President Johnson on Reconstruction and National Finances
The annual presidential message to Congress discusses union disorganization, restoration under the Constitution, and the limits of military rule. It argues against universal negro suffrage as a path to stable government, warns of constitutional violations, and advocates revising wartime acts while addressing currency, bonds, and international affairs. It also reviews corruption inquiries in the New York legislature and outlines committee findings and recommended actions.
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Congress opens XLth with gold note bill and cotton tax debate
The opening of the XLth Congress features a bill to issue gold notes for currency resumption, with plans to exchange for legal tender and to guide currency contraction. The cotton tax repeal is debated in Ways and Means, while treasury reports show revenue sources and expenditures.
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United States
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England
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Committee of Ways and Means
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McCulloch
Internal Revenue
Second Auditor of the Treasury
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Onlliance
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Misvellaison
Ols Way
Hounty
Lords Ro... Hoax raid hits Hoxton and Albany safe
Recovering fragmentary report notes burglars blew open the safe of the Hoxton and Albany Keailevad in the city, seizing about 912.40 in notes and bonds. Nathaniel Brower Jr and J B Wheelock appeared in municipal court charged with stock overstepping at a hat company. John Leighton also faced warning for financial engagements. Southern states debate franchise repeal as Tennessee House discusses the bill. In Georgia, Augustas poster ex-mayer faces charges in U S Court. Virginia volunteers to be discharged under Gen Grant. A Wilmington, Pa store and rail line property burns near Tayloreville. canal navigation interrupted by canal incidents across New York and New Jersey. A lynching in Indiana and a Nashville boiler explosion are reported. a bank robbery in Independence, Missouri nets about 18,000.
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House Military Committee
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Canby
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Register of the Treasury
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Indian Affairs
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Hat Cerpany
John Leighton
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Dickens in Boston First Readings Draw Crowds and Praise
A Boston crowd welcomed Charles Dickens as he prepared for his first American Reading tour. Report describes his meticulous preparation, restrained public life at the Parker House, and the famous Tremont Temple performance featuring readings from A Christmas Carol and Pickwick. Notable attendees and the audience’s warm reception highlight the event’s cultural impact.
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Lowell
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Marley
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Pickwick
Burdelk Vernius Pickwick
Nathaniel” Winkle
Samuel Weller
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Bol Cratchite
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