census of 1860. The startling and reliable figures respecting the grauts of Public Land, for whatever purpose made, go far to vindicate the increasing sensitiveness shown by the public and by Congress on this subject, while the elaborate statement of the rate of duty levied upon every article by the respective Tariffs of 1870 and 1872 will be found to be the only authentic publication yet made of the important changes about to affect every industrial interest of the Nation. All which are additional to full tables of the returns of the last Presidential and late State elections, of the representation of each State in Congress as fixed by the census of 1870, contrasted with that of 1860, and of the strength of each State and of the various sections of the country in the Electoral College. A chapter is given to the relations of Great Britain to the United States, which contains the Johnson-Clarendon Convention concluded under President JOHNSON, but not ratified by the Senate, as well as the Treaty of Washington, with the proposed supplemental article as originally proposed by Great Britain and as amended by the Senate, together with the names of the Arbitrators now sitting at Geneva for the settlement of all the differences between the two Governments. An unusual space is devoted to the Political Platforms adopted in 1871 and 1872 by State Conventions, that the various shades of current sentiment might be fairly reflected. The national declarations of the great parties of the country, with the letters of acceptance of their candidates, are, of course, fully given. It is hoped that the Volume will, on examination, satisfy, both by its scope and its detail, the expectations formed of it, and prove permanently useful in elucidating the remarkable political phenomena of this period. In the votes given the names of Republicans are printed in Roman letters; of all others in italics. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 15, 1872. EDWARD MCPHERSON. Enjoining Neutrality-Declaring Neutral- ity-Warning Against Illegal Military En- terprises-Commanding Dispersion of Armed Men in South Carolina-Calling Attention to Ku Klux Act-Commanding Dispersion of Unlawful Conspiracies in Certain Coun- ties in South Carolina-Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Certain Coun- ties in South Carolina-Revoking Suspen- sion as to Marion County-Suspending Ha- beas Corpus in Union County-Discontinuing Discriminating Duties on Merchandise Im- On Territorial Government for Indians-On the Union of the States of Germany-On the "Test-Oath "-On the Condition of the Lately Insurrectionary States-On Trans- mitting the Report of the San Domingo Commission-On Transmitting the Report of the Civil Service Commission-On Law- lessness in South Carolina-On Treatment of VIII. Text of the XIIIth, XIVth, and XVth Amendments, and Votes upon their Validity, and of Legislation There un- Section providing for Commissioners-Votes on Continuing the Appropriation-Bill Re- ported in House from Committee on Civil Service, and Vote-Executive Order, 16th April, 1872, with the Regulations Attached thereto, Schedule of Groups, and Amend- ment to the thirteenth of the rules promul- gated by the President 19th December, 1871-Rules and Regulations Promulgated by the President 19th December, 1871, as Amended by the Executive Order, 16th April, V1. Political Votes in Third Session of XIII. The Labor Question Forty-First Congress...... ................... 33-38 On Appointing Commissioners to San Do- VII. Proposed Amendments to the Con- By Senators Robertson, Pomeroy, Drake, V 69-72 The Eight-Hour Law-Opinion of Attorney General Hoar as to its Effect-President Grant's Order Respecting it-Votes in House XIV. The Amnesty Act and the Supple- Amnesty Act as Passed and Approved, and President Grant's Proclamation thereun- der-Supplemental Civil Rights Bill passed XV. The Ku Klux” Act and the proposed extension of it, and the Amendatory Enforcement Act of Forty-Second Con- The Ku Klux" act, and votes on passage- Bill to repeal duties on Tea and Coffee, and XVII. Relations of the United States and Copy of the Treaty of Washington and Pres- ident Grant's Message transmitting to the Senate the proposed Supplementai Article- The Tribunal of Arbitration, at Geneva- Copy of the Johnson-Clarendon Convention. Report of the Majority of the Committee of House bills to repeal the "Test-Oath," and the Tenure-of-Office Acts-Vote in House on bill to receive "legal tender" notes for one third of the customs-Resolutions on the treatment of Prisoners of War, the disposi- tion of the Public Lands, the action of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Privileges of the House-Vote in the Legislature of New York in 1872 rescinding a resolution pur- porting to withdraw a previous ratification of the XVth Amendment-Action of the Legislature of New Jersey in 1871 on the XVth Amendment-Proposed change in Constitution of Ohio in 1867, and vote of the people on a Constitutional Convention- Act to call a Constitutional Convention in Pennsylvania-The first bill for the recon- struction of the insurrectionary States (in Thirty-Seventh Congress)-Elections of 1872 in New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island-President Grant's Letter to Supple- mentary Civil Rights Meeting in Washing- ton City. XXII. State Platforms of 1871 and 1872. 1871-Republicar and Democratic: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, (and "New Departure,") Pennsyl- vania, Wisconsin; Republican: Califor- nia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 1872-Republican, Democratic, and Liberal Republican: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mis- souri, New Jersey; Republican, Democratic, and Labor Reform: Alabama, Connecticut. Pennsylvania; Republican and Democratic : Arkansas, (2 wings Republican,) California, XXIII. Statistical Tables................ 182-203 A. Population and Elections by Popular and Electoral Vote of 1868 by States-State Elections of 1870 and 1871- Apportionment and Electoral College under Censuses of 1860 and 1870-Population, by States, under Censuses of 1860 and 1870. B. Wealth, Local Debts and Taxa- True Value of Real and Personal Estate, by States, under Censuses of 1850, 1860, and 1870- State, County, Town, and City Taxation, under Censuses of 1860 and 1870-State, C. Agricultural Statistics.......... Value of Farms and Farm Products in Uni- Statement showing the principal of the Public Debt for each year, from 1857 to 1872, inclusive, with a summary of the amount of the debt at the close of each Administration, G. Estimate of annual reduction of Tax- ation under acts of 1866, 1867, 1868, 1870, and 1872, in Internal Revenue H. Tabular statements showing the rate of duty on each article under the Tariff acts of 1870 and 1872, the Free List under acts of 1872, and the changes in the Internal Revenue Taxation under I. Votes on General Tariff Ac:s from Statement showing the votes by States, in House of Representatives, for the tariff acts K. Revenues and Expenditures of the up the various heads into which the Ex- XXIV. National Platforms of 1872, and 215-225 |
