Congressional action across Senate and House on aid bills
In Washington April 27 the Senate debated post roads and Cherokee land relief bills. The Naval Appropriation bill advanced while the Post-office appropriation bill and committee amendments followed, and the House discussed tax reform, war department finances, tea and coffee duties, Revolutionary pensions, and a 1812 widows relief measure, with the latter passed as amended and an adjournment following.
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Kansas
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Indiana
Morrill
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Pacific
Sawyer
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Wood
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Lock
War Department
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Treasury
Beck
Burchard
Committee of Ways and Means
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Willard
Committee On Revolutionary Pensions
Holman
Ind
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van Cleaf
B. F. Berks
Apaglon
J. R
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Cradbury
Cleveland
House
H. B
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H. Top
Willie Cool
H. R
Broad Street
Columbus
Swayne Pepperty
S.J. R
Ohio
H. J. Hopivoting
Redistricting and various bills move through House
The committee of conference on the redistricting bill reports Senate recede and Stanton bill amendments. Measures pass on coal mine safety maps and toll gates, with suspensions and defeats noted. House votes show party lines on several amendments and adjourns after a busy session.
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House
Senate
Highland
Henry
Clermont
Conrad
Smith
Raccoon Smith Elders Life and License Controversy
A Kentucky minister known as Raccoon Smith died aged and eccentric. He claimed a divine call to preach and pressed the Baptist Association for a license, despite concerns over his soundness of mind. The incident reflects a heated, troubled episode in early church life.
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John Smith
Kentucky
Ohio River
West
Raccoon Smith
Weeks
Raccoon Smith Ridicules Weeks At Meeting
In a grave tone Raccoon Smith quoted Romans and mocked Brother Weeks. Smith praised peace preachers yet pointed to Weeks as having the ugliest feet in Kentucky, provoking laughter and Weeks fleeing the meeting and never again seeking a license.
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W.ks
Kentucky
Smith
Congressional Brevities and Senate Actions on Tariff and Pensions
Senate briefed on Cherokee land relief bill and a deficien cy measure with Morrill amendment reconsideration laid on the table. Naval affairs work moved to adjournment with a rejected hours provision. Pension and widow benefits for 1812 soldiers discussed and extended to more claimants. Tariff debate occupied most of the day.
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Senate
J. Morrill
Naval Nation
Legislative Brevities April 27 Senate and House actions
In the Senate attempts to pass amendatory liquor bills failed while a district apportionment bill became law. A railroad extension bill allowing branches through counties without new charters passed. In the House a coal weight standard bill set 80 pounds for bituminous coal and 70 pounds for cannel coal with specified cubic inch content.
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Senate
House
Mammoth Trout Draws Crowd on F Street
A twelve pound mountain trout, washed from a Wyoming river, arrived in Denver in a box with other large specimens. Mr G H Pierce displayed the fish on F street then Larimer street for spectators. The piece notes cheaper lake fish due to railroad expansion and mentions Iowa’s Mrs Laura A Berry as a notable notary.
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F Street
Ar River
Wyoming Territory
Bear Lake
Salt Lake
Pierce
Larimer Street
Denver News
Dark Pont 9 MROe fut ae two wary and Tatata
Fragmentary OCR text provides unclear items and names. The readable elements mention Dark Pont and Tatata with minimal context. The source lacks coherent events or details to form a clear news item.
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