President Hayes Budget Message Summary
The President outlines finances and public debt reforms, favoring retirement of greenbacks, a mixed gold and silver currency, and legged sinking fund. He supports civil service reform, anti polygamy actions in Utah, and stronger enforcement of federal law. Foreign relations progress, Alaska judiciary needs, and federal finance projections are noted with calls for congressional action.
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Associated Press
Congress
National Republician
Observer
Treasury
United States
Monetary Congress
Utah
Supreme Court of the
Melbourn
Australia
Spain
East Florida
Netherlands
Switzerland
China
Mexico
Census appointments for North Carolina districts explained
In December Washington outlines how census supervisors are appointed by the President with Senate approval and enumerators by the supervisors. District boundaries list Beaufort to Washington counties, with four districts defined and pay estimates from 120 to 250 dollars. The letter stresses appointments in June and urges businesslike qualifications for all posts.
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North Carolina
House of Representatives
Washincton
Eorror
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Francis A. Walter
Lhgge
Distret l
Beaufort
Bertie
Camden
Carteret
Chowan
Craven
Currituck
Gates
Greene
Hertford
Hyde
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Pitt
Tyrrell
Washington
Alamance
Caswell
Chatham
Davidson
Davie
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Granville
Guilford
Halifax
Iredell
Johnston
Nash
Northampton
Orange
Person
Randolph
Rockingham
Rowan
Stokes
Wake
Warren
Wayne
Wilson
Anson
Bladen
Buunswick
Cabarrus
Catawba
Columbus
Cumberland
Duplin
Gaston
Harnett
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
New Han
Over
Onslow
Pender
Richmond
Robeson
Sampson
Stanly
Union
Cleaveland
Burke
Alexander
Wilkes
Yadkin
Surry
Wives of our Presidents by James Parton
James Parton describes wives of early presidents including Jefferson and his wife Mrs Maris Skelton, Madison and Dolly Payne Todd, Dolly Payne's move from Virginia to Washington life, and Dolly's role managing estates, plus details of Andrew Jackson and his wives and the impact on his career and public image. The account notes Jefferson’s marriage age, Dolly’s beauty and schooling, and Jackson’s contentious marriage history.
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James Parton
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Maris Skelton
Jefferson
White House
Dolly Payne
James Madison
Virginia
Congress
Aaron Dorr
New York
Dolly
Madison
Daniel Webster
Andrew Jackson
Lewis Robards
Kentucky
Jackson
Donelson
Government Printing Office at Washington Largest in World
The Government in Washington runs the largest printing office globally with annual costs near $1,000,000. Since its 1860 establishment the treasury has paid about $28,000,000 to it, averaging over $1,500,000 yearly. It has never been inventoried and holds over 2,000,000 pounds of type on hand.
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Alaska
Sitka
United States
Oregon
California
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
War
Navy
Interior
Postmasters General
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Congress
Washington Monument
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Lie
Indian Bureau
War Department
Agricultural Department
District of Columbia
City of
Washington
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