Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-05
Compiled by JOHN D. GRANT
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Jan. Z-FOSCWaSCer General Edrley s an.
nual report showed met surplus" Of more
than IL million dollars.
JAN 3--Congress opened regular session
and received Presidents annual message.
Supreme court upheld federal power loans
Jan. 4-Representative Lester Hill nom.
mated for senator from Alabama.
Jan; 5President's budget message re-;
asked billion for national defense.
Associate Justice George Sutherland Of
Supreme court announced his retirement:
amendment to Constitution buried by house:
Jan. 11-Indiana Supreme court outlawed
m asn mills Of ve state 70 widen President.
power TO- cut appropriations.
erai. appointed to Supreme court BY Presi.
Jan. 1s-House appropriated billion and
q half for Treasury and Post Office de-
Jan. 2O~comptroller of the Currency J.
Chattanooga apseld TyA ' compe aR with
House passed SIS million navy appro.
Jan, 22-sixteen oil companies and 30
Of conspiring to violate Sherman antitrust
Jan. rs Senate confirmed appointment Of
Stanley Reed to Supreme court.
Jan. 27-Robert H. Jackson nominated for
solicitor general.
Jan. 2s-President sent congress pro-
gram to strengthen national defense.
Jan. 31-Supreme court upheld labor
boards power to make Investigations.
Feb. Housing bill finally enacted:
Workers and two other G. l. o. unions.
Feb. 10-President asked congress to ap-
propriate $3.50, 100000 for relief.
Feb. 14-Farm bill finally enacted by
FEB. ls-House passed $50 million dollar
Feb. ls-Fiye United States army planes
completed 600O-mile flight to Buenos Aires.
Secretary Wallace fixed marketing quotas
for cotton and tobacco.
Feb. 21-Anti-lynching bill withdrawn In
Feb. 23..Bituminous coal commission re.
voked all fixed prices.
Senate passed $3.50, 900 900 relief bill.
Feb. 26-Spy ring selling United States
military and naval secrets to foreign gov.
eminent smashed: two men and one woman
March &Chairman Morgan of iva asked
congressional investigation of his two fell
low directors.
sion authorized 10 per cent increase In
railroad freight rates.
March l1SPresident told iva directors
to compose their differences or resign.
March 14-Chairman c. F. Hosford of
coal commission resigned.
March 17-Secretary of State Hull out.
ton for peace and preparedness to defend
international law and order.
March 21-House passed navy expansion
bill.
March 22-President Roosevelt ousted A.
E. Morgan from IVA. laid entire matter
before congress and appointed Harcourt
Morgan IVA chairman.
March 25-Senate voted for Joint congress.
sional investigation of iva.
March 28-Senate passed government re.
March 3O-House voted for iva investi.
CATION:
April 4-House passed bill releasing ST..
500 900 900 REC funds for business loans.
April 5-Presidents Roosevelt and Quezon
agreed to defer Philippines economic indie
pendence until 1860.
ton bill carrying $491, OO0, 900.
April 9-Senate passed revenue bill de-
signed to relieve business.
April 11-Senate passed bill putting $1,000
postmasterships under civil service.
April 14-President Roosevelt in message
to congress asked nearly seven billion dol
lars Hn fgr spending and Lending Ing program
Agriculture department bill, carrying O 2ol
millions for road building.
April 2l-Congress passed naval appropri.
alton bill carrying $546. 1866, 900.
April 25-President asked congress to
abolish income tax exemption for govern
April 28-National Progressives OF Amer
lea party formed by Gov. Philip La Toilette
Of Wisconsin and followers.
May 3-Senate passed naval expansion
House passed bill to create "a more fed.
eral judgeships.
May 6[Labor board withdrew decision
against Ford company.
House passed $484 .000, 900 highway bill.
May 9Senate passed billion dollar Agri.