The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-30

70 S:Sceed the late United stat0s Senator
Crow OF Pennsylvania
aug. la-senate passed the atecumbar
Aug. zs-House passed BIN to create
coal lnNeStTga ting commission.
sailed for Brazil
Aug. Ex-senator Hiram johnson renon-
ma ID by California Republicans
Aug. a-Senate passed soldiers bonus
House passed emergency fuel bill. de-
signed to prevent prohteeTing in coal.
sept l-House passed bill to prevent
forced discharge Of LOCO army officers.
Sept. 5-Associate Justice John A.
Siarke resigned from Supreme court
Sept. 5-Repuhlicans of Wisconsin re-
nominated Senator LaFollette and Gov
ernor ]. J. Blaine.
Former Senator George H. Sutherland
appointed to Supreme court
senate passed the emergency fuel BILL
Sept. S-Senate passed Borah bill Great
ing coal investigating commission.
Sept. n-Senate bonus bill accepted by
conference.
Republicans won Maine election by nor
tnal majority. Senator Hale and Governor
Baxter being reelected.
sets, Senator Townsend Of Michigan and
Senator PoindeXter OF Washington reuoT1-
mated by Republicans.
Sept l5-House adopted conference re-
Sept. l9-President Harding vetoed the
soldiers bonus bill
Senate adopted conference report on
Sept 2O-House OVERRIDE Presidents
veto of bonus bill, but senate sustained 1t.
sept 21-President signed tariff bill.
Sept 22-Congress adjourned.
Conrad Z. Spens appointed federal fuel
distributor.
Sept 23-Herrin mine massacre grand
Jury completed it's work, having returned
PA indictments.
Triennial conclave of EpiscopaIian
church closed. denying members marriage
with Divorces, refusing women place in
church management, and passing other
imrortant church legislation.
Six killed in crash of army bombing
r Sept Sc &c. 4 r in annual eneamp-
Sept. 2e-United States Senator Frey
llnghuysen of New Jersey renominated
Sept. 2S--Dr. j. w. Willett of Tama,
Oct. 3-Mrs. W. II. FELTON, appointed
United States senator from Georgia. to
succeed the late Senator Thomas Watson.
Oct 6-Attorney General Daugherty in
sweeping decisions ruled liquor off Of
American ships throughout the world
and barred foreign ships from American
ports if they have liquor aboard. sealed
or unseaIed.
Oct 10-Presldent Harding appointed
the coal fact finding commission
Oct. l6-Great Britain rejected Secre-
tary Hughes appeal for treaty granting
reciprocal'right of search and seizure OF
ships outside territorial limits.
American Legion convention opened IN
New Orleans
oct 2o-Alvin NJ owsiey of Texas elect
ed national commander of American Lee
gion.
Oct. 2c-Judgs Hand in New York fed
Daugherty's ruling aeai n1 ST. all ships
bringing liquor into United States ports.
Oct 24-Supreme Court Justice II. r.
Day resigned. effective Nov. Il
Nov. Elections resulted generally In
Democratic victories: Republican major
ity In congress greatly reduced
Nov e-President Harding called extra
session of congress for Nov. %
Nov. 1S-United States Supreme court
held japanese are not eligible 10 naturali-
Nov. is-Trunan H Newberry resigned
as senator from Michigan.
Nov. 2o-Extra session OF congress
opened.
Nov. 21-PreSident Harding asked con-
gress to pass ship subsidy bill.
Mrs W. II. FELTON, sworn in to act for
Nov. 2s-Pieree Butter Of st. Paul,
MINI, appointed associate Justice of SUI
preme court TO succeed Justice Day
Nov. A-Governmeut began series of
suits against contractor who built war
camps. alleging fraudulent expenditures
Nov. 27-Senate defeated the bill for
loan Of S5.ooo,Oco TO Liberia.
Nov. Ex-Governor Small Of Illinois par-
doned William Bross Lloyd ard Is other
Communists convicted of violating the
state espionage law.
House passed ship subsidy bill
Mayor James CouZens OF Detroit ap-
term of Truman II. Newberry. resigned
dec. Extra session OF congress ended
and regular session began. President sub
mitted second annual budget calling for
S, los. 80. 81 for fiscal year 1924
Dec 5-Two army officers and four en-
listed men killed In airplane collision at
Langley field.
Dec s-President Harding in MESA &c
TO congress called for strict ard literal
enforcement OF the prohibition law.
thoroughgoing agricultural credit system,
Improvement OF transportation and out
having of re- ilroad strikes and provision
for drafting in war all national resources.
Dec. 12-New Illinois constitution re-
jected by people.
Dec. Representative T w Harri--
son OF Virginia. Democrat, unseated for
election irregularities.
Dec. 1g-Associate Justice Pitney OF
United States Supreme court resigned.
Dec. 1S-Governors OF Is states conferred
with President Harding on prohibition
enforcement.
House passed navy bill appropriaung
S325, 900 coo.