Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
POLITICAL


Jan. I.-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. 2-House passed antichild labor
Feb. 4-senate passed bill for indepen-
dence OF Philippines in to 4 years
Feb. 9-Senate passed house resolution
making available $500 600 for re-equipping
Mare Island and New York navy yards
and house bill increasing by 800 the en-
trance class at naval academy.
Feb i0-Secretary Of War Garrison and
Assistant Secretary Breckinridge re-
Feb. &c T. Marye. ambassador to
Russia. resigned.
Feb. is.-senate ratified Nicaraguan
Feb. S.-Haitian treaty ratified by SEN
a4 March s.-J. 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-
March S0-House passed immigration
bill with nteracy test clause.
April 11.-House passed sSS.oO0,Oo0 rivers
al April is.-senate passed army reorgani-
A' April 9i.-Japanese ambassador protested
to President Wilson against oriental ex-
cIusion clause of immigration bill.
April 2a.-Senate passed house bill re-
peaiing free sugar law.
April 25.-Henry Morgenthau resigned as
ambassador to Turkey.
April 30.-Socialist Labor party nomi-
mated Arthur E.. Reimer of Boston for
president and Caleb Harrison of Chicago
for vice president.
May l-House rejected bill pledging
withdrawal from Philippines within def
May 15.-Senate rejected nomination of
G. Rublee of N. II. as member federal
trade commission.
May T.-Senate passed army bill.
House passed S5l.O00.000 flood control bill
purchase bill
House passed army bill
May 29.-Senate passed rivers and har-
June Louis D. Brandels confirmed as
associate justice of Supreme court
June 2-House passed naval approprta-
ton bin
June 7-Republican and Progressive ma
tonal conventions opened in Chicago.
June 10.-Charles Evans Hughes nomi-
mated for president by Republican con-
vention.
June 10.-Theodore Roosevelt nominated
by ProgressiveS
June H-Democratfc convention opened
at St Louis.
mated by Democrats.
June 26.-Roosevelt declined Progressive
nomination and Progressive national com
mite Endorsed candidacy of Hughes.
June 27.-Senate passed sundry civil. good
roads and pension bills. carrying total of
june 27.-w. r. Wilcox made chairman
Of Republican national committee.
June &.-House voted ST 900 for i'm
mediate use of army. and passed good
roads bill
July toulouse passed emergency rev.
enue bill.
July 12.-senate passed agricultural bill
carrying S24O00,00D
July l3.-Judge J. H Clarke of Ohio
nominated for associate justice U. s. Su-
preme court
July I5.-Congressman Hay of Virginia
nominated associate justice U. S. court of
claims.
July ls.-Abram Elkus nominated as am
bassador to Turkey.
July l9-Prohibition national cow ntion
opened in St Paul MINI.
July 2i.-senate passed navy bill pro-
viding for 157 vessels.
Prohibitionists nominated J. Frank Han
~ for president and Ira D. Landrith for
vice president.
July 27,aseTnate passed army bill car
Aug. s.-Child labor bill passed by SEN
ate
Aug. 15.-House passed big navy bill
Aug. l6.-Senate passed bill promising in
dependence to Philippines when Filipinos
are fit for self-goV eminent
Aug. l3.-President Wilson vetoed army
Senate passed shipping purchase BILL
Aug. lS.-Federal workmens compensa-
tion act passed by senate.
Aug. 25.-House accepted senate amend
ments TO army bill
Sept. 5.-Senate passed emergency rev
enue bill with reprisai provisions against
British blacklist.
Sept T.-Senate ratified treaty for pur-
chase of Danish West Indies
Sept. S.-Congress adjourned.
Sept. I2.-Repubiicans won in Maine
election.
Nov, Wilson and Marshall reelected
president and vice president of u S.
Nov W.-Count Tarnowsky named Aus
/ TRAN ambassador to u. S.
Dec. 4-Congress began short session.
DR. Henry Van Dyke. American amhas-
sador to the Netherlands: T. A. Thomp-
| son minister to Colombia and w H
| Hornibrook, minister TO Siam. resigned
Dec. 5.-President Wilson read his mes
| sage 10 congress
| Dec, H-Senate passed immigration hill
with hteracy test clause.