Chester Arthur's presidency

By steven irk

  • Death of Jame Garfield

    James garfield had beeen shot. He had lived for a time after. Then he died of the injuries on september 19th 1881

  • Chester A. Arthur

    then on sep 20th they had sworn in chester a arthur as the new presidents

  • Congress passes the Edmunds Act

    which excludes bigamists and polygamists from voting and holding office, and establishes a five-man "Utah commission" to supervise voting in the territory of Utah.

  • Chester's Problem

    In early October 1882, Brode Herndon, Arthur's physician, writes in his private diary, "The President sick in body and soul." Arthur had been diagnosed that year with Bright's disease, a fatal kidney ailment; his health will deteriorate rapidly while being kept secret from the general public.

  • The President vetoes the River and Harbor Act

    a pork-barrel piece of legislation that Arthur claimed would benefit only "particular localities;" Congress overrides the veto and passes the legislation the next day.

  • The pendleton act

    banned salary kickbacks, apportioned federal appointments among the states, and ruled that new employees must begin their service at the bottom of the career ladder, advancing only by merit exams. Congress passes the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. The bill establishes a three-man Civil Service Commission and specifies rules for filling federal government positions according to a merit system. The number of Civil Service positions affected by the bill would later be expanded.

  • Congress passes the so-called "Mongrel" Tariff Act

    a complex tariff revision that reduces rates on various items by less than 2 percent; Arthur had lobbied Congress for a 20 to 25 percent cut on all items. The act establishes the Republicans as the party in favor of higher protective tariffs.

  • Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.

    President Arthur and New York Governor Grover Cleveland attend the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.

  • Arthur's proclamation

    Arthur issues a proclamation warning people not to settle on Oklahoma lands.

  • National Convention meets in Chicago

    july 11, 1884 , The Democratic National Convention meets in Chicago, nominating Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks for President and vice president, respectively.

  • at the 1884 Republican nominating convention in Chicago

    Arthur lost his bid for his party's nomination to Blaine on the fourth ballot. No President ever came to power who was better equipped to handle the management of a federal bureaucracy than Chester Arthur.

  • Washington Monument

    The Washington Monument is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

  • The next election

    in 1885, chester A. Arthur came out of presidency and the new election had begun. And Grover cleveland is inaugurated.