New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-07
PREPARED BY
HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII. D.,


Clerk ofthe 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 Statement, politicians, lawyers, stu
dents of history, journalists and intelligenV think
ers of all classes and all political parties by whom
they freely used and quoted as
UND0UBTED AUTgO GRITTY.
McPherson's Hand Book for 1872. in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses all political
guide books hitherto published. 1t is work OF
about 240 pages, 8vo., double column, handsomely
bound in durable cloth-size and shape very con.
veRient to carry while campaigning. 1t will be of
uniform style with Mr.. McPhersons other political
publications, and will form with them a 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.
tons. 1t Will cover the two years which have
elapsed since the issue of his Hand Book of Politics
for 1870, no manual having been issued by him in
1871.
Besides much other invaluable goRticd9 aaos. the
following are embraced inots
CONTENTS
List of members of the Cabine8 OF 9resi9eDt
Grant.
Lst of Senators and Representatives in Che Fortve
first and Forty second Congresses.
The second and third annual messages and the
special messages of President Grant on San Do
mingO Test-0ath, Lawlessness in South Carolina
and others, as well as all his political prOClama
tons and orders issued since 1910.
Full text of the enforcement acts of the Fortyo
first and Forty second Congresses and the XII
hluX 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-
tectlng 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 first and FOrty-second Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions in IlliEois, Louisiana, Michigan,
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Viz
ginia 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 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 Sthe right of women to vote
under the fourteenth amendment, with additional
ID, TAr
cent action IN the Legislatures of Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts.
A tabular statement giving the popular and
electOraLvO of each State in 1863 together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections the vote at State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872; the app0rtiOnment of repre-
sentaton of the several States in Congress, and
the vote in the electoral college by States and sec
tiOns under the census of 1860 and 1879 t0GetTer
with the population of each State under the census
of 1860 and 1870 and its relative rank the family
of States. .
+aJ,,
celPts of the government from every source for
each fiscal year from 1889 to 1872 classified under
the respective heads of customs, internal revenue
direct taxes, pubic lands and miscellaneous
Also, tabulated 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
the public debt annually paid in those wears:
acCompaned1y detailed statement, taken from
official sources, of the leading items for each year
going to make up the totals for the above heads
with a table of gold fluctuations exhibiting the
changes in value of United States currency IRON
the period of its 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 a full comparison and
an exhaustive examination of the sources of ex
penditure. =
The work will also contain the text of the de-
CisiOn of the United States Supreme Court known
rs the legal tender DECISION of 1871
An authentic copy of the treaty of Washington
and the johnson Clarendon treaty will be found in
Its richly stored pages.
Also, the political platforms of 1871 and I872-in
national conventions and the DToceedjnss areof
and the main features of the Republican and Demo.
the NEss0nri liberal Pan73h1ioo o. d
gonerv eonn+T Ono 6e+i LG lte Mont
81 ~ On+Io DeNiocIaUlc PLATFORM knowH
The book also contains a tabular statement of
the public debt Of the United States up to July of
With he amont ~, 10 ~ 4GlusSe together
admnst1 alton since lie toTms+ IN oo9GoL every
Government and fable If Te[-n W. Ia leSenV
$50 +Io al d fao5t VI eEehue reductions
zion IN internal and customs reUennas M aSf9e
ton since the act of 1856
Also, table SHOWING the wealth, local debt and
exhbtng the a sR9 md another