Deadlock in Congress Over Bills and Rules Reforms
Washington dispatch describes a stalled session with few Senate bills passing, long debates on appointments, and a noisy House. It condemns Democratic tactics in Kellogg Spofford dispute, notes new rules failing to restore order, and warns of continued congressional chaos into August.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Navy
Fitz John Porter
Coke
Teller
Thurman
Mel Pherson
Kirkwood
Mr. Ingalls
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Kellogg-Spofford
American Congress
Kellogg
Bayard
Spofford
E. L. Weber
Weber
Packard
Southern Politics and the Hayes Effect in the South
A New Orleans letter to the Boston Herald analyzes Southern postwar power shifts after Hayes. It argues Democrats now control eleven states through state legislatures courts schools and election laws with blacks increasingly enfranchised but under white control. It notes Republican losses in South Carolina and Florida and predicts continued Democratic dominance aided by patronage and violence-free strategy, urging Northern allies to respect Southern realities in presidential selections.
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Congress
Augusta
House of Representatives
Coffroth
Pennsylvania
Blackburn
Kentucky
Senate
Great Britain
Thurman
Mr. Hayes
Louisiana
Florida
Chamberlain
State House
Columbia
D. C
Hampton
Capitol
Packard
Nicholls
Hayes
New Orleans
Liverpool
Louisana
South Carolina
Drew
Hancock
Tilden
New York
Grant
Darky
South
Simon Girty
Benedict Arnold
Union
Washington
Sherman
Deplorable South Carolina Republican Condition and 1864 Election Views
A political column by Hon. D. T. Corbin contests South Carolina Republican status, warns of fraud or violence by Democrats, and argues for cautious action on a state ticket. Corbin favors Grant's protection for colored voters and criticizes Blaine and Sherman as presidential contenders.
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D.T. Corbin
South Carolina
Corbin
Congress
North
General Grant
Blaine
Sherman
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Congressional paralysis and feared election turmoil dampen business
The piece denounces Congress for four months without a major law, citing turmoil over currency, attempts to unseat Republicans, and fears of electoral manipulation. It warns that ongoing political strife, cipher dispatches, and calls to intervene in Maine threaten business confidence and the economy.
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Congress
Maine
Congressman Hill
S. S. Cox
Hill
Garcelon
Cox
McMahon
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Kellogg
House
Washburne
Orth
Edmunds Could Be Republican Presidential Candidate
New York Sun notes Senator Edmunds of Vermont emerging as the strongest Republican in the field. It compares him with Conkling Cameron Sherman and Blaine, cautioning that Edmunds' Electoral Commission role is a potential objection. The paper suggests Edmunds may be nominated and elected president.
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Conkling
Voorhees
Washington
Indiana
Senate
Senaté
Sherman
Edmunds
Mr. Voorhees
Mr. Edmunds
Blaine
Mansfield
Ohio
Chicago
Slinger
Manning
Itv
Springer
Washington Post
Henry H. Finley
Donnelly
Tilden
Minnesota
Finley
Springers
New York Sun
Senator Edmunds
Vermont
Cameron
Electoral Commission
United States
Senator Voorhees Exodous Investigation Sparks Republican Gain
New Orleans Times notes Congress and the nation tire of Senator Voorhees efforts to prove a colored emigration plan to Indiana. He fails to politicize the issue but he has given Republicans material to use in the upcoming campaign.
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Congress
Voorhees
Indiana
South
Republican Party
An Irishman's Ride on the Elevator
A narrator recalls a bizarre elevator ride where a hidden rope released a wall of the building and a soldier in a cap warned passengers Bridget and the children would be safe. The narrator realizes he is in a balloonlike closet and fears ascent toward the heavens but the walls halt and the door opens with the roof just above.
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Bridget
Childer
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Sullivan Union
J.A. Hays
Seading Dailies
Southern Politics
Boston Herald
John Meck Enery
Big Hancock Association
John Sherman
South Caroolina Republi 2A
HR. Edmunds
New Orleans Times
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