Cheyenne record., 1914-12-31

tne olpIOm6tlc representatives at WaSn-
ington OF Argentina, Brazil and Chile sent
in to the ONCE Of the department of state
a formal tender Of their services as medi~
ators. President Wilson accepted the Of
| fer and both Huerta and Carranza ac-
cepted the~profrered mediation
The mediatory conference was held at
Niagara Falls. Canada, and opened on
May 20. On June II the conference had
| agreed upon q plan accepted both by
| President Wilson and Huerta. Then a
| deadlock arose ovcr the choice for presi-
dent-the American delegates declined to
| accept the name of any nonconstitutional-
| list.
Meanwhile. the constitutionalists were
| making unmistakable advance toward the
| capital. Their success was so pronounced
| that it was evident they would soon be in
control of the government
| On July l the conference came to an
| end without definite result, and four days
later Huerta was reelected president by
his partisans. On July Is the dictator re-
signed the presidency and took passage
for Europe. leaving the executive author
| ity in the hands Of a prominent citizen,
Francisco Carbajal
| The new president and Carranza could
| not agree upon the surrender Of the gov
| ernment to the victorious constitutional
| list army, and on August 10 Carbajal re-
| signed and the chamber of deputies dis
| solved. Five days later, the constitution
alist army entered the City Of Mexico
without opposition. Venustiano Carranza
| Immediately took upon himself the office
of president although he soon announced
| his purpose OF turning over the executive
| function to a provisional substitute and
| himself becoming a candidate.
On September 23 Villa declared war up
| on the provisional president. The consti-
| tutionalists held a meeting at Mexico
| City on October and refused to accept
| their chiefs resignation. At a conven-
| tion of the party held at Aguas Calientes
| on October IA. Carranza again presented
| his resignation and n few days later Villa
| promised to support a provisional presi-
| dent named by the convention. At that,
| Gen. Eulalo Gutierrez was appointed by
the convention. but Carranza refused to
| recognize him. The new president ap-
pointed Villa commander in chief Of the
government forces and ordered him to
proceed at once against CarranZa. AS
Villa and his men neared the capital,
CarranZa and his soldiers withdrew.
On November q the American forces
were withdrawn from Vera Cruz and
soon afterward CarranZa 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 is far from
encouraging.
On December IS, 5000 United States
troops were sent to Naco to stop continued
| firing by the Mexican factions into United
States territory. The struggle between
the COmbatants in northern Mexico con-
| tinueS unabated
Longest Congressional Session.
! The first regular session Of the Sixty
| third congress was the longest since that
| great law-making body came into exist
ence-from December !. 1918, to October
"a, 1914. After the holiday recess both
| branches were addressed by President
| Wilson upon the regulation Of corpora
| tionS. In his address the president recon-
| mended the formation of a trade commits
| sion. the doing away with interloclting di-
rectorates and holding companies. and an
antitrust law. On January "a the senate
passed a bill authorizing the government
to construct railroad in Alaska On
February IS the house passed the bill
| During this month. also. the admins
| tration introduced measure into both
| houses to establish a rural credit system
| by means Of cooperative banfs. On Feb
! yuary 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 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, 1912. exempting vessels en-
| gagged in coastwise trade from the pay
mcnt of tolls. With senate amendment
to the effect that the United States re-
| lnqushed no rights under treaties with
| Great Britain and with Panama, the tolls
repeal bill became law.
| On April 20 the president again ad-
dress ed congress. giving the facts in the
| Tampico affair and asking authority to
use force in compelling settlement. Both
| houses passed the necessary measures
! without delay. On June the three
| measures prominent In the presidents an
| thrust legislaton-the creation Of trade
| commission, 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 both houses unanimously
adopted an amendment to the federal re-
serve act, by which the secretary Of tho
treasury was given power to issue add
| tional bank currency in such amount as
would be necessary to protect the bust
ness situation and avoid financial panic
On September the president once more
addressed congress, pointing out the neet
of raising additional revenue to meet the
deficit causd by the decline in import!
due to the European war.
The closing days Of the congress passet
in an active effort conducted by member!
from the cotton growing states to Obtain
legislation for the retail of the grower.
of the staple.
of the SiNtythird congress came to al
end.
American Government and Politics.
On January 2 Secretary McAdoo ant
, Secretary Houston began series o
hearings to determine where the new fed
eral reserve banks We're to be established
| The federal reserve bank system went in