New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-25

Clerk ofthe United States House Representatives
Whose political works have always been charac
terized by such thoroughness, 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.
McPherson's Hand Book for 1872, in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses all policca
guide books hitherto published. It is work Q
about 30 pages, 8vo double column, handsomely
bound in durable cIoth-size and shape very con
yenient to carry while campaigning. 1t will be o
uniform STYLE with Mr.. MePherson's other politica
| publications. and will form with them a continuou!
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 win cover the two years which have
elapsed since the issue of his Hand Book OF Politics
for 1870, 10 manual having been issued by him il
| 1871.
Besides much other invaluable political data the
| following are embraced in its
| CONTENTS:
| List of members Of the Cabinet of President
Lsit of Senators and Representatives in the Forty.
| first and Forty second Congresses.
The second and third annual messages aud the
| special messages of President Grant, ON San Do.
| nlingo, Test-oath LawlessHess in South Carolina,
| and others, well all his political pr0clana-
| tions and orders issued since 1870.
Full text OF the enforcement acts of the Forty
| first and Forty second Congresses, and the XII
| hLux act OF the FortE-seeond Congress, with the
various votes thereon,
Full text of the thirteenth, fourteenth and tlf-
| teenth constitutional amendments, with votes in
House respecting their validity
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures af-
ect1ng the tariff and taxation, including the action
on tea coffee, salt coal etc.
Votes 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-trBt and FortT-secend Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions in LiiEofs, Louisiana Michigan
North Carolina Nebraska, Rhode Island West Vir.
ginja and Wisconsin.
The rules OF tie Civil Service Commission. and
the additional rules Of the Advisory Board together
with action OF Congress and the President on this
subject.
Fun text of the eight hour law, with opinion Of
Attorney General Hoar as to its effect order of
President Grant to carry il 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 tile re-
CSut aCtlol III LLt legislatures Oh Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts.
tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote OF each State iii 1869, together with
the aggregate popular vote for the TWO preceding
presidential elections; tile vote at State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872; The apportionment Of repre-
seDtatiOn of the several States in Counrrss and
the vote in the electoral college by States and see
tons under the census OF 1860 and 1879 together
with the population OF each State under he osnsne
OF 1860 and 1870, and its relative rank ia the family
Of States, '0
Also a tabular statement showing the re.
each fiscal year from 1859 to 1872 classified 1l1del.
the respective heads OF customs internal revpnTa
direct taxes, public lands and miscellaneous
sources.
Also, a tabula1ed 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 ,tta1s.
accompanied by detailed statement taken fr0n''
Official sources OF the leading items for each wear
gong to make up tie totals for the above heads |
WITH a table OF gold fluctuations exhibiting the |
changes in value OF United States currency nom. |
the period of its first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it now ENJOYS and |
othef int estlng details connected with the same
giving an opportunity for null comparison and /
an exhaustive examination of the soiIrrag M ~
penditue.
! he work will also contain the. text OF the de-
CIS40h o. the united Mates supreme Court known |
as the illegal tender decision OF 1871
An aut hentlc copy of the treaty Of Washington
to tllT JglnSol Carfndon treaty will be found III
Also, the POLITICAL Platforms of 1871 and l872-in-
cluhng the full text Of those Of the yariouh
national conventions 4nd the proceedings thereof
and Inc nam features OF the Republican and Demo
-tatlG Platloin ms IL many OF tlb States including
the missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont
as t11t 3t,t i o14@tie pittioIiA, Known
=, The book also contains a tabular statement Of
lna Paplic debt OF tLeI United States up July Of
each year, from I2I7i to 1872 inclusive +org+Isr
with the amount due at tie close Of every
ADMINISTRATION since 1ihe formation Of the present
- SEhtHeht ana a liable OF revenue reductions. |
m fIa
ion in internal aud customs revenues BY Ieeisi5-
lG as since t ne act ttii Of lt56,
axatioH in each Sate and TeTToT toe g5 ds9G ana
,xhibitiug The rn,1IsratiI-a t u @u tnoIief