Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08

ingtOn OF Argentina, Brazil ana Chile sent
in to the office OF the department OF state
| a formal tender OF their services as medl-
ators. President Wilson accepted the Of
fer and both Huerta and Carranza &C
cepted the proffered mediation.
The mediatory conference was held at
Niagara Falls, Canada, and opened on
May 20. On June II the conference had
agreed upon a plan accepted both by
President Wilson and Huerta Then a
deadlock arose over the choice for presi-
dent--the American delegates declined to
accept the name OF any unconstitutional
list.
Meanwhile, the constitutionalsts were
making unmistakable advance toward the
capital Their success was so pronounced
| that 1t was evident they would soon be In
control of the government.
| On July 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
eminent 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 provisional substitute and
| himself becoming candidate.
On September 20 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 conven-
ton of the party held at Agtlas Calientes
on October IA. Carranza again presented
his resignation and few days later Villa
promised to support provisional presi-
dent named by the convention. At that,
| Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez was appointed by
the convention, but CarranZa refused to
recognize him. The new president APP
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 % 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were withdrawn from Vera Cruz and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 undated
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
tons. In his address the president recon-
mended the formation of a trade commits
sion, the doing away with interlocking d.
rectorates and holding companies, and an
antitrust law On January "a the senate
passed 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 a measure into both
houses to establish rural credit system
by means of cooperative banks. On Feb
ruary 8 bill was introduced into both
BRANCHES bra E psi lMglii Heoal lands in Alaska.
- On March 5 the president delivered an
other address to congress IN the mousse
| chamber, in which he urged the repea.
of the provision in the Panama Canal act
of August, 1912, exempting vessels en-
90 god in coastwise trade from the pay
ment Of tolls. With q senate amendment
| to the effect that the United states re-
linuuished no rights under treaties WIN
| Great Britain and with Panama, the toiis
repeal bill became law.
| On April 20 the president again ad-
dressed congress, giving the facts IN the
| Tampco affair and asking authority "
| use force in compelling settlement. botil
houses passed the necessary measures
! without delay. On June tne 'hiee
| measures prominent in the presidents an
thrust legislation-the creation of trade
commission. the Clayton bill, and the rail-
road Capitalization bll-were passed, pu'
n was not until August that the senate
adopted the measure creating feuera
trade commission The Clayton antitrus
bill did not become law until OCTOBER
August both houses Unanimously
ndopted an amendment to the federal re
serve act. by which the secretary OF TN
treasury was given power TO issue auui
tional bank currency in such amount q
would be necessary to protect the pusi
ness situation and avoid financial panic
ON September the president once NOR
addressed congress- pointing out the nee
of raising additional revenue to meet TN
deficit causd by the decline in import
due to the European war.
Tho closing days Of the congress passe
In an active effort conducted by member
from the cotton-growing states to ootal
legislation for the retail of the grower
: of the staple. .,o
of the Sixty-third congress came to a
: end.
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