New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
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HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII. D..
Clerk ofthe United States House ofRepresentatys.
Whose political works have always been eharao.
terized by such thoroughness, accuracy and impsr
TALLY 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.
McPherson's Hand Book for 1872 in variety
scope and interest of matter, surpasses all political
guide books hitherto published. 1t is a work of
about 240 pages, 8vo., double column, handsomely
bound in durable cloth-size and shape very con-
yeRient to carry while campaigning. 1t viii be of
uniform style with Mr. MePherson's other political
publications, and win 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. 1t will cover the two years which have
elapsed since the issue of his Handbook of Politics
for 1870, no manual 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, in the Forty
| first and Forty second Congresses.
| The second and third annual messages, and the
| special messages of President Grant, on San Do
| mingo, Test-Oath, Lawlessness in South Carolina
| and Others as well all his political prOclama-
| lions and orders issued since 1870.
| Full text of the enforcement acts of the Forty
| first and Forty. second Congresses, and the Ku-
| KluX act OF. the Forty-secOnd Congress- with the
| various votes thereon,
Full text Of the thirteenth fourteenth and IF
teenth constitutional amendments, with votes in
House respecting their validity.
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures at
tecting 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 House
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-frst and Forty-secend Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Vir.
GINA and Wisconsin.
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
with action OF Congress and the President on this
Full text of the eight hour Law, with opinion of
Attorney General Hoar as 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 re-
cent action in the Legislatures of Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts,
tabular lar statement Ia 9 giving TIE popular and
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections; the vote at State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872; the apportionment of repre-
sentation of the several States in Congress, and
the vote IN the electoral college, by States and sec
tons under the census of 1860 and 1879 together
with the population of each State under the censTs
OF 1900 and 1870 and its relative rank ia the family
Also a tabular statement showing the re.
ceipts of the government from every source for
each fiscal year from 1859 to 1872 classified under
dis nf aIfSto
direct taxes public lands and miscellaneous
Also, tabuated exhibit of the expenditures of
The government during the same period Ander the
several heads of civil list, foreign intercourse
dams, miscellaneous and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those wears:
official sources, of the leading items for each wear
going to make up the totals for the above heads
with table of gold fluctuations exhibiting the
changes in value of United Statea currency. IRON
the period of its first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it now enjoys and
othef 1nte estlng details connected with the same,
giving an opportunity for a full comparison and
an exhaustive examination of the sources of eE-
The work will also contain the text of the de-
clsion OF the United States Supreme Court known
as the legal tender decision of 1871
An authentic copy of the treaty of Washington
and the Johnson Clarendon treaty will be found in
lts richly stored pages
Also the POLITICAL platforms of 1871 and I872-fn.
eluulng the full text of those of the various
national conventions and the proceedings thereof
and the main features of the Republican and Demo.
cratic platforms IN many of the States including
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont.
gomery county, Ohio, Democratic platform known
IS the new departure"
The book also contains tabular statement of
he public debt of the United States up to July of
Zach year, from 1857 to 1872 inclusive together
With the amount of debt due at the close of eTaT1
administration since the formation of the present
government, and table of revenue reductions
giving the official estimates of The animal TeITo
ION II internal and customs revenues by 3egisia.
ion since the act of 1856 y -0s''-"
Also, table showing the wealth, local debt and
a&atlOu IN each State and Terri +crv II
Exhibiting the comparative quantities and values
ioIG l5nds, products etc. in 1850, 1860
'uu 10 prepared from advance sheets of the cen.
us of 1870. - 10 '9H-
Also an accurate tabulated exhibit of the total
ualntlty OF public lands in this country-with the
.ltinoeT OF acres sold, entered for homestead
Fanted for military services, agricultural col.
sges! railroads., canals, wagon roads companies
Individuals, corporations, States and Territories
sylums Indians for reservations, private land
ialmants, etc; and the amount in each of the
tates and Territories remaining unsold and nnaD.
together with estimate OF the number
nd a oaea LOT py all the railroad land grants
~ an estlmate OF the humber of acres such rail
Az siso companies mp 4af are Likely to receive
mu o. S4ox railroad acts, cOnsideredin the Forty
as9 ana forty second Congresses with the various
also the yea and nay votes upon all the political
5soIntlons-sueh as on the right of secession am.
esfy, the restoration of the Arlington estate to
ne Lees and others-n the last session of tine For
ongress. 10y 9'
Ii addition to the above, will be found a large =
ariety OF miscellaneous matter net necessary to !
aI whole forming a volume abso-
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PARTY
no desires to be thoroughly informed upon ali
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