The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-01-03
Chronology
Of the Year
1894
DOMESTIC
Compiled BY E. w. PICKARD

denry MOrRenInau, JT, TO SuCtetu hlii'
Jan. 3-Congress opened regular SEES
sion and heard President Roosevelts
message declaring the New Deal must
be made permanent. ,, p.os,aor.
Roosevelts budget message calling for
1914 billion dollars. .o,ooo
Jan. 5-House passed S47O.OOO.OuO ma
tional liquor tax bill.
Jan. S-Supreme court upheld mora
forum on mortgages. .,. .,,o5
Jan. 10-President Roosevelt asked
the senate to ratify the st. Lawrence
Senate passed national liquor tax
bill.
Jan. 12-Gen. Blanton winshp was
appointed governor of Porto Rico vice
r. H. Gore. resigned.
Willis G. Gregg was appointed chleI
Jan I5@President Roosevelt asked
congress for additional authority to
seize federal bank gold reserve and
fix dollar between SO and 60 cents;
Jan. 19-Presldent Roosevelt modified
his economy regulations to increase
annual payments to disabled veterans
Jan. 2oNHouse Of representatives
passed tho Presidents money BILL $50
Jan. 24-Neval supply bill of 2S4 mil
lions passed by house.
Jan. 27-senate passed Presidents
jan soMNation celebrated President
Roosevelts ffty-second birthday.
House passed the Vinson navy BILL
jan. 31-Prcsident established S9.o6
Feb 5~United States Supreme court
Quashed all pending federal dry cases.
general eP Cancelled ali air mail contracts
and the army was called on TO carry
the air mail
Feb l4-william P. Maccracken and
l. H. Brittin sentenced by senate to
ten days in jail for contempt in con-
nection with air mail investigation.
Feb. 19-Army air corps began hy-
Feb. 21-House passed tax revision
Feb 22-Roger Touhy and two mem
bers Of his gang convicted in Chicago
of KIDNAPPING John Factor and given
90 years in prison ~ -
Feb. 26-President asked congress to
create federal commission on wire and
radio communications ~ o.o
Feb 27-Senate voted to restore $50
millions in veterans benefits and led
Feb 28-House voted against federal
furniture factory.
March 2-President asked congress
for power to negotiate tariffs.
March 3-John Dillinger. bank rob,
Der and desperate, escaped from Jail
at Crown Point. Ind
March 5-Supreme court upheld gov
President Roosevelt asked industry
to faise wages and shorten hours
March 6-Senate passed full strength
navy construction bill.
President appointed Judge Florence
Allen of Ohio as federal circuit court
March lONPresident ordered army
air mail service halted, ,a
Attorney General Cummings ordered
criminal action against Andrew Mellon.
James j. Walker and others for al
legged income tax evasion,
March 12-House passed bill for i'm
mediate payment of veterans bonus IN
greenbackS. 1900
elected president of University of 1lli-
noiS.
March 14-st. Lawrence waterway
treaty rejected by the senate.
March i9-Army resumed flying air
mail
March 23-President urged passage Of
fob insurance bill
March 24-President signed Philip
pine independence bill.
March 25-President settled threat
ened strike in automobile industry.
March 26-President vetoed economy
Ma CHI 27-President left for Florida
House overrode veto of economy bill.
March 28-Senate OVERRIDE economy
bill veto.
March 31-Johnson imposes 5-day.
s5-hour week on soft coal industry.
April 9-Florence e. Allen took oath
in Cleveland as first woman federal
Trial of Bishop Cannon and Miss
Ada Burroughs for violation of corrupt
practices act began in Washington;
April toulouse committee began in
vestigation r. charges made by Dr.:
William A. Writ that members of
brain trust" were plotting to over
throw the government.
April 11-Senate voted for 10 per
cent increase in income tax.
April 13-Senate passed its S48O,0O0,-
600 tax bill with income tax publicity
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington from fishing trip.
ko APr and i eight others indicted by Unit
ed States for forced collections from
April IS-Wirt investigation ended
by Democrats after his story was de-
April 23--Milk control plan dropped
April 24-American fleet of III war
ships made record transit of Panama
April 27-Bishop Cannon and Miss
Burroughs acuitted of violation of cor
rupt practices act
April SS95senate passed air mail H. BIZ;
awarded Is air mail contracts,
New revenue bill enacted by con-
May 4-House passed stock exchange
May S-Federal grand jury in Pitts
burgh refused to indict A. W. Mellon
May 12-Senate passed Fletcher Ray
burn stock exchange bill.
MAY G0rd Pnehdt n ee6 de
sylvania Republican primaries; Demo-
Gratis nominated Joseph F. Guffey for
senate
Senate passed bill for federal control
CT radio and wire communications.
May 1S-President Roosevelt. in mes
sage to congress. called for domestic
and international control over arms and
Seven bills to aid federal war on
crime were signed by the President.
Dr. George F. Zook resigned as com.
missioner of education, effective July
/, and John w. Studebaker OF Des
Moines was selected to succeed him
May 22-Presdent Roosevelt asked
congress to pass bill partly remonetix-
ing silver.
May 26-Chicago's Century of Prog.
ress exposition reopened.
May 27-President ordered modifca-
zion of service Industries codes.
May 30-President Roosevelt deliv-
cred Memorial Day address at Gettys-
burg.
Cotton textile workers called general
May s1-President Roosevelt reviewed
the United States fleet of New York.
House passed administrators silver
June 1-Congress completed enact
ment Of stock exchange control bill.
President sent message to congress
saying America expected payment of
war debts unless satisfactory excuse
were offered.
June 2-Cotton textile strike called
off by compromise.
House passed communications con-
troll bill.
June 4-senats passed the tar.n BILL
sylvania elected chairman of Repub-
1ican national commftteM.