New Members Denounce Bills They Could Not Bring Forward
The session saw members hold back bravely from introducing measures to immortalize themselves. Proposals included invalidating publications unless in Patent Outsides, fining neurotic agents, banning library clubs south of the Missouri, invalidating legal papers by bald headed lawyers, criminalizing a wife kissing her husband before others, and restricting miscegenation of Liberal and Democratic parties.
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Pomerous Democrat praised as bold and principled paper
RevWe extends cordial welcome to Pomeroy's Democrat calling it a brick and a fearless advocate of dead issues. The piece lauds its independence and criticizes the current Legislature for delays and waste while noting a labor bill granting liens on railroad projects to secure workers' wages.
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Pomeroy
Luck or Labor: The Real Key to Success
The piece argues that luck is a myth and success comes from hard work, energy, and perseverance. It cites successful people as examples and urges young men to master their own fortunes through steady, honest toil and intelligent, persistent effort.
Lager Saloon A Moral Warning Poem From Night to Doom
A verse lament on lager beer saloons showing how daily crowds from all walks ruin health and families. The poem urges caution and calls to end the traffic, noting social harms and legal reform as the remedy. It cites memories from Memphis Appeal and San Francisco stories to back its cautions.
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iLife
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Horne
Arkansas Gentlemen In Town Eye Radical Paper Prospect
A visitor from Arkansas discusses starting a strongly conservative or radical paper in the area. Supporters named include H. S. Wheat and E. W. Bishop as backers, with commentary on the venture’s reception in Fayetteville and among local residents.
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Evenaa Fay
Vayeteville
H.S. Wheat
E. W. Bishop
Committee of Wage and Means Fails to Report
The House committee tasked with investigating charges against Congress members over New York brokers and Pacific Mail subsidies did not report due to lack of time or other reasons. An inquiry is expected to occur at a future date, according to the Republic.
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Republic
Santo Domingo's storied cradle of empire and slavery
In Harper's Magazine tracing Santo Domingo as the first European colony in the New World and the site of early African slavery. The piece notes the island’s turbulent history of conquest and cruelty, its current poverty, and its potential as a jewel under proper law and governance. The Atlantic island lies at the Gulf entrance, second in size of the Greater Antilles after Cuba.
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Santo Dominigo
New World
S. S. Conan
Harper's Magazine
Agricultural Colleges and Senator Boutwell in Senate
An editorial discusses the endowment bill for agricultural colleges, noting its initial promise but ultimate failure due to excessive proposed donations. It congratulates Senator Boutwell on his Senate seat, urging advocacy for protective measures and regulatory reforms in transport, finance, and public services. It also reports on an oil discovery near Taylorville and a serious accident involving a boy named David Nichol.
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Friends of Popular Education
Republicans win in Wisconsin and nationwide penalties noted
The piece argues Republicans carried the Governor and state Legislature with small majorities and gained Congress seats, attributing back pay votes as a factor. It laments two party division, questions minority accountability, and cites four New England Republicans who backed the $5 000 back pay measure while others opposed it amid pending elections.
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Oakes Ames
Benjamin F. Butler
M. P. Banks
Ginery Twichell
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Judiciary Committee Rules on Impeachment Question
The Judiciary Committee advised the House that no legal ground for impeachment exists since the alleged acts occurred before current office terms, arguing Congress lacks jurisdiction. A minority report disputed the pace of judicial inquiry before the Senate and noted time constraints. The measure was postponed, with plans to revisit in future Congress reviews.
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