Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

CHAPTER XXVI.

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INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT HAYES.--HIS SOUTHERN POLICY.--APPOINTMENT OF HIS CABINET.--ORGANIZATION OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.--RE- ELECTION OF SPEAKER RANDALL.--SILVER DISCUSSION.--COINAGE OF SILVER DOLLAR.--REPORT OF SILVER COMMISSION.--DISCUSSION ON SILVER QUESTION.-- PRODUCT OF SILVER AND GOLD.--THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF EACH.--NAVIGATION INTERESTS.--LOSS OF GROUND BY THE UNITED STATES.--REASON THEREFOR.-- HOW CAN IT BE REGAINED?