Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-30
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dues and estates. cutting revenue
800. 100000 more.
Feb. 12-Senate passed It's tax bill,
reducing federal revenue $456, 900, 600:
Feb. 15-Senate and house adopted
resolutions for making inauguration
late In January and converting of con-
gress two months after election.
House passed omnibus public build
ings sn bill carving sIe5,ooO,oSSGii, Oils win
total of $66O.500.oo0, passed by house
and senate separately.
Feb. 19-Senate and house conferees
agreed on tax bill with cut OF $SS7.Sl1'-
Feb. 23-House accepted conference
Bert e. Haney of Oregon resigned
Feb. aiIsenate approved new tax
March United States Supreme
court decided Wisconsin's gift tax law
invalid. -,
House passed watson-Parker bill
abolishing railroad labor board ana
providing means for settlement or rail-
way labor disputes by conference &C., meo-
March S-Treasury offered for pubic
subscription $500,000,000 in 30-year
bonds at 324 per cent interest, loWesl
rate since first Liberty bonos--@ere
issued.
March 9-Seattle, Wash, elected MRS.
Bertha K. Landes mayor.
Air secretaries in three departments
recommended by r. W. M9eraM board
March 14-Boagd of temperance, pro.
hibition and MORALS of the Metnoaist
church charged Coolidge admlnistra-
ton. because OF !, po nftica who are not
in sympathy with enforcement OF the
House appropriated 100000 for
foreign q, embassy n assyk ou mem was held to
have been elected over Senator Brook-
hart (Rep.), Iowa, in report supInlI-
ted by subcommittee of the senate eiec-
The White bill, to create a federal
radio commission of five members to
cooperate with Secretary Hoover In
keeping order in the air, was passed
The senate rejected Wallace Nc
Cament of Oregon as federal judge.
March 1S-Col. John c. Coolidge,
eighty-one, father of President Cool
idge, died as the President ana MS MS
March 22NNew York senate by vote
of q to "a, defeated state prohibition
law.
nomination OFT. F. Woodlock of New
York as a member of the interstate
commerce commission by vote OF 81 to
25. .-...
March GS-STdHlpl pldSlho SAo
entire prohibition unit under civil serv-
ice, passed by house.
April House voted to impeach
Judge George w. English of the east
April president Coolidge selected
Carmi A. Thompson of Cleveland, Ohio.
as special commissioner to make sur
vey of conditions in Philippines.
April 3-Former Governor Davis OF
Kansas and his son acquitted of
bribery charge.
Senate committee opened twelve day
hearing on Volstead act modification.
Federation of Labor at senate hear
ing demanded beer and light wines
modification of Volstead act.
April 12-Sixty-five representatives
of women's organizations urged SEN
ators not to weaken Volstead act.
Senate by vote of AZ to Al unseated
Brookhart of Iowa; Daniel F. Steck
sworn in as senator. ...-
Naval aircraft bill passed by house
April 13-Frank L. Smith defeated
Senator w. B. Mckinley for Repub-
lican nomination for senator from Illi-
nois.
passed resolution for beer and wine
April 27-Foreclosure and sale of
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
ordered by Federal Judge Wilkerson.
bureau of prohibition and bureau OF
customs.
April 2S-National crime commission
April 2s-Nationa1 elimination bal
loon race started at Little Rock, Ark.
May president signed Spanish
American war pension bill.
i Goodyear ~, p1loted by van Orman,
won balloon race.
May 4-Senators Watson and Rob
inson of Indiana renominated by Re-
publicans.
uty warden and escaped from the Ilii-
nois penitentiary at Statewide, two
captured after bloody battle with po-
lice at Leonore.
House appropriated $15,oOo'ooo TOT
FIVE year army air program,
May 6-Senate passed bill to in
crease pay of all federal judges.
May TIL. M; Daugherty,,, ,f former 9erns at =
torney general; T. W Miller former 81
King indicted in New York for con-
spiracy to defraud government in
American Metal company case.
May 11-Senate passed new railroad
labor bill as adopted by house.
May 13-Senate passed McFadden
May i7WHouse passed Johnson bill
making great rea &c changes 1aag IN wofio war
May 1S-Congressman w. S. Ware,
running on wet platform, won Repub-
lican nomination for senator from
Pennsylvania, OGIedtlnS OtudlOT TcppcT
and Governor Pinchot Democrats
nominated w. B. Wilson.
s. s. Kresge gave $23,0OO,0OO to
Kresge foundation for charitable and
public welfare purposes.
May 19-House passed bill prohibit
ing transporting of pistols and revolt
vers in the mails.
Senate ordered inquiry into primary
campaign expenditures.
May 21-Treasury department an
nounced President Coolidge had signed
an executive order authorizing ap-
pointment of state, county and NUM-
cipaI. officers as prohibition officers at
nominal salaries.
House rejected Haugen farm relief
bill, 1877 to 212.
Frederick Steiwer nominated for sem
ate by Oregon Republicans, defeating
Senator Stanf1eld.
Nav 31-President Coolidge delivered
Memorial Day address at Arlington,
urging world disarmament.
Sesquicentennial exposition opened
in Philadelphia.
June 2-Senate passed army air SER
June s-senate passed naval air pro-
gram bill.
Indiana Democratic convention nomi-
mated Albert Stump and Evans Wool
len for long and short senatorial
terms respectively.
June Omnibus rivers and harbors
bill passed by house.
June Smith w. Brookhart nomi-
potad for senator nv RepuhlicanS of