Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS.

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 Fifer, Illinois; A. p. Hovey,
Indiana; d. X. Francis, Missouri.
Jan. 15-National Dairy Fair Association
organized at Springfield, Ill. United States
Senators elected as follows: Colorado, f. o.
Wolcott; Delaware, Anthony Higgins; Maine,
| w. p. Frye; Michigan, James Mcmillan; Ne
| braska c. F. Manderson-all Republicans
Jan. 1S-Bill to give women right TO vote at
municipal elections defeated in Ohio House Of
| Representatives.
! Jan. 2l-United States Senators chosen as
! follows: Observation-Disclosures, S. NJ Cullom;
Kansas, p. B. Plum; Oregon, J. n. Dolph
| Democratic-New Jersey, j. r. Mcpherson
North Carolina, NJ. W. ransom: Texas. Rich
| ard Coke Tariff bill passed the United
| States Senate. Pennsylvania Legislature
adopted proposed prohibitory constitutional
| amendment.
Jan. 23-Minnesota Legislature elected w
| d. WaShburne (Rep) United States Senator,
andTennessee Legislature elected 1. C. 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 l, 1890.
| Jan. 29-James H. Berry DEM elected
United States Senator by Arkansas Legisla
| ture.
Feb. 11-President Cleveland nominated Nor
man J. COlman, Missouri, to be Secretary OF Ag-
| Feb. I3-Congress canvassed vote of Presiden-
| tial Electors for President and Vice President
| and declared result.
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
go. General a. L. PiersOn chosen Commander
of National Encampment of Union Veteran
League in session at Altoona, Pa.
Feb 26-President Cleveland issued proclama-
ton converting U. S. Senate in extraordinary
session March 4.
Mar John NJ Thurston elected president
Of National League Of Republican clubs in
session in Baltimore.
Mar. EBoth Houses Of the Fiftieth Congress
adjourned sins die and the Senate Of the Fifty
first Congress convened in special session -.
Benjamin Harrison took the oath Of office and
was inaugurated President of the United States,
and Levi P. Morton as ice-President.
Mar 5-President Harrison appointed and the
U. S Senate confirmed the Cabinet officers as
follows: Secretary of State, James g. Blaine;
Treasurer, William Window; War, Redteld
John w. Noble; Agriculture, jeremiah Rusk;
Postmaster General, John Wanamaker; Attor-
ney- General, w. H. H. Miller.
Mar. 7-Prohibitory amendment defeated in
Minnesota HOuse-59 to 80.
Mar. 12-Massachusetts Legislature defeated
Woman's Municipal suffrage bill. Minnesota
Legislature defeated bill to abolish capital
punishment. e. Prohibition amendment defeat |
ed in New Hampshire.
Mar. 1.-THE President nominated and Senate |
confirmed ]. S. Clarkson Qowa) TO be First |
Assistant Postmaster-General-
May 9-Seventy-third annual meeting Of
American Bible Society in New York City.
May CASA Matthews appointed First Comp |
troller of U. s. Treasury. |
May 1O-Thirty fourth session Of Southern |
Baptist Association at Memphis, Tenn
May 14-BaptiSt Anniversary meetings begun |
in Boston.
May 16-Semi-annusl 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. ls-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 Chill; Thomas Ryan to
Mexico; John Hicks to Peru; George B. Loring
to Portugal. The President issued proclama-
ton opening the Oklahoma lands to settlement
April y.
Mar. 30-Final rejection-e5 to i9-by Z. s.
Senate Of nomination Of Murat Halsteada as Min
lister to Germany.