The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-11
POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS

| SotIAL AND
Jan. 2-United States Congress- convened
Jan. 1.-THE Presidential electors met il
their respective States and cast their votes TO
President and Vice President of the Unitet
States The following State Governors in
augurated Joseph Fifer, Illinois; a. p Hovey
Indiana; ID. Il. Francis, Missouri.
Jan. 15-National Dairy Fair Association
organized at Springfield III. United States
| 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 al
municipal elections defeated in Ohio House oi
| Representatives..
Jan. 2l-United States Senators chosen as
| follows: epublican-Illinos, S. M. Cullom
Kansas, p. B: Plum; Oregon, j: N: Dolph
North Carolina, M. ": Ransom: Texas, Rich
States Senate. =. Pennsylvania Legislature
adopted proposed prohibitory constitutional
| amendment.
Jan 23-Minnesota Legislature elected W.
| d. Washburne (Rep) United States Senator
and dTennessee Legislature elected l. G. Harris
! Jan. ai-Woman's National Suffrage Associa.
tion, In session in Washington, elected Eliza
| beth Cndy 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. e9-James II. 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-
riculture.
Feb. I3-Congress canvassed vote of Presiden.
tial Electors for President and Vice President
and declared result.
Feb. sl-John n Konna reelected United
States Senator by West Virginia Legislature.
Feb. 2-President Cleveland approved bill
admitting into the Union the States OF North
and South Dakota. Washington and Montana
-. General A. l.. Pierson chosen Commander
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
session March 4.
Mar. l-John M Thurston elected president
OF National Lengue of Republican clubs in
Mar. 4-Both Houses OF the Fiftieth Congress
adjourned sim die. and the Senate OF the Fifty
nrst Congress convened In special session
Benjamin Harrison took the oath OF ONCE and
was inaugurated President of the United States,
and Levi p: Morton as Vice President.
Mar. 5-PreSident Harrison appointed and the
follows: Secretary Of State, James G. Blaine:
Treasurer William Window; War, Redheid
John W. Noble; Agriculture, Jeremiah Rusk;
Postmaster General, John Wanamaker; Attor.
ney General, w. II. II. Miller.
Mar 7-Prohibitory amendment defeated in
Mar 10 Massachusetts Legislature defeated
Woman's Municipal suffrage bill Minnesota
punishment. j.. Prohibition amendment defeat
ed In New Hampshire.
Mar. 14-The President nominated and Senate
confirmed j. S. Clarkson Gowa) to be First
Assistant Postmaster General
May 9-Seyenty'third annual meeting of
American Bible Society In New York City.
May 9-Asa Matthews appointed Frst Comp
trollcr OF u. s.. Treasury.
May l0-Thirty fourth session OF Southern
Baptist Association ut Memphis, Tenn.
May i4-Baptist Anniversary meetings begun
In Boston.
May 16-Semi-annual meeting OF Methodist
Episcopal Bishops ut Delaware, o.. The gen
erai assembly OF the Presbyterian church be-
gan its one hundred and first annual session In
New York City.
Mar 1s-Jonathan Chace resigned as U. 8.
Senator from Rhode Island.
Mar. l9-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 u. Loring
70 Portugal. The President issued proclsma-
ticn opening the oklahorns lands to settlement.
April -. "
Mar. 50 Final retcction-s5 TO ip-by u. 8.
Senate a nominate moi Murat Hnisteads ss Nil.
lstcr " Germany.