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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
April 6, 18716 de abril de 1871 · Wheeling, W. Va. · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

The Wheeling daily register

SourceFuente: The Wheeling daily register · Wheeling, W. Va. · April 6, 18716 de abril de 1871
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026847/1871-04-06/ed-1/?sp=1

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

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More on The Annexation DebateMás sobre El debate de la anexión

SummaryResumen

A summary of the Santo Domingo commissioners' report describes the island as one of the most fertile regions on earth, producing all tropical fruits and vegetables as well as commercial staples, with general health and longevity equal to or greater than in the United States. The commissioners state that acquiring Samana Bay would give the United States a powerful military and naval station, and the report, which also gives the total of the Dominican government's debt and claims, was transmitted by the President to Congress.

Un resumen del informe de los comisionados de Santo Domingo describe la isla como una de las regiones más fértiles de la tierra, que produce todas las frutas y verduras tropicales además de productos comerciales, con una salud general y una longevidad iguales o mayores que en los Estados Unidos. Los comisionados afirman que adquirir la bahía de Samaná daría a los Estados Unidos una poderosa estación militar y naval, y el informe, que también ofrece el total de la deuda y las reclamaciones del gobierno dominicano, fue transmitido por el Presidente al Congreso.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

fertile regions on the face of the earth.

Agricultural products include all tropi

cal fruita and vegetables, as well as

commercial staples. The average gen

eral health and longevity is quite equal

to, and probably greater, than that of

the United States. As a whole, the

Commissioners state that the advantage

of the acquisition-of Samana Bay would

be a powerful military and naval sta

tion. The sum total of the debt and

claims of the government is $l.r>6,583,

159.25.

[Lightning at Columbus and the i

North prevents us from getting any

more report. Operator]

(0\GRESSI0\4S,

Washington", April o.

HEX ATE.

Mr. Patterson, from the committee on

Foreign Relations, reported and a?-ked

the present consideration of a bill to pay

Mr. Sclienck, Minister to Great Britain,

hist salary from the date of his appoint

ment. U nanimous consent being neces

sary for the passage of the bill, Mr.

Tipton objected and the bill went over.

The regular order, Mr. Sherman's

resolution on Ku-Klux legislation, was

proceeded with, and the resolution was

debated by Messrs. Casserly, Pool and

Frelinghuysen until 3:30, which was

the time appointed for the vote.

After a number of amendments were

rejected the resolution was amended so as

to direct the Judiciary committee to re

port a hill as early as practicable, and

adopted bv a party vote ayes, 38

nays, 12.

Mr. Anthony moved to take up the

concurrent resolution for a joint com

mittee of investigation upon the South.

At 4:30 a message was received from

the President of the I'nited States

transmitting the report of the San Do

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Wheeling daily register. (1871). Wheeling, W. Va., 1871-04-06. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026847/1871-04-06/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Wheeling daily register, 1871-04-06.

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