. A junior class history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States .. . nion of Colo-rado, hence called the Cen-tennial State ; and the twen-ty-third presidential election. 18. Hayes Declared Pres-ident. — The result of theelection was for several months in doubt, the votes being nearly equally divided. Thedispute, in consequence, was very exciting ; but the voteswere finally counted, and Eutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio,was declared to be the President elect. His inaugurationtook place on the 5th of March, 1877, the 4th bei
. A junior class history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States .. . nion of Colo-rado, hence called the Cen-tennial State ; and the twen-ty-third presidential election. 18. Hayes Declared Pres-ident. — The result of theelection was for several months in doubt, the votes being nearly equally divided. Thedispute, in consequence, was very exciting ; but the voteswere finally counted, and Eutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio,was declared to be the President elect. His inaugurationtook place on the 5th of March, 1877, the 4th being Sunday. ig. Fishery Question The question as to the right of the people of the United States to fish off the coast ofNewfoundland, and in other British-Amerid^ffl waters, hadlong been in dispute. This privilege, which the Britishhad conceded at the close of the Revolution (see p. 172, 17. What other important events occurred in 1876 ? 18. What can you state ofthe election ? Who became President ? Who Vice-president ? (See Table of Presi-dents and Vice-presidents.) When was Hayes inaugurated ? 19. Give an accountof the fishery KUTHERFORD B. HAYES 1880] GARFIELDS ADMINISTRATION 383 ^ 57), they claimed had been annulled by the war of dispute Avas now (1877) brought to a terminationby a grant of the right claimed, for a period of twelveyears, for which the United States paid the sum of15,500,000. 20. Chinese Immigration.—In California and otherparts of the West, a strong feeling of alarm had for sometime been manifested at the rapidly increasing number ofChinese immigrants, and the effect of this vast influxof foreign laborers upon the interests of a large and indus-trious class of the native people ; since the practical ten-dency was seen to be to reduce the wages of labor, andthus to deprive American workmen of employment exceptat starvation rates. Commissioners sent to China suc-ceeded in arranging a treaty by wliich emigration fromthat country to the U
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