<Ul> <Li> Introduced in the Senate as S. 133 by George H. Pendleton (D - OH) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on December 27, 1882 (39--5) </Li> <Li> Passed the House on January 4, 1883 (155--46) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1883 </Li> </Ul> <Li> Introduced in the Senate as S. 133 by George H. Pendleton (D - OH) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on December 27, 1882 (39--5) </Li> <Li> Passed the House on January 4, 1883 (155--46) </Li>

What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the pendleton act (1883)