The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-01-14
CHRONOLOGY
| OF The YEAR /
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COMPILED BY {. W. PlCkARD
Domestic


the AAA was unconstitutional
President Roosevelt u b m t e d
budget message for fiscal year 1887.
Jan. democratic national con-
vention, opening June %, awarded
to Philadelphia.
Jan. toulouse passed immediate
payment of bonus bill.
Jan. 11-New Jersey court of par
dons refused to commute Haupt-
mann's sentence.
Jan. 13-Supreme Court ordered
return of impounded processing
taxes.
Jan. 16-Bruno Hauptmann re-
prieved for 30 days by governor of
New jersey.
Jan. 20-Senate passed bonus bill
providing payment by baby bonds.
Jan. 21-Deficiency appropriation
bill asked $50, 100000 for New Deal.
Jan. 22-Bonus bill sent to Presi-
dent.
Jan. 23-Senate committee reject
ed substitute AAA bill.
jana President vetoed bonus
bill and house voted to override the
veto.
House voted 1926, OOO,OO for AAA
farm contracts.
Jan. 27-Senate passed baby bond
bonus bill over Presidential veto.
Jan. 31-Huey Longs widow ap-
pointed senator from Louisiana to
fill out his term.
Feb. 4-Senate repealed cotton, to-
bacco and potato control acts.
Feb. 5-House repealed the three
farm acts.
Feb. 6-House voted to impeach
Federal Judge Halstead Ritter OF
southern district of Florida.
Feb. 1O-Supreme Court held in
valid the Louisiana law taxing news
paper advertising.
Feb. 13-Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
made assistant secretary Of treasury.
Feb. 14-House passed $545, OOO,-
900 army appropriation.
Feb. 15-New farm bill passed by
senate.
Feb. 17-Supreme court upheld
right of IVA to distribute electricity
developed at Wilson dam.
House voted to extend neutrality
act one year.
Feb. Senate passed neutrality
extension bill
Feb. 21-House passed new farm
bill.
Feb. 23-Chief of Police E. Francis
Griggs of Puerto Rico assassinated
by two nationalist.
Feb. 24-Maj. Gen. Johnson Ha-
good removed from command for
criticizing administration.
Do0oox,11&
ed $50,000,000 seed loan bill.
Feb. 28-Interstate commerce COM
mission cut basic railway fares to
2 cents a mile.
Feb. 29-President signed revised
neutrality act.
Completed Boulder dam turned
over to reclamation service.
March New York building ser
vice wokers struck.
March 3-President in message to
congress proposed new taxes of ST.
137,OOO,0O0.
March 4-Completed Norris dam
opened by President Roosevelt
March 10-Arthur w. Cutten of
Chicago, noted grain speculator, in
dicted for income tax evasion.
MdICIl 11-DlSIIlCC VI NOIU1IlO1C
Supreme court permanently enjoin-
ed seizure of telegrames by senate
committee.
March 14-New York building SER
vice strike settled by compromise.
March 18-President Roosevelt
asked congress for 500,000,000 for
relief in next fiscal year.
March 22-President Roosevelt
started on annual fishing trip.
March 23-Senate passed War de-
partment appropriation bill.
March 24-Federal Judge Barnes
in Chicago declared national labor
relations act unconstitutional.
March 3O-Federal Judge Samuel
Alschuler of Chicago resigned.
April 3-Bruno Hauptmann exc
cuted at Trenton, NJ j., for kidnap-
ing and murder of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh's baby son.
April 6-Supreme court decision
curbed powers of securities ex-
change commission.
April 8-District of Columbia
Supreme court justice refused to en-
join Black committee in Hearts tele-
gram case.
April 10-PreSident Roosevelt re-
turned to Washington.
April 13-President appoint e.
General Hagood to command of
Sixth corps area at Chicago.
April 17-Federal Judge Halsted
L. Ritter of Florida found guilty by
senate on Impeachment charges and
removed from office.
April 29-House passed $8O3, OOO,-
900 tax bill.
May ALVIN Karpis, public
enemy No. IT, captured in New
Orleans.
House passed $751;, 100000 navy
bill.
May 8-Senate passed house naval
appropriation bill.
May 11-House passed $3.50, 299,-
900 relief and deficiency bill.
National Red Cross convention
opened in Chicago.
May 13-Frazier-Lemke farm