Word: congress
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...postmaster general has recommended to Congress that the postage on all second-class matter be abolished...
...Custom House were present. The lecturer opened by saying that commerce, though bound down by chains, has done more than either science or literature for the progress of humanity. Having established our rights to think and worship, we now want liberty to trade. What would you say if Congress passed laws compelling ministers to use a certain form of argument? Yet law compels you to trade in a certain way. The carrying trade of all other nations is on the increase, while ours is on the verge of annihilation. In respect to trade our government is tyrannical. The lecturer then...
...scheme for Arctic exploration has been proposed to Congress...
...Mexican Congress has granted the exclusive privilege to the Bell Telephone Co. to sell and operate its instruments in Mexico...
...Congress. - In the House yesterday Messrs. Lynch and Chalmers, contestants for a seat from Mississippi, opposed each other in speeches on the floor. The marine danger signal bill was passed. In the Senate there was a tie party vote on the question relating to certification of bank checks. The House anti-Chinese bill came up, and a bill was introduced to regulate the coinage of standard silver dollars. A message from the President was received by both houses relating to the late Indian outbreak...