Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-09

Jan 14-The Presidential electors met in
President and Vice President ' Of the Uni United
States. -. The following State Governors in
augurated: Joseph Fifer Illinois A. p Hovey,
Jan. 15-Nationai Dairy Fair Association
organized at Springfield. M. United States
Senators elected as follows: Colorado, =: O..
w. p. Frye; Michigan, James Mcmillan; Ne
braska, C. F. Manderson-anR Republicans.
Jan. 18-Bill to give women right to vote at
municipal elections defeated in Ohio House of
Representatives.
Jan 21-United States Senators chosen as
follows: Republican-nlinois, S. NJ. Cullom
Kansas, P. B. Plum; Oregon, j. N. Dolph !;
States Senate . Pennsylvania Legislature
adopted proposed prohibitory constitutional
Jan. s3-Minnesota Legislature elected w.
D: Washburne CRep2 United States Senator.
Jan. S4-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-
criminals by electricity after january /, 1890.
Jan. 29-JameS h. Berry (Dem) elected
United States Senator by Arkansas Legisla-
Feb 11-President Cleveland nominated Nor
man j. Colman, Missouri, to be Secretary OF Ag-
Feb l1Congress canvassed vote of Presiden-
tial Electors for President and Vice President
Feb. s1NJohn E. Kenna reelected United
States Senator by West Virginia Legislature
Feb. 2a-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 ut Altoona. Pa
Feb 26-President Cleveland issued proclama-
ton converting q. S. Senate in extraordinary
session March T.
Mar. John M Thurston elected president
Of National League Of Republican clubs in
ci<rv1i IN
Mar. Both Houses of the Fiftieth Congress
adjourned sine die, and the Senate OF the Fifty
Benjamin Harrison took the oath of ONCE and
was inaugurated President of the United States,
Mar. 5-Presfdent Harrison appointed and the
q. S. Senate confirmed the Cabinet officers as
Vivian q Windom War Reesd
Proctor; Navy, Benjamin F. Tracy; Interior,
John W. Noble; Agriculture, jeremiah Rusk
ney-General W. H a. Miller
Mar. z--Prohibitory amendment defeated in
Mar. 12-Massachusetts Legislature defeated
Woman's Municipal suffrage bill Minnesota
punishment Prohibition amendment defeat
Mar 1.-THE President nominated and Senate
confirmed J. s. Garrison Qowa) to be First
Assistant Postmaster General
May SSsyenty-thi annual m1 1o1 meeting OF
May ASA Matthews appointed First Comp
troller Of U; S: Treasury
may SCoS!on III 0O6sACk =
Baptist Association at Memphis. Tenn.
May 14-Baptist Anniversary meetings begun
in Boston.
May l6-Semiannual 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 Is-Jonathan Chace resigned as U. S.
Senator from Rhode Island
Mar. Ie-Whitelaw Reid appointed by Presi-
dent Minister to Paris
Mar 2zPresident Harrison nominated Rob
ert T. Lincoln to be Minister to England; Murat
Haistead 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. 3o-Ffnal rejection-25 to to-by q. s.
lister TO Germany.