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census of 1860. The startling and reliable figures respecting the grants 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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V

XVth Amendments, and Votes upon their
Validity, and of Legislation There un-
der
43-45

Resolutions by Representatives Jeremiah
M. Wilson, Peters, James Brooks, and Ste-

venson.

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The Eight-Hour Law-Opinion of Attorney
General Hoar as to its Effect-President
Grant's Order Respecting it-Votes in House
and Senate on Appropriations-Bill to Ap-
point a Labor Commission, and Votes in
House and Senate.

XIV. The Amnesty Act and the Supple-

mental Civil Rights Bills ............. 72-85

Amnesty Act as Passed and Approved, and

President Grant's Proclamation thereun-

der-Supplemental Civil Rights Bill passed
by Senate-House Amnesty Bill of January,
1872, with Action of the Senate thereon-
House Amnesty Bill of April, 1871, with
Action of the Senate thereon-Other Am-
nesty Bills of the House-The Supplement-
ary Civil Rights Bill in the House.

XV. The Ku Klux" Act and the proposed

extension of it, and the Amendatory

Enforcement Act of Forty-Second Con-
85-91

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The Ku Klux" act, and votes on passage-

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Bill to repeal duties on Tea and Coffee, and
votes in House and Senate-The Tariff Act,
and votes in House and Senate-Bill to re-
peal the duties on Salt, and vote in the
House-Bill to repeal the duties on Coal, and
vote in the House-Resolutions in House by
Messrs. Hibbard on Tariff Reform, Kelley
on Revenue Reform, Bell on Taxation, Hale
on Free Salt and Coal, and Cox on Pig Iron.

XVII. Relations of the United States and

Great Britain

97-108

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.

XVIII. Female Suffrage....

Report of the Majority of the Committee of
Judiciary, by Mr. Bingham, and of the Mi-
nority, by Mr. Loughridge-Report of the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate, by Mr.
Carpenter-Votes in the Legislatures of Iowa,
Maine, and Massachusetts-Action in Utah
and Wyoming.

XIX. Common-School Bill

Votes in House on the bill to provide a
National Education Fund, and on Amend-
ments thereto.

XX. St. Croix and Bayfield Railroad

Bill.

124-127

Votes in Senate on passing, and in House
on tabling, referring, amending, and finally
defeating.

XXI. Miscellaneous

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,
Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mich-
igan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York,
(and Colored People's,) North Carolina,
Ohio, (and Prohibition,) Oregon, South Caro-
lina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
West Virginia, Wisconsin; Republican: Dela-
ware, Florida, Louisiana, (2 wings, and Re-
form,) Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Washington..........
..........148-181

XXIII. Statistical Tables.............. 182-203

A. Population and Elections

States..

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K. Revenues and Expenditures of the
Government for the fiscal years 1860,
1861,1862, 1863,1864, 1865, 1866, 1867,
1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871......187-191
The Revenues are exhibited under the heads
of Customs, Internal Revenue, Direct Taxes,
Public Lands, and Miscellaneous Sources.
The expenditures are exhibited under the
heads of Civil List, Foreign Intercourse,
Navy Department, War Department, Pen-
sions, Indians, Miscellaneous, and Interest
on the Public Debt, with a note covering
those of the Post Office Department. Also,
the Gold Fluctuations are given for each
quarter from 1862 to 1870. Also, a full state-
ment of the Items of Expenditure making
INDEX.

up the various heads into which the Ex-
penditures are divided.

XXIV. National Platforms of 1872, and
Acceptance of Candidates........... 203-213
Proceedings and Platform of the Republican
National Convention-Letters of Acceptance
from President Grant and Senator Wilson-
Proceedings and Platform of the "Liberal
Republican" Convention-Letters of Accept-
ance from Mr. Greeley and Governor
Brown-Proceedings and Platform of the
Democratic National Convention-Proceed-
ings and Platform of the National Labor
Reform Convention - Responses and decli-
nations of Judge Davis and Governor
Parker.

215-225

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