The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-02
DOMESTIC

Jan. president and Mrs. Coolidge
left Sapelo island. Georgia. for Wash
Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated gov
ernor of New York.
Jan. ELECTORAL college officially
Jan. sWPresident Eieet-Hoover ar
rived in Washington from his Latin
Jan. s-Right of James M. Beck to
seat as representative of first district
Of Pennsylvania upheld by the house.
Jan. 1l-HoIse passed bill for auto
matte reapportionment effective in
Jan. 12-stephen T. Mather resigned
as director of national parks: H. NJ.
Albright succeeded him.
Jan. 15-Senate ratified the Kellogg
anti-war treaty by a vote of IS to /.
House passed the army supply bill.
of the United States.
Jan. 21-Senate approved appoint.
ment of Roy o. West as secretary OF
the interior.
DR.. c. c. Little resigned as president
of University of Michigan.
Oklahoma senate suspended Governor
Johnston from office.
Jan: 22-Senate voted to give the
President $24.OOO.o0O for dry enforce
ment.
Jan. 26-Congress authorized the
President to invite foreign nations to
take take part in Chicago centennial fair In
Feb. president Coolidge dedicated
the Box bird sanctuary and singing
tower at Mountain Lake, Fla.
Feb. 5-Senate passed 15-cruiser bill
with time limit clause
Feb. House accepted senate
amendments to cruiser bill.
Feb: S-Senate passed the army sup
ply bill carrying $456,009,000, and the
house passed the naval appropriation
bill
Feb. lie. S. Shumaker. superin-
tendent of Indiana Anti-Saloon league,
started serving 6O-dey sentence for
contempt of court.
Feb. 12-Engagement of Col Charles
Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow.
daughter of the ambassador to Mexico.
Feb. 1S-President Coolidge signed
the 15-cruiser bill.
Feb. 16-House passed bill for de-
portation of alien gunner and boot
Feb. 19-President-E Elect Hoover re-
turned to Washington.
The senate passed bill increasing
prohibition penalties.
Feb. 25-Senate ordered engineering
survey for Nicaragua canal.
Feb. 2S-House passed Jones bill in
creasing prohibition penalties:
March House passed resolution for
Nicaragua canal route survey.
March 4-Hoover and Curtis in
augurated President and Vice Presi-
dent of United States
members of Hoover's cabinet and or
dered an inquiry into Secretary Mel
Ions right to hold over:
March 7-President Hoover called
congress in extraordinary session for
March 14-President Hoover ordered
that all tax refunds be made public.
March 20-Three University of Mis-
souri, teachers ousted in row over cir
culation of sex QUESTIONABLE.
Gov Henry S. Johnston of Okla
homa removed from office by state sem
ate court of impeachment on charge of
March 2S-President Hoover pro-
claimed national origins quotas. in
creasing British immigration.
March 2S--Former Vice President
Dawes sailed for Santo Domingo to
revise public finances.
Henry L. Stimson swora in as Sec
rotary of state.
April Henry J. Allen appointed
senator from Kansas to succeed Vice
President Curtis.
April So. s. Supreme court upheld
conviction of Harry F. Sinclair for con-
tempt of the senate.
April 1O-Charles G. Dawes appoint
ed ambassador to Great Britain.
April Especial session of congress
opened; Longworth reelected speaker
April 16-President Hoover's message
read to congress.
April Ex-senator James Couzens of
Michigan created IuHu Oh 9lU,UVVs-
coo to aid children.
April 25-Haugen farm relief bill
passed by house.
DR.. r. NJ Hutchins, dean of Yale law
school, made president of University
May 6-Harry Sinclair began Jail
term in Washington for contempt OF
the senate.
solicitor general of U. S.
May S-Senate voted, AZ to A.. for
export debsnture plan in farm relief
bill.
fist fundamentalist institution. closed
and faculty dismissed; students in riot
GUS revolt.
May l4-senate passed the McNary
May I5-Dwight F. Davis. former
secretary of war, selected for COVER
nor general of Philippines.
May 2o-President Hoover appointed
headed by George W. Wickersham.
Railroads won Supreme court decis-
ion in valuation case involving billions
May 22-Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. ap-
pointed governor Of Porto Rico.
May 24-R. H. Lucas Of Kentucky
appointed commissioner Of internal
May 27-col. Charles A. Lindbergh
and Anne Morrow were married at the
Morrow home in Englewood, N. J.
May 2S-House passed the Hawley
Mabel willebrandt resigned as as
sistant attorney general.
May S9-Senate passed census-reap-
portionment bill.
June 3-Supreme court upheld six
months sentence Of Harry +. Sinclair
for hiring detectives to shadow jury
June Hubert Work resigned as
chairman Of Republican national COM
President Hoover accepted resigna-
ton of N. B. Judah as ambassador to
Cuba
June 5-Senate and house conferees
agreed on farm relief bill. eliminating
the export debenture clause.
June 6-House passed census and
/ reapportionment bill.
June 7-House adopted conferences
report on farm relief bill.
June S-Seventy-flfth birthday of Re-
publican party celebrated at Ripon.
June 14-Senate accepted conference
report on farm relief bill and sent
measure to President.
June 15-President Hoover signed
the farm relief bill.
June 17-Congress appropriated $780,
100000 for farm relief loan fund.
Use of riot guns by prohibition
agents forbidden.
June 18-Anti-Smith Democrats Of
Virginia held convention and nominat-
ed candidates for state offices.
June 1s1Congress recessed for the
summer.
June 21-Col. J. c. Roop appointed
director of the budget
June 25-President Hoover accepted