The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-12-31
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 it.
s+ Capitol IL building of West Virginia de-
Jan. 4-House passed bill to revive War
a; veto.
Jan. 8 President-elect Harding re-
signed as U. IS. senator from Ohio.
Jan. H-Congress set limit of regular
army at $4,000 men.
Jan. 1s-House decided it's membership
should not be increased; II states lose
| and eight gain representatives.
! Jan. 22-Soviet Russian Ambassador
Martens and his staff deported.
Jan. 24ESenate passed the packers reg
| is had no lawful right or power to pre-
side over trial of Victor Berger and 9th
er Socialists.
Feb. 5-President vetoed army reduction
resolution and house repassed it..
| FEB. TSenate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. 16-Senate passed emergency tar
Feb. 1s-Harding announced appoint
,ment of Charles E. Hughes as SECRETARY
;of state.
Feb. 21-H. M. Daugherty appointed at
!torney general by Harding, and Henry
St; e1e''nef named 0nder-se'retary of
Feb. 22-Harding completed his cabinet
by selecting Edwin DENLY for secretary
of the navy; Herbert Hoover, secretary
| tary of labor; Andrew Mellon, secretary
iof the treasury; John W. Weeks, secre-
tary Of war; Will Hays, postmaster gen.
eral; Henry G. Wallace, secretary of ag-
| lr1culture, and Albert B. Fall, secretary Of
| the interior.
Feb. 2S-senate adopted resolution re-
pealing wartime laws.
March S.President Wilson vetoed emer-
gency tariff bill.
| March Warren G. Harding inaugu-
rated President of the United States.
March ,11-Ohio National Guardsmen
'quen race riot at Springfield, Q.
March 26-Eighteen men indicted in Chi
.cago in connection, with baseball scan
| James c. Davis Of Iowa appointed d.
| 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 n-Congress met in extra session.
Telephone communication between Unit
| ed States and Cuba opened by Presidents
| Harding and MenOcal.
| U. s. Supreme court refused to review
convictions of Haywood and 70 other I.
April 12Immediate declaration by con-
gress of peace with Germany, complete
| rejection Of the League of Nations cove
nant, and ultimate ratification of such
parts of the Versailles treaty as involve
American rights and interests proposed
by President Harding in his message to
| congress.
April 14-George Harvey and Myron D.
Herrick nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France, respectively.
April 15-House passed emergency tar
if bill. T. :.
Frank White, North Dakota, appointed
| treasurer of United States.
| April 2-House passed emergency irnni-
: April 26-National budget bill passed by
senate. g-.a +
April 2s-House passed naval bill car
! rying $685., OO0,0 O0
April 30-senate adopted Knox resolu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
! May 2-U. S. Supreme court set aside
conviction of Senator Truman S. New
berry of Michigan and 16 others for al
legged violation of federal corrupt prac-
tees act, holding the act void.
| May 3-Senate passed immigration BILL
j May 5-House passed the budget bill.
/ May 10-House passed army appropria-
ton bill, reducing army to 10000.
May l1-senate passed the emergency
i May 13-House passed T1ncher 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
! Dor board.
Richard Washburn Child nominated am
bassador to Italy, and Dr.. Jacob Gould
Schurman minister to China.
! May 25-Senate adopted unanimously
i Borah disarmament amendment to naval
/! bill
Censorship Of press by Post Office de-
partment abolished.
/ May 31-Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla.
s. killed, many wounded; negro quarter
i of city burned.
/ June 1-Senate passed navy appropria.
ton bill carrying $494 ,00O, GOO.
June 2House passed meat packer con-
! troll bill.
! June ga. D. Lasker of Chicago ap-
g pointed chairman Of q. S. shipping board.
!. John Z. Adams of Iowa elected chair
man Republican national committee.
Senate passed army bill, providing for
army of 10000.
June Troy A. Haynes. Ohio. took OF.
fee as national prohibition commissioner,
# June 13-House adopted Porter resolu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria terminated.
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