The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-03

June 1S-House passed AAA amend
ments asked by administration.
June 19-President told to congress
| his plan to break up great fortunes ana
redistribute wealth through taxes.
Senate passed the social security BILL
House passed the Wagner-Connery Ia
Senator Couzens gave federal govern
ment $55O,000 for Industrial workers
home colony in Detroit srea.
June 25-Gen. Hugh Johnson made
| works relief director for New York.
June 26-President set aside $5O. oO0,-
900. from works .fund,to provide Jobs
July iIPresident handed ss1, 900, 900
to Rexford Guy Tugwell for rural reset
July s"Honse passed utilities bli,
| then ordered investigation of lobbying
for and against the measure.
July Is-AAA processing t taI ae-
July 2s-General strike at Terre
Haute shut of all food supplies; Ma
July 23-Senate passed AAA amend
ments BILL
President Roosevelt named L. W.
Cramer to succeed Paul Pearson as gov
| ernor of Virgin islands.
Terre Haute general strike called off
July s1-1Iouse passed liquor con-
July. 2s-senate passed bank bill as
drafted by Glass.
James. o'Neili resigned as head of
| NRA, effective August I.
July 31-Congress passed bill restor-
ing 946.ooo.ooo In Spanish war veterans
Aug. 5--New tax bill passed by
Aug. e--Rhode Island Republicans
| elected Charles f. Risk as congressman,
defeating the New Deal candidate.
Aug. S-Maj. Gen. B. D. Foulois, head
Of army air corps. voluntarily retired.
Aug. 9-Enactment Of social security
law completed.
House cleared Federal Judge Alschu-
| Ter of Illinois of misconduct charges.
| Aug. 19-Senate passed farm mora
torium and railway pension bills and
| adopted conference report on banking
bill.
House passed Guffey coal bill, rail-
| way pension bill and conference reports
on banking and rivers and harbors
Aug. 21-Congress enlarged powers
Of IVA; senate passed neutrality res
Aug. 22-House accepted compro-
mise death sentence" in utilities bill
Guffey coal bill passed by senate.
| House passed resolution for manda-
tory embargo on arms shipments to
| nations at war.
chairman Of labor relations board.
| Aug. 24-Senate accepted conference
| reports on utilities, new tax and alcohol
control bills; and approved compromise
| neutrality resolution.
| Texas voted for prohibition repeal and
| local option.
Aug. 26-congress adjourned; third
| deficiency appropriation bill killed by
Senator Longs filibuster.
Aug. 2S-James A. Moffet resigned as
federal housing, administrator. j.,
Body of John Hamilton, last of
Dillinger gang. found near ottawa. ILL.,
Sept. president ordered inquiry
into deaths of hundreds of war vet
Grams in Florida hurricane,
| federal housing administrator.
Sept. 8-Senator Huey P. Long Of
Louisiana shot and critically. wounded
in Baton Rouge; assassin killed by
| Sept. s-National encampment of G..
A.. r. opened i'm Grand Rapids. Mich.
Sept. Ex-senator Long died.
Sept. 12-Oley Nelson Of Slater. Iowa.
elected commander in chief Of G. A. r.
Sept. 16-Franklin c. Hoyt appointed
/ federal alcohol administrator
Sept. 17WWoters Of Pennsylvania and
| New Mexico rejected changes in state
/ constitutions.
Sept. 23-President Roosevelt allo-
Gated $500, 100000 more to WPA.
American Legion convention opened
in st. Louis, Mo. q.
James NJ lands was appointed chair
Soft coal miners began strike.
| Sept. 26-President Roosevelt started
/ on trip to Pacific coast.
Strike Of soft coal miners won by
Ray Murphy of Ida Grove. Iowa.
| elected commander of American Legion.
Sept. 29-New budget announced, re-
ducing deficit by more than a billion
Sept. 3O-Van swearingen brothers
| regained control of their railway en-
l pire.
Oct. 2-President Roosevelt sailed on
| Cruiser Houston from San Diego.
Maj Gen.. Malin Craig appointed
chief Of staff of army.
and Appeals upheld death sentence for
Bruno Hauptmann for numbering the
Lindbergh baby.
Oct. 17-vice President Garner and
big congressional delegation sailed for
Oct. lS-william Green reelected
president of American Federation of
oet; . ssaPres i n Roosevelt landed
Oct 26-Farmers voted by big ma
| jority for retention of corn-hog pro-
Oct. 27-United States Supreme court
/ opened fall session in it's new home.
| Nov. Eastern standard time for
| Chicago adopted by council.
| of New York legislature and elected
| mayors of Philadelphia and Cleveland.
| A. B. Chandler. Democrat, elected gov
| ernor of Kentucky.
Nov, III. n. Darling. chief of the
| biological survey, resigned.
| Nov. 17-President Roosevelt refused
to interfere in Mexico's church affairs.
| Bar association upheld Liberty league
| LAWYERS offer of legal aid.
| Nov 20-President Roosevelt went to
| Warm Springs, Ga.
Nov. 22-United States shipping board
| warned American shippers against
shipping war material to Italy and
Nov. 23-John L. Lewis resigned as
| vice president of A. F. of L.
| Nov. 24-Supreme court granted tenn
| porary Injunction against AAA process
| ing taxes on rice. 80
100000 shifted from FERA rolls to
| WPA pay rolls.
Dec 2EGeorge N. Peek resigned as
| president of export bank.
Secretary Wallace announced new
Dec 5-Congress of American Indus
fry and National Association of Manu-
| facturers adopted platform for defeat
of New Deal and return to american
Dec. 6-senator Norris of Nebraska
declared he was not candidate for
Dec. 8-Lawyers' committee Of Amer
| lean Liberty league declared GuHey
| coal act unconstitutional.
| Dec. 9-President Roosevelt addressed
| &ho Ap,aricar Farm Bureau convention