An American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and Political, for the Year ..., Volume 5American News Company, 1882 |
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... 3,734,370 231,853 5,159,839 3,039,032 C. - The political complexion of the House of Commons , elected 1580 , stand Liberals , 338 ; Tories or Conservatives , 239 ; Home Rulers , u , i uanMAVEU Ivan DUVIELI , ་ ་ ་ ཟོ་ ་
... 3,734,370 231,853 5,159,839 3,039,032 C. - The political complexion of the House of Commons , elected 1580 , stand Liberals , 338 ; Tories or Conservatives , 239 ; Home Rulers , u , i uanMAVEU Ivan DUVIELI , ་ ་ ་ ཟོ་ ་
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... house exchanges ..... 109.7 87.9 100.0 74.5 82.4 113.0 U. S. certificates of de- posit ... 42.8 48.8 29.2 33.4 32.7 26.8 Due from U. S. Treas- urer ....... 20.3 19.6 16.7 16.0 16.5 17.0 Other resources ..... 18.9 19.1 19.1 28.7 24,9 ...
... house exchanges ..... 109.7 87.9 100.0 74.5 82.4 113.0 U. S. certificates of de- posit ... 42.8 48.8 29.2 33.4 32.7 26.8 Due from U. S. Treas- urer ....... 20.3 19.6 16.7 16.0 16.5 17.0 Other resources ..... 18.9 19.1 19.1 28.7 24,9 ...
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... House of Lords nominated by the sisting partly of life members and partly of hereditary nobles ; and a resentatives , 353 members , elected by all citizens who possess a small fication . 3 a Reichstag , consisting of a House of Magnates ...
... House of Lords nominated by the sisting partly of life members and partly of hereditary nobles ; and a resentatives , 353 members , elected by all citizens who possess a small fication . 3 a Reichstag , consisting of a House of Magnates ...
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... electors appointed by popu ce - President , who is Minister of the Interior , and three other cabi › Congress consists of a Senate of sixteen , and a House of thirty memb France . The republic of France , ( 204,030 square.
... electors appointed by popu ce - President , who is Minister of the Interior , and three other cabi › Congress consists of a Senate of sixteen , and a House of thirty memb France . The republic of France , ( 204,030 square.
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... houses ; the poll - tax , the door and window tax , and the in large sums ; the income tax is 3 per cent . on income from public fu dividends , besides which the stamp taxes amount to 3 or 4 per cen property ; the excise brings in the ...
... houses ; the poll - tax , the door and window tax , and the in large sums ; the income tax is 3 per cent . on income from public fu dividends , besides which the stamp taxes amount to 3 or 4 per cen property ; the excise brings in the ...
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Page 347 - ... elected by an enormous vote. In 1869 he was promoted to the supreme court, and in 1872 was created a general-term judge of part one of the supreme court. His interest in political affairs was very great, and he had many friends among political leaders. On the death of President Garfield, Vice-president Chester A. Arthur took the oath of office as president of the United States before him. He was a founder of the Manhattan club, a member of the Tammany society, and of the Friendly sons of St.
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