The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-27

Five defendants in Herrin mine mas
Sacre trial acquitted.
Jan. 23-House passed resolution for
constitutional amendment prohibiting
further issuance OF tax-eXempt securi-
ties
Jan 24-FederaI Judge f. T. San
born of Tennessee nominated by Presi-
dent Harding to be associate justice of
supreme court to succeed Justice Pit
ney.
Jan. 25-House voted, 2O4 to II, to
approve report Of judiciary committee
giTing Attorney General Daugherty
clean bill of health in impeachment in
Jan. 29-Robert Woods Bliss nomi-
mated as minister to Sweden.
Feb. 2-Senate passed the rural
Feb. Last American troops from
Germany landed at Savannah, Ga.
Feb. 9-House passed British debt
FEB. I6-Senate passed British debt
funding bill.
e. Mont Reilly resigned as governor
OF Porto Rico.
ment OF Senator Poindexter as ambas-
sadOr to Peru
supreme court ruled a Hindu cannot
be naturaliZed.
Feb. 27-President Harding appoint
ed Hubert Work secretary of the in
terror and Harry 5. New postmaster
general, effective March 4.
Richard NJ. TObin of San Francisco
nominated for minister to the Neither
lands.
Brig. Gen. Frank 7. Hines appointed
director Of :hc veterans bureau.
senate
Mondell of Wyoming appointed mem
Der OF War Finance corporation and
Rico.
March 1-IIouse passed rural credits
bill.
Senate requested President to urge
nations to limit nrOInptipO n habit
forming drugs
March Investigation ordered by
senate into charges of waste and mis-
management of veterans bureau.
March 4-COngreSS adjourned after
Democratic hlibuster tied up legisla-
March 5-President and Mrs. Harding
and party started for vacation in
Florida
March WISCONSIN senate 90 to 4,
defeated bill to abolish National
March 1O-United States debt com
mission arranged to fund Finland's So
OQO,GUO war debt.
March i4-Charles +. Cramer, gen
eral counsel for veterans bureau, killed
self on eve of senate investigation.
March l7-Attoney General Daugh-
erty said President Harding was can
oidate for denomination.
Two Fed raj court decisions forbade
search of autos ana homes by dry
agents without search warrants.
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April 3-Judge w. Z. Dever, Demo-
Crat, elected mayor of Chicago
April 6-Defendants in Htrrin OllO
mine massacre case again acquitted.
April s-President Harding returned
from vacation in South
April l6--United States Supreme
court upheld constitutionaIity Of Cap
ptr-Tincher grain futures act
April l0-Government began suit to
stop speculation in sugar futures.
Mrs y. W. Cook OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
elected reimbursement Of d. 4. r.
April 24-Presidcnt Harding commit
ted the administration to world court
Charles b. Warren. former ambassq-
dor to Japan. and John Barton Payne
Of Chicago named as American mem
bers OF United States Mexican commits
sion.
April 30-Supreme court. in to >
decision, barred foreign vessels carry
ing liquor into American ports, but
ovcrrUIcd DaUgherty opinion that
American ships cannot sell liquor out
side territorial limits
May 2-Ch4rles q. RutEenberg. noted
radical was found guilty of violating
Che Michtz8n anti-svndtcalisin law.
May Army mOuOpllne Dil0ted by
LieutcuantS NacRaadv and Kelly made
nonstop uimut from Hampstead, y. Y,
to San DiegO. Cal.
May New York legislature re-
peaIed state prohibition law.
May J-E. II. Cunningham Of Iowa
made member of federal reserve board,
and +. f.. Jones of PENNSYLVANIA mem
Der OF farm loan board.