Lex Anteinternet: Tuesday, January 2, 1923. Steps towards independence.

Monday, January 2, 2023

Tuesday, January 2, 1923. Steps towards independence.

While House Police in their new uniforms that debuted on this day in 1923.

Unlike this year, January 2 was not a holiday, as January 1 fell on a Monday, making it the holiday.

1923 Secretary Hall, Secretary of the Interior, resigns due to the Teapot Dome Scandal.

The Legislative Council of Burma opened. It offered Burma limited self-government, with 80 elected seats, the balance appointed by colonial officials.

It was a step, albeit only that, toward real independence or dominion status for Britain's various remaining colonies.

Pierce Butler was sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. We've discussed him a fair amount already.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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