The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-29
POLITICAL

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 D. Brandeis for Supreme court
Feb. a.-House passed antichild labor
bill.
FEB. 4-Senate passed bill for indepen-
dence Of Philippines in to years.
Feb 9.-Senate passed house resolution
making available $500. 900 for re-equipping
and house bill increasing by sec the en-
Feb 10.-Secretary of War Garrison and
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge re-
signed.
Russia, resigned.
Feb. 1S.-Senate ratified Nicaraguan
canal route treaty
Feb. 2S.-Haitian treaty ratified by SEN
March 81. H. Shea of Seymour, Ind.
nominated ambassador to Chile.
March 6.-Newton D. Baker of Cleye-
land appointed secretary of war.
March 22.-House passed Hay army re-
organization bill.
bill with literacy test clause.
April n.-Honse passed sss.ooo,oOo rivers
April is;-senate passed army reorgani-
April 2i.-Japanese ambassador protested
to President Wilson against oriental ex-
CllSiOn clause OF Immigration OIL.
April 22.-Senate passed house bill re-
peaiing free sugar law.
April 25.-Henry Morgenthau resigned as
a anriI s 20 Labor partv nom,
mated Arthur E. Reimer of Boston for
president and Caleb Harrison of Chicago
for vice president
May 1-House rejected bill pledgins
withdrawal from Philippines within def
mite time.
May 15-Senate rejected nomination OF
q nf n fnH
trade commission.
May 17.-Senate passed army bill.
House passed $4,000 600 flood control bill.
May a.-House passed $5O,OO0.OoO ship
purchase bill.
House passed army bill.
May @.-Senate passed rivers and har-
June Louis D. Brandeis confirmed as
associate Justice of Supreme court.
June 2-House passed naval appropria-
June 7.-Republican and Progressive ma
tional conventions opened in Chicago
June 10.-Charles Evans Hughes nomi
mated for president by Republican con-
June 1o-Theodore Roosevelt nominated
by Progressive
June 14-DemocratIc convention opened
at ST. Louis.
June 15..Wilson and Marshall renomi-
mated by Democrats.
June 26-Roosevelt declined Progressive
nomination and Progressive national com
mite indorsed candidacy Of Hughes.
June N.-Senate passed sundry civil, good
TO-. r"ad Is and pension bills. carrying total of
June 27.-w. R. Wilcox made chairman
of Republican national committee.
June S.-House voted s27 100000 for i'm
mediate use of army. and passed good
roads bill
July 1o.-House passed emergency rev.
July 12--senate passed agricultural bill.
carrying $4,000, 600
July 13.-Judge J. H. Clarke of Ohio
nominated for associate justice U. S. Su-
July 15.-Congressman Hay of Virginia
nominated associate justice U. s. court of
claims.
July ls.-Abram Elkus nominated as am
July 19.-Prohibition national convention
opened in St Paul. MINI.
July H-Senate passed navy bill pro-
viding for 157 vessels.
Prohibitionists nominated ]. Frank Han
ly for president and Ira D. Landrith for
vice president.
July N-Senate passed army bill car
rying s313.970,447
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 fit for self-government.
Aug. B-President Wilson vetoed army
bill
Senate passed shipping purchase bill
Aug. 19.-Federal workmen's compensa
ton act passed by senate.
Aug. Is House accepted senate amend
ments to army bill.
Sept 5.-Senate passed emergency rev.
enue bill with reprisal provisions against
British blacklist
Sept. SENATE ratified treaty for pur-
chase of Danish West Indies.
Sept. S-Congress adjourned.
Sept 2.-Republicans won in Maine
election.
Nov. 7.-Wilson and Marshall reelected
president and vice president of U. S.
4 no cd Ayre-
TRAN ambassador to u. S.
Dec. 4.-Congress began short session.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke. American ambas-
sador to the Netherlands; T. A. Thomp-
son. minister to Colombia, and W. H
Hornibrook, minister to Siam, resigned
Dec 5.-Presdent Wilson read his mes
sage to congress.
Dec. 4.-Senate passed immigration bill
with Hteracy test clause.