Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-12-29
DOMESTIC

Jan. 3-Henry P. Fletcher appointed am
bassador to Belgium
Jan. 9-George Wharton Pepper ap
pointed United States senator from Penn.
sylvahia to succeed the late Boies Pen
rose.
Jan. u Senate by vote OF Is to Al seated
Truman II. Newberry Of Michigan. with
rebuke for lavish expenditure OF money
in campaign.
Jan. 26-House passed anti-lynchIng bill
Jan 3l-Senate passed foreign debt re-
funding bill putting limit for payment at
% years.
Feb. 3-House accepted refunding bill as
passed by senate
Feb. "A B. Houghton appointed am
hassador TO Germany, Theodore BrcntanU
minister to Hungary and A. H. Washburn
minister to Austria
Feb. S-Senate passed the house CO.
operative marketing bill
Feb l1-Charles A Rawson appointed
coed Kenyon.
Feb lS-Federal Judge X. NJ Lands
resigned, effective March !.
Feb. 21-Supreme court ruled Nineteenth
or woman's suffrage, amendment is con-
stitutional
Feb. 2S-President Harding, in address
to congress. urged subsidies for American
merchant marine which will amount to
N5.N0O0 in first year and 100000 an
nually thereafter.
March DIR. Hubert Work appointed
postmaster general
March 23-HouSe OF representa- tlvea
passed soldiers bonus bill.
March H-House voted to add SIS, 900 900
to rivers and hRrbors appropriation.
March 2S-House passed army bill with
appropriations for army Of 1900.
April 15-House, In committee OF the
bill TO provide for 5000 men instead OF
$1,000
Senate voted to extend per cent Immi
grafton law for three years.
April ls-House clinched big navy"
action by vote OF 22l to 49, and then
passed the bill.
April 2O-Pan-Amercan meeting of
women opened in Baltimore.
April 2l-Congress appropriated $1,000. 900
for flood control and relief in Mississippi
river valley.
MAY United States Supreme court
found packers control act constitutional.
May ? Former Senator Albert ]. Bever-
idge defeated Senator New in the Indiana
Republican primaries Samuel NJ Ralston
nominated by the Democrats,
May blouse passed ST 90 soldier
hospital bill.
pointed minister to Guatemala
May 4-Interstate commerce commits
sion ordered rail freight rates reduced
about 10 per cent effective July l.
May 3O-Lincoln memorial at Washing
ton dedicated
June Senate passed army bill pro-
vidng for army of 1900 enlisted men.
June United States Supreme court
held labor organizations could be sued for
violations of Sherman antitrust law.
June 19-Senate passed navy appropria-
ton bill. providing for 5000 enlisted men
Minnesota Republicans renominated
United States Senator f. B. Kellogg.
and Democrats renominated Mrs. Anna
ID. Olescn.
June illinois Supreme court upheld
the convictions of William Bross Lloyd
and Is other members of the Communist
Labor party for sedltion.
June striking miners in Williamson
county Illinois, slaughtered 10 strike
breakers and mine guards.
June 4-GOv. Len Small of Illinois found
not guilty OF conspiracy to defraud the
state.
June 2I-Wisconsin Democrats nominated
Mrs. Ben c. Hooper OF Oshkosh for United
states senate.
June Ex-senator P. j. McCumber de-
feated for denomination in Republican
primaries of North Dakota by Lynn ].
Frazier.
July 1-General Lord succeeded General
Dawes as director OF the budget
July ll-James II. Wilkerson named to
succeed X NJ lands as United States
district Judge
July is-Robert b. Howell nominated
for senate by Republicans of Nebraska
and Senator Hitchcock renomnated by
Democrats.
Aug 1l-John w Davis elected presl-
dani 4 nnarican Rar agsnciaiinn