Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-18

provides for guilt of individuals con nected with corporations convicted of violating the antitrust laws, limits ipterlockiug directorates, prohibits holding companies which will lessen competition prevents exclusive and tying contracts, liberalizes laws re- lating to injunction and contempt and ezempts from prosecution under anti rutst laws agricultural horticultural fraternal anl lahor organizations
 Act repeating provisions of the Panama Canal law eXempting from payment of tolls American vessels en- gaged in coastwise shipping of the United States.
 The Alaskan Railroad Law provid ing for government construction and operation of 1000 miles of railroad with telegraph and telephone lines, from the lower Pacific coast to in- teror waters and mineral region of Alaska at a cost not to exceed $35,- 0OUOOO.
 Laws placing on a war footing the volunteer militia and naval militia of the States subjecting them in time of war to the call of the Signal Corps Of the Army.
 Law regulating cotton future sales for future delivery unless actually delivered under conditions and grades established by the Department of Az riculture
 Overshadowing much other impor- tant legislation were emergency meas ures demanded by the extraordinary conditions preciRtated by the war in Europe Such legislation, enacted or about to become law included the following measures:
 War Revenue law imposing special internal revenue taxes to aggregate approximate annual revenue of $108,- 100000 to offset estimated Treasury deficit due to loss of customs recepts during the European War. i Amendment to Panama Canal Act admitting to American Registry for 'elsn built ships of American owner ship to engage in overseas and South
 American trade
 Emergency Currency Act permit ting banks of national currency as-
 sociauons to issue circulating notes
 up to 125 per cent of their unimpaired
 capital and surplus and making avail
 able to banks of the country more than S1.0O0 100000 of emergency eur
 rency
 Law creating in the Treasury De
 parment a Bureau of War Risk In
 surauce. appropriating $5,O0O,OOO to insure ships of American registry against hazards of the European War
 Resolutions appropriating S2,75OO.
 GOO for protection and transportation
 of American Red Cross Society t' . charter a ship of foreign register ant ;. fly the American flag
 f Appropriation of $1.O00 for eXtri 1 expense of Diplomatic and Consula - Service in taking over embassies, le
 pations and consular offices of wal l ring nations in Europe
 Before these unforeseen condition VI NtiNN MNNAniAtlf.h hNAt'AfN tNNNt"t' cope with the European situation il Congress had on its hands for mos | Of the sessions the threatening Me' 1. ican imbroglio which came to cl ,, max in the act of reprisal by tn s government in the seizure of Yer r- Cruz Many times the situation wa ]. critical, and actual warfare wit Il Mexico was prevented only by tn l course of the administration and th 4 cool heads in Cnngfess in preyentin if untoward oratorical outbreaks an u unwise action.
 .e Foreign relations of the Unite of States absorbed much attention al Che Congress irrespective of the wal d. in Mexico and Europe and formed tf
 basis for discussion by the Presidel .h u bis annual message and in IT