Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-01
DOMESTIC

Jan. 4-Assoeiate Justice Joseph Nc
kenna of supreme court resigned and
President Coolidge named Attorney Gen
Mrs Nellie T. Ross sworn in az gov.
ernor OF Wyoming
Jan. 6--Senate upheld Presidents veto
OF postal salary RAISE bill by one vote.
Senate passed interior department bill
and house passed emergency deficiency
bill carrying si57GO,C0O.
dan. 7-Senate passed treasury, post
office and agriculture supply bills.
Jan a--House passed army appropria-
ton bill carrying s3Sl,O00, 900.
Jan. le-President Coolidge announced
that Secretary OF state Hughes would
retire from the cabinet on March and
that Frank b. Kellogg had been selected
Charles b. Warren nominated for at
torney general.
Jan. l2-Presidential electors met In the
state capitals and cast their votes Cool.
Jan. B-Alanson B, Houghton, am
bassador to Germany selected to sue
coed Frank B. Kellogg as ambassador
to Great Britain.
Senate passed deficiency bill carrying
$i590lO,00O
Jan. Hsenate passed the Underwood
Muscle Shoals bill
Jan, l5-C Bascom slemp resigned as
secretary to the President and Everett
Sanders of Indiana was named to sue
coed him
RI. Rev. w. NJ Brow:i. former bishop
of Arkansas, found guilty of violating
Episcopal doctrine by church board OF
review and his expulsion from ministry
recommended.
Former Secretary Denly exonerated
and Fall condemned by minority report
from senate committee on oil Inquiry.
Jan. 20-President Coolidge announced
completion of work of United States
railroad administration created during
the war; cost to nation was sl.674, 800 900.
Senate adopted majority report on Tea
pot Dome oil scandal. censurlng Fall
and DENLY.
Mrs. Miriam a. Ferguson inaugurated
governor of Texas.
Jan. 9-Col. Charles r. Forbes. former
director of the veterans bureau and
John w Thompson millionaire contrac-
tor OF St Louis. found guilty by Jury
In Chicago of having conspired to de-
fraud the government in contracts for
soldiers hospitals
Emile Daeschner, new French ainbas-
sador, presented credentials to President
Coolidge
Senate passed postal pay and rate in
crease bill
Jan, so-Dog teams carrying antitoxin
on 665-mile run.
Feb. 2-Serum reached Nome in record,
breaking time.
House passed bill for $3.50 100000 for pub-
lie buildings program for six years.
Delaware and Utah rejected child la
Dor amendment
Feb, s--House returned postal increase
bill to senate, asserting its right to
initiate all revenue legislation
Feb 4-Col c r. Forbes and w.
Thompson sentenced to two years in
prison and $4,000 fine each.
Tennessee legislature rejected ,hlld la
Dor amendment.
Feb. 10 House passed postal pay and
rate increase bill substituted for senate
measure.
Senate ratified commercial treaty with
Germany,
Feb. ii-william N Jardlne OF Kausfo
appointed secretary of agriculture. and
George Parks governor of Alaska,
Feb, l6-Floyd Collins. entrapped by
bowlder in Sand cave. kentucky. on
january 49, found dad.
Senate confirmed nomination Of Frank
b. Keloge to be socretary OF state.
Senate passed again It's own postal
sa i:n2 and s Esys oil voted 70 ,r,ra ].
salaries of mombers of coneress to SO
go and Of cabinet members to $4,000
Feb. @-House accepted senate Amend
ment for raise of congressional and
Feb 26-Charles S. Deneen appointed
senator from Illinois to succeed the late
Medill Mccormick.
House passed Dickinson cooperative
marketing bill as substitute for Capper-
Haugen measure.
Feb T-Republican members of next
house In caucus elected Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio speaker
House committee reported great frauds
In bureau of printing and engraving.
March 3--House adJp,u., rssu. Ton adj
vocatine American entry into world
court
Navy wsr game besan in the Pacific.
March 4-Culvn Coolidge and Charl,i
G Dawes naugurated President and vice
president of United States
March 5-United States shipping board
and Emergency Fleet corpora ton won
verdict for Sll57lSS against Virginia
ihipbuldiEs corporation
March 6--l.ieut Col. James 10. Feohet
aimed as successor to Brig Gen VII
ian Mitchell assistant chief Of army
tir service.
March 10 Senate rejected nomination
OF Charles Beceher Warren as attorney
March H-Presldsat Coolidge again