The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-31

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their chiefs resignation. AZ . caaven-
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his resignation and q few days later villa
promised 20 support . provisional presa-
dest named by the conventioa- Al that,
Gen. Euialio OutieFres vas appointed by
the convention. but CarranHa refused to
FeooGDise hia. The new psesadeat a.
pointed villa commander In chisf sl the
government forces and ordered him te
proceed AZ once against carraAxa- Al
villa and his men neared the capital.
Carranxa and his soldiers withdrew.
On November = the American forces
were withdrawn from Vera Crus and
snon afterward Carranxa and his follow
ers took possession OF the seaport. villa
and Zapata united in support OF the
Gutierrez interests. and the prospect of
peace in the immediate future u far from
encouraging.
On December ls, 700 United States
troops were sent to Naco to stop coatinued
u''e W tur AheAACdu I0ctouB imtO OuII6U
States territory. The struggle between
the conbatants in northern Mexico con-
tinues unabated
Longest consrsssieWai osssisa.
The first regular session Of the sixty.
third congress was the longest since that
great law-makinE body came into exist
ence-from December l. 1918. to October
"a. 1914. After the holiday recess both
branches were addressed by President
Wilson upon the regulation OF corpora
tons In his address the president recon-
mended the formation of . trade commits
sion. the doing away with interlockinE di-
rectorates and holding companies. and an
antitrust law. On January ~ the senate
passed bill authorizing the government
to construct q railroad in Alaska On
February IS the house passed the bill
During this month. also. the admins
tration introduced a measure into both
houses to establish a rural credit system
by means Of cooperative banks. On Feb
ruary bill was introduced into both
branches which provided that the govern
ment might mine or lease on . royalty
basis certain coal lands in Alaska.
On March s the president delivered an
other address to congress in the house
chamber. In which he urged the repeal
OF the provision In the Panama Canal act
of August. 1917. exempting vessels en-
gagged in coastwise trade from the pay
nent Of tolls. With q senate amendment
to the effect that the United States re-
linquished no rights under treaties with
Great Britain and with Panama, the tolls
repeal bill became law.
On April % the president again ad-
dressed congress, giving the facts in the
Tampico AFFAIR and asking authority to
use force In compelling q settlement. Both
hnnaen nnR1aA 10 Nxp
without delay. On June the three
measures prominent in the presidents an
thrust legislation-the creation OF q trade
the Clayton bill. and the rail-
road capitalization bill-were passed. but
1t was not until August that the senate
adopted the measure creating . federal
trade commission. The Clayton antitrust
bill did not become law until October.
August Z both houses unanimously
adopted an amendment to the federal re-
serve act. by which the secretary Of the
treasury was given power to issue addi-
tionai bank currency in such amount a.
would be necessary to protect the busi-
ness situation and avoid financial panic.
On September the president once more
addressed congress-. pointing out the need
Of raising additional revenue to meet the
deficit causd by the decline In imports
due to the European war.
Ao SAo0sho 0AyD Va 4l1 CVHRrOD8 p1HV0u
In an active effort conducted by members
from the cotton-Growing states to obtain
legislation for the retail Of the growers
Of the staple.
On October "a the FIRST regular session
Of the Sixty-third congress came to an
end.
American Government and Politics.
On January 2 Secretary McAdoo and
Secretary Houston began a series of
to determine where the new fed
eral reserve banks were to be established.
The federal reserve bank system went in
to effect November 16 On January 10
the Washington authorities and the New
York. New Haven and Hartford railroad
officials came to an agreement by which
the railroad relinquished its trolley lines,
most of its steamship lines. in order to
avoid further conflict with the Sherman
antitrust law. President Wilson nomi-
mated John Shelton Williams. then assis-
tant secretary of the treasury, to be
OF the currency and ex-officio
of the new federal reserve board
On January q the president signed an
important order which established a per-
civil government in the Panama
Canal Zone. to go into effect April /. A
few days later he nominated Col. George
w. Goethals to be nrst governor On
February II the government brought suit
Mt Salt Lake City to compel the Southern
Pacific railroad to relinQuish Its control
Of the Central Pacific.
In March government proceedings were
begun against two railroads: The inter-
state commerce commission accused the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul road
with overstatement of income and other
financial Irregularities, and suit was
brought against the Lehigh Valley road
under the charge that 1t was monopoliz-
ing the anthracite coal industry through
subsidiary companies. In this month also,
the department of justice announced that
a plan for breaking up the transportation
monopoly practiced by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford had been sar-
ranged satisfactory TO all parties.
Early in April the government met with
defeat in its attempt to prove that the
Delaware. Iackawanna and Western road
and the coal-mining company of the same
name existed as an Illegal and monopolis-
tic combination. On April the commit
tee appointed for the purpose announced
that 1t had selected twelve federal re-
serve districts. with their central bank
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