. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. DON M. DICKINSON. BENJAMIN JOS. E. McDonald. 523 524 POLITICAL HISTORY. ignored; the Blair Educational bill found no favor at all in th
. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. DON M. DICKINSON. BENJAMIN JOS. E. McDonald. 523 524 POLITICAL HISTORY. ignored; the Blair Educational bill found no favor at all in theHouse; all of the bills looking to the admission of Dakota andWashington Territories died in the committees hands. The billimposing a tax on oleomargarine, and reducing postage to twocents per ounce, both of which became laws, met a unanimouspopular wish. The closing days of Congress were so crowdedthat the Deficiency Appropriation bill failed to pass, and therewas considerable agitation over the prospects of an extra sessionfor the purpose of providing funds necessary to meet claimsagainst the government. FIFTIETH CONGRESS—YlYst Session.—Met Dec. 5, the Senate the Republicans had a majority of one. In theHouse the parties stood: Democrats, 168; Republicans, 152;Independents, 4; vacancy, I. The Democrats renominated , Ky., for Speaker, and the Republicans Mr. Reed, was elected by a vote of 163 to 148, a majority of Democratic House majo
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