Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-12-27
Chronology
Of the Year
1894
DOMESTIC
Compiled BY E. w. PICKARD

Jan. 1-President Roosevelt accepted
Treasury W H. Woodin and appointed
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., TO succeed hlm'
Jan. 3-Congress opened regular ses-
sion and heard President Roosevelts
message declaring the New Deal must
be made permanent
Jan. 4-Congress revived President
Roosevelts budget message calling Tor
1914 billion dollars.
Jan. 5-House passed $40, 100000 ma
tional liquor tax bill
Jan. 8-Supreme court upheld mora
torium on mortgages.
Jan 10-President Roosevelt asked
the senate to ratify the st. Lawrence
senate passed national liquor tax
Jan. l2-Gen. Blanton winship was
appointed governor Of Porto Rico vice
r II. Gore resigned
Willis G. Gregg was appointed chleI
OF the weather bureau. a,-a.,
Jan. 15-President Roosevelt asked
congress for additional authority 70
seize federal bank gold reserve ana
fix dollar between 80 and 50 cents;
Jan. 19-President Roosevelt modlHed
his economy regulations TO increase
annual payments to disabled veterans
by million dollars.
+ 2o-House Of represehhitiaatlXSSGSS hiia yea
passed the Presidents money Dill "o0
Jan. 24-Naval supply bill of 2S4 mil
Hons passed by house.
Jan. 27--senate passed PRESIDENT :
jan soHNation celebrated President
lRoosevelt's fifty-second birthday
House passed the Vinson navy n6ldi: IL
Jaa. 31-Prcsdent established o9.o6
cent dollar.
quashed all pending federal dry cases.
Feb 9-President and postmaster
general cancelled all air mail contracts
and the army was called on to carry
the air mail
Feb. l4-WiIliam P MacCracken and
l. H Brittin sentenced by senate 10
ten days In jail Tor c9ngemtpfe ~ lion. o
Feb. l9-Army air corps began ny
ing the air mail. ,,o,o
Feb. 2l-Honse passed tax REVISION
FEB 22-Roger Touhy and two mem
bers of his gang, convlcted IN ShaJas .
of kidnapping John Factor ana slVen
80 years in prison - f.. +.
FEB. 26-President asked congress TO
create federal commission on wire anu
radio communications. ,-n
Feb 27-Senate voted to restore 3oO
millions In veterans benefits and led
Heral salaries votaa aeainst federal
furniture factory. .s
March 2-President asked congress
for power to negotiate tariHs: -
March S--John Diliinger, bank ron, ,
her and desperate. escaped from jan
al Crown Point, Ind.
crnm ant price fixing.
president Roosevelt asked industry
to raise wages and shorten hours.
March 6-SenaIe pdSSeu luii seic"e -
navy construction bill
President appointed Judge Florence
Allen OF Ohio as federal circuit court
or appeals judge.
March l9-President ordered army
air mail service halted
Attorney General Cummings ordereo
criminal action against Andrew Melion.
lanes u Walker and others Tor al
legged income tax evasion.
March l2--House passed Dill Tor I'm :
mediate payment Of veterans bonus In
| -raanha cks
March i3-Arthur Cults Willard
elected president of Universits OF ILL.,
March l4-St. Lawrence waterway
treaty rejected by the senate
March 19--Army resumed flying air
March 23-President urged passage of
Job insurance bill ,,..,
March 24-President signed Pniiip-
pine independence bill.
March 25--President settled threat
ened strike in automobile INDUSTRY.
March 26--President vetoed economy
bill. .,s.
cruise. s.,,
House oyerrode veto of economy bill
March 28-Senate overrode economy
March sl--Johnson imposes 6-day
S6-hour week on soft coal INDUSTRY.
April g--Florence y. Allen took oatn
In Cleveland az first woman feoerai
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