The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
DOMESTIC

| Jan. l-President Wilson sent Gen.
| Crowder to confer with President OF Cuba
| on conditions in the Island.
| Jan. 3-PresiGent Wilson vetoed bill to
revive War Finance corporation and SEN
| ate repassed it,
Capitol building of West Virginia de-
| stroyed by fire.
Jan. 4-House passed bill to revive War
| Finance corporation. over Presidents
| veto
Jan. 9-President-elect Harding re-
signed as U. $. senator from Ohio.
Jan. l'-Congress set limit OF regular
army at l15,v0 men.
Jan. l9-House decided its membership
should not be increased. II states lose
and eight gain representatives..
| Jan. 22-Soviet Russian Ambassador"
Martens ana his stan deported
Jan. 2ESenate passed the packers reg
| ulation bill.
Jan. 3l-Supreme court held Judge Land
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 1t.
FEB. Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. l6-Senate passed emergency tar
| if bill.
Feb. l9-Harding announced appoint
ment of Charles K. Hughes as secretary
Feb. 21-H. NJ. Daugherty appointed at
torney general by Harding. and Henry
p. Fletcher named under-secretary 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
| Of the treasury; John w. Weeks. secre-
| tary of war: win Hays. postmaster gem
eral: Henry c. Wallace. secretary of ag-
| riculture. and Albert z. Fall. secretary of
| the interior.
Feb. 2s-Senate adopted resolution re-
| pealing wartime laws.
March 3-President Wilson vetoed emer-
| gency tariff bill.
| March 4-Warren G. Harding inaugu-
rated President of the United States.
| March ll-Ohio National Guardsmen
quell race riot at Springfield. o.
! March 26-Eighteen men indicted in Chi
| cago in connection with baseball scan
| dal
James C. Davis OF Iowa appointed di-
| rector general Of railways.
March 8-Supreme court held profits
| from sale OF corporate stock and bonds
| and capital assets are taxable as income
| April ll-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 l.
April I2-Immediate 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
April H-George Harvey and Myron d.
Herrick nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France. respectively.
if Abrii bill. -'f'US0 pASS9' emergency TAR
Frank White. North Dakota. appointed
treasurer of United States.
April 2-House passed emergency imml-
grafton bill.
April 26-National budget bill passed by
senate.
April 2S-House passed naval bill car
| rying S3g6. .DDOD
April s1-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-
tices act. holding the act void.
| May 3-Senate passed immigration bill.
May 5-House passed the budget bill.
| May l0-House passed army appropria- l.
ton bill. reducing army to 10000.
May ll-Senate passed the emergency
tariff bill
| May l3-House passed Tincher bill to
| regulate dealings In grain futures
Gen. Pershing made chief of stan OF
army.
wages decided on by federal railway la
| bor board.
Richard washburn Child nominated am.
| bassador 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.
Nav 3l-Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla
s5 killed, many wounded; negro quarter
of city burned.
June 1-Senate passed navy appropria,
ton bill carrying 1894 100000.
June 2-House passed meat packer con-
Senate passed $50 o0Oo.0 900 farm loan bill.
June 8-A. D. Lasker of Chicago ap-
pointed chairman of U. s. shipping board
John T. Adams of Iowa elected chair.
man Republican national committee.
Senate passed army bill. providing for
army OF 10000.
nee as national prohibition commissioner
June 13-House adopted Porter rssolu.
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria terminated.
June l7-senats passed meat packer con-
| troll bill