Union Pacific open to western terminus amid global upheaval
Across briefs the Union Pacific resumes access to its western terminus while uprisings grow in Cuba and the rebellion expands. The Rock Island Union lines oppose repeal of the Tenure of Office Act as the public debt for March declines by about 11 million dollars. Missouri names Col. Childress as adjutant general, Colfax resigns the speakership, and Pomeroy succeeds him in the rest of the session. The Senate rebuffs repeal efforts on the Civil Appropriation bill while Grant signals focus on Alabama claims and Cuba. Louisiana ties with Missouri on suffrage, pirates are to be hanged, and clemency actions shift wartime rebels. A bribery probe interrupts a printing committee inquiry and Blaine is named Speaker with Kerr supported by Democrats.
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Grant Inaugural Address Reported Ready for Telegraph
Washington reports Gen. Grant has written an inaugural address covering about six manuscript pages. It will be telegraphed today and endorses the suffrage Amendment, calls for economy, opposes repudiation, and supports gold payments unless currency is specified. Cabinet picks are uncertain though Evarts to remain AG and Schofield likely at War. various regional figures named. Rawlins possible War Secretary. inauguration crowd noted. public prayers for a peaceful term.
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Inauguration Preparations and Key Political Shifts
Telegraph dispatches report Grant and Colfax front and center in inauguration preparations. Earliest attention to Alabama Claims and Cuban Question. Colfax resigns as Speaker with farewell, $100,000 to Gan. Sherman. Chicago steamboat and railroad agents meet. Illinois Legislature debates bribery exposure. Cuban unrest and insurgent captures. Spanish troops arrive. Hanover king protests. Carlists arrested in Spain.
Illinois Senate and House Debate Paper Contract Scandal
Springfield reports that the Illinois Senate and House spent the day handling bills, with debate over the Penitentiary appropriation and a special order on Snapp’s State House bill. A bribery reveal tied to a paper contract caused a dramatic scene as Munson announced money on the clerk’s desk, prompting applause and lobbyist panic.
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Senate Mastered Deficiency Bill After Long Session
The Senate completed a long day of work with the passage of the deficiency bill. A joint resolution to withhold payments to Corcoran for wartime property use was reported with yeas and nays. Debates over public credit and the Army appropriation bill followed, culminating in the approval of the Corcoran resolution and other measures before adjournment.
National Council of Union League Opens Session in DC
Delegates from North and South gather as ITfon J M Edmonds of Iowa presides with WYnomasty Barker of New York and S C Gewinner of Pennsylvania. Committees appointed and session set to continue. President Johnson hosts a large reception while a Sherman gift funds gen Grants House and $100000, with a note that nearly $109600 more will follow. Colfax receives complimentary resolutions as he leaves the Speaker’s chair.
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Iowa
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Pennsylvania
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Zrigune
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Four Chesapeake pirates to be hanged on Friday
Baltimore March 3 four Chesapeake pirates Wim Wilson Wm Wells Frank Rounds and George Bailey are to be hanged at Princess Anne Somerset county for the murder of the captain and mate of an oyster schooner in the Chesapeake in March last year. The report sits among a wider set of crime and unrest items from Baltimore New York Alton Prairie du Chien Havana and more.
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Andrew Johnson
Wim. Wilson
Wm. Wells
Frank Rounds
George Bailey
Princess Anne
Somerset County
New York
Mch
Stark
Alton
Henry Christian
Pleasant Ridge
Prarie DU Cheln
Miller
Emery Wright
Curiaco
Mich
Johin van Horne
Yvesterday
Miss VanHorne
Ex-King George of Hanover protests confiscation arrest in Spain
Europe report notes ex King George of Hanover signing a protest against Prussian government confiscation of his property. Berlin dispatch also reports seven leaders of the artist movement arrested in Brezon and a cache of arms and ammunition found concealed by them.
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Maprro
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Rock Island and Aurora Elections Reported
In Rock Island Democrats capture the entire city ticket while Aurora reelects Mayor B F Parks over Young. Muscatine and Marshalltown alike vote Republican majority. Chicago steam packet and railroad leaders meet to fix summer freight rates. The Wise Pollard trial in Chicago is quashed at Pollard’s request with costs borne by Pollard.
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President Johnson's Last Reception Draws Crowds
A Chicago Tribune report details President Johnson's final White House reception in Washington on March 2. The scene overflowed with attendees, blocking carriage avenues and causing chaotic crowding, delaying exits and forcing attendees to leave without coats, hats, or wraps as ladies and gentlemen navigated a packed, disorderly ground.
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Chicago Tribune
White House
Crowded White House closing reception alarms visitors
Frightful crowd overruns doors as many faint from the swaying throng. Police powerless until regulars open a path at closing time. Cabinet officers and foreign ministers gain entry mainly via basement, while others abandon attempts. Some officials arrive in the city’s closing hours, with crowds vastly larger than in 1861.
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