Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-05-06

Washington, April 27.-By an over
whelming vote President Roosevelt
four battleship program failed in the
senate, just as it did in the house
An amendment for four battleships
was introduced by -. Piles. and the
fight for its adoption was led by Mr.
/ Beyeridge. Twenty-three votes were
cast for the increased program, the
number largely being made up Of re
icentIy elected senators. Fifty sena.
tors voted to support the house and
| the recommendation Of the senate
naval committee in favor Of build
ing only two battleships.
AS finally passed the bill carries
appropriations of $123,115,65s. and
provides for the construction of two
ibattleships and two Golfers and the
purchase of three additional Golfers,
the construction of submarines and
other necessary craft and increases
the pay of officers and enlisted men
as well as increasing both pay and
strength of marine corps.
The keyed-up house rules, made to
meet the democratic fllibuster, re-
acted to shut out message President
Roosevelt had prepared and had
planned to have read in that body.
.It was found impossible to untangle
the snarl OF motions to get the house
out of the committee of the whole
and back into the same committee
today, and also to take a recess until
that time, and finally, to cover the
point of no quorum long enough to
have the presidents message received,
much less read. His secretary, Mr.
Latta. who had waited for the house
in the corridor, was turned away with
the message under his arm, and made
his way to the senate.
Washington, d. c., April 29.-As the
result of conferences between repub-
lican leaders in the house, the last of
which was he'd today, Mr.. Vreeland
introduced a bill to take the place OF
the currency bill presented by him
last week. In the new bill, which is
declared to represent the views of a
substantial majority of the republican
members. and which is the measure
that win be presented TO the confer
ence of the republicans to be held in
few days, nothing is left of the
Aldrich currency bill except the pro-
vision for the payment of interest on
government deposits in national
banks The provisions for the issu-
ance of emergency currency on cor
porate bonds are swept away. The
bill provides for the formation of ma
tional clearing house associations by
not less than ten national banks hav-
ing an aggregate capital and surplus
of not less than s5,000,000. A tax Of
per cent on emergency circulation,
based on clearing house association
securities, is provided for the first
month, this tax to b. increased per
cent each month until it reaches 10
percent, where it is to remain until
the circulation is retired. Another
section of the bin provides for the
creation OF currency commission to
consist of six members Of the house,
six OF the senate, and six TO be APP
pointed b. the president.
A spiritual attack on prohibition
was made today by Representative
Richard Bartaoldt of Missouri. Mr..
Williams Of Mississippi presented a
petition. signed by 164 of the 166
democrats composing the minority,
asking the speaker to recognize some
member of the house to move the dis
charge OF the ways and means COM
mittee from further consideration of
the stevens bill for the removal of
the duty on wood pulp,