The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-01-06
DOMESTIC

Jan. 1-Presdent 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.
Capitol building of West Virginia de-
stroyed by fire.
Jan. 4-House passed bill to revive War
Finance corporation, over President
Veto
Jan. 9-President-elect Harding re-
signed as U. S. senator from Ohio.
Jan. 10-Plans for elaborate inaugura-
ton Cancelled a request of President-elect
Harding.
army at 10000 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
ulation bill.
Jan. 31-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 it.
Feb. 7-Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. 16-senate passed emergency tar
iff bill
Feb. 19Harding announced appoint
ment of Charles E: Hughes as secretary
Feb. 21-H M. Daugherty appointed at
torney general by Harding, and Henry
P. Fletcher named under-secretary of
state.
Feb. 22-Harding completed his cabinet
by selecting Edwin DENLY for secretary
of the navy; Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce, and James j. Davis, secre-
of the treasury; John W. Weeks, secre-
tary of war; Will Hays, postmaster gen.
eral; Henry c. Wallace, secretary of ag-
riculture, and Albert B. Fall. secretary of
the interior.
Feb. 2S-Senate adopted resolution re-
pealing wartime laws
March 3-President Wilson vetoed emer-
gency tariff bill.
rated President of the United States.
March 11-Ohio National Guardsmen
quell race riot at Springfield. 0.
March 25-Secretary of State Hughes
notified Russian soviet government that
resumption of trade with United States
depended on ending strife and protec-
ton of persons and property in Russia.
March 26-Eighteen men Indicted in Chi
cago in connection with baseball scan
James c. Davis of Iowa appointed di-
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 communication between Unit
ed States and Cuba opened by Presidents
u. S. Supreme court refused to review
convictions of Haywood and 70 other 1.
w. WIS.
April 12-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
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congress.
April 1LGeorge Harvey and Myron D.
Herrick nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France. respectively.
April 15-HouSe passed emergency tar
iff DILL.
Frank White, North Dakota, appointed
treasurer of United States.
April 22-House passed emergency immi-
grafton bill.
April 26-National budget bill passed by
April 2s-House passed naval bill car
ApIil 30-Senate adopted Knox resolu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria at an end.
Nav 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.
Nav 3-Senate passed immigration bill
Nav 5-House passed the budget bill.
Nav 10-House passed army appropria-
ton bill, reducing army to 10000.
May 11-Senate passed the emergency
| tariff bill.
Nav 13-House passed Tincher bill tc
regulate dealings in grain futures.
Gen. Pershing made chief of staff oi
! army.
May 17-General reduction of all railway
| wages decided on by federal railway la.
Richard Washburn Child nominated am
! bassador to Italy, and DR.. Jacob Gould
| Schurman minister to China.
| Nav 25-Senate adopted unanimously
! Borah disarmament amendment to nava
| bill.
| Censorship of press by Post Office de.
| partment abolished.
! Nav 3l-Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla
| 20 killed, many wounded; negro quarter
| of city burned.
| June 1-Senate passed navy appropria.
| tion bill carrying $494,0O,O00.
| June 2-House passed meat packer con.
'fSe Senate passed $5o,Ooo,O0o farm loan bill
| June S-A. d. Lasker of Chicago ap
| nointed chairman of u. S. shipping board
| John r Adams of Iowa elected chair.
! man Republican national committee.
| Senate passed army BILL providing fol
| army of 10000.
! June 11-Roy A. Haynes, Ohio, took of.
! flee as national prohibition commissioner
| June l3-House adopted Porter resolu
! ton declaring war with Germany anC
! Austria terminated.
! June f7-senate passed meat packer con-
| tTol bill.