Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-14
Copies Of Proclamation An.
nonncing President Wlll Re
Supreme Ruler Received BY
U. 5. State Department.
LAWMAKERS IMMUNITY
FROM ARREST LIFTED
Cabinet Meeting at Washing.
ton Takes Up Time in Dis
cussion Of Rev Phases oa
Situation.
NOTE TO HUERTA rs
CALLED "INTEMPERATKn

TBy Inased Wire 90 EvonInn ncrnlR.7
Washington. oct. Cnpiea of
proclamation 5y Provisional pftsldaht
Hucrta nnnorncing himself az dicln-
tor over Mexico were received az ihs
state department iodny ana ccnsliinr-
cd ~ the cabinet met az the white
house.
iluerta declared suspended thn2
provision Of the constitution which
grants Immunity from arrest 10 meme
bera of the Mexican congress- ana an
nounces that he viii from time 20
time iseue executive decrees becaunn
Of the dissolution of congress. l4uar-
ta's decree. dated October IL. Says IN
part;
"in view of the fact that the cnanf-
her of deputies and senators al tha
congrcsA Of the union have been dir
solved and inhibited 10 perform thosr
iunctlonal and ia view ~ the powers
which / hold in the Department ~
sohefnaci1n. accofding - ths oa4
cree Of Ociober II, this rear. have
seen ~ % decree that artsnie one. tka
constitutional exempsiun from arrast
aud judicial action. which the clti1ens
which form the twents-aixth congress
of the union enjoyed IN view Of their
functions. II hereby repeated and con-
eequently they ara subject 20 the
Jurisdiction Of the tribunals corvna-
ponding 10 the case IN the event thmf
they are guilty Of any crime or Of
fense."
In a decree under dhga az October
10, Hueria dceiarea that "untis lho
people elect new magistrates who
shall take over thc legislative powers.
ana IN the belief that the governments
should count on an tho necessary "a
cilltlcs Go face the situation and 20 re-
establish the constitutional order of
things I'm the nhortent posnfbGe time.
as ls its purpose. since October "a
has been set AZ q date for election OF
deputies and senators, Nictorinno
Huerta, constitutional president ad In
serlm. has seen fit 70 decree these ar
ticles of decree.
Article !. The judicial power of
the federation shall continue IL ~
functions within the limits SET By the
constitution OF the republic and the
decree Of the executive of October 10
~ this month and such others a. shall
be issued BY him.
Article 2. Executive power ~ the
union eonserves tho powsrs conferred
on him hy the constitution ana as
sumes further more iha departments
of gobernaclon. finance and war only
for the time absolutely necessary Tor
the re-estahlishment Of legislative
power.
I'm the meantime the executive
takes on himself the powers granted
by the constitution IN the aforemen-
TONED departments and viii make usa
of them By issuing decfecs which shall
be observed generally and which he
mny deem expediefw roF the public
welfare
Article 3. The executive ~ the
union will render am accounting 10
tho legislative power % the use which
ne makes Of the power which he nn-
sumcd by means 0f this decree az
aoon as this Is In function"
The Mexican situation took ~ 90
much time az the cabinet meeting That
the naval program was not reached
for discussion ana n wac agreed chat
President Wilson wouid take the snb-
feet up with each member individual
~ None 81 the secretaries would
comment on Huerta'a decree assnm.
ina the powcrs Of aovognutent h.lther
than 90 charactersxe IA AZ very h.
torestinR"