The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-07

Haugen cooperative marketing bill
| passed by house.
Jan; 27ws sn,,o by vote Of . 70 to Il
herence to world court.
Jan. S0-Senate passed corn sugar
amendment to pure food laws.
| Feb. 8-Senate adopted repeal of pub
| LEFTY provision of revenue law.
! Feb. 10--Senate voted to repeal all
taxes on automobiles, admissions and
dues and estates. cutting revenue
Feb. l1-Ellis Island board of In
| quiry excluded Countess of Cathcart
| from United States when she admitted
haying been guilty party In divorce;
Feb. 12-Senate passed its tax bill.
| reducing federal revenue $466,000, 900.
Feb. 15-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
ings bill carrying sls6.0oO,o 900;
total of $3.50, 100000, passed by house
| and senate separately.
Feb. 19-Senate and house conferees
| agreed on tax bill with cut of 1887 SILL
Feb. 2s-House accepted conference
report on tax bill, S6t to rs.
Bert E. Haney of oregon resigned
from shipping board.
Feb. 2i-Senate approved new tax
March United States supresms
! court decided Wisconsin's gift tax Ia"
House passed watson-Parker bill
| abolishing railroad labor board ana
providing means for settlement OF rail-
way labor disputes by conference, meo-
iation and voluntary arbitration.
March S-Treasury offered for public
subscription s5oo,ooo,o9O IN ' iowest
rate since hrst Liberty bonds were
issued.
March Seattle, Wash, elected Mrs.
Bertha X. Landes mayor. rt.nts
Air secretaries in three departmenls
recommended by e. w. MorroW' cnaII
man of the Presidents aircraft poaro.
March 12-Henry Curran. immlgra-
ton commissioner at Ellis isiaho' fe
March 1+Board of temperance, pro
hibition and morals of the Methodist
church charged Coolidge admini i
ton, because of political conditions.
was keeping men in office who are not
In sympathy with enforcement OF the
prohibition laws. oooooo o..
House appropriated $lo,ooo,ooo ior
foreign embassy buildings.
Daniel F. Steck (Dem.), was held 10
have been elected over Senator BROOK
hart (Rep.), Iowa, in report submit
ted by subcommittee Of the senate cleo
The White bill, to create a federal
radio commission of five members 10
cooperate with Secretary hoover IN
keeping order in the air, was passed
The senate rejected Wallace Nc
Cament of Oregon as federal judge.
.ieb aIco father of President Cool.
idge, died as the President and his
wife were speeding by special train
March aaWNew York senate by vote
of 81 to "a. defeated state prohibition
March 26-senate confirmed the
nomination of T. F. Woodlock or New
,hAr Of hA n a
commerce commission by vote of 81 to
March 2s-crampton bill. placing the
entire prohibition unit under civil serv-
ice, passed by house.
April House voted to tmpeach
Judge George w. English of the east
ern district of Illinois, sos to so;
April president Coolidge selected
Carmi A. Thompson of Cleveland. Ohio.
as special commissioner to make sur
vey of conditions in Philippines.
April aE0rmsr Govern ncsu PAYS OF OF
Senate committee opened twelve-day
hearing on Volstead act modification.
.ta ARs from By New p york fox spta
April s-Spokesmen for American
Federation of Labor at senate hear
ing demanded beer and light wines
modification of Volstead act.
April 12-Sixty-fve representatives
of wemen's organizations urged SEN
ators not to weaken Volstead act
Senate by vote of 40 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 ILL
nois.
April 1s-Government lost first case
for control of radio wave lengths.
Central
celebrated it's centenary.
April 19-New York legislature
passed resolution for beer and wine
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 a bureau Of
April 2s-National crime commission
met in Washington.
April 29-National elimination bal
loon race started at Little Rock, Ark.
May President signed Spanish
American war pension bill:
GOODYEAR " piloted by Van orman,
May 4-Senators Watson and Rob
inson of Indiana renominated by Re-
MAY 5-seven convicts killed dep
nois penitentiary at Stateville; two
captured after bloody battle with po-
House appropriated s75.OoO.ooo for
five year army air program.
May 6-Senate passed bill to IN
crease pay of all federal judges.
May Tim. Daugherty, former at
torney general; T. W Miller, former
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
banking bill.
making great changes in World war
veterans act of 1924.
| May lS-Cengressman w. S. Ware,
running on wet platform, won Repub-
Pennsylvania, defeating Senator Pepper
and Governor Pinchot. Democrats
nominated w. B. Wilson.
S. S. Kresge gave $23,0o0,000 to
| Kresge foundation for charitable and
| public welfare purposes.
| Nav 19-House passed bill prohibit
ing transporting of pistols and revolt
vers in the mails.
| campaign expenditures.
| Nav 21-Treasury department an
| nounced President Coolidge had signed
an executive order authorizing APP
| nointment Of state, county and muni-
| cipal officers as prohibition ofncers at
| nominal salaries.
I House rejected Haugen farm relief
| bill, 167 to 212
| Frederick Steiwer nominated for SEN
ate by Oregon Republicans. defeating
| Senator Stanfield
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
| vice bill.
| gram bill.
Indiana Democratic convention nomi-
/ mated Albert Stump and Evans Wool