Word: congress
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...again reported that First Comptroller Lawrence proposes to run for Congress in Ohio this year...
...Congress has been asked to appropriate $15,000,000 for the public schools of the South...
...sermon yesterday Beecher called the present Congress the "fool Congress," for cutting off the emigration of the Chinese, who he said were necessary to do the "vulgar" work...
...Congress a bill has been introduced for the admission of Washington Territory as a State. The House committee struck out from the post-office appropriation bill the franking privilege amendment inserted by the Senate. The committee on agriculture have reported an original bill to constitute the department of agriculture an executive department. The House naval committee favors the appropriation of $2,500,000 to complete the unfinished monitors. The House has passed the anti-Chinese bill, unamended...
...Senate has voted in favor of the franking privilege. The post-office bill was considered yesterday. It is thought there will be no reduction of whiskey and tobacco taxes during this session of Congress...