Washington Letter on Electoral Reform and Union Paper Rise
Our Washington Letter from December 20, 1876 discusses the heated partisan aftermath of the presidential vote, the Florida returning board dispute, and the impending extra session. It notes Republican doubt, Latimer and Hill diplomacy, and introduces a new daily paper the Union edited by Montgomery Blair with W. W. Corcoran as stockholder. It also includes readers’ letter attacking Senator West over East Feliciana affairs and Powers.
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Party of Reform
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Union
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W. W. Corcoran
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Treasury Department
New York World
Irish Nation Centennary Address Read Before House Committee
The Washington address of the Irish Nation on the Centennary of American Independence was read to the House committee on foreign affairs by J O Connor Power M PL. A sub committee was appointed to advise on proper reception and acknowledgment. The panel favors a respectful reception through the British Minister despite President previously declining to receive it directly.
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Monroe
Ohio
Landslide Killings Near Boston Shock City News
Three men named Tiley Reagan and Barnes were killed by a landslide near Boston yesterday. Incendiary fires spark suspicion of arson across Little Rock with heavy losses. A colored Senator Maxwell in Marlboro County faces threats after reading an anonymous letter urging revenge. A Vigilance Committee may be formed and ships sail from League Island to Norfolk. A statue for Peace is planned at the Capitol grounds in Washington.
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New York
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Florida Electoral Vote Arrival and Florida Supreme Court
Colonel Elliott delivered Florida's Democratic electoral vote to the Vice President. Tallahassee expects the Florida Supreme Court to reopen the canvass of state officers, with a recount potentially electing the Democratic slate and two Democrats to Congress. The court session on the quo warranto case may influence the vote. Florida's Republican court history noted.
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Weather and local election note from Washington
The weather report notes cloudiness and light snow or rain for New England and the Middle States with easterly to southerly winds and a slowly rising temperature as barometer falls. The Tallahassee municipal election results show the Democrats winning their ticket for the first time since the war amid calls about intimidation and a critique of investigation of investigators.
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Opening of electoral vote certificates debated in Congress
Reports outline a House Republican view that after the President of the Senate opens the certificates there is no further authority for the President to decide between conflicting certificates. A Representative would announce the decision after consultation as both chambers separate. Florida electors deliver votes. Senator Ferry withholds receipt to avoid mileage draw. Cronin of Oregon arrives, meets many Democrats, but no attempt to deliver returns to the Senate presiding officer.
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End of the House Committee's Work in South Carolina
The South Carolina house committee has finished verifying electors in all precincts. Experts are validating figures and final aggregations. A clerical mistake that disadvantaged Republican elector Timothy Hurley is corrected, and final results will show all Tilden electors elected, with exact totals due tomorrow.
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Louisiana investigations hear testimony and contempt threatened
In New Orleans a House committee probing Louisiana heard Wells president and Abell Clerk of the returning board testify. The committee ordered the chairman Morrison to present the returning board members for contempt for failing to produce records. The Senate committee examined intimidation in Guachita with claims of about 500 witnesses from parishes. Senate Saulsbury urged setting a preset limit to the inquiry to avoid endless proceedings until March 1.
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Morton's Indiana Visit Denied Ties to Knights of the Golden Circle
The report strongly denies Morton's visit to Indiana is linked to the Knights of the Golden Circle uproar. Editors say a few days will reveal the truth, as journalists await alarming dispatches from the war front.
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