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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1894
Page
5
May 12 report from Estapee of the Brickmakers Mirike Forviikeerie notes that a ringleader among brick yard workers was jailed. Six laborers were sent to the penitentiary for slamantha, each receiving forty days in the county jail, while others were fined ten dollars.
Justice Abbett of the New Jersey supreme court urges a writ to decide who may claim the office of president of the senate after the quo warranto proceedings. He disputes Democrats on constitutional quorum and supports unitary senate leadership while highlighting the validity of Republican credentials. Meanwhile reports from Tower Minnesota recount mob violence against land claimants Mee Morrison and Cook, with serious injuries and robbery. Carlyle Harris’s father is reported insane after his son’s execution.
Debates over the tariff bill continued with Republicans pressing for higher rates and Democrats resisting. Lawmakers disposed of several sections, while discussions on pension frauds and member pay surfaced. A separate report notes a revenue cutter incident near Quebec with a smuggler and a Boston fire sparked by a spectator’s careless match.
May 11 reports show a heated Presbyterian General Assembly debate over whether the funds and officers of allied seminaries should be placed under GA control. Two reports argued for central control and for maintaining the present system. The issue arose from the Briggs case and Union Seminary New York dispute over veto power versus appointment rights.
R G Dun and Co reports ongoing business volume despite tariff delays and debtor stress. Wheat prices ease while May and July values hold. grain ports show year over year declines. Market weakness centers on bankrupts and assessed shares with some railroad activity and muted staple gains. Senator Hems in New York work on a replacement bill to the Senate compromise.
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