Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
CHARGED AGAINST ROOSEVELT
BY MEMBER FROM
KENTUCKY.
COMPARES PRESIDENT WITH Al
ExANDER HAMILTON, AD-
VENTURER.
SENATE WILL FOLLOW COMMIT
TEES LEAD ON FINANCIAL
MEASURE.


course of bitter denunciafion of
President Roosevelt on tie floor of
the house yesterday. Mr. Stanley of
Kentucky compared him with Alex
ander Hamilton, whom he designated
as IAN obscure adventurer," and boz
of whom he said had profound CON
tempt for the constitution and dis
played everlasting Impotence with its
restraints. The president was man
who relishes glamor and who becomes
intoxicated by applause. On the other
hand, he said. Mr.. Bryan had the re-
speet OF the country as a statesman
and was trusted as a man.
Apparently ignoring Mr.. Stanley's
remarks, Mr.. Cocks of New York, rep
resenting the presidents district, de-
Tended the president against the re-
cent attack of Mr.. Willett, who. while
representing another district. is con
stituent of his colleague. MIR. Willett,
replying, declared his complete abil-
ity to defend all that he had said
All remarks were made during the
general debate on the agricultural APP
preparation bill.
Another Pension Proposition.
Representative Lands OF Indiana
introduced bill TO pension at the
rat9 of $50 a month every honorably
discharged soldier or sailor who
served one year In the civil war or 60
days in the Mexican war.
Committee viii Prevail.
A good deal of progress was made
by the senate in disposing cs pro-
posed amendments to .he Aidrich
currency bill. 1t was evident through
out the session that TIE bill will be
perfected in the form approved by the
finance committee, as no proposition
that failed to receive the sanction of
the committee received any substan-
tial support
The amendments reported by the
committee were all adopted without
opposition, and then one senator after
another c9ered additional amend
ments which. except In the cases of
one proposed by Senator Dupont and
one by Senator Lodge, were voted
down. Senator Duponts amendment
provided that during the first six
months that emergency currency is
out interest shall be paid at the rate
of one-half of one percent per month
and after six months y OF one per
cent per month Senator Lodges
amendment admitted bonds of the In
sular government of Porto Rico as a
basis for emergency currency.
Senator Aldrich promised that the
committee would take up all amend
ments relating to bank reserves and
report today.
An amendment by Senator Hepburn,
requiring national banks to keep on
hand not less than Is per cent of
their deposits as reserve was defeat
ed. IS to 2.
Senator McLaurin offered amend
ments, all of which were defeated,
by which he sought to make gov
eminent claim against a failed nation
al bank on account of the issuance of
emergency notes subordinate to those
of deposiiors, also providing that no
officer of national bank shall be
permitted TO hold office in any other
such bank and providing that individ-
uals should be allowed TO receive
treasury notes from the department
on the same terms that the bill per.
mits banks to secure emergency cur
rency.
Senator Nelson offered an amend
ment which was voted down, allowing
banks to make loans on farm mort
cages