Repeal of cotton tax debate and Reconstruction measures
The report covers congressional debates on the cotton tax repeal, Reconstruction bills, and military district appropriations. It notes House and Senate activity, the Stevens supplemental bill, President Lincoln’s successor era actions, and measures affecting Freedmen’s Bureau officers and deserters, with broader international news and local editorials.
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The Dead Miser and His Hoarded Wealth
A deceased old man in a tenement lay with bank notes deeds and bonds scattered around him. His deposit book showed $700 in banks at North Adams and Pittsfield while two $50 bills rested as a pillow. Government bonds and deeds filled the floor as crowds gathered, yet burial came with modest dignity beyond his lifetimes wealth.
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