The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-01-04

Aus. n-senator Hiram johnson renoms
mated BY California Republicans
Aus A-Senate passed soldiers bonus
House passed emergency fuel bill. de-
signed to prevent prontserinE In coal. ..
Proposed Midvsle- Republic INLAND steel
merger cited by federal trade commission
as unfair competition, In violation OF
trade commission act
sept House passed bill to prevent
torcee discharse Of loo army o%nicers.
Clarke resigned from Supreme court.
eept. 6-Republicans OF Wisconsin re-
nominated Senator LaFollette and Gov
ernor ]. ]. Blaine
FORMER Senator George III. Sutherland
appointed to Supreme court.
Senate passed the emergency fuel bill.
Sept; 7-Thirty-eight men Indicted for
participation in the Herrin coal mine
massacre In Illinois,
Sept. sESenate passed Borah bill Great
ing coal investigating commission.
Twenty-one more indicted for Herrin
Sept. n-senate bonus bill accepted by
conference.
Republicans won Maine election by nor
nal majority, Senator Hale and Governor
Baxter being reelected.
sept. Ex-senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts, Senator Townsend OF Michigan and
Senator P~oindeSter of Washington renom-
insted By Republiesns;
port on tarin Bill.
Sept. 1s-President Harding vetoed the
soldiers bonus bill.
Senate adopted conference report on
Sept. 8-House overrode Presidents
veto of bonus bill. but senate sustained II.
sept. 2-President signed tarin bill.
Sept. 2~2-Cengress adjourned.
Conrad Z. spens appointed federal fuel
distributor.
Sept. 23-Herrin mine massacre grand
Jury completed Its work. having returned
2ii Indictments.
Triennial conclave of Episcopalian
church closed, denying members marriage
with divorces, refusing women place In
important church legislation.
Six killed IN crash OF army bombing
planes at Mineola, L. /.
m ssPt a. %D &c. Nome r.; in annual camp
Sept. 26-Unted States Senator t:ey-
linghuysen OF New Jersey ,renominated.
Sept. 2S,Dr. J. W. Willett Of Tams.
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 II they have liquor aboard, sealed
or unsealed.
Oct. 10-President Harding appointed
the coal fact finding commission
Oct. 1s-Great Britain rejected Secre-
tary Hughes appeal for treaty granting
reciprocal sight Of search and seizure OF
ships outside territorial limits.
American Legion convention opened In
New Orleans
t Oct. 0-Alvin NJ. .owslsy Of Texas elect
Eion.
Oct. % Judge Hand In New York fed
eral court upheld Attorney General
Daugherty's ruling against all ships
bringing liquor into United States ports.
Oct. A~-Supreme Court Justice w. r.
Day resigned. effective Nov. IA.
Nov. Elections resulted generally in
ity in congress greatly reduced.
Nov. 9-President Harding called extra
session OF congress for Nov. 70.
Nov. l3-Tnited States Supreme court
held Japanese are not eligible to naturali-
zatitn.
Nov. lS-Truman II. Newberry resigned
as senator from Michigan.
Nov. D-Extr session OF congress
opened.
Nov. 2l-President Harding asked con-
gress to pass ship subsidy bill.
Mrs. W. H. FELTON, sworn in to act for
a day as senator from Georgia.
Nov. 23-Pierce Butler of st. Paul,
Mimi, appointed associate justice OF su-
preme court to succeed Justice Day.
Nov. 24-Government began series OF
suits against contra ctors who built war
amp alleging fraudulent expenditures.
Nov. 27-Senate defeated the bill for a
loan OF SorVvO,Vb 10 Liberia.
Nov. Ex-Governor Small OF Illinois par
doned William Bross Lloyd and Is other
Communists convicted of violating the
state espionage law.
House passed ship subsidy bill.
Mayor James CouZens of Detroit APP
pointed United States senator TO fill out
term OF Truman ~. NewberTy. resigned.
.Jec. Extra session of congress ended
and regular session began. President sub
mittedssecond annual budget calling for
1898, $40, 33l for fiscal year 1874.
Dec. b-Two army officers and four en-
Listed men killed In airplane collision at
Langley field.
Dec. S-rresidcnt Harding In message
TO ongress called for strict and literal
enforcement OF the prohibition law, a
thoroughgoing agricultural credit system,
Improvement of transportation and out
awning of railroad strikes, and provision
for drafting In war all national resources.
Dec. 12-New Illinois constitution re-
jeCted by people.
Dec. l5-Representative T. w. Harri--
son Of Virginia, Democrat, unseated for
election irregularities.
Dec. l6-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 pill a]ppropriating
3325, 00, 900.