, 1923-01-04
DOMESTIC

Jan. sNHenry p. Fletcher appointed am
bassador to Belgium.
pointed United States senator from Penn
sylvania to succeed the late Boies PEN
rose.
Jan. 12-Senate by vote OF as to Al seated
Truman H. Newberry OF Michigan. with
rebuke for lavish expenditure of money
Jan. 2e-House passed anti-lynching bill.
Jan. 3l-Senate passed foreign debt re-
funding bill. putting limit for payment at
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 tho house CO.
operative marketing bill.
Feb. L-Charles A. Rawson appointed
coed Kenyon
Feb. Is-FederaI Judge X. NJ. lands
resigned. effective March l..
Feb. 2~-Supreme court ruled Nineteenth.
or woman's suffrage. amendment Is con-
stitutional.
Feb, H-President Harding, in address
to congress-, urged subsidies for American
merchant marine which will amount to
sl5. 5000 . in FIRST year and $50. 100000 an
March Or. Hubert Work appointed
postmaster general.
March II of Representatives
passed soldiers bonus bill.
March voted TO d SIC 100000
to rivers and harbors appropriation.
March 2a-House passed army bill with
appropria tions for army OF ll6.O coo.
April I5-IIouse, in COMMITTEES OF the
whole, voted. III to 100, to amend navy
bill to provide for 5000 men instead OF
5000.
Senate voted to extend 3 per cent immi-
grafton law for three years.
April clinched big navy
action by vote Of 2l to l4s. and then
passed the bill.
April N-Pan-American meeting of
women opened In Baltimore.
April 21-Congress appropriat ted 100000
for food control and relief in Mississippi
May limited States Supreme court
found packers control act constitutional.
May 2-Former senate Albert ]. Bever-
Republican primaries. Samuel NJ. Ralston
nominated by the Democrats.
May CHouse passed si,oOo.0o soldier
May 2o-A. r.. Geissler. Oklahoma. APP
pointed minister TO Guatemala.
May 24-interstate commerce commits
sion ordered rail freight rates reduced
about 10 per cent. effective July l.
May so-Lineoln memorial at Washing
June 2-Senate passed army bill pro-
viding for army OF $4,000 enlisted men.
June Omitted States supreme court
held labor organizations could be sued for
violations OF Sherman antitrust law.
June is-senate passed navy appropris-
Minnesota Republicans renominnted
United states Senator f. Is. Kellogg,
and Democrats renominated Mrs. Anna
June 2i-Ininois Supreme court upheld
the convictions OF William BrosB Lloyd
and IL other members OF the Communist
Labor party for sedition.
June 2-Striking miners In Williamson
county. ~lllinois.s slaughtered 10 strike
breakere and mine guards
jun 2tIGov. Len Small OF Illinois found
not guilty OF conspiracy to defraud the
state
June 27-wlsconsin Democrats nominated
Mrs. Ben c. Hooper OF Oshkosh for United
states senate.
June Ex-senator p. ]. McCumber d.
feated for denomination In Republican
primaries OF North Dakota by Lynn j.
Frazier.
July i-Gcneral Lord succeeded General
Dawes ~ director OF the budget.
July Thames II. Wiikerson named 10
succeed X. N. lands as United states
district Judge.
July is-Robcrt n Howell nominated
for senate by Republicans OF Nebraska
and Senator Hitchcock renominated BY
Democrats.
Aug. n-John W. Davis elected presl.
dent American Bar association.
AuH. M-Ma1. David A. Reed appointed
70 succeed the late United states Senator
Crow of Pennsylvania.
Aug N-Sonate passed the McCumber
Aug. x-House passed bill to create
coal investigating commission.
Aug. A-Secretary OF State Hughes
sailed for prasfl