The Raymer enterprise., 1923-01-04
DOMESTIC

Jan. 3-Henry P. Fletcher appointed Am
bassador to Belgium.
Jan, s-George Wharton Pepper as.
pointed United States senator from Penn
aylvan!a to succeed the late Boies Pen
rosa.
Jan. l2-Senate by vote Of IS to Il seated
Truman II. Newberry OF Michigan, with
rebuke for lavish expenditure Of money
In campaign.
Jan. ?s-House passed antI-lynching bill
Jan. 3l-Senate passed foreign debt re-
funding bill. putting limit for payment at
Is years.
Feb "A. B. Houghton appointed am
bassador to Germany. Theodore Brentano
minister to Hungary and A. II. Washburn
minister to Austria
Feb s-Senate passed the house CO.
operative marketing bill.
Feb iT-Charles A. Raw5on appointed
United States senator from Iowa to sue
ceed Kenyon.
Feb. lS-Federal Judge X. N: Lands
resigned. effective March ].
Feb. 2-Supreme court ruled Nineteenth
or womans suffrage. amendment Is con-
stitutional
Feb s-PresIdent Harding, in address
to congress. urged subsidies for American
merchant marine which will amount TO
sl5.OCD.no in hrst year and $3Oo0o.OoD an.
nually thereafter.
March 2-Dr. Hubert Work appointed
postmaster general
March 23-House OF representative
passed soldiers bonus bill.
March 27-iiouse voted to add }l6, 900 900
to rivers and harbors appropriation.
March 29-House passed army bill with
appropriations for army OF ll5,Cn.
April l5-House, In committee OF the
whole, voted. II to lN to amend navy
bill to provide for 5000 men instead OF
81 go.
Senate voted to extend 3 per cent lmmi-
grafton law for three years.
April ls-House clinched big navy"
action by vote OF 22l to las. and then
passed the bill.
April 9o-Pan-American meeting OF
women opened In Baltimore.
April 2l-ConRress appropriated 81 Uo. 600
for food control and relief in Mississippi
river valley.
May Limited States Supreme court
found packers control act constitutional.
May 2-Former Senator Albert J. Bsver-
idge defeated Senator New in the Indiana
Republican primaries Samuel NJ Ralston
nominated by the Democrats
May 5-House passed H7.oo0oC0 soldier
hospital bill.
May 20-A. II. GeIssler. Oklahoma, ap-
pointed minister to Guatemala.
May 2i-Interstate commerce commits
sion ordered rail freight rates reduced
about 10 per cent effective July !.
May 2O-Lncoln memorial at Washing.
ton dedicated.
June 2-Senate passed army blu pro.
vidng for army Of 1900 enlisted men.
June 5-United States Supreme court
held labor organizations could be sued for
violations OF Sherman antitrust law.
June ls-senate passed navy appropra-
ton bill. providing for Sc, ,1Go enlisted men,
Minnesota Republicans renomnated
United States Senator +. Is. Kellogg,
and Democrats renomlnated Mrs. Anna
! u. olesen.
June 2l-lllinois Supreme court upheld
| the convictions of William Bross Lloyd
and IS other members Of the Communist
Labor party for sedition.
June G-StrIklns miners In Williamson
county. Illinois, slaughtered 10 strike
breakers and mine guards
June 2i-Goy. Len Small OF Illinois found
not guilty OF conspiracy TO defraud the
| state
June ?7-wisconsIn Democrats nominated
Mrs Ben c. Hooper OF Oshkosh for United
| States senate.
June 2s-Senator p. J. McCumber de-
| fcated for denomination in Republican
| primaries of North Dakota by Lynn ].
| Frazier
July i-General Lord succeeded General
| Dawes as director Of the budget.
july ll-James II. Wilkerson named 10
succeed X NJ. lands as United States
| district Judge
July ls-Robcrt B. Howell nominated
for senate by Republicans Of Nebraska
and Senator Hitchcock renomnated by
democrats.
Aug. ll-John ". Davis elected presi-
dent American Bar association.
Aug. l5-Mai. David A. Reed appointed
to succeed the late United States Senator
Crow Of Pennsylvania.
Aug. ls-Senate passed the McCumber
tariff bill.
Aug. 3-House passed bill to create
coal investigating commission.
Aug 2ESecretary Of State Hughes
sailed for Brazil