, 1923-01-04

Aug. Ex-senator Hiram Johnson renom-
mated by California Republicans
Aug. 3l-Senate passed soldiers bonus
House passed emergency fuel bill. de-
signed to prevent prohteering In coal .,
Proposed Midvale- Republic-Inland Steel
merger cited by federal trade commission
as unfair competition, In violation OF
trade commission act.
Sept. House passed bill to prevent
forced discharge of 1000 army officers.
Sept. 3-Associate Justice John A.
Clarke resigned from Supreme court
Sept. 5-Republicans Of Wisconsin re-
nominated Senator LaFollette and Gov
ernor J. j. Blaine. .
Former Senator George II. Sutherland
appointed to Supreme court.
senate passed the emergency fuel Dill.
Sept. -Thirty-eight men Indicted for
participation In the Herrin coal mine
massacre in Illinois.
Sept. S-Senate passed Borah bill Great
Ing coal investigating commission.
Twenty-one more indicted Cor Herrin
massacre.
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 Poindexter of Washington renom-
Sept 15-House adopted conference re-
port, on tarin bill.
Sept. 1s-President Harding vetoed the
AbAt VVlNh biAls
senate adopted conference report on
Sept 2o-House overrode Presidents
veto of bonus bill. but senate sustained 1t.
sept. 21-President signed tariff bill.
Sept. 22-Congress adjourned.
Conrad E. Spens appointed federal fuel
distributor.
Sept. 23-Herrin mine massacre grand
jury completed Its work. having returned
PA indictments.
Triennial conclave of Episcopalian
church closed. denying members marriage
with Divorces, refusing women place IN
church amusement. and passing other
important church legislation.
Six killed In crash of army bombing
planes at Mineola. L. I.
m Sept, At sSD DC. A 4; ! r; in annual en'amp-
Sept 26-United States Senator Frey
Sept aSaDr J; W. Wil,ett Of Tang
Oct. 3-Mrs. w. H. FELTON, appointed
United States senator from Georgia. to
succeed the late Senator Thomas Watson.
Oct. s-Attorney General Daugherty in
sweeping decisions ruled liquor off OF
American ships throughout the world
and barred foreign ships from American
ports IL they have liquor aboard. sealed
or unsealed.
Oct. 1o-Presldent Harding appointed
the coal fact finding commission.
Oct. 16-Great Britain rejected Secre-
tary Hughes appeal for treaty granting
reciprocal right of search and seizure of
ships outside territorial limits.
New Orleans
Oct. eo-AIvin NJ. owsiey of Texas elect
ed national commander OF American Le-
oct. 2s-Judse Hand in New York fed
eral court upheld Attorney General
bringing liquor into United states p sm'ps
Oct 2i-Suprems Court Justice w. r.
Day resigned. effective Nov. IA.
oe S1o; aHeis yietories Te'es epSbi fsnsra ms,o In
ity in congress greatly reduced.
Nov. s-President Harding called extra
session OF congress for Nov. 20.
Nov. 13-United States Supreme court
held Japanese are not eligible to naturali-
zaticn.
as senator from Michigan.
opened.
Nov. 21-President Harding asked con-
gross to pass ship subsidy bill.
Mrs. W. Fl. FELTON, sworn in to act for
a day as senator from Georgia.
Nov. 2-Plerce Butler of st. Paul,
Mimi. appointed associate justice OF Su-
preme court to succeed Justice Day.
Nov. 2i-Government began series of
suits against contractors who built war
camps. alleging fraudulent expenditures.
Nov. 27-senate defeated the bill for q
loan OF 100000 to Liberia.
doned William Bross Lloyd and l5 other
Communists convicted OF violating the
state espionage law.
House passed ship subsidy bill.
Mayor James Couzens OF Detroit an
pointed United States senator to fill out
term of Truman II. Newberry. resigned.
DEC. Extra session of congress ended
and regular session began. President sub
mitted second annual budget calling for
sS;oiS. s4o.3sl for fiscal year 1924.
Dec. two army officers and four en-
listed men killed In alrplane collision at
Langley field.
Dec. s-President Harding In message
to congress called for strict and literal
enforcement OF the prohibition law, a
th~oroughgoing agricultural credit system,
of transportation and out
la wing OF railroad strikes, and provision
for drafting in war all national resources.
Dec. 2-New Illinois constitution re-
Jected by people.
Dec. 15-Representative T. w. Harri--
son of Virginia. Democrat, unseated for
election Irregularities.
Dec. 16-Associats 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 appropriating
t325. 900. 600.