Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-01-06
DOMESTIC

Jan. 3-Henry P. Fletcher appointed am
bassador to Belgium.
Jan. 9-George Wharton Pepper ap-
pointed United States sena tor from Penn
sylvania to succeed the late Boes Pen
rose.
Jan, l2-senate by vote of 4s to Al seated
Truman H. Newberry of Michigan, with
rebuks for lavish expenditure Of money
in campaign.
Jan. 2s-House passed anti-lynchlng bill.
Jan. 3l-Senate passed foreign debt re-
funding bill, putting limit for payment at
Feb. IA. B. Houghton appointed am
bassador to Germany. Theodore Brentano
minister to Hungary and A. H. 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
Feb. Is-Federai Judge X. M. Lands
resigned. effective March l.
Feb. 27-Supreme court ruled Nineteenth
or woman's suffrage. amendment is con-
stitutional.
Feb. S-President Harding. in address
to congress. urged subsidies for American
merchant marine which will amount to
600 in first year and s3o.o0o.0oo an
nually thereafter.
March DIR. Hubert Work appointed
postmaster general
March 2S-House Of representa- tjves
passed soldiers bonus bill.
March 27-Eouse voted to add $16. 900 900
to rivers and harbors appropriation.
March 29-House pr ssed army bill with
appropriat tons for army OF llS,G0o.
April 15-House, in committee of the
whole, voted, III to 100, to amend navy
bill to provide for 5000 men instead Of
67,0n
Senate voted to extend per cent inmi-
grafton law for three years.
April ls-House clinched big navy"
ast s.sa b tSs y S, of III to u.s. and then
April 2O-Pan-American meeting of
women opened in Baltimore.
April 2l-Congress appropriated 81 ,00o, 600
for flood control and relief In Mississippi
May Limited States Supreme court
found packers control act constitutional
NAV 2-Former Senator Albert j Beyer-
idge defeated Senator New in the Indiana
Republican primaries. Samuel M. Ralston
nominated by the Democrats.
May House passed N1@o.ooc soldier
May 3o-A. II. Geissler Oklahoma. ap-
pointed minister to Guatemala.
May 4-lnterstate commerce commits
sion ordered rail freight rates reduced
about 10 per cent. effective July l.
May 3o-Lineoln memorial at Washing
ton dedicated.
June 2-Senate passed army bill pro-
viding for army of 1885, 900 enlisted men,
June 5-Unted States Supreme court
held labor organizations could be sued for
violations of Sherman antitrust law.
June la-senate passed navy approprta-
ton bill, providing for Sc coo enlisted men.
Minnesota Repubicans renominated
United States Senator f. b. Kellogg.
and Democrats renomlnated Mrs. Anna
d. Olesen.
June 2l-Tlinois Supreme court upheld
the convictions of William Bross Lloyd
and IS other members OF the Communist
Labor party for sedition.
June 22-Striking miners In Williamson
county, Illinois. slaughtered 70 strike
breaker and mine guards
June 2s-Gov. Len Smsll of Illinois found
not guilty. of conspiracy to defraud the
June Wisconsin Democrats nominated
Mira Ben c. Hooper Of Oshkosh for United
States senate.
June Ex-senator p. ]. McCumber de-
primaries OF North Dakota by Lynn J.
Frazier.
July l--Generai Lord succeeded General
Dawes as director of the budget
July 1l-James II. Wilkerson named 10
succeed X. NJ Lands as United States
district Judge
July is-Robert y Howell nominated
for senate by Republicans Of Nebraska
and Senator Hitchcock renominated by
Democrats.
Aug. li-Jo..i w. Davis elected presi-
dent American Bar association.
Aug. l5-Mai David A. Reed appointed
10 succeed the late United States Senator
Crow of Pennsylvania.
Aug. le-Ssnate passed the McCumbcr
tariff bill
Aug. .s-House passed sill to create
coal Investigating commission.
Aug A-Serretary OF State Hughes
sailed for Brazil