Middletown transcript., 1922-01-07
DOMESTIC

Jan. 1-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.
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- Harding re-
signed as Y. S. senator from Ohio.
Jan. 10-Plans for elaborate inaugura-
tion Cancelled at request of President -elect
Harding.
Jan. l7-Congress set limit of regular
army al 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. A-Senate passed the packers reg
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.
resolution and house repassed it.
Feb. 7-Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. l6-senate passed emergency tar
Feb. 19-Harding announced appoint.
ment of Charles L. Hughes as secretary
of state.
Feb. 2l-H NJ. Daugherty appointed at.
torney general by Harding. and Henry
state.
Feb, 22-Hardng completed his cabine,
by selecting Edwin DENLY for secretary
OF commerce. and James j. Davis, secre.
tary of labor, Andrew Mellon. secretary
OF the treasury: John w. Weeks, secre-
tary of war; Will Hays postmaster gen
eral: Henry C. Wallace, secretary of az.
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.
March Warren G. Harding inaugu-
rated President of the United States
March ll-Ohio National Guardsmen
quell race riot at Springfield. o.
March 3--Secretary of State Hughes
notified Russian soviet government that
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
dal.
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 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 /.
w. VS..
April l2-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
congress-
April l4-George Harvey and Myron d.
Herrck nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France, respectively.
April 15-House passed emergency tar
if bill.
Frank White North Dakota, appointed
treasurer of United States.
April 22-iouse passed emergency immi-
April 26-National budget bill passed by
senate.
April 2s-House passed naval bill car
April 3O-Senate adopted Knox resolu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria at an end.
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
Nav blouse passed the budget bill
May 10-House passed army appropria-
ton bill, reducing army to 10000.
May 11-Senate passed the emergency
MAY l3-House passed Tincher bill TO
regulate dealings in grain futures
Cen Pcrshing made chief of staff of
army.
May 17-General reduction of all railway
wages decided on by federal railway Ia
Dor board.
Richard washburn Child nominate am
bassador to Italy, and DR.. Jacob Gould
Schurman minister to China
May 25-Senate adopted Unanimously
Borah disarmament amendment to naval
bill.
partment abolished.
May 3l-Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla. j.
IS killed. many wounded: negro quarter
of city burned.
June 1-senate passed navy appropria-
ton bill carrying A94. 100000.
June 2-House passed meat packer con-
senate passed $50. 900 900 farm loan bill
June S-A. d. Lasker of Chicago an
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-15O,000.
June 11-Roy A. Haynes, Ohio, took Of
fee as national prohibition commissioner.
June l3-House adopted Porter resoIu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria terminated.
Jvne f7-Senate passed meat packer con-
troll bill.