Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31

world has moved ahead The past IL worthy OF
respect and n final raLing o; the ashes will nos
be ont Of place. Take ono more glance at the
events which day by day have been laid before
you in THIS STAR
The chief happenings of the year were:
/ A most tountifHl crop in America
.. The insurgcnt triumph in Chile
8. The death OF Parnell
T. The Naea incident in New Orleans.
& The Bering agreement
6. Completion OF reciprocity treaties.
THE removal OF prohibitions against Amer
lean cattle.
& Tho disastrous earthquake in Japan.
. Tho Presidents trip through :he soltn and
west
10 The Chinese anti-European riots
II. The meeting OF the Ecumcnical Mctho-
dist conference.
II. The famine in Russia.
IL The baecarat scandal in England
IA. The massacre OF American sailors in VAL
raraiso.
IS. Significant state elections.
MATTERS POLITICAL
In our own country the political cauidron
during the year has never ceased to bubble,
although at times the fuel has been light The
year witnessed the closing days of one Con-
gress and the beginning OF n new one widely
different in its politics from it's predecessor.
TIE ELECTION BILL
Most importan. of the measures considered
in the last months of the Fifty-first Congress
was the famous election or force bill. which
had passed the House during the previous year
and was considered by the Senate. The fight
in the Senate Was 4 fierce and bitter
one each side taking advantage OF
pnsslh'a .eelul-al parliamentary
point Ear.y in JGn1ary, by the aid oi several
republican votes. the election bill was dis
paced and the IiEancill bill taken up After
The haaEcL.l que tit had been disposed OF by
the passage OF ;IS free coinage bill a.
-saG the G;Et on tEe fCEEIcr Measure
vas rvsInUd AMI continued during the
r-o-2,G- Finally Inc AIGrICL closure reso.G-
t.~a ,sls broU.Ls Oh; and "-;er hard
struggle ietwu,i. the parties yas ma e the AZ
finished br-S.Gc-r- II lie meantime ine ciec-
t.Or !!i question aSi,atSd The entire country.
Art legislature after legislature ;Ooi. action lor
or asTiEs; tue proposed law rIEai-y Rear ;Ec
close OF JanrSry tEc closure resolution. vas MS
y.sCeG b. u vols "a -, 70 Il AMI the apuur.l1..-
raens bill taken y, ana. passed. Dur,,.S the -.
Insirsler OF the session frequent -Csnors c. IN
Irt=nt 20 take Up once MOre tile erection bal
were circulated. but nothing further vas .c-
foEphsted-
END 81 CONGRESS
be regular preparation J-i.s we-a passed
House a committee Investigated an alleged ST.
vsr pool. reporting that pool could be 10
ezted- AnotlI. { if.vasiisa,ing committee exon
~. 4 Commits 7ner '.adm from charges m,ie
against him. senator Henderson was elected
DR. .sinent pro ten. Of the senate. aid alter Il.
rs last hours Easing the long w;s.ed-fo- copy
rssat bill the Fifty HIST Congress adjourned
THIgD Parry.
4 The year has witnessed 10th a further Use
III an apparent decline Of the thi-d party
bvemen: among the farmers At the begin
nisg Of the year seemingly aiystIeing, The
'fplsndid crops Of the country caused Z marked
falling of from the new organization III tie re-
cent election In january Tep-e-e-, "a tivesfof
the National Farmers Alliance and o.
the Industrial Union lIet in - wash
ingtcn and arranged iCf a ccnfs!era-
ton of the organizations. n May Z
grand conference o. the dissatisfied was held
in Cincinnati and q rew parry formally organ
lied and Z platform adopted IN November
another farmers convention was neld IN III
dianapoliA
-uE ELrcI-oSs.
During the year there .lsye been held a num-
be- Of important state G.. lt.GTs. IInportau: IL
themselves and doubly important IN view Of
.he coming presidential campaign In Chicago
there was close igit tOr the rayoraity. il
winch two democratic tickets cut each Other
candidate vas elected IA hcntL-ky John
Brown vas elected SOvc-ICr by the usual GeI:.-
ocrutic majority. IN other o! The states the
eoatesrs were close ard exciting. l.. Ohio
patiicans. vaile GOV Campbell. democrat
stood for reelection The CAMPAIGN
VAS energetic on both sides. Join, debate be-
tweea the candidates being ,e,I.rre. IcKin-
ley WAS elected by large majority. In IOWA
Gov Boies. democrat. was elected over y C.
tshQefer IN \eTy Nor. the O.
between Roswell p Flower. Democrat. and J.
Sloat FasSett, Republican Fio;.c. Was elected
Gov Russell OF Massachusetts, was reelected
Pennsyivania- Kansas, Illinois and NcbsaSA..
went republican.
~ TH- STATS
Politics in the leg statues have also been Of
m active character aid many senators have
been elected IL Nebraska there was con
fusion over the eovcrnorship In January
Leland Stanford vas elected Senator from
California and In the same month Jones.
Arkansas, Cameron, Teller. Vance Vest
Mitchell and Plat were ali retained To the
Senate. while Dr. y. II Gallinger was elected
from New hanrpsAire Other Senator's were
elected in d short time. trOv- Hill from Sew
York. VOORHEES,. Indiana; squire. Washl. gtou;
H.nsbrough. North DakOta. Villas. NiscoIsii.:
PETER. Kansas; Jones. Nevada; /. II. Kyle.
Socth Dakota In February the Bennett
school law was repealed and idaho
the same month Charles Foster of Ohio was
usde .se<rsfarr OF the Treasury. while ex-
Senator taif uas appointed minister TO China.
Later IN the scar the Chinese government ex-
pressed an object;o1 TO receiving Senator Blair
and his nomination was Withdrawn
In NnIe5 tire iegisi@tur of Minnesota caused
eonsixerabie comment BY passing a bill Tor
bidding women froE, appearing in tights In
o. -nrne mo1th North Carolina res.istricted
H. state, and ON the l5sth ballot John NJ
Palner Vas elected Senator from Illinois. in
March c W. FELTON, was elected Senator from
! Criifornia, and the following mon tn
] SENATOR EiIuu7ds endcl lis long pub. ic
Twice By rezgning fFors the Senate Later
= de xpssrasr Of Vermont appointed Seerc-
~ Proctor TO the vacant senatorship, leavi <
= vseaaey In the eabioet which has recently
- Gied By tie aPpoin :;lst nj of Stephen
. 500 q West Virginia Another resignation
So he ssnxtc OCCURRED IN the sane
,.or1h thai of Ssna Tor Reagan. which vas
fIlo3 Sy The 'sppointT neat Of Horace Chiffon
- Hrrl. nls.. Nav H. wapah hire passed ~. 4 ,s-
xenI7sn bal3os iav Log enzo croaase was made
= ,ie1nnt seerefsry Of the treasury. EEos II
V~nsker. Urited Stsset treasurer and James
= T3srkson vas siecse q president Vt the Re-
pubheac Nstion-! L<ngElc.
In MAJ c2rsn.tses lnyesiigats the iIlIni-
<rnfisu cues ion wens u Europe and made in
1872 ~ rsxn- Of the tpreiyn countries In
~ ana month Scaaf y Call was reelected
- nrItstor By he lsyislat IRE OF florila- The
--~wuu~. hcu<xex rein, ID 20 sign The credco.