Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-29
DOMESTIC

Jan. President Wilson sent Gen.
CroWder to confer with President Of Cuba
on conditions in the island
Jan. 3-President Wilson vetoed bill to
revive war FINANCE corporation and SEN
ate repassed 1t.
:. capitol apt building of West Virginia de-
Jan 4-House passed bill to revive War
veto,
Jan. s-President-elect Harding re-
signed as U. 8. senator from Ohio
Jan 17-Congress set limit of regular
army at 175, 600 men
Jan. 19-House decided Its membership
should not be increased; II states lose
and eight gain Representatives.
Jan. 22-Soviet Russian Ambassador
Martens and his staff deported.
Jan. 24-Senate passed the packers reg
is had no lawful right or power to pre-
side over trial of Victor Berger and 9TH
er Socialists
FEB. o-President vetoed army reduction
resolution and house repassed 1t.
Feb. 7-Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
FEB. 16-Senate passed emergency tar
if bill.
Feb. 1s-TIardlng announced appoint
ment Of Charles E. Hughes as secretary
Feb. 21-H. NJ. Daugherty appointed at
= H>AAANASSA
Feb. 22-Harding completed his cabinet
by selecting Edwin DENLY for secretary
Of the navy; Herbert Hoover. secretary
Of commerce, and James j. Davis Isl s e.ss
tary Of labor; Andrew Mellon, secretary
OF the treasury: John w. Weeks, secre-
a aaryI q }5o war WI Hays. postmaster gen.
efal: Henry G. Wallace. secretary of ag-
riculture, and Albert B. Fail, secretary Of
the interior.
Feb. 2s-senate adopted resolution re-
pealng wartime laws.
March 3-President Wilson vetoed emer-
gency tariff bill.
March 4-Warren G. Harding inaugu-
rated President of the United States
March l-Ohio National Guardsmen
quell race riot at Springfield, o.
March 26-Eighteen men indicted in Chi
cago in connection with baseball scan
dali
rector general of railways.
March 2S-Supreme court held profits
from sale of corporate stock and bonds
and capital assets are taxable as income
April 11-Congress met in extra session
Telephone communicat ton between Unit
ed States and CUBA opened by Presidents
Harding and Menocal
u. 5. Supreme court refused to review
w. VS.
April l2-Immediate declaration by con-
gress of peace with Germany, complete
rejection of the League Of Nations cove
parts Of the Versailles treaty as involve
American rights and interests proposed
by President Harding in his message to
congress.
April l4-George Harvey and Myron D.
Herrick nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France, respectively.
April 15--House passed emergency tar
If bill.
Frank White, North Dakota, appointed
treasurer of United States.
April 2--House passed emergency immi-
grafton bill.
April 26-National budget bill passed by
senate.
April 2s-House passed naval bill car
rying 1886, 100000
April s0-senate adopted Knox resolu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria at an end.
May 2-U. s. Supreme court set aside
conviction of Senator Truman S. New
berry of Michigan and 1e others for al
legged violation of federal corrupt prac-
tees act, holding the act void.
May 3-Senate passed immigration bill
May 5-House passed the budget bill.
ton bill, reducing army to 10000
May 11-Senate passed the emergency
tariff blk
May 13--House passed Tincher bill to
| regulate dealings in grain futures.
| Gen. Pershing made chief of staff of
| army.
May 17-General reduction of all railway
| wages decided on by federal railway la
| DOT DodTu.
Richard Washburn Child nominated am
| basgador to Italy. and DR.. Jacob Gould
| Schurman minister to China.
May 25-Senate adopted unanimously
Borah disarmament amendment to naval
| bill
Censorship Of press by Post Office de-
| partment abolished.
May 3l-Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla.
IS killed. many wounded; negro quarter
| of city burned.
June l-senate passed navy appropria-
| ton bill carrying $49i,00o,000.
June 2-House passed meat packer con
senate passed 100000 farm loan bill.
June S--A. d. I.asker of Chicago APP
pointed chairman of U. S. shipping board
John T. Adams of Iowa elected CHAR
| man Republican national committee.
Senate passed army BILL providing for
| army of 10000
June l1-Roy A. Haynes, Ohio, took Of
| flee as national prohibition commissioner
June BLOUSE adopted Porter resoiu-
| ton declaring war with Germany and
| Austria terminated
June 11-Senate passed meat packer con-