Famed LEDGER Morning March 21 1879 House empties and race talk
The Ohio house defeated an option bill by a wide margin. Six vacancies exist in the House while the Senate is full. There is discussion on the Asylum question and political maneuvering surrounding Curtin and Yocum. Travel feats by Congressman Whitaker are noted, along with oil production, migration, housing demand, and Greenbackers aligning with Democrats. Prolonged walking matches threaten health as athletes suffer extreme fatigue and exhaustion.
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Ohio House of Representatives
Soto
House
California
Lexas
New York
Senate
Public Meeting Suggested on Bradford Warren Narrow Gauge Road
Local discussion centers on extending the Bradford narrow gauge line to Warren with plans to secure bonds and stock. Citizens urge practical starting points, fair hearings, and transparent management to overcome distrust and accelerate construction this season.
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Bradford
Warren
Randall for Speaker as Democrats nominate Randall in caucus
The Democratic caucus chose Samuel J. Randall of the state as Speaker nominee for the Forty-sixth Congress on the first ballot. The opening session saw Randall win the speakership with broad support, while officers were re elected. A Buffalo Courier note contrasts Senate changes over a decade with a brief, crowded chamber. A divorce suit case against Simon Cameron for breach of promise proceeds, with Cameron’s letters cited.
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House of Representatives
Samuel J. Randall
J. C
Blackburn
Kentucky
Samuell. Randall Jr
Randall
Garfield
Rep
Wright
Greenbacker
Kelley
Messrs
Adams
Thompson
Field
Stewart
W. P. Harrison
Senate
Washington
Buffalo Courier
Mary S. Oliver
Simon Cameron
Cameron
Sota
Four Million Steal Attack on Railroad Bill
A Commonwealth editorial warns against a four million railroad riot damage bill backed by the Black Republicans. It urges Democrats in every county to organize to stop subsidies and jobs seen as a theft of farms, livestock, crops, homes, and labor to fund rail interests. The piece accuses aligned Democrats of aiding Republican schemes to defeat the party and political rights in 1880.
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Republican Party
Thia
Democratic Party
Commonwealth
New Blood in the Senate Shapes Southern Balance
The Senate sat as a Democratic body for the first time in 25 years as eight new Southern members joined. Alabama's George S. Houston, Kentucky's Cerro Gordo Williams, Arkansas' J D Walker, Florida's Call, Louisiana's Benjamin Franklin Jones, North Carolina's Zebulon B. Vance, Maryland's Wade Hampton, and others bring conservatism and wartime lineage. The bloc aims to bury enmities, promote prosperity, and shift toward unity, potentially ending factional bickering in Washington.
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Senate
Alabama
Polk
George
Houston
Flouston
John S. Williams
Kentucky
South
Washington
J. D. Walker
Arkansas
Call
Florida
Louisiana
Benjamin Franklin Jones
Zebulon B. Vance
North Carolina
Grooms
Maryland
Wade Hampton
Constitutional View of Legal Tender in Early US Finance
H. B. Heart discusses constitutional limits on Congress and the delicate balance of finance under the Constitution. He traces 1776 independence, the 1787 framework, and Ames principles, weighing power to create money, borrow, and use legal tender without infringing rights or states. He emphasizes the preamble’s aims and cites Jefferson, Adams, Franklin and others.
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Mr. Monais
8. B. Chittenden
Butler
Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benj. Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
United States
United States of America
Mr. Ames
Congress
House
Bank of the United States
H. B. Heart
Last Hours of Hon Marshall Champlain in Cuba NY
The Clean Times recounts the final illness of Ex-Attorney M. B. Champlain of Cuba New York. His mind stayed bright until a few hours before death, conversing on law and politics then drifting to memories and a unique poem about flowers. He ended with Now the curtain falls the drama is ended.
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New York
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Brooklyn
van Ness
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Flushing
Suffolk Bulletin
Leek
Poughkeepsie
Washington
O’leary
Madame Anderson
M. B. Champlain
Cuba
N. Y
Mr. Champlain
Thrift of the French Working Classes and Water Purification
The article notes French workers are thrifty with savings in houses, land, savings banks, and friendly societies aided by laws. It claims most own their homes and invest in land due to favorable inheritance rules. It also mentions alum purifying water by precipitating impurities when added and stirred.
Nation's Money Types Enumerated Amid Silver Glut
The Treasury catalogs national currencies from copper cents to fractional notes and calls for possible reissue of fifty cent fractional notes. Public demand grows for easier small payments as excess silver causes economic strain in towns and mail remittance issues rise.
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Ee Enon
Treasury
National Bank
Dan
New York
Nations endure: five centuries shape strong governments
Rev. David Swing argues nations do not rise or fall in a day citing history from Egypt, Hebrew republics, Greece, and Rome. He notes five-century cycles of dynastic change and sees modern France recovering from Napoleonic wars to a stable republic amid revolutions and German conflicts.
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Chicago
Egypt
Hebrew Republic
Moses
David
Rome
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Spain
France
Germany
Napoleon
The Railways From Around the World in 19th Century
A French writer compiles global railway statistics up to 1869 and 1877, detailing totals by region and country. Europe and America dominate mileage, with Europe at about 89 430 miles and America near 80 000 by 1877, plus national breakdowns for Britain France Germany Russia Austria Italy Turkey India Canada Peru Egypt Argentina Brazil. The piece notes European rail capital at 10.5 billion, freight volumes in 1876, and rail wear life about ten years with 4 000 000 rails renewed yearly.
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America
Asia
Australia
Africa
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Italy
Turkey
India
Canada
Peru
Egypt
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Length of the Extra Session Seen in New York Sun
The New York Sun reports that Congress may take a short or long extra session depending on unfolding circumstances. Democratic sentiment favors passing most measures as sent, with minor amendments, to place blame on the President if he vetoes. The piece critiques increased political power of officials and argues for restoring original bills to curb abuses in elections and governance.
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New York Sun
Congress
Senate
Hayes
Senate Expenditures Compared With House Reform Demanded
A historical critique argues Senate spending is disproportionate to the House and calls for reform. It contends Republican control protected self serving clerical costs, while Democrats must prove sincerity by cutting expenses and ending patronage. The piece warns the 46th Congress will test public trust and the presidential election hinges on its fiscal wisdom and governance.
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Senate
House of Representatives
House
St. Louis
Forty-sixth Congress
Congress
Not Deserving of Pity and the Poor Health Remedies
A satirical list condemns spendthrifts and unhealthy living, arguing such individuals lack pityworthy conditions. It touts Dr. Pierce remedies for digestive, catarrh, and female health issues and promotes the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, linking recovery to hygienic nursing and conditions in sick rooms.
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Sage
Buffalo
N. Y
Rain and sulfur look of strange yellow deposit spreads
A strange yellowish sulfurlike deposit fell with rain in Reapine and Allentown Pennsylvania, leaving a tasteless, odourless coating and, in some places, a half inch of substance that burned with sulfur fumes when ignited.
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Allentown
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