance Bayard Appropriations Davis of W Va Commerce Gordon Manufactures Grover Agriculture Johnston Military Affairs Randolph Naval Affairs McPherson Judiciary Thurman Post Offices Maxey Public Lands McDonald Indian Affairs Coke Pensions Withers Claims Cockerill Patents Kernan Territories Garland Railroads Ransom Mines and Mining Hereford Revision of Laws Wallace Education and Labor Bailey Civil Service and Retrenchment Butler Printing Whyte Library Voorhees Improvement of the Mississippi Lamar Republicans head three minor committees Teller Committee reconstituted with Wallace as chairman The capital sensation is Widow Oliver v Cameron breach of promise case describing scandal and the husband Oliver reappearing in court.
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D. C
Register
House
Hull
Florida
Randall
Senate
Saulabary
Eaton
Bayard
Davis
W. Va
Gordon
Grover
Johnston
Randolph
McPherson
Thurman
Maxey
McDonald
Coke
Withers
Cockerill
Kernan
Garland
Ransom
Hereford
Wallace
Bailey Civil Service
Butler
Whyte
Voorhees
Mississippi
Lamar
Edmunds
Conkling
Anthony
Teller
Bailey
Cameron
Wisconsin
Kirkwood
Hoar
Congress
Oliver
Simon Cameron
Jury to hear pre trial remarks in Mrs. amorous case
A fragmentary report notes Butler and Austin in a courtroom setting with remarks about a woman and antecedents. The scant text hints at pre trial proceedings and the judge or counsel handling the case with typical legal courtroom skill.
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Silegie
Ren
Butler
Austin
Gallant Union Battery Recall From Petersburg Duel
A veteran recounts Civil War events near Petersburg including a battery duel, sending an inquiry note in an empty shell, and later meeting former adversaries who became trusted friends during postwar tours in Aiken South Carolina.
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W. H. Crawley
Petersburg
Aiken
S. C
Courier-Journal
No Undertakers In Heaven Funeral Prayer Provokes Unease
A Jersey City Journal note recalls a funeral where a minister in prayer praised heaven’s bliss and declared no undertakers there. The line shocked the undertaker in charge, who realized the clergyman may have overstepped. The moment illustrates humor born from pointed, unintended bluntness in sacred settings.
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Jersey City Journal
Springfield Prohibits Blinds at Saloons Doors and Windows
In Springfield Massachusetts lawmakers ban blinds and screens before saloon doors and windows. Separately New York considers using sea water for fire extinguishment as a more effective method.
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Springfield
Mass
Japan Boots Made in US From US Leather Source
Japan now manufactures boots for sale in the United States using leather brought from American porta. A note on decorum urges avoiding the term bow legged and to refer to a man as the paren thetical pedestrian. An intriguing question asks what you will drink as malarial fever affects the Dalzell.
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Ter
Japan
United States
Smith Wade Marriage Notice in 1879
Marriage notice reports Robert Suiris and Lucy Wave wed on Sunday March 23 1879 by Wm Read Esq in a ceremony announcing the union with standard obituary style.
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Smith—Wade
Wm. Read
Robert Suiris
Lucy Wave
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