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New York did not conduct a census in 1885 because its Governor David B. Hill refused to support the proposed census due to its extravagance and cost. [16] [17] Governor Hill objected to the idea of spending so much state money on a state census that was as extravagant as the 1880 U.S. Census. [16] [17]
The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by the legislature on May 25, 1861. The design was submitted by Senator John James Ingalls. He also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera", which means "to the stars through difficulty". Kansas became the 34th state admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861.
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1922 and 1927: legal battles Kansas against the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in their expulsion from the state. 1925: Flag of Kansas designed by Hazel Avery. [4] 1928: Charles Curtis of Topeka, first Native American to be elected as Vice-President of United States [5] 1927: flag officially adopted by the Kansas State Legislature.
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November 25 – Thomas A. Hendricks, 21st vice president of the United States from March to November 1885 (born 1819) December 8 – William Henry Vanderbilt, entrepreneur (born 1821) December 21 – George S Patton, General (born 1885) December 13 – Benjamin Gratz Brown, politician (born 1826)
Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Kansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1854 to 1861. These are tables of congressional delegations from Kansas to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.