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Identifier: americafromdisco00boyd (find matches)
Title: America, from discovery in 1942 to the present time
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Boyd, James P(enny) (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Mansfield, Ohio, Estill & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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was obtained in both House andSenate for the admission of North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon-tana and Washington Territories as States, these being the bestequipped for statehood. The President signed this bill, but vetoedthe one which returned to the States the income tax collected fromthem during the civil war. The electoral count in Februaryshowed 233 votes for Harrison and Morton and 168 for Clevelandand Thurman. Complications in Samoa called for a measuredesigned to strengthen the hands of the President in maintainingAmerican rights in the Pacific. The Congress adjourned bylimitation on March 4, 1889, and on the same day Harrison andMorton were sworn into office. President Cleveland retired toprivate life, after giving a cautious and prudent administration,signalized more by patient attention to details and strong assertionof official prerogative, than by striking originality and compre-hensive grasp. He took up his residence in New York, wherehe engaged in the practice of the law.
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XXVIHARRISONS ADMINISTRATION. March 4, 1889—March 4, 1893.Benjamin Harrison, Ind., President. Levi P. Morton, N. Y., Vice-President. Congresses.Fifty-first Congress. Fifty-second Congress. Sessions.J I, December 2, 1889—\ 2, December i, 1890—f I, December 7, i8qi-12, December 5, 1892— ELECTORAL VOTE. Republican. Democrat. Benj. Harrison, Ind. Levi P. Grover Allen G. Morton, Cleveland, Thurman, N. Y. N. V. Ohio. 229 1413 7 534 36 233 304 534 36 233 304 10 7 6 3 4 12 13 8 10 7 6 3 4 12 13 8 Basis of States. 154,325. Votes. Alabama , 8 10 Arkansas 5 7 California 6 8 Colorado I 3 Connecticut 4 6 Delaware I 3 Florida 2 4 Georgia lo 12 Illinois 20 22 Indiana 13 15 Iowa II 13 Kansas 7 9 Kentucky 11 13 Louisiana 6 8 Maine 4 6 Maryland 6 8 Massachusetts 12 14 Michigan II 13 Minnesota 5 7 Mississippi 7 9 Missouri 14 16 Nebraska 3 5 Nevada i 3 New Hampshire.... 2 4 New Jersey 7 9 New York........ 34 36 North Carolina.... 9 11 Ohio 21 23 Oregon i 3 Pennsylvania .... 28 30 Rhode Island 2 4

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