Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-29
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Jan. 2-Postmaster General Farley's an
nual report showed met surplus" OF more
than IL million dollars.
Jan 3CongreSS opened regular session
and received Presidents annual message
Supreme court upheld federal power loans
and grants. ,,,, ..
Jan. 4-Representative Lester Hill nom
mated for senator from Alabama.
Jan. 5President's budget message re
vealed larger deficit smaller revenues. anc
asked billion for national defense; :.
Supreme court announced his retirement.
Jan. 1O-Resolution for war referendum
amendment to Constitution buried by house
Jan. l1-Indiana Supreme court outlaweo
marriage mills of state. ~, :.
Wisconsin little iva declared nValio Oy
state Supreme court.
Jan. I2-House voted to widen President
power to cut appropriaR1le ead solicitor gen.
eral. appointed to Supreme court by Presi
dent Roosevelt ,.,,.
Jan. 18-House appropriated billion ano
q half for Treasury and Post Office de-
Jan. 2O-Comptroller of the Currency j.
=. T. O'Connor resigned.
Jan. 21-Federal court OF appe e u,;i a.
Chattanooga upheld IVA competition WIFI
private power companies,
House passed $50 million navy apprc'
pi Jan. 22mSixteen oil companies and 80
individuals found guilty at Madison, WIS,
of conspiring 10 violate Sherman antitrust
law ,.... :.
Stanley Reed to Supreme court
Jan. 27-Robert H. Jackson nominated Tor
solicitor general.
Jan. 28-President sent congress pro-
gram to strengthen national defense.
Jan. 31-Supreme court upheld LABOR
boards power to make Investigations.
Feb. 1-Housing bill finally enacted;
Feb. GA. F. of L. expelled United Nine
Workers and two other c. I. o. unions.
Feb. 10-President asked congress to ap-
propriate $3.50, 900 for relief.
Feb. 14-Farm bill finally enacted by
FEB. is-House passed $50 million dollar
Feb. 18-Five United States army planes
completed 6.OO0-nile fight to Buenos Aires.
Secretary Wallace fixed marketing quotas
Feb. 21-Anti-lynching bill Withdrawn in
senate.
Feb. -Bituminous coal commission re-
Senate passed $3.50, 600 600 relief bill.
Feb. 26-Spy ring selling United States
military and naval secrets to foreign gov
eminent smashed; two men and one woman
March 2-Chairman Morgan of IVA asked
congressional investigation OF his two fell
low directors.
sion authorized 10 per cent increase IN
railroad freight rates.
March ll-President told iva directors
to compose their differences or resign.
House passed the tax bill after climinat-
ing surtax on closely held corporations.
March 14-Chairnlan c. F. HoSford of
coal commission resigned.
March 17-Secretary OF State Hull out
lined American foreign policy of co-opera.
ton for peace and preparedness to defend
International law and order
March 2l-House passed navy expansion
bill
March 22-President Roosevelt ousted A.
T.. Morgan from IVA, laid entire matter
before congress and appointed Harcourt
Morgan IVA chairman.
March 25-Senate voted for joint congress
0ional investigation Of IVA.
March 2s-senate passed government re-
organization bill.
April 4-aouse passed bill releasing ST..
500 O00. 900 RFC funds for business loans.
April s-Presi5ents Roosevelt and Quezon
agreed 70 dst=f Fhiilppllses' economic mde-
:. Ap-1 6-senste passed army appropria-
tiOn I'll carving szsl OOo, 600.
April 9-Senate passed revenue bill de-
CErec 70 relieve business.
April ll-Senate passed bill putting 1900
post-s sterSlips under civil service.
April lz-Pres!cen. Roosevelt IL message
TO cc-gress asked nearly seven billion dol
iaIs Ior spending and lending program;
April le-Eouge passed 903 million dollar
Agriculture cePartnent bill. carrying POI
millions for road building.
NJ Il G--N~D44z pdSSSQ INV d dDDIODIl-
alton bill carrying s5zs. o66. 600
Apr! z5-Presioent asked congress to
abolish income tax exemption for govern
nent securities and government employees.
April 2S-National Progressives Of Amer
lea party formed by Gov. Philip La Toilette
of Wisconsin and followers.
April 29-Pres. dent Roosevelt submitted
TO congress program 10 curb monopolies.
bill
Houge. passed bill to create "a more fed
eral Judgesnips.
May 6-Labor board Withdrew decision
against Ford company.
House passed ss84 600 900 highway bill.
May 9-Senate passed billion dollar Agri.
cultural department bill.
May 12-Three billion recovery spending
bill passed by house.
May l3-Enactment of naval expansion
bill completed.
May. May l6msenate passed bin creating aero.
May 17-Pennsylvania Democratic pri.
maries resulted in defeat for c. I. o. can.
oIdates; Coy G. H Earle nominated for
publcans renominated Senator Davis and
named A. H. James for governor.
May 2l--Presbyteriar church general as
seemoiy voted pTedestination sections out
May 25-Dr. A. E. Morgan, first witness
in congressional inquiry into IVA. accused
Davld Lllienthal and Harcourt Morgan of
DECEIT ard dishonest, MANAGEMENT.
May 26-Lilientlal and Harcourt Nor.
gan heard in denial of A. E. Morgans
charges and counter-attack.
Bloody labor riots in Detroit ard Akron
May 27-President Roosevelt let tax bill,
become law without his signature.
may 3l-Supreme court denied rehearinc
Of stockyards case, rebuking Secretary Wal.
lace and Solicitor General Jackson.
President signed bill creating 20 new fed.
eral judges Az" 1e'''
Government reorganization bill shelved
Dy congress.
June 3-Senafe naeced the +hr.. Linn,
recovery bill.
June 9-House ousted Representative
jerks; Republican, of New Hampshire, and
seated Aipnonse Roy, Democrat
June l4-Senate passed the Wage.hour act
June l5-Congress passed flood control
June 1s-congress passed relief and
punp-prlming bill and adjourned.
June 2O-Eghteen persons indicted in
New York as German spies. -
June 14EPresldent by executive order ex.
tended civil service to all government EN-.
ployees not exempted by statute. s''''
July CDR. A. E. Morgan sued for rein.
statement as chairman of IVA
July 7-President Roosevelt began trans.
co gny iaI 5geefi6smaking tour
Meet at San Francisco.
Howard Hughes and four others com.
pleled round-the- world flight started Julv In
seuing record OF three days. 10 hours. IA
July 15-Elmer F. Andrews, New york
appointed administrator Of wage and honr
Secretary Wallace asked 81 per cent cut in
July 18-Douglas Corrigan of Los Angeles
made solo, flight from New York TO Duh.
lin ,, ireland, d IN 70 hours 10 minutes
JMy io-1uVethor OF Iowa ordered troops
plant. '"9S'as
Five officials and IL corporations fined IN
OIL consplracy case at Madison, Wis. -