Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-01-02
DOMESTIC

ian. Rhode Island Democrats by a
coup seized the senate and ousted the
Supreme court.
Jan. 2-Trial of Hauptmann for kid
naping and numbering the Lindbergh
baby opened in Flemington, N. j.
Jan. 3-Seventy-fourth congress met
and organized; Byrns elected speaker
of house.
message proposed great work relief
program to supersede the direct dole.
Jan. President Roosevelt present
ed to congress a budget for the fiscal
year 1886 calling for expenditures of
SS500,0 600, 600.
United States Supreme court held
visions of the National Industrial Re-
covery act.
Jan. 9-Arbitration commission or
Canadian government and pay $50,666
for sinking Of the rum running schooner
TIM Ainna
Jan. 10--Mary Pickford granted di-
vorce from Douglas Fairbanks
dependent offices bill.
Jan. 16-President sent message urg.
ing senate to approve United States
entry into World court
Jan. 17-President's message outlined
social safety plan and old-age PEN
sions.
Jan. 1s-Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali
and John Boettiger married in New
Jan. 21-Bnl in house giving Roose-
velt power over spending of four bill
lions for public works and eight hun
dred million for relief.
Jan. 24-House passed four. billion
bill.
Jan. 25-House voted power to Roose-
velt to borrow $11,50o.0O0.Ooo to pay
Jan. 26--Uprising in Louisiana put
down by Huey Longs troops.
Jan. 29-Senate rejected World court
adherence resolution,
House passed bill to extend RFC for
another two years.
Jan. so-senate passed bill to in,
crease DO borroWing re Sdn power Of New Deal
Jan, 2l-Roesevelt extended auto
Feb. 2--North Dakota Supreme court
ousted Noodle as governor.
Feb. 5-House voted down inquiry
into Postmaster General Garley's gifts
of stamps to friends.
Feb. 6-Extension of NRA two years.
Tightening OF hour and wage provisions.
and retention Of present staff asked by
President Roosevelt.
Feb. S-Rear Admiral Cary r Gray
son named chairman of Red Cross.
Feb. 13-Bruno Richard Hauptmann
found guilty OF numbering Lindbergh
baby; sentenced to death
Congress voted to end federal pay
cuts.
Feb; 14..Robert E. Wood. Chicago,
$3.50, ,ooo,o 900 work i,i reief plan.
Feb. l6-Thirty-one convicts shot way
out Of Oklahoma reformatory; guard
ki1led' neh' eight prisoners wounded. 9,
preme court gold clause decisions by
to vote.
Feb. 22-House passed largest peace
600.
Feb. 2s-Federal judge holds section
IA OF NRA unconstitutional in its ap-
plication to Weirton Steel company
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coal operators injunctions preventing
United States from enforcing code.
March 3-President asked congress
for outright subsidy to merchant ma
rine to replace present mail contract
and building loan system.
March 5-S; Clay Williams resigned
as head of NRA board
March l0-GoVernment moved to re-
place all national bank currency with
money oased on gold taken by treasury.
income tax publicity feature.
Samue. insult acquitted of embezzle-
ment charge.
March III. Crawford Biggs so1ic-
itorr general. resigned.
March 2l-House accepted Patman
currency imitation plan to pay SOL
March 23-Senate passed works relief
measure
March 24-President gave his ap-
Pr9Xai pr 10 proposed constitution for
March 26-President left on fishing
Trip Off the Bahamas
Senate passed s905,000,ooO treasury
March 27-House voted s3S 5000. 600 to
strengthen navy shore bases.
March 2S-Senate voted for repeal of
INCOME. tax publicity feature.
March 30-Coal miners and operators
agreed to continue wage scale until
April limited States Supreme court
again reversed conviction and death
sentence of two negroes in famous
Scottsboro case.
Five per cent pay raise for railway
workers went into effect.
April 5-Conference report on work
relief pill ACCEPTED by senate and house.
MS f1shing trip and signed the work
April ,s---House passed Mcswain war
profits bill.
Senate passed the navy public works
bill carrying $3S.OO0,0oo.
April 19-House passed administra-
tion's social security bill.
April 2s-Frank Walker named di-
rector of National Emergency council
and chief adviser in work relief ex-
Toledo branch of Chevrolet Motor
company closed by strike
April 24-President announced crea-
tfon of three new agencies for work
relief program. and named eight classes
April 25-secretary Ickes named head
OF works allotment division.
of works progress division.
April 29-Supreme court ruled in ia
vor OF Arizona in Parker dam case.
April S0-Toledo motor workers
strike spread to Cleveland and Gin
cinnati.
May .-United States Chamber of
Commerce adopted resolutions opposing
legislation asked by the adminstra-
May s-Leland Harrison appointed
minister to Rumania.
May 6-Supreme court declared rail- |
way pension act unconstitutional.
May 7-Senate passed the Patman
bonus bill.
Conviction Of Ex-Gov. William LANCER |
conspiracy to misuse federal relief funds |
reversed by Federal Court of Appeals. |
May sLHouse passed the omnibus
May 11-President Roosevelt estab-
lished rural Identification division, |
headed by Norris l.. Cooke.
May 13-Toledo auto strikers accept |
ed compromise settlement,
May 14--Senate passed bill extending |
ERA until April !. 1886.
Longs resolution for investigation of
Farley rejected by senate.
May 15-Representative Michael L. |
Igoe appointed United States district |
attorney at Chicago.
May 16-senate passed the Wagner
May 1s-Audit by Comptroller Cen
eral McCarl disclosed great waste in
iva.
May 2o-President fixed wages and
hours for work relief program.
Norman Armour appointed American
minister to Canada.
May 22-President Roosevelt, appear
ing personally before joint session of
vetoed the Patman bonus
measure. The house Immediately re-
passed it.
May 23-Senate sustained Presidents
veto of bonus act.
May 24-Senate passed $3.50 000, 900
navy appropriation bill.
May 27-United States Supreme court |
unanimously ruled the code structure |
and wage and labor hours provisions of
NRA were unconstitutional.
Lemke farm mortgage mora