Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-01
STATEHOOD BILL
MAY Be DELAYED
BEvERIDGE WILLING NOT TO
PASS THE MEASURE.
MILES WINS HIS POINT
Restriction Removed From Retired
Head of Arny-Presdent Talks to
churchmen, Lamenting Decrease
of Birth Rate and Loosening of
Marriage Ties.

Washington, Jan. 27-Numerous
conferences were held on the floor of
the senate yesterday regarding the
vote on the statehood bill An effort
was made to get Senator Beverage,
chairman of the committee on terrific
ries, to agree to some order for voting
on the amendments. He said he was
not opposed to such an agreement and
further that he did not care much
whether vote was had on the state
hood bill at the present session. With
IL new senators coming in with the
opening Ct the TEXT congress he said
he felL the bill would be passed in it's
present form. The senator's state
ment IS taken as an indication that
the bin soon may be displaced as the
pending business before the senate.
Miles Restriction Removed.
The senate passed the army appro-
priatioD bin after modifying the pro-
vision concerning the assignment of
retired army officers to active service
with militia organizations. The eff
feet of the change is to relieve Gener-
al Miles from its application. Sena-
tor Gallinger and others criticized the
amendment regulating the sale of
army transports, claiming the use of
government vessels forced unfair COM
petition upon the owners of private
vessels. Senator Hale condemned the
operation of the general staff system
in the army and said he would oppose
any effort to establish a similar sys-
TEN in the navy,
Must Not Exceed Appropriations.
Representative Littietield of Maine
introduced bill providing that no de-
partment of the government shall ex-
pend in any fiscal year any sum in
excess of the appropriations made for
that year, or involve the government
in any contract for future payment
Of not less than $4,000 is provided for
violation of the act.
Democrats Agree With President.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was considered in the house, but the
debate turned principally on the topic
of restricting railroads in the matter of
freight rates. The Hepburn bill
formed the basis of the discussion.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi said the
democratic party was committed to
views such as were expressed by the
president in his message.
II e President on Divorce.
Bishop Doane of Albany and a COM
rnittee of the interchurch conference
on marriage and divorce called on the
president to confer with him as to
some of the results of their delibera-
tions. Bishop Doane, speaking for
the committee, delivered brief ad-
dress to President Roosevelt, to which
the president replied briefly. He de-
clared that questions like the tariff
and currency are of literally no con-
sequence whatsoever compared with
the vital question of HAVING the unit
of our social life, the home, pre-
served" Continuing the president
said:
"If the average husband and wife
fulfill their duties toward one another
ana lOWdIu lASll chiiui Gil 40 I'll io'i''iA
ity teaches them, then we may rest
absolutely assured that til other prob
lems will solve themselves. But If we
have solved every other problem in
the wisest possible way it shall profit
us nothing if we nave lost our own
national soul and we will have lost
it if we do not have the question of
the relations of the family put upon a
proper basis.
More of Race Suicide.
"Whilc / do not know exactly what
il is that you wish me to do, can say
in advance that so far as in me lies
all will be done TO cooperate with you
toward the end that You nave in view.
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