The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-28

4.-Congress reassembled.


Jan. n-Progressive national committee
called convention for June in Chicago.
Jan. 23.-National Prohibition convention
called for July 10 in St Paul
Jan 25-President Wilson nominated
Louis ID. Brandeis for Supreme court
justice.
bill.
FEB. 4.-senate passed bill for indepsn-
dence OF Philippines in 2 to years.
FEB. 9.-Senate passed house resolution
Mare Island and New York navy yards
and house bill increasing by 800 the en-
trance class at naval academy.
Feb. 1O.-Secretary of War Garrison and
Assistant Secretary Breckinridge re-
FEB, 15.-G. r. Marye. ambassador to
Feb is-senate ratified Nicaraguan
FEB. 2S.-Hatian treaty ratified by SEN
March al. H. Shea of Seymour. Ind.
nominated ambassador to Chile.
March 6.-Newton D. Baker of Cleve-
land appointed secretary of war
March 22,-House passed Hay army re-
organization bill.
bill with literacy test clause.
April 1-House passed $39,OOOO 900 rivers
and harbors bill.
April 10-Senate passed army reorgani-
AnriI .. 2i.--Japanese ambassador protested
TO President Wilson against oriental eX-
cIusion clause Of immigration bill
April 22.-Senate passed house bill re-
pealing free sugar law.
April 25.-Henry Morgenthau resigned as
ambassador 10 Turkey.
April 30.-Soctalist Labor party nomi-
mated Arthur E. Reimer of Boston for
president and Caleb Harrison of Chicago
for vice president
MAY I.-House rejected bill pledging
withdrawal from Philippines within def
mite time
May 15.-Senate rejected nomination of
G. Rublee of N. H. as member federal
trade commission.
May I7-Senate passed army bill
House passed S51, 900 900 flood control bill.
May D.-House passed S5O.0O0,0O0 ship
purchase bill
House passed army bill
May 29-Senate passed rivers and har-
bors bill.
June Louis D. Brandeis confirmed as
associate justice of Supreme court.
June 2-House passed naval appropria-
ton bill
June 7.-Republican and Progressive ma
tional conventions opened in Chicago.
June N-Charles Evans Hughes nOmi-
vention.
June lO-Theodore Roosevelt nominated
by PrOgTessiveS
June H.-Democratic convention opened
at ST. Louis.
June l5.-Wilson and Marshall renomi-
mated by Democrats.
June SO.-FNOOSeNelt 0eCnneO Progressive
nomination and Progressive national COM
mite indorsed candidacy of Hughes.
June 27.-Senate passed sundry civil, good
roads and pension bills, carrying total of
June CIV. p Wilcox made chairman
Of Republican national committee
June &.-House voted $4,000 900 for i'm
mediate use Of army. and passed good
July lo.-House passed emergency rev.
enue bill
July l2.-senate passed agricultural bill,
July 13.-Judge ]. H. Clarke of Ohio
nominated for associate Justice u S. Su-
preme court
July 15.--Congressman Hay of Virginia
claims.
July 1S.-Abram Elkus nominated as am
bassador TO Turkey.
July 1S.-Prohibition national convention
opened in st. Paul. MINI.
July 21.-Senate passed navy bill pro-
Viding for 157 vessels.
Prohibitionists nominated J. Frank Han
ly for president and Ira D. Landrith for
July 2L-Senate passed army bill car
Aug s.-Child labor bill passed by SEN
ate.
Aug. 15.-House passed big navy bill.
Aug. 16.-Senate passed bill promising in
dependence to Philippines when Filipinos
are mt for Self-government
Aug. 1.-President Wilson vetoed army
bill
Senate passed shipping purchase bill.
Aug. l9-Federal workmen's compensa-
ton act passed by senate.
Aug. S.-House accepted senate amend
nnents to army bill
Sept 5.-Senate passed emergency rev.
enue Dill with reprisal provisions against
British blacklist
Sept 7.-Senate ratified treaty for pur-
chase of Danish West Indies.
Sept S-CongTess adjourned
Sept R-Republicans won in Maine
election
Nov. 7.-Wilson and Marshall reelected
president and vice president of U. S.
Nov O.-COunt Tarnowsky named Aus
trian ambassador to u S.
Dec 4-Congress began short session.
DR. Henry Van Dyke, American ambas-
sador TO the Netherlands; 7. A. Thomp-
son, minister, to Colombia and w H
HornibrOok, minister TO Siam. resigned
Dec. 5.-President Wilson read his mes
sage to congress.
dec. H--Senate passed immigration bill
With hteracy test clause.