New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-03

| PREPARED BIT
| HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON LII. D.,
Clerk the United States House Representatives
Whose political works have always been charac-
| terized by such thoroughness, accuracy and impair
| 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 freely used and quoted as
UNDoUBTBD 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-
veRient 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 cues.
lions. 1t VIII the two years which have
elapsed since the issue of his Handbook of Pottcs
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
mlngo, Test-oath, LaWlessness in South Carolina,
and Others well all his political proeama-
lions and orders issued since 1870
Full text of the enforcement acts of the Forty
first and Forty second Congresses, and the XII
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 af,
feCting 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 Bouse
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 a9endmentg MP proposed and made to State
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Vir
GINA and Wisconsin.
The rules Of the Civil Service Commission and
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
with action of Congress and the President, on this
subject
Full text of the eight hour law, with opinion of
Attorney General Hoar ito 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.
A tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote of each State in 1863 together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
in 1870 1871 and 1872; the apportiohment of repre-
sentatl0n 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
wits the population of each State under the census
OF 586o and 1870 and its relative rank in the family
Also tabular statement showing the re-
cRlpts Of the government from every source, for
each fiscal year from 1853 to 1872, classified under
the respective heads of customs, internal revenue
direct taxes, public lands and miscellaneous
sources.
Also, tabu1ated exhibit of the expenditures of
the government during the same period, under the
several heads of civil list, foreign intercourse
Navy Department, War Department, pensions In.
dams, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those wears;
accompanied by detailed statement, taken from
going to make up the totals for the above heads
with table of gold fluctuations exhibiting tbe
changes in value of United States CURRENCY from
the perlod 81 It's first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it now ENJOYS and
other int esting details connected with the same
giving an opportunity for full comparison and
an expansive examination of the sources of ex.
pendituTe
The work will also contain the text of the da.
c1sion Of the United States supreme Court known
as the legal tender" decision of 1871
and the Johnson-C Clarendon treaty will be found in
its richly stored pages. -AN -
Also, the political platforms of 1871 and t872-in-
cluQlng the full text of those of the various
national conventions and the proceedings thereof
al.S the main featufes of the Republican and Demo-
cratic piactoi ms IN many of the States Including
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont
g0mery county, Ohio, Democratic platform known
as the 'new departure"
The book also contains tabular statement of
the nnbIic debf of the United States up to July of
each year, from 1857 to ~ inclusive, together
with the amount of debt due at !. - Vose OF every
administration since the formation o. Inc present
government and table of revenue ret ''en9ns,
swing the official estimates of the annual 1e Has
t!Gh N internal and customs revenues by legisla.
tion since the act of 1856
Also. table showing the wealth, local debt and
taxation in each State and Territory, and another
exhibiting the comparative quantities and values
OF agricultural lands products, etc. in 1885, 1860.
sus of 1870
Also, an accurate tatuated exhibit of the total
Quantity Of public lands in this cOuntry-with the
number OF acres sold, entered for homestead,
granted for military Services agricultural col
!eges. railroads, canals, wagon roads, companies
corporations, States and Territories
asylums, Indians for reservations private land
GiaLnantss etc.i and the amount in each Of the
states and Territories remaining unseld and unap-
proprlated, together with estimate Of the number
of acres called for by all the railroad Ian grants
and an estimate of the number of acres such rail.
ROAD companies are likely to receive.
Ais 81 me text OF the Texas Pacific and Bayfield,
nd ", gEolx railroad acts, considered in the Forty
votes thereon.
duu nay Y0te5 usS5Ai all BI6 pOilJiEaI
as on the rgEtef secession ana
nesty, the restoration of the kalington estate to
the Lees, and othersin the last session of the For
yfrst ard second sessions of the Forty-second
Congress.
III addition to the above, viii be found large
Ear1ety Of miscellaneous matter not necessary to
oartlcuIai ize-the whole forming Yolnme abso-
ptely
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