Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-31
DOMESTIC

DOMESTIC
Jan. 2-secretary of the Interior Fall
announced his retirement from the
cabinet on March 4.
Ian. 3-President Harding vetoed the
Bursum bill for larger pensions.
Jan 6--Senate requested the PresI-
dent to recall troops from Germany
Jan. s-House judiciary committee
voted for dismissal of impeachment
charges against Attorney General
Daugherty.
to Sweden. resigned.
| IAN. 15-Harry Pratt Judson. presl-
dent of University of Chicago. resigneds
E. Dew. Burton selected to succeed
him.
Jan. 1s-Senate passed the agricul-
/ tural credits bill.
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-Federal Judge E. T. SAM
born of Tennessee nominated by Presi-l
| dent Harding to be associate justice Of
Supreme court to succeed Justice Pit;
Jan. 25-House voted, 204 to IT, to
approve report of judiciary committee
giving Attorney General Daugherty
Jan. 2swRobert 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. s-House passed British debt
Feb. 16-Senate passed British debt
/ funding bill.
E. Mont Reilly resigned as governor
/ Feb 19-Senate confirmed appoint
! tment of Senator Poindexter as ambas-
sador to Peru.
I Supreme court ruled Hindu cannot
j Feb. 27-President Harding appoint
! ed Hubert Work secretary of the In
terror and Harry S. New postmaster
general, effective March 4.
/ Richard M. Tobin of San Francisco
nominated for minister to the Neither
lands.
! Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines appointed
director of the veterans bureau.
T. Feb. 2S-Ship subsidy bill killed in
senate.
! Mondell of Wyoming appointed MEM
( Der of War Finance corporation and
1 .Towner of Iowa governor of Porto
! Rico.
/ March 1-House passed rural credits
I bill
] Senate requested President to urge
nations to limit production of habit
/ forming drugs.
/ Mafcn Z-lnVeSIlSaClOn OTueFeu ny
senate into charges of waste and mis-
management Of veterans bureau.
I March 4-Congress adjourned after
! Democratic tilibuster tied up leglsla-
tion.
March 5-President and Mrs. Harding
and party started for vacation in
I Florida.
! March 7-Wisconsin senate, 26 to 4,
| defeated bill to abolish National
/ 'Guard.
! March '10-United States debt com
/ mission arranged to fund Finland's So
000, 900 war debt.
Il. March 14--Charles F. Cramer, gem
! eral counsel for veterans bureau, killed
self on eve of senate investigation.
| March 17-Attorney General Daugh-
| erty said President Harding was can
1idate for denomination.
Two Federal court decisions forbade
! search of autos and homes by dry
agents without search warrants.
! March 31-Maycr of Gary, Ind, and
'54 others convicted of liquor con-
! spiracy.
/ April 3-Judge w E. Dever, Demo-
crat, elected mayor Of Chicago.
April 6-Defendants in Herrin Ill.)
mine massacre case again acquitted
April S-President Harding returned
from vacation in South.
| April 16-United States Supreme
court upheld constitutionality of Cap
| per -Tincher grain futures act.
April 1s-Government began suit to
! stop speculation in sugar futures.
Mrs. A. w. Cook Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
| elected preSl0enL-Benefal or u A H.
| April 24-President Harding commit
tied the administration to world court
plan in New York speech.
I Charles 3. Warren, former ambassa-
of Chicago named as American mem
! bers of United States-Mexican commits
! sion.
April sO-Supreme court, in to 2
Necision, barred foreign vessels carry
ing liquor into American ports but
| overruled Daugherty opinion that
american ships cannot sell liquor out
side territorial limits.
May 2-Charles p. Ruthenberg, noted
radical, was found guilty Of violating
the Michigan anti-syndicalis law.
! Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly made
nonstop flight from Hampstead, N. Y,
to San Diego, Cal
May New York legislature re-
spealed state prohibition Law.
/ May 5-E. Fl. Cunningham of Iowa
made member of federal reserve board,
and e. e. Jones Of Pennsylyania mem
Der of farm loan board.
May 11-Frank McManamy of Wash
ington, d. c., made member OF inter-
state commerce commission.
| May 13-Advisory committee of 100
named by Secretary Work to survey
problems of the American Indians.
May 17-Alva B. Adams appointed
MaS f. pag resigned as
umpire of the United States German
mixed claims commission: Judge E. b.
Parker of Texas appointed to succeed
him.
June limited States Supreme court
declared unconstitutional state laws
fbarring the teaching Of foreign Ian
fguages In schools.
/; Convention of Shriners opened In
washington.
June 11-Supreme court held Kansas
Industrial court was without power to
regulate wages in packing houses.
June 20-President Harding started
on his trip to the West and Alaska.
Sentences of "a men imprisoned for
'obstructing conduct of war commuted
by the President
June 23-United states seized sealed
i liquor stores on several British liners
at New York.
June 26-Interstate commerce COM
mission abolished assigned car" prac-
,tice in coad transportation.
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