Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-31
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
Presidential electors Of the states
met January u and went through the
formality of voting for President and
vice president Of tile United States
Calvin Coolidge and Charles Gates
Dawes were declared elected, and on
March they were duly inaugurated.
Before that event congress had put
through the usual grist OF appropria-
lion bills and had passed a measure
Increasing postal rates and the pay of
postal employees. 1t also raised the
salaries OF its own members TO $4,000
and Of the cabinet members to $4,000
Associate Justice MeKenna OF the
Supreme court resigned January and
the President appointed Attorney Cen
eral Harlan F. Stone to the vacancy.
A few days later he nominated Charles
B. Warren Of Michigan to be attorney
general. When the senate met In spe-
clal session after the inauguration one
Of its first acts was to reject the War
rem nomination because Of his former
business connections. The President
sent In the name again. and again 1t
was rejected. Mr.. Coolidge thereupon
nominated John G. Sargent for the
place and he was accepted. Secretary
OF State Hughes retired from the cab
met on March 4, and was succeeded by
Frank B. Kellogg, then ambassador to
Great Britain. Secretary Of War
Weeks. who had been iii for many
months, resigned on October IS, and
Dwight F. Davis, assistant secretary
was given the portfolio. Mr.. Davis
position was filed by the appointment
of Col. Hanford MacNlder, former ma
tional commander OF the American Lee
Rion. William NJ. Jardine OF Kansas
was made secretary OF agriculture on
February IA. A change in the White
House itself that was of especial In
terest to politicians was the resigna-
ton of C. Bascom Slemp as secretary |
to the President and the appointment |
OF Everett Sanders OF Indiana.
President Coolidge spent the sum-
mer vacation at Swampscott, Mass,
and during the year he made several
trips for the purpose Of delivering adj
dresses. The more important of these
we're TO st. Paul, MINI, for the Morse
American centennial celebration; TO
Omaha for the meeting Of the Amer
can Legion. and to Chicago for the
convention of the American Farm Blu
eau federation. Vice President Dawes
vas exceedingly active In carrying on
lis campaign for revision of the rules
Il the senate, making speeches on that
opIc In many parts Of the country.
When the Sixty-ninth congress opened +
Is sessions on December he was
eady to go on with his fight, but with
,ut gllttering prospects OF success.
The Republicans were in full con-
roll OF the new congress. but the old
bloc Ia the party was there
gain undaunted by disciplinary meas
res by which its members were de-
rived OF most Of their important com
littee assignments. In the lower
ouse they refused to support the Re
ublIcan candidate for speaker. Nlcho-
Is Longworth OF Ohio. who neverthe-
SIS was elected. The Republicans
$50 amended the rule concerning dis
barge OF committees so that a ma !
,rlty OF the house must sign q petit
on to take legislation out OF a COM
lIttee,s hands and place IL before the
ouse. In the lower house sat three
omen members Mrs. Rogers OF
and Mrs. Kahn OF Cali
,rnia on the Republican side and Mrs. :
orion OF New Jersey on the Demo /,
attic side. With vast number Of
lls introduced at the beginning Of the
.sslon, the house put at the top of
le liz the tax reduction measure thar
Id been prepared by the ways and r
cans committee during the fan, and I
once went to work on L. This bill a
opposed a cut IN income and other s
xes that would reduce the national 4
venues by more than $50. 200, 900. .
was virtually a nonpartisan meas q
= and seemed assured OF passage.
Aside from vice President Dawes eff I,
RI 70 reform the senate procedure. In 2
rest In the upper house at first cen o
red on the attitude Of Senator Rob 4
( M. LaFollette. Jr-. Of Wisconsin 2
ho had been elected to succeed his RI
to father, the leader Of the insur- Il
nts. The young man gave every L. n
casion that he would follow closely d
the footsteps Of his sire. Another Il
the radical senators had passed X
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ana GevaTnpg Sorlle ha6 appointed =:
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