Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-13 | Page 4 | Philadelphia Ledger

Philadelphia Ledger Le ger The rhe government of Colombia Is l 11 r In III Home me respects re to that of ot the United States but the Bay eo of us Ill nillo states has hns abolished and 1 thy they havo been turned derm corresponding to tv tW ach a II appointed by b the president reKI of ot tho re republic republic public The Th departments retain tho mint of their own finances ana ouch uh ol Kt three members of tho th Co Go l tenne Kach department also onus a constituency and returns return to tho hou e of rel ono one memo mem per ber of o each Inhabitant Thus tb tM 5 departments resemble our r states In Ivery thing except t name antI In tho Iho right to their th lr own governor i The Tho presidents term orm of ot o Is six ab frequent I but revolutions tiN aro There rh re have been lI oll however only tour four changes of ot the of ot government Wico ISlA when Venezuela and the tho republic llo of ot New Granada formed one ulle republic In III 1833 lS 3 each sol up n It Koci HII m t for tor Itself and nine hen h n Colombia changed Its Ill constitution Its nume tour four times Tho present constitution from iw 1886 resulted flom a 1 revolution n Iho 1110 preceding year tRI