The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10

Washington, D. C.-Some felix's may
think, from a hasty glance at the con.
tents Of their, wallets, that the sixty
fifth congress didn't do much for the
country except to carry out, the sug-
gestions of the president in connection
with the war. But the compendium,
just published by the government
printing Office shows that the late CON
gress was in session just 81 per cent
of the entire two years of it's exist
ence, and that it appropriated $751;
100000, 900, conducted 80 congressional
Investigations, and passed 48 public
resolutions, ,349 public laws and 48
private laws. During it's existence the
United States went to war, fought the
war, ended the war, and engaged in
the attempt to establish a league of
nations. @=.
Here are a few items in the list Of
notable dates" in this volume:
March Fl, INSTRUMENTATION by
the president, calling extra session.
April 2-President addressed con
gress.
April 6-House passed joint resolu-
ton declaring war to exist. Signed
by the president Immediately upon en-
rollment.
April 24-President signed bill au-
thorizing first issue of Liberty bonds
and providing loans for the allies.
May 15-Selective draft bill signed.
June 15-President signed. bill ap.
propriating 1921, 094, 541 for the mill
tary and naval establishments on &C.
count of wal expenses. Up to this
time this was the largest appropria-
ton act known in this or any other
country. It included $3.50, 900, 900 for
a government-owned merchant ma
rine.
June 15-Espionage bill signed.
August 10-Food survey and food
control bills signed.
October 6--President signed bill
providing military and naval family
allowance, compensation and insur-
ance.
December 7-Resolution declaring
war on Austria-Hungary adopted and
signed. ..,M.
Big Events Of 1918.
January 4, 1918-President Wilson
addressed congress on government
control of railroads during the war.
January S-President outlined to
congress his IA points of a possible
peace settlement.
March 2~1-President sig ned bill CIV
ing government full control Of rail-
roads and other transportation.
May 2O-Selective draft act amend
ed to cover men reaching their 21st
anniversary. So.
July 9-Reached high-water mark
in single appropriations, with signing
of bill giving $4,000, 000, 900 for sup
port Of army during. year ending July
/, 1919.
July 16-President signed bill plac-
ing telegraphs and telephones and ra-
dio communication under government
control.
August 31-Draft law extended to
cover all men between 10 and As years.
November 11-President announced
in address to congress that the war
had ended. and read the armistice
terms.
December &Congress met. Presi-
dent Wilson delivered a general ad-
dress and started for Paris.
February "a, 1919. - President re-
turning from France, signed $6,O00,-
000, 900 tax bill. -.
March 4-President signed wheat
price guaranty bill, carrying appro-
priation of $1,000. 600, 900. Congress
adjourned sine die. , ...
TEACHER EXPELLED FOR VIEWS.
Miss Alice Wood, teacher of Eng
lish in the Western high school here,
among whose pupils r numerous
children Of congressman and other
federal government officials, was re-
Gently suspended, without a hearing,
by the District board of education. It
was charged that she had told her
pupils that it would be more useful to
discuss the Russian revolution than
the politics of ancient Rome. The
board, in a circular letter, warned all
teachers against discussing Bolshe-
vism or the league of nations.
Federal Employees union No. 2, with
$4,000 local members, most Of them
heads of resident families, adopted
resolutions denouncing the board for
its attempt to prevent discussion Of
current history. The High School
Teachers union demanded a rehearing
Of the case. Protests against "convic-
ton without trial" have finally led the
board to concede that high school
teachers may henceforth say what
they like about the league Of nations,
or the Russian Bolsheviki, or the
Clemenceau ministry in France, or
anyone else prominent In the making
Of current history.
WOULD AVOID NEW TARIFF.
Representative George M. Young of
North Dakota, member OF the ways
and Means committee In the new
house. does not believe that the tariff