The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-20
As One of His Last Acts as Die
tator He Doubles Certain
Classes of Taxes.
BEFORE CONGRESS MEETS
Latter Will Divest Him of Some
of His Powers by Making
Restrictions as to Duties.


MEXICO CITY, Nov. 2O.-one OF
the last acts OF Provisional President
Huerta as dictator before the new
congress places a restriction on his
power was an edict today, making a
sweeping increase in the internal
taxes of Mexico.
The stamp tax, which requires a
revenue stamp on checks, receipts,
contracts and all documents of pub
lie nature, was doubled
The tax on tobacco, alcohol, and
crude petroleum was heavily In
creased.
1t was regarded here today as not
entirely impossible that iHuerta, at
ter having pub through the ratffica-
ton of the Congress, relieved him
self Of the danger OF being called to
account for his acts by some future
administration, would be brought to
the point of self-elimination through
the efforts of the foreign powers,
supporting the United States.
1t was not generally expected to-
day that Huerta on the converting of
the new Mexican Congress at 8
O'Clock this evening would encounter
much of the obstruction tactics which
characterized the last Congress, as
tho new deputies were known to be
in sympathy with his policies. On
their meeting, General Huerth, it
was announced, would automatically
forfeit the self-imposed powers
which he had enjoyed since the dis
solution of the two houses early last
month.
One of the first steps the new Con-
gress was expected to take was the
ratification in entirety of the chier
executives acts as dictator and that
the two houses would be asked to do
this was plainly indicated IN his mes
sage to them. The securing of this
ratification of his acts is currently
reported to have been one OF the
reasons why General tHuerta so OBJ
stinately opposed the pressure
brought to bear on him by the United
States and other nations to with
draw
The provisional president is said
by those believed to be in a position
TO know, to have been persuaded
that he must resign and to have
named Manuel Aldape, FORMER min
lister OF the interior, as the man he
desired to succeed him, when the in
s!stence CT John Lind, the personal
representative of President Wilson,
upon the abolition of the new Con-
gress, caused him to change his at
titude and reject the iuea ot reslgn-
ing. Up to the moment of the last
representation made to him by John
Lind, the friends of ufuerra say tnat1
he frequently praised Senior Aldape
as one OF the most worthy to be the
head OF the Mexican government,
and he appeared to look with some
degree OF equinamity on the idea or
turning over the presidency to him.
Charge O'Shaughnessy declared
this morning that he had received no
further advlces from the state de-
partment at Washington as to his
future actions. Much interest Is ex-
pressed among the general public as
to the intentions of the United States
government in face of the converting
of the new Congress.
As measure to relieve the diff
cult small money problem, arising
out of the restriction of the silver
circulation, President Huerta today
issued a decree permitting banks OF
issue to put out one and two peso
bills. The smallest bills hitherto in
circulation was five pesos.
Mexican flags were hoisted over all
the public buildings in the federal
capital at O'Clock this morning ana
arrangements we're made for the fir
ing of the usual presidential salute
at the hour fixed for the converting of
the new congress.
The congress held short prelimi-
nary session before the arrival of
Huerta. Speaker Tamariz, formerly
minister of public instruction. formal
ly declared opened "the second per-
iod of the twenty-sixth Mexican con-
gress" Tamariz is the Catholic dep
uty, whose nomination as minister of
public instruction by Huerta was cp-
posed by the Liberal party in the last
congress. This opposition was cited
by Huerta in his previous defense of
his action in dissolving congress as
one of the contributory causes to thu
steps he had taken. Tamarlz's selec-
ton as speaker is regarded as fur
Their rebuke to the deputies of the old
congress.
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