The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-01-07
DYES ss oos and oSo estates. cutting revenue

| Feb. 12-Senate passed its tax bill,
reducing federal revenue $456, 1000, 900.
/ Feb. l5-Senate and house adopted
| resolutions for making inauguration
! date in January and converting of con-
| gress two months after election.
| House passed omnibus public build
ms Fen PHI Is cs ana i0D navy bills with
l}total of $3.50, 900, passed by house
] and senate separately.
4 Feb. 19-Senate and house conferees
| agreed on tax bill with cut of S3S7.S1l,-
Feb. .2s--House accepted conference
report on tax bill. S5d to 2s. Fastened
FEB. 2l-ssnate approved new tax
March United States Supreme
House passed watson-Parker bill
| abolishing railroad labor board ana
way labor disputes by conference. med
iation and voluntary arbitration. y.
March S-Treasury offered d for pubic pupnc
subscription sSooo0SoG9o In
rate since first Liberty bonds were
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 Doard.
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 s10.Ooo.OOo for
foreign embassy buildings.
Daniel F. Steck (Dem.l, was nelo 70
hart (Rep.), Iowa, in report submit
| ted by subcommittee of the senate cleo
tions committee.
The White. bill, to create federal
cooperate with Secretary Hoover in
keeping order in the air, was passed
| by house.
The senate rejected Wallace Nc
Cament of Oregon as federal Judge.
March 18-Col. John c. Coolidge,
eighty-one, father of President Cool
idge. died as the President and his
wife were speeding by special train
March a2MNew York senate by vote
of 81 to "a, defeated state prohibition
| law.
nomination of T. F. Woodlock of New
York as member of the interstate
commerce commission by vote of So to
March 2s-crampton bill, placing the
entire prohibition unit under civil serv-
ice, passed by house.
April House voted to impeach
ern s district of Illinois, sos to so.
April 2-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.
hearing on Volstead act modification.
April 9-Spokesmen for American
Federation of Labor at senate hear
ing, demanded beer and light wines
April 12--Sixty-five representatives
of womens organizations urged sem
ators not to weaken Volstead act.
Senate by vote Of 45 to Al unseated
Brookhart of Iowa; Daniel r. Steck
sworn in as senator.
Naval aircraft bill passed by house.
April 13-Frank L. Smith defeated
lican nomination for senator from I'LL
April 1s-New York legislature
passed resolution for beer and wine
April 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
April 2s--National crime commission
met in Washington.
April 29-National elimination ball
May President signed Spanish
American war pension bill.
Goodyear Nv, piloted by Van Orman.
May 4-Senators Watson and Rob-
inson of Indiana renominated by Re-
publicans.
uty warden and escaped from the I'LL
nois penitentiary at Stateville; two
captured after bloody battle with po-
He1 a. onnronrfatad s7s 0o0 h0O for
| FIVE year army air program.
May 6--Senate passed bill to in
crease pay of all federal judges.
May TIL. M. Daugherty, former at
torney general: T. W. Miller. former
King King indicted in New York for con-
spiracy to defraud government in
May 11-Senate passed new railroad
labor bill as adopted by house:
May 13-Senate passed McFadden
May i7-House passed Johnson bill
veterans act of 1924.
May 1S-Congressman W. $, Ware.
lican nomination for senator from
Pennsylvania, defeating Senator Pepper
and Governor Pinchot. Democrats
S. S. Kresge gave $2S.o0o.ooo to
| Kresge foundation for charitable and
public welfare purposes.
May 19-HouSe passed Dill proniDit-
| 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 APP
| pointment OF state, county and NUM-
cipal officers as prohibition officers at
House rejected Haugen farm relief
| bill, 1877 to PIP.
Frederick Steiwer nominated for sem
| ate by Oregon Republicans. defeating
| Senator Stanfield.
MAY s1-President Coolidge delivered
| Memorial Day address at Arlington,
urging world disarmament.