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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1872
Page
2
The venerable reformer Greeley declares in his article that he rejects any binding force of the National Republican Convention. He asserts independence in political stance and denounces party constraints.
Secretary BovTwE.i stated in a direct reply that he did not desire the reenactment of any income tax law. The remark signals opposition to the current income tax framework and reflects his stance on tax policy.
The Tur Senate Finance Committee reported a bill cutting duties on ten to ten cents and coffee to two cents. Secretary Boutwell influenced the measure by opposing free-list inclusion of these items.
Application to the Court of Common Pleas before Judge Cox seeks an injunction to restrain the redistricting commission. Hearing is scheduled for Friday. A. K. Brookbank and Ira F. Barrow are the rising young figures hoping the action does not derail their political prospects.
The Enquirer asserts the Republican party is dissolving, a view echoed by its editor earlier. The Democratic party also shows signs of near disintegration, amid growing suspicion of its collapse.
Washington dispatches report that the Committee on Banking and Currency is drafting a bill to be favorably reported next call. The measure would grant private creditors of a failed national bank equal rights with the government in distributing any recovered funds, seen as an equitable recognition of private parties.
The Mexican revolt grows with insurrectionaries in Puebla and Vera Cruz and forces seizing Zacatecas. Thirty thousand rebels threaten President Juarez as provinces fall, while critics claim Mexico cannot govern itself and fear continued chaos and revolutions.
Senator Schurz delivered a second speech on arms sales to France that critics call a weak, stumpy address filled with claptrap. The crowded Senate and galleries showed praise for his oratory despite harsh critique of his remarks about power and fellow senators.
A partisan critique denounces Carl Schurz's Senate remarks as bombastic and unbecoming. The piece attacks his rhetoric toward President Grant, asserts his personal animosities taint official conduct, and questions the vote for a controversial amendment.
The Kentucky House swore in George M. Thomas as representative from Lewis county replacing T J Walker. Several bills were discussed including nurseries protection voter registration and railway rights of way while spending concentrated on a third lunatic asylum and Lexington charter amendments. Spain’s new ministry listed with Sagasta as head and Unionist support amid reports of abdication pressure. French Assembly moves toward raw material taxation and arch monarchist manifesto gains signatures.
In a Senate debate on amnesty and civil service reform, Morton accuses Schurz of shifting with the Democrats since 1870, while Schurz defends his votes and cites investigations into New York customs and armament contracts. The exchange highlights party loyalties, amendments, and Republican principles amid wartime memory.
The English Press Directory reports 1,496 journals operating in Great Britain. This figure highlights the breadth of print media in the region, reflecting a diverse press landscape with numerous regional and national titles.
The Senate clash revolves around the word spy and the meaning of emissary as Conkling and Sumner spar over language used in debate. Schurz defends his remarks on New York corruption while Conkling challenges insinuations and demands full investigation into the New York Custom House and related powers.
In a tense session lawmakers reconsider amendments to a prior vote as the Senate adjourns to Friday. The House set up a new Wave and Means committee, debated tariff cuts and tax refunds for Chicago firms after a great fire, and moved to reduce Central American missions to one minister at Nicaragua. Russia and Switzerland were invoked in missions debate, with strong opposition to privileging Russia. The bill and its amendments await a Friday vote as the House adjourns.
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