The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS.
Jam. 2-United States Congress- convened

Jan. 2-United States Congress convened.
Jan. 1.-THE Presidential electors met in
their respective States and cast their votes for
President and Vice President of the United
States. The following State Governors in
augurated: Joseph Filter, Illinois; A. p. Hovey,
Indiana; d. r. Francis, Missouri.
Jan. 15-National Dairy Fair Association
organized ut Springfield. Ill. -. United States
Senators elected as follows: Colorado, E. o.
Wolcott: Delaware, Anthony Higgins; Maine,
w. p Frye; Michigan, James Mcmillan; Ne
braska, C. F. Manderson-all Republicans.
Jan. lS-Bill to give women right to vote at
municipal elections defeated in Ohio House OF
Jan. aI-United States Senators chosen as
follows: Republican-Illnois, s. NJ. CullOm:
Kansas, p. b. Plum; Oregon, j. n. Dolph:
North Carolina, M. W. ransom; Texas, Rich.
ard Coke. Tariff bill passed the United
States Senate . Pennsylvania Legislature
| adopted proposed prohibitory constitutional
Jan. 23-Minnesota Legislature elected W.
d. Washburne (Rep) United States Senator.
andTennessee Legislature elected l. G. Harris
Jan 24-Woman's National Suffrage Associa-
ton. in session in Washington, elected Eliza
beth Cady Stanton president and Susan b.
Anthony vice president at large. Ohio Legis-
lature passed bill providing for execution OF
criminals by electricity after January 1, 1890
Jan. 2g-James H. Berry DEM elected
United States Senator by Arkansas Legisla
Feb. 11-Prcsident Cleveland nominated Nor
man j. ColnaD, Missouri, to be Secretary Of Ag
riculture.
Feb i3-Congress canvassed vote of Presiden-
tial Electors for President and Vice President
and declared result.
Feb. 2l-John e: Kenna reelected United
States Senator by West Virginia Legislature.
Feb. 22-President Cleveland approved bill
admitting into the Union the States Of North
and South Dakota. Washington and Montana
Of National Encampment Of Union Veteran
League in session at Altoona, Pa.
Feb 26-President Cleveland issued proclama-
tion conyening U. S. Senate in extraordinary
Mar John M. Thurston elected president
Of National League Of Republican clubs in
session in Baltimore.
adjourned sine die, and the Senate Of the Fifty
first Congress convened in special session -.
Benjamin Harrison took the oath Of ONCE and
was inaugurated President ofthe United States,
and Levi p. Morton as Vice President.
Mar 5-President Harrison appointed and the
U. S. Senate confirmed the Cabinet officers as
follows: Secretary Of State, James G. Blaine;
Proctor; Navy, Benjamin F. Tracy; Interior,
John w. Noble; Agriculture, jeremiah Rusk;
Postmaster General, John Wanamaker; Attor-
ney General W. H. H. Miller.
Mar G-PIohibitory amendment defeated in
Minnesota House-59 to 80
Mar 12-Massachusetts Legislature defeated
Legislature defeated bill to abolish capital
punishment Prohibition amendment defeat
ed in New Hampshire.
Mar. 1.-THE President nominated and Senate
confirmed J. s. Clarkson Iowa) to be First
Assistant PostmasterGeneral.
May e-Seventy-third annual meeting of
American Bible Society in New York City.
May CASA Matthews appointed First Comp
troller OF U. S Treasury.
May 10-Thirty fourth session Of Southern
Baptist Association at Memphis. Tenn.
May l4-Baptist Anniversary meetings begun
in Boston.
May 16-Semi-annual meeting Of Methodist
Episcopal Bishops at Delaware, o.. The gen.
eral assembly Of the Presbyterian church be-
gan its one hundred and first annual session in
New York City.
Mar. 1S-Jonathan Chace resigned as Q. S.
Senator from Rhode Island.
Mar. 19-Whitelaw Reid appointed by Presi-
dent Minister to Paris.
Mar. 27-President Harrison nominated Rob
ert T. Lincoln to be Minister to England: Murat
Halstead to Germany; Allen Thorndike Rice to
Russia; Patrick Egan to Chilli; Thomas Ryan to
Mexico; John Kicks to Peru; George B. Loring
to Portugal. The President issued proclama-
tion opening the Oklahoma lands to settlement
April -
Mar. 3O-Final rejection-25 to I9-by U. S.
Senate of nominGtiono Of Nurat Halsteadas Min
lister to Germany.