The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
DOMESTIC

Jan. s-Henry p. Fletcher appointed am
hassador to Belgium.
Jan 9-George Wharton Pepper ap-
pointed United States senator from Penn
sylvania to succeed the late Boies Pen
rose.
Truman II. Newberry of Michigan. with
rebuke for lavish expenditure of money
In campaign.
Jan 2s-House passed anti-lynching bill.
Jan. 3l-Senate passed foreign debt
funding bill. putting limit for payment at
Feb "A. B. Houghtou appointed am
hassador 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 l7-Charles a. Rawson appointed
United States senator from Iowa to sue
coed Kenyon.
Feb. ls-Federal Judge X. NJ. Lands
resigned. effective March !.
Feb. 2i-Supreme court ruled Nineteenth
or woman's suffrage. amendment is con-
stitutional
Feb 2S-President Harding, in address
TO congress- urged subsidies for American
merchant marine which Will amount to
Sl5.OOD.ooO in first year and S3U.O0000O an
March 2-Dr. Hubert Work appointed
postmaster general.
March 23-HOuse OF representatives
passed soldiers bonus bill.
March 2I-House voted to add $1,000 900
to rivers and harbors appropriation.
March 29-House passed army bill with
appropriations for army of 1860
April l5-House. in committee of the
whole voted. III to 100, TO amend navy
bill to provide for 5000 men instead Of
81. 600.
Senate voted to extend per cent inmi-
grafton law for three years
April ls-House clinched big navy
action by vote OF 22l to lS. and then
April 20-Pan-American meeting of
women opened in Baltimore.
April 2l-Congress appropriated 81 900 600
for flood control and relief in Mississippi
river valley.
May Limited States Supreme cour,
found packers control act constitutional.
May 2-Forrner Senator Albert ] Bever-
idge defeated Senator New in the Indiana
Republican primaries. Samuel NJ. Ralston
nominated by the Democrats.
May 5-HOuse passed SlI.CO0.oo0 soldier
hospital bill.
May 2O-A. II. Geissler, Oklahoma, ap-
pointed minister to Guatemala.
May 4-Interstate commerce commits
sion ordered rail freight rates reducet.
about 10 per cent, effective July l.
| May 30-Ltncoln memorial at Washing
| ton dedicated.
June 2-Senate passed army bill pro-
vidlng for army OF l33.000 enlisted men.
June b-United States Supreme cour,
held labor organizations could be sued for
| violations of Sherman antitrust law.
June l9-Senate passed navy appropria.
| ton bill. providing for 1000 enlisted men
| Minnesota Republicans renominat ed
| and Democrats renominated Mrs. Anna
| D.. Olesen.
| June 2l-Illinois Supreme court upheld
| the convictions OF William Bross LIoyC
and is otner members of the Communist.
Labor party for sedition.
| June 2-Striking miners in Williamson
| county, Illinois, slaughtered 10 strike
| breakers and mine guards.
June 24-Gov. Len Small OF Illinois foune
| not guilty of conspiracy to defraud tn,
| state
June 2T-Wisconsin Democrats nomina ter
Mrs Ben C. Hooper of Oshkosh for United
| States senate.
June Ex-senator P. ]. McCumber de
feated for denomination In Republica,
primaries of North Dakota by Lynn j
| Frazier.
July l-General Lord succeeded Genera
Dawes as director of the budget
July 1l-James II. Wilkerson named [,
succeed X: NJ. Lands as United State
district judge.
July ls-Robcrt q Howell nominate,
for senate by Republicans of Nebrask.
and Senator Hitchcock renominated b,
Democrats.
Aug. ll-John W. Davis elected presi
dent American Bar associat ton.
Aug. l5-Ma3. David A. Reed appointe
to succeed the late United States Senate
Crow of Pennsylvania.
Aug. l9-Senate passed the McCumbe
tariff bill.
Aug. 23-House passed bill to Great
coal Investigating commission
Aug. H-SecTetary of State Hughe