Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-30
THEY ARE MICH To TIE FORE IN
MATTERS AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL. AND FIGURE con.
Sl'lIiOtSLN.
BURLESON WAGES FIGHT
WITH SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT HE
WINS BATTLE To KEEP ASSIST
Ant roSTNASTEES INnE. CIV ~
SERVICE.
fSncciai Siad Correspondent,

NdrUfi.Affis -. = r FNNs ~ i'AAf
Democrats h We been much a. thc fore IN
recent important matters M tn capitol.
1t WAS Pos. master Genera HARRISON.
for instance. who tek up ih- fi-hs
against u House provision to exempt as
Si>tant po~tmn>trr> from evil service.
lie WAS vaging there ia hrhlli ~ him
sell and President Wilson. The %IieuA.
~ already known. decided ihlt tisrlr
lion WAS the Letter part ~ yalur and Al
Vowed the provision ~ III struck ulI
without \ voting Test Recently The
rules committee. ~ rhirh i;uhrri Il.
Henry Of Waco : chairman. hts had
much important business. Man, ~
these contruvicrtcd matters 80 there
first. The question uf y special rule 4"
runSi;rr The assistant rr~tmaSi-rS md
The civil service. would have been pre-
scented a. Mr.. IIcnrNS committee. had
il been pressed over the Injection ~ ihr
Postmaster General.
Texas il fIgurin. cons picnnI~lv ia The
new currency law. The Lone Star State
National hanks are coming in.n the uru
system with "A rush. The applications
are piling up al the Treasury depart
mcnt by the >ror,. daily. There arr.
now more than go and Texas stands
third in ihc numlcr uf National banks
that have applied for membership be- the
new regional reserve. shortly the ~
.anization committee. composed If sec
rotary of the Treasury M..Addo. Sccle
iary of Agriculture Houston. who r.
virtual, a Texan because of long resi-
dcncc there aud tumptrollcr John Skcl
ton Williams viii come swinging
through The State and give hearing, tn
determine where The regional hank Il"
which TcNl> hank. viii hrluna hlii hr
located.
%lriumphol IA his rmrlpyurnt here rs
the Department. NJ IH>iic, a> 4 ~p-ria'
alinrim, 10 prosecute the New Aurk
New Haven a Hartford I%4ilrutl system
10 \ dissolution. The read ls puu dis
solving a. comply with The Sherman
auti trust law AMI Mr.. Grrgnr, T. AZ
ti,rly engaged at super i>.ng the opera
ton. This Viii bc a long aud teal ur~
task and. ~ best. can not ~ rnurlrflcd
Tor several months.
Representative rlrurr has d%rtliurd ~
serve ~ director lpr i hlnk ai Laredo
lie Na~ ~clricl vilhnu, amy knov hedge
"n his part ihtt ~r Il 4 course VAS con
icmplatul. llc >N> BE- nj ma serve
~ dirrctur 1T au, bank unless h. eau
hc present and give attention a. The
business of u Il rector. lie can not r.
side az Laredo ar keep himself Informed
about the affair OF The bank Whilc hr
continues = mrnahrr ct Congress.
The Congressman has recently pre-
secuted lwtiiiou> ut Che ~. .lu>rph 80
cirt, "f pr>i me. Texas. protr>tiu.
against the passage ot = l|itrr1cN clause
ia The immigration h.l. Th,- measure
j. new h"frrr tic house Nth prospect
that il VIII pas. Nr GARNER has ll>p
introduced \ lull tu p%rr-ipu Ndrill Z;
Nnodruir vhich MAS %,f'Irr'i q" The
house cumm, ilrr un pensions
Nj Garner .~ much ,nrluinerl over
Tie r,cui report M arm, engineers. tf'
urinu the nicrcni>ial ANAL w. y Huit
This w Y W." stop in favor ~ iltft prof
,et nnl means thui ytrNtnHll1 Nj n-ita~S
viii appropriate .nr w ii,r foot water
My, inland frum hnt lNhIirh BAY.
ill. INV Ihr Eu ''rtnir Their i> nN
rrnhnhl t, thi ihr rirf"rfiitiu. VIII
W. nlir nt ihi~ -t-~inn "l Congress. l"
cause WI ihr ru gram ut rt unWN htrh
iruri~ urrn giving iurl- lnI nrN pro-
Gets hut if mH1 NJ rNprtiri at Chr short
session ut congress neat winner.
Tho fnl text NJ ~rlmtur >hcpparl>
resolution tvr ~ >Ir,r, III 4 highway
ulun. ihr Mexican i%'oricr. ~ that rr>o
lntiun noW stands hcinrr The Srufir
committee ga military a%ifiir>. i, a~ ll
lows
Joint resolution alfhoririug = ~ur
,rN and examination ol he IL" tirapde
border Of she United States io determine
the ad,i>ahiliu of constructing q nigh
va, either 1lou. the entire border 80
certain >%,ciion> thereof.
Whereas conditions ou the l;lo
Grandc hurslcr of tho | njird States have
demonstrated the uecr~>if, Il "A govern
mcnl highway along man, ~ lions al
said border FROM III Parse a. the mouth
Of the Rio Grandr. ani
Whereas the difficulty At reaching
man, sections NJ tins border cNpu>r~
MANI thousands rf our lcnplr ell uninl.
dangers i'll time ut war prevents tht
proper pulicin. ~ the border a-ain>t
srnuglvr> and either aWlc>S classes. ant
imprril> the >%cturiiN "a LIE amt proper.
~: Therefor hr ii
~l:r>nlyci ht he senate AMI House
III Representatives ~ thc United states
~ American in 4 n.rv>> assembled