Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-02
THE YEAR 1890.
A Glance at Its Most Important Events
In ,hi- Couu,r, md roreiru Couurri,-.

from great commissions Of nature, as it has
been from the overturn of established gov.
eruments With the exception Of the Chi
nese floods which are of almost annual oc-
rurrence there has been no event causing
loss of human life at all comparable with
the Johnstown disaster Of MAY 1889 a
severe blizzard swept over portions Of Kan
sas Missouri aud Nebraska m January,
causing loss of life and much suffering In
April occurred the floods on the lower Mis-
sssippi which were of unusual extent In
the same month occurred the destructive
cyclone in Louisville. Ky. In August came
a tremendous natural gas explosion in lndi-
ana which tore Up acres Of ground These
were the most important events Of their
kind which have occurred In the United
States
In events connected with our political
relations with foreign countries may he
named the Samoan treaty negotiated be-
tween Germany and the United States IN
1889 and ratified 10y the Senate early this
year lu February the Senate confirmed
the new extradItiou treaty with Great
Britain which added nine crimes % the list
of extraditahle offences mansiaughter,
counterieirug. embezzement, fraud 10y
agent or corporation officer, perjury. rape
abduction and kidnapping, burglary piracy,
and several crimes ON the high seas This
treaty destroys Canada as an asylum for
emhezzlers aud defaulters from the United
States
An event of great Importance to all the
countries of the American hemisphere was
the Pau-Americau Congress. which, begin
ming its sessions ia November. 1889, closed
them iu April agreeing upon numerous
recommendations tending To promote the
prosperity of the countries interested and
TO improve and maintain the good feeling
already existing between them.
The Congress of the United States was
In session from the beginning of the year
unit. Octuher The contest IN the early
part of the year between Speaker Reed and
the minority which ended by establishing
the principle that a minority of members
cannot obstruct business 10y remaining Ia
their seat, and doggedlv refusing to vote
was memorable one The most important
business of the session was the enactment
of the new tariff law This measure pass
ed the house on the 2lst Of MAY 1t was
reported to the Senate on the 18th Of June,
passed that body September 10, and went
TO conference committee The amend
ments agreed upon by the committee were
concurred in hy both houses and the meas
IRE received President Harrison : annroval
October The feature of the new tariff
which affects the people most intimately is
that admitting all sugar Nh 70 No. 16 Dutch
standard free of duty, and providing a
bounty of one and three-fourths TO two
cents a pound upon all sugar Of home pro
ducuou, maple sugar included The re
ductiou in revenue contaminated nv the hill
amounts 10 $50 600 900 in customs and $40 e.
600 600 IN internal revenue
Next in Importance to the new tariff bill
is the Federal elections hin which passed
the House .JuIy by a vote of 1lj To 14g
and is now under discussion IN the Senate
Bills of leading Importance enacted during
the present Congress are the depepdeut and
disability pension hill the antitrust bin
ana the hin forbid3iug the Iopisians lot
terv company the USE. of the United States
mail
An event which produced "A temporary
sensation tbrourbout the country was the
'.oririnal package" decision of the suprene
court the effect Of which was nromptly
neutraIized hy the massage of a law bv Con
gress giving To each state the absolute nov
err To- control the hnuor traffic within It's
own torders
Steady progress has been made in the
construction If opr new nav and under
Secretary proctor's business-iike admins.
trstiop marked uroe,r.ss hos baar made II,
the management and efficiency If the army
The result of the November elections i,
which several strong Republican state.
elected Democratic governors. and in which
the nr4sent Repubhcan majority in the ma
tiou4l Hou.4 Of Representatives was cor,
verted into Democratic majority of 13l
vicrori,ps Democrats as IN the vanon,sbe,
Renublicars
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