The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-13
DOMESTIC

Jan. ANDREW w. Mellon offered his
great art collection to the nation.
Jan rep Sam Rayburn of Texas made
Supreme court upheld law restricting
prison-made goods.
Orsgor's criminal syndicalism law held
invalid by Supreme court.
Jan. 5Seventy-ffth congress convened
Jan. e.President Roosevelt read his
Congress- passed neutrality resolution
barring war o shipments to Spain:
versity of Wisconsin ousted by board of
Jan. sHPresident Roosevelt's budget
and So, 600, 600 000
Jan: 11-President Roosevelt asked fol
Charles Edison appointed assistant secre.
Strikers at Flint. Mich. in bloody riot
Supreme court upheld so per cent tax
on silver profits
Jan. ,12-congress received from Presi.
branch of government
Jan 14-Truce for negotiations arranged
In General Motors strike.
Jan. 15-Senate voted 21a years extern
sion of RFC and subsidiaries
ps ian lSt..congress extended for 21a years
and dollar valuation.
Jan. 2O-Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugu.
rated for second term as President.
eral bureau of prisons director.
Jan. 22-House extended RFC and loan
ing subsidiaries to June go, 1889
Postmaster General Farley re-appoirted
Jan 26-House passed $79O.000,000 food
Jan. 27-senate passed house bill ap.
loans ~'''S T'' ''O'''' ~ 'e'0 anu 'i0p
:, jan. 2s-House voted to put first second
and third poStmaSters under civil service
Feb. 1-Michigan National Guard mob.
Alzed to stop new strike riots in Flint.
Feb. 2-sit:down strikers ordered ousted
Junction
Feb 3-President Roosevelt submitted to
congress billion 6-year public works
House. passed bill appropriating $1,000.
DOC for federal Offices and agencies.
Senate passed $948 900. 600 deficiency bill
Feb 4West Coast maritime strike
FEB 5-President Roosevelt submitted
to congress bill for reorg anization of the
federal judiciary; including increasing su.
Feb, 1o-House passed bill providing for
voluntary retirement of Supreme court
justices at seventy on full pay.
President asked congress for legislation
droughts
corporation passed by congress
General Motors strike settled by COM
promise agreement
Feb; 1sProf. Charles Seymour elected
Feb. 15-United Mine Workers suspended
from membership President Green of A.
Feb 16-Ex-Gov Paul " McNutt of In.
diana made high commissioner to the Phil.
Feb. 49,. G. Wynant resigned as chair.
man of social security board; A. j. Ait
meyer named chairman and M w Latimer
Feb. 25-Reciprocal trade treaties act
extended three years by congress.
Feb. 26-Senate passed house bill for
voluntary retirement OF Supreme court
Feb. 27~President Roosevelt asked
states to enact soil conservation laws
rector of federal air commerce bureau
March supreme court again upheld
March asg stea af began
raising wages and reducing hours. and
recognized C. l. o committee as bargain.
;. March 3--Neutrality extension resolu-
ton adopted by senate.
March gPe PERI maritime commits minis
March ll-House passed new Guffey coal
March i2-Dr. r. z. Townsend sentenced
TO month in Jail and 500 fine for contempt
March isceneral Motors and United
Automobile Workers reached agreement
March 1HRemington.Rand ordered by
labor relations board to re-employ 1000
C. A Dykstra. city manager Of cincin:
natl. accepted presidency of University OF
March i5-Chrysler sit-down strikers or.
dered by court TO evacuate plants
March 16-Railroads and unions agreed
March 21NNationalist riot in Ponce.
Puerto Rico. fatal to ten:
March 22-Senate passed $512 .847 .8O8 naval
March 24-John L. Lewis ordered Chry-
sler strikers to evacuate the plants,
March, w. court far v Wosn a sne
the railway labor act and the new FRAZER
Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act
April Soft coal miners OF Appalachian
fields quit work pending new wage agree
April 2-New wage scale for coal miners
April IS. s. Kresge gave about $12.ooO.-
600 to Kresge foundation.
April 5-Senate passed Guffey coal con.
April e-chrysler strike settled.
April 7-Senafe passed concurrent res.
olltion CONCERNING sitdown strikes and the
'n1 Hpril i2H sey s1 court upheld Wagner
labor relations act In Ave decisions.
April H.House passed bin u. Ir Sessin,g
Aprii is-Anti.lynchins bill passed by the
April ls-Mrs. Florence Hartman ap;
poirted minister to Norway and A. j. Drexel
Biddle ambassador to Poland.
sage to congress revising his budget esti'
mates or 1883 fiscal year and asking bill
lion and half for relief.
April 23-House passed n million dollar
Agriculture department bill.
April 26-President Roosevelt averted
strike of freight handlers in New York
by appointing meai adsane 6oaE eft for
fishing trip in Gulf of Mexico.
voted repese, s Of od law yrd Tor avs puOca
The senate confirmed Anthony J. Drexel
Biddle JI Of Phadsp5h aara as
~ the District of Columbia as minister
to Norway. and Robert Granville Ia,1,,iI Caldwell
April 2s-House passed $780, 600 second
deficiency bill
April 29-HouSe passed war department
bill carrying $416. 400 600
May i--strikes started, In M, hollywood
a Fifteen San Francisco hotels tied up by
strikes ..4.,,..,
May 7-George l. Berry appointed sena-
NAV i2-TIouse extended Ccc for two