Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-12-28
Chronology
Sss: St :ss 1888
Compiled by
E. w. PICK AR D
DOMESTIC

Jan. 1-President Hoover's, commits
sion on social trends reported.
Jan. S-Miners' war in Christian
count. Illinois, broke out again and
state troops were sent after two per-
Jan. 4-Eight hundred enraged Iowa
Jan. 5MFormer President Calvin
Coolidge died in Northampton. Mass.
of PUBLIC mourning.
Jan 12-House passed domestic al
lotment 1aet farp aid bill. ,,oouo, ue.oea
the Philippine Independence ebill. and
the house overrode the veto:
ian: l7-Senate repassed Phliilpplnie
Jan. 2o-President Hoover and Pres
ident-Elect Roosevelt agreed to open
war debt negotiations with Great
Jan. 2l--senator Fl. B. Hawes of Mis-
souri, resigned.
the Constitution, ending lame duck"
sessions of congress, was oft1clally
adopted when Missouri. the 36th state
to approve, ratified it.
DIR. Harry WoOdburn Chase resigned
as president of University Of Illinois
to become chancellor of New York uni
versity.
Jan 24-Secretary Stimson invited
all non -defaulting nations to confer
ence on war debts after March 4.
Congress voted $90.00O,0o0 for farm
loans.
Jan. 25-senate passed the Glass
Jan. 3O-House passed bill to en-
able debtors to avoid bankruptcy. and
the Glass banking bill.
Feb. 4-House refused to cut pay or
congressman.
Feb. 7-Senate ousted Sergeant at
Arms David S. Barry for traducing 1t
in magazine article.
Roosevelt called conference OF lall
governors in Washington March g..
Feb. 14-Governor Comstock of Mich
igan, proclaimed an eight day bank
Feb. l5-An anarchist, Giuseppe Zan-
CARA, fired FIVE shots at Franklin D.
Roosevelt in Miami, missing him put
Feb. 16-senate adopted resolution
for repeal of Eighteenth amendment.
Feb, 20-Resolution for prohibition
repeal passed by the house.
Feb. disappointment announced OF
Senator Cordell Hull as secretary. OF
state and William H; Woodin of New
the Roosevelt cabinet.
Feb. 23-Congress passed s30S.000.000
naval appropriation bill.
Feb. 24-House of representatives
Louderback of California for mis-
Feb. 26-President- Elect Roosevelt
announced Henry Wallace would be
secretary of agriculture and James A.
Farley postmaster general.
Feb. 27-HaroId ickes as secretary
of the interior and Claude A. Swan
son as secretary of the navy announced
by Roosevelt.
Federal grand jury in Chicago in
dicted the insults and others for US
ing. the mails to defraud.
March Harry Byrd appointed sem
ator from Virginia to succeed Swan
Treasury -postoffice bill, conferring
reorganization powers on President.
passed.
March 2-Represenative Henry T.
Rainey of Illinois chosen next speaker
by Democrats.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. named new,
chairman Of farm board.
March 3-Baak holidays proclaimed
in New York and Illinois.
Homer S. Cummings named attorney
general IN Roosevelt Roo cabinet. Inasoo,.
augurated President of United States.
Seventy second congress came to q
close.
March 5--President Roosevelt de-
clared a four-day bank holiday and
called congress in session on March 8.
March 7-Theodore Roosevelt re-
signed as governo- general Of the Phil
Lewis Douglas appointed director Of
March s-President Roosevelt ex-
tcuucu UdHk Hoiludy luQeunlIely.
Congress gave President full control
of banking system.
Congress met in special session;
Rainey elected speaker OF house.
March 1O--President asked congress
for power to cut veterans costs and
government salaries $500,000,00O.
March 11-House passed Presidents
economy bill.
March 13-Banks reopened.
Robert W. Bingham appointed am
bassador TO England: Jesse I; straus,
Daniels, anfDaSsA dor to Mexico.
March I4-House passed 3.2 per cent
beer bill.