Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-19

yesterday confirmed the nominations
of William H. Moody of Massachusetts
to be associate justice of The supreme
court; Charles ]. Bonaparte of Mary
land, to be attorney general; Victor
H. Metcalf of California, to be seore-
tary Of the navy, and Oscar S. Strars
of New York, to be secretary of com
mercs and labor
The opposition to Moooy and Bona
parte which had been raised in the
senate by a number of democratic
senators, was not strongly pressed at
the session yesterday and no roll call
was asked for On a viva yoce vote
for BoIaparte, however, there were
about Is negative votes on the minor
ity side. Culberson and Carmack led
the discussion against both Moody and
Bonaparte. Against the former they
raised the question of his fitness for
the supreme court bench, based upon
the measures he had introduced as a
member of the house 1t was again
urged against Bonaparte that his ut
terdnces against legislation for the
regulation Of combinations of capital
untitled him to enforce legislation of
thai character Senator Lodge de-
Tended the nomination of Bonaparte
by saying the president would not
name a man for the responsible posi-
ton of attorney general unless he
was sure the nominee was in sympa.
thy with the administration desire
to break up such combinations There
was no opposition to either Metcalf or
Straus.
Rayner on States Rights.
States rights was the underlying
sentiment of the speech of Senator
Rayner of Maryland in the senate
yesterday. His speech was based on
the constitutional questions involved
in the Japanese situation at San
Francisco A preface to the speech
was caustic criticism of the presi-
dents attitude on the California af-
fair, and was the feature of the days
session of the senate.
If the military and civil forces of
the federal government were to be
used by the president, Mr.. Rayner
said, it became very important to
know the exact power of the presi-
dent in the matter. "The president"
he added, SIS exercising a great many
notwithstanding legislative. iu.
dicial, lawful and unlawful, constitu-
tional and unconstitutional. If he is
possessed of the idea that he is the
supervisor of all the public schools
in the various states of the union.
and he seems to be impressed with
this idea. because in the very last
paragraph of his message he recon-
mends the establishment of shooting
galleries in all large public schools
OF the c"dntry, we must either disa-
buse MS mind of this fancy Or we
must let him know that we agree as
to the omnipotence of his jurisdic-
ton"
Senator Rayner contended that
there is no provision whatever in the
treaty with Japan that confers the
right the president speaks of, or
gives to the government of Japan the
privileges it claims in connection
with the public school system of Cal
ifornia or any other state.
II there was such a provision in
this treaty or any other treaty, con
ferring this right, the treaty would
be void without any authority upon
the part of the United States to make
it, in violation of the constitution and
treaty-making power of the govern
ment
New Spelling Not Yet
The house began consideration of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill by paragraphs and
completed "a pages before adjourn
ment. Several hours we're consumed
in debating the amendment referring
TO simplified spelling, with the result
that the original provisions on that
subject were eliminated and another
amendment adopted The provision
instructs the public printer to use the
photography generally recognized by
standard dictionaries.
Petition for Postal Banks.
A petition for the establishment of
postal savings banks, bearing the
names of nearly 10000 persons resid.
ing in Is states was presented to con.
gress by Representative Boutell of
Illinois
orthoepic Confusion.
The great confusion resulting from
the governments double standard of
spelling has made it necessary for
the joint committee on printing to
take immediate action, and Senator
Plat and Representative Lands of
the committee are preparing q reso
luton designed to straighten out the
tangle at once. Even if both houses
pass the legislative bill with the
clause declaring for old fashioned
spelling, the measure will not be-
come effective until the beginning of
the new year, and in the meantime
there would be no well defined policy
as to spelling. The reports from the
executive department are reprinted
now in reformed spelling. When con.
gress desires to include portions of
them in its proceedings it is neces-
sarr ia make new mates and much