Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
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close on March 4 its final act of spe-
cial Importance being the adoption of
a resolution to strengthen the powers
of the president in the enforcement OF
neutrality laws. Both branches agreed
to the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill calling for two new
battleships, six destroyers and eight.
cen submarines. The presidents nom
nations for the promotion of army
and navy officers connected with the
building of the Panama canal were
confirmed by the senate, SO that Colo
mel Goethals and Brigadier General
Gorgas became major generals.
On January &c, the West Virginia
legislature decided to submit a won-
an suffrage amendment at the 1915
election. Two days later, in Tonnes
see, the house passed a bill for ref
erendum vote On woman suffrage, al
ready passed by the upper house. Ar
kansas declared for prohibition. In
Iowa, prohibition again becomes eff
fective on January l, 1916. Both Idaho
and Utah adopted prohibition bills.
March s, the North Dakota legisla-
ture passed bill abolishing capital
ou1is5ul3nt. South Dakota had taken
similar action January 30. March 10,
Rear Admirals Fletcher, Howard and
Cowles were made adinirals, new
naval grade established by the last
congress. March IS, Governor Spry Of
Utah vetoed the statewide prohibition
bill April 7, the Alaska house passed
measure submitting prohibition to
tho voters A week later, 1t agreed to
the senate bill aSlishing capital pun
ishment. Juno 8, the government plea
to have the United States Steel cor
poration dissolved was denied by the
United States circuit court for New
Jersey and the defendant was held t.
be Il lawful enterprise.
Resignation Of Bryan.
June s, William J. Bryan resigned
the Office of secretary of state, declar-
ing himself out of sympathy with the
presidents policy toward the Euro
pean war On the following day Presi
dent Wilson appointed Robert Ian
sing, counselor for the state depart
meLt, to take charge of the Office. Mr..
| Lansing was made secretary of state
June 23 Statewide prohibition be-
came operative in Alabama on July
/. On July %, the interstate COM
merce commission permitted advances
| in express rates and on August IL it
| allowed increases in carload freight
rates on Al railroads in the middle
West. On the following day, it ordered
reductions in freight rates on anthra-
cite coal August "a, the Eastman 40
dak company was declared to be an IL
legal combination and ordered dis
solved. September 10, the members
OF the constitutional convention of
New York state adopted the proposed
constitution, but it was overwhelming
ly defeated at the polls November 2.
Statewide prohibition triumphed in
South Carolina, September IA, by de-
cisive majority.
President Wilson announced, Octo-
Der 6, his intention to vote for woman
suffrage at the special election in New
Jersey on october ~. AT that election,
the proposed constitutional amend
ment was defeated by majority oil
$4,000. November elections were held
in eight states. Four of these-Ken
lucky, Maryland, Massachusetts and
Mississippi-chose governors In three
states-Massachuse New York and
Pennsylyania-woma suffrage was
rejected by large majorities. In Ohio
statewide prohibition measure was
defeated by a majority of $4,000
Changes in the national house of rep
resentatives reduced the Democratic
majority to twenty-five. Fhe Sixty
fourth congress opened December g.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas was elect
ed president pro tenn of the senate and
! -yhanD Clark was reelected speaker,