The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-02

OI
16-House approves s965 ,722. 900 naval bill
after slashing liz million.
23-House votes to extend Presidents recip-
rocal trade powers.
US.
27-House committee. rejects ,Rooseyelts
227 million dollar bid for locks in Pana-
ma canal.
29-Movie academy awards 60 to Robert
Donat and Vivien Leigh.
MARCH
byrd expedition funds cut out of house
appropriation bill.
6-British liner Queen Elizabeth. worlds
largest merchant ship. makes secret
voyage to New York.
Remington Arms Co. indicted; violation
OF neutrality act charged.
l1-John Monk Saunders. screen writer.
12-House approves 654 million dollar navy
expansion.
l5-Governor Rivers of Georgia arrested on
18-Britain to use two liners berthed at New
York as troops ships.
Senate passes Hatch clean politics bill.
Hull upbraids James H. r.
Cromwell. minister to Canada, for
speech at Toronto criticizing Germany
and lauding empire nations.
Senate adds 80 million more to farm
bill
29-Washington officials deny German
charges that this nation helped bring on
European war.
APRIL
proclamation issued by Pres.
ident bars American ships from Morse
coast
11-State department arranges to eyacuate
United States citizens from Scandinavia.
releases fastest and most secret
planes to empires.
chief asks congress to increase
fund for warships to ! billion 10 million
Hull warns world that Dutch
East Indies must not be overrun.
gu; S: Supreme court kills state laws pro-
puts neutrality law In effect
for Norway.
MAY
3-House shelves bill to reform wage-hour
law.
s-House refuses Roosevelt's plea for air
control shift.
s-Senate passes bill to end buying of for
eign silver.
1+Bil introduced in house to deport
Bridges.
Senate upholds President in transfer of
addresses joint session of con.
gress: asks billion dollars and $4,000
planes as defense plan.
pardons DR.. F. A. Cook. Arc.
passes sls2s. 252.724 army appro.
priation bill.
passes billion 473 million navy
expansion bill.
Jr., w. S. Knudsen. S. S. Hillman, Ches-
ter c. Davis, Ralph Budd, Leon Hender-
son; and Miss Harriet Elliott on defense
House passes bill to speed naval build.
ing and expand air force.
adds another billion dollars
to defense program.
JUNE
3U. S. Supreme court upholds law forcing
school children to salute the flag.
Senate passes bill authorizing II per
cent increase in navy.
4President presses Mussolini to stay out
Britain and France ship gold to America
for safety.
6-Allies to get U. S. army guns: SO navy
planes on the way.
T-House votes sweeping reforms In NLRB
and its procedure.
assails Mussolini: promises
material aid to allies.
to allies.
House passes billion year tax for de-
12-House votes additional / billion 706 mil.
13-House passes bill ordering deportation
of Harry Bridges.
impounds French assets in
1s-Secret release of 20 u S. war craft to
Britain revealed.
19-U. S.. calls conference of 81 nations to
2o-Frank Knox and Henry L. stimson. Re-
publicans. enter Roosevelt's war cabi-
net.
S Stinsoa o s0% M ct reads Knox and
Senate passes excess profits corporation
tax.
22-Congress passes defense and tax bills:
calls off transfer of 20 motor
torpedo boats to Britain.
28-Ships barred from leaving U. S. without
authorization.
29-President signs bill requiring finger.
printing of all aliens.
JULY "
1-Roosevelt asks congress for steep" tax
2-Senator Burton K. Wheeler announces
his candidacy for the Democratic nom-
ination for President.
8-Congressman James W. Martin Of Mas
SachuSettS chosen as chairman of the Re-
publican national committee.
9-Senate confirms nomination of Henry L.
Stimson (Rep.) as secretary of war.
tense.
House passes Hatch bill to clean up state
politics.
11-Senate passes Hatch clean politics BILL
Senate confirms nomination of Col.
Frank Knox (Rep.) to be secretary of
the navy.
2o-President signs 4 billion navy bill.
23-Ex-Gov. Long of Louisiana and four In.
dicted in payroll fraud.
25-Roosevelt halts export of oil and scrap
material.
renews demand for authority
to call the National Guard.
AUGUST
6-House approves overlapping to trap fifth
columniSts.
7-House votes permission for American
ships to bring children from war zone.
Army arsenals ordered to use three daily
shifts.
8-Senate gives President power to call
National Guard.
Farley resigns as postmaster general.
10-Farley becomes sales executive for a