Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 |
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... bill , of the session of 1865 , the new ' State house ' bill , of the session of 1867 , and the ' lake front ' bill of the last session - went through the Legislature of this State by the purchase of votes with money . " More ...
... bill , of the session of 1865 , the new ' State house ' bill , of the session of 1867 , and the ' lake front ' bill of the last session - went through the Legislature of this State by the purchase of votes with money . " More ...
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... bill passed the Senate 37 to 10 , and the House 137 to 37 . The Illinois delegates voted along straight party lines , and Presi- dent Johnson vetoed the bill . Trumbull then introduced the first Civil Rights Act , giving citi- zenship ...
... bill passed the Senate 37 to 10 , and the House 137 to 37 . The Illinois delegates voted along straight party lines , and Presi- dent Johnson vetoed the bill . Trumbull then introduced the first Civil Rights Act , giving citi- zenship ...
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... bill requir- ing payment to labor only in United States currency . The bill was an attempt to eliminate scrip payments , worth sixty cents on the dollar , and good only at a company store , but Cullom remembered the common practice of ...
... bill requir- ing payment to labor only in United States currency . The bill was an attempt to eliminate scrip payments , worth sixty cents on the dollar , and good only at a company store , but Cullom remembered the common practice of ...
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Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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