New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10


terized by such thorouyhness, accuracy and impair
TALLY as to make them absolutely indispensable
to American statesmen, politicians, lawyers, stu
| dents of history, journalists and intelligent think
ers OF all classes and all political parties, by whom
they are freely used and quoted as
UNDOUBTED AUTHORITY.
! MePherson's Hand Book for 1872 in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses all political
| guide books hitherto published. 1t is work OF
about 24O pages, 8vo., double column, handsomely
! bound in durable clottl-size and shape very con.
| venient to carry while campaigning It will be OF
| uniform style with Mr. McPherson's other political
| publications, and will form with them continuous
| series Illustrating by papers votes and figures the
| progress of political thought and action and the
relations of parties to all important public ques
! tons. It w,lF cover the two years which have
elapsed since the issue OF his Hand Book of Politics
for 1870, no mauIa5 having been issued by him in
1871.
Besides much other invaluable political data, the
| following are embraced in its
CONTENTS:
List of members of the Cabinet of President
| Grant
Lsit of Senators and Representatives il the Forty.
| first and Forty second Congresses.
The second aud third annual messages, and the
| special messages OF Pre- sdent Grant, on San Do.
nngO, TestOath, LaWles5ness in South Carolina
| and others, well all his political proClama-
! lions and orders issued since 1910.
Full text Of the enforcement acts of the Forty
| first and Forty second Congresses, and the kI-
KIux act OF the Forty-second Congress- with the
various votes thereon,
Full text of the thirteenth fourteenth and if
tenth constitutional amendments with votes in
House respecting their validity.
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures af-
feettng the tariff and taxation including the action
on tea coffee, salt, coal, etc.
Votes on the several propositions of amnesty,
and full record of the bills in Senate and Houst,
to provide for the further security of the equal
rights of citizens
The various propositions of amendment to the,
constitution of the United States, made in the
FOrty-fTst and FOrty-sec0nd Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions in IlliEOis, Louisiana, Michigan,
North Carolina Nebraska Rhode Island, West Viz.
gina and Wisconsin.
The rules of the Civil Service Commission and
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
with action OF Congress aid the President on this
Fun text of the eight hour law, with opinion of
Attorney General HOar to its effect, order of
President Grant to carry it out, and votes in Con
gress as to its meaning.
Text of the bill to promote the establishment of
common school systems in the various States, and
votes.
The reports of judiciary Committees in the SEN
ate and House upon the right of women to vote
under the fourteenth amendment, with additional
facts respecting this movement including the
cent action III the Legislatures Of Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts.
A tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote of each State i'll 1863, together With
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections the vote at State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872 the appOrtiOnmeGt of repre-
sentatiOn of the several States in Congress, and
the vote in the electoral college by States and sec.
lions under the census of 1860 and 1879 t0garLar
with the population of each State under the census
of States
Also a tabular statement showing the re-
ctipts Of the government from every source, for
each fiscal year from 1859 to 1872 classified under
the respective heads of customs internal revenue
direct taxes, public lands and miscellaneous
sources.
=; Also, taouIated eXhlplt OF the expenditures of
tlte OytlHhlehI CURING me same period under the
several heads of civil list, foreign intercourse
Navy Department, War Department pensions, In
dlans, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the pubic debt annually paid III those years;
accompanied by detailed statement, taken from
official sources OF the leading items for each year
gong to make mp the totals for the above heads,
WIN taoIe OF gold Huctuaflons exhibiting The
ciiianSes IN HSlQe OF United states currency, Irom
the perod OF It's nrst issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard 1t now enjoys, and
otner lnte estng details connected with the same
an exhaustive examination OF the sources of ex-
Pendlture.
ne W9tk VI! also contain the text Of the de
Cl9G ~ ~ t9 Lleu states supreme court, known
An authentic copy of the treaty Of Washington
tu tIie i'C!aIenaoh treaty VIII De found IN
IT'S TitIiG stoTe4 pages
Also tne poi!uca4 platforms OF 1871 and I3IZ-in-
Gl.GtLS tao duti Ceat oi tliose OF ine EarIous
and the main features ofthe Republican and Deno-
"a 10y P iCIo iiI2 III Ii1PS " me STATES lncuInS
Semery county Ohio, Democratic platform, known
The book Sso' contains tabular statement 81
the public debt of the United States up to July of
1f fb from d IS2 a to las l4 q t9geher
ION sirna a. e fl1 co9G VI every
@n[tmetaa4lon S5hte tae loItnaton OF the present
SVNeinI4entss anu caole OF ieEenue reductions,
To n INF a T'LuaLe5 VI Ine annual Ied1c
ton since the act of 1856 y Sl'-0
Also, table SHOWING the wealth, local debt and
i4 ~ Scte anu 4eIiil2LE ana another