The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-30
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Feb. l2-Senats passed its tag bill.
reducing federal revenue s45s.O00, 900:
Feb. l5-Senate and house adopted
date in January and converting Of con-
gress two months after election.
House passed omnibus public build
| ings bill carrying S165,000, 900.
Feb. 1somArmy and navy bills. with
and senate separately.
Feb. 19-Senate and house conferees
| agreed on tax bill with cut OF 1887,
.. FEB: ss,Housss Sc, accepted e e, conference
BE, Bert p on Haney Of Of Oregon resigned
Feb. 2i-senate approved new tax
March limited States Supreme ,,
eourt, decided Wisconsin's gift tax law
House passed watson-Parker bill
abolishing railroad labor board ana
way labor disputes by conferences &C. med
March s-Treasury offered for public
s0DSs s5eOeS903 osrf in
rate since first Liberty bonds were
| issued.
March s-seattle, Wash. elected Mrs.
| Bertha K. Landes mayor.
Air secretaries in three departments
recommended by E. w. Morrow, chair
man of the Presidents aircraft board.
March 14-Board of temperance, pro.
hibition and morals of the Methodist
church charged Coolidge. administra-
ton, because of political conditions,
| was keeping men in office who are not
in sympathy with enforcement OF the
House appropriated $10,000.O00 Tor
foreign embassy buildings
Daniel F. Steck (Dem.), was heid 70
hart (Rep), Iowa, in report submit
| ted by subcommittee of the senate elec-
| lions committee.
The White bill, to create a federal
| cooperate with Secretary Hoover in
| keeping order In the air, was passed
| by house. -,
The senate rejected Wallace No
March 1s--Col. John c; Coolidge,
| idge, died as the President and his
wife were speeding by special train
March 22WNew York senate by vote
of 81 to "a, defeated state prohibition
March 2s-senate confirmed the
York as a member of the interstate
commerce commission by vote of 81 to
March 2e-Crampton bill, placing the
entire prohibition unit under civil serv-
April House voted to impeach
Judge George W. English of the east
April 2-President Coolidge selected
Carml 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.
April 9-Spokesmen for American
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 sem
ators not to weaken Volstead act.
Senate by vote of As to Al unseated
Brookhart of Iowa; Daniel F. Steck
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.
April 1e-New York Legislature
passed resolution for beer and wine
referendum.
April 27-Foreclosure and sale of
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
ordered by Federal Judge Wilkerson.
House passed bill creating separate
bureau of prohibition and bureau of
customs.
April 2S-National crime commission
met in Washington.
April 29-National elimination bal
loon race started at Little fOck, Ar X
May President signed Spanish
American war pension bill.
Goodyear ". piloted by Van Orman,
won balloon race.
May 4-SenatOrs Watson and Rob
inson of Indiana renominated by Re-
May 5-seven convicts killed dep
uty warden and escaped from the Illi-
nois penitentiary at Statewide; two
captured after bloody battle with po-
lice at LeonOre.
House appropriated s75,O00,O0o for
five year army air program,
May 6-Senate passed bill to in
crease pay of all federal judges.
May III. NJ. Daugherty, former at
torney general; T. w. Miller, former
alien property custodian. and John T.
spiracy to defraud government in
American Metal company case.
May 11-Senate passed new railroad
labor bill as adopted by house:
May l3-Senate passed McFadden
May 17-House passed Johnson bill
making great changes 1o5S in World war
May 1S-Congressman W. S. Ware,
running on wet platform, won Repub-
lican nomination for senator from
Pennsylvania, defeating Senator Pepper
and Governor Pinchot. Democrats
nominated w B. Wilson.
S. S. Kresge gave s23,00o,ooo 20
Kresge foundation for charitable and
pubic welfare pun pOSeS'
May 19-House passed bill prohibit
ing transporting of pistols and revolt
yers in the mails.
Senate ordered inquiry into primary
campaign expenditures.
May 21-Treasury department an
nounced President Coolidge had signed
an executive order authorizing APP
pointment of state, county and NUM-
cipal officers as prohibition officers at
nominal salaries.
House rejected Haugen farm relief
Frederick Steiwer nominated for sem
ate by Oregon Republicans. defeating
Senator Stanfield.
MAY 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-
mated for senator by Republicans Of
Iowa, defeating Senator A. B. Cum
Minis. Claude r. Porter nominated
by the Democrats.
June 11-Senate passed house bill
carrying S75,00O,0o0 for federal aid
road construction.
June 17-House passed senate's corn
sugar bill.
June 2O-Twenty- eighth information
al eucharistic congress opened in Chi
luna o1-President COOLIDGE in his