New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-15

progress Of political thought and action, and the
relations of parties to all important public CUES
lions. 1t VIII 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 political dat& the
following arc embraced in lis
| CONTENTS:
Else OF members of the Cabinet of President
Lsit OF Senator's and Representatives in the Forty
first and Fort -secOnd Congresses.
The second aud third annual messages, and the
| special messages of President Grant, San Do,
mingo, Test-oath, Lawlessness in South Carolina,
| lions and orders issued since 1870.
Full text of the enforcement acts of the Forty
! first and Forty second Congresses, and the XII
| KIux act of the Forty.second Congress, with the
| various votes thereon,
! Full text of the thirteenth, fourteenth and ff
| teenth constitutional amendments, with votes in
| House respecting their validity.
| Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures af
fe citing the tariff and taXatlOn including the action
! on tea, coffee salt, coal, etc.
! Votes the several propositions of amnesty
and full record of the bills i'll 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
| FUrty-tirst and FOrty-secOnd Congresses.
| The amendments proposed and made to State
| constitutions in IlliBOis Louisiana, Michigan,
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
subject.
Full 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
IIrtFT ff,G-
cent action in the Legislatures of Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts.
electoral vote of each State in 1868, together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections; the vote State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872 the apportionmeGt of reUrc.
Brntation of the several States in Congress ana
the vote IN the electoral college by States and
tons under the census of 1860 and 1870 together
with the population of each State under the census
of 1860 and 1870 and its relative rank ia the family
of States.
also a tabular statements showing the re-
celpts OF the government from every source for
each fiscal year from 1859 to l872 classified under
the respective heads of customs, internal revenue
direct taxes, public lands and miscellaneous
Also a tabulated exhibit of the expenditures of
she government during the same period, under the
several heads of civil list foreign intercourse
Navy Department, War Department, pensions, In
dian5, lseellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those years;
accompanied by a detailed statement, taken from
official sources of the leading items for ach year
going to make up Che 4otals for the above heads
changes III value OF United States currency, nom
the period of its first issue until it reached She
comparatively settled standard it now enjoys and
oth6f int estng details connected with the same
giving an opportunity for full comparison and
an exhaustive Examination of the souBces Of 81.
9enditure.
3he work will also contain the text of the de-
%lsion Of the United States supreme Court known
as the legal tender decision of 1871.
An authtntlc copy of the treaty OF Washington |
and the JohnsonCarendon treaty will be found in
its richly stored pages
nf o. IL,
eluding the full text of those of the various |
national conventions and the proceedings thereof |
aud the main features Ofthe Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms i'll many Of the States including |
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont
gomery county, ONO, Democratic platform, known |
as the new departure
The book. also contains tabular statement of /
we puDnc dept OF the United States up to July OF
each year, from 1857 to 1872 inclusive, together |
with the amount of debt due at the close of every
ADMINISTRATION since the formation of the present
government, and table of revenue reductions, |
giving the official estimates of the annual reduc-
non IN internal and customs revenues by legisla-
sion since the act of 1866.
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 1850 1860
aud 1870 prepared from advance sheets of the cen
Also, an accurate tahuated exhibit of the total
quantity of public lands in ths c0untry-with the
number Of acres sold, entered for homestead
granted tor military services, agricultural col
leges, railroads, canals, wagon roads companies
individuals, corporations, States and Territories
claimants, etc; and the amount in each of the
States and Territories remaining unsold and unap
together with estimate of the number
of acres called for By all the railroad land grants
and an estimate Of the humber Of acres such rail.
road companies are likely to receive.
Also the text of the Texas Pacific and BAYFIELD, |
ana St Cr01x railroad acts, considered II the Forty
hrst and Forty second Congresses, with the various
y Otes thereon.
Also the yea and nay votes upon all the political
resoIutlons-such as on the rghtof secession am
rIfstys the RESTORATION Of the Arlington estate TO
g AS of ,o=L yOr /
fy-iirst and second sessions of the Forty second
Ii! addition to the above, will be found a large
variety OF miscellaneous matter not necessary to
ize-tha whole forming a volume abso-
utey ~
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