New-York tribune., 1880-01-12
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Will be familiar to the public. After the calendar
napes and astronomical observations is placed
digest of the public laws Of the regular and extra
sessions Of Congress, with summaries Of the party
platforms adopted in 1879 and tho Constitutional
Amendments enacted and sanctioned IN various
States. I've chapter on the elections OF United
States Senators is next IN order, aud is followed by
table of the electoral vote for President from 1864
and lists Of the principal executive departmental.
diplomatic and judicial officers. Among the Govern
meat. commercial and miscellaneous statistics are
tables relating TO railroad mileage aud business.
,mports and exports iron ship building since SO.
revenues and expenditures since 1873, appropri-
ations for 1879 and 1850 immigration since 1870.
coinage in 1879 and previous years. production OF
rod aud silver in 1872 imports and exports of com
and bullion. National bank, curency and savings
hank tabies internal statistics public debt
Of the United States and value ia United States
money Of foreign coins. Among other civil lists arc
the rolls of the XLEIth Congress, the Governors of
the States, and the State Government and County
Clerks and Sherifls of New York. The body of the
work is reserved for election returns from all the
States.
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