Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Resolution viii Pass by Small
Majority if at All in The
Upper House.
JAPANESE ADMIRAL'S BREAK
Yashira at Panama Crlticises Plans
Leader Not Picked-Divorc-
ing Postal Service From
Politics.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Washington.-From the day on
which recently the judiciary commit
tee of the senate reported favorably p
resolution submitting to the states the
question of change in the Constitu-
ion so as to provide for the direct cleo
ton of senators. opposition to the
movement has developed among mem
bers Of the upper house who it was
supposed fin"''v had yielded reluctant
consent to the plan for a change in
the method in choosing senate mem
bers
1t is perhaps probable that the reso-
luton will be given force and effect at
this session. but it is going to win by
a much smaller majority than was
phophesied for it two weeks ago Only
two members of the judiciary com
mittee voted against a favorable re-
port. They were Gallinger of New
Hampshire and Depew of New York.
The house of representatives on
four different occasions has passed by
two-thirds vote a resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the Constitution
providing for direct senatorial cleo
tions. Each time when the house ac-
ton has been submitted to the sen
ate that body has failed to vote-vir-
tually has refused to vote-upon the
subject
The house passed its first resolu-
ton in 1894 and it passed it again in
1898, in 1900 and in 1902, the last vote
being unanimous. It is not to be
doubted that recent charges made in
connection with the methods of the
election of senators from at least two
of the states were the moving cause
in creating renewal of the dem and
that senators should be chosen direct
ly. Thousands of letters have been
received by senators telling them that
they must vote for a resolution chang
ing the system of the election. These
letters unquestionably have had their
effect. 1t is predicted freely enough
in Washington that even If defeat
comes to the resolution in the senate
at this session, it will be for the last
time,
Break by Jazz Admiral.
1t seems now that American officials
are ne the only ones who make lin
ternational breaks" when they deliver
themselves of after-dinner speeches.
No sooner had President Taft order
ed the secretary of the navy to repri-
mand Capt w. S. Sims, who made the
last drop of blood" speech in Eng
land. than Admiral Yashira, a japan.
csc naval officer. in a speech at Pan
anna criticised somewhat sharply Pres
ident Taft's recommendation that the
great waterway be fortified by the
United States.
At the time the speech was deliv-
cred the Japanese admiral was the
guest of Colonel Goethals. the Amer
lean army officer in charge of all canal
building work. Colonel Goethals. it
is known. is in favor of terrifying the
waterway, and so the speech of the
Japanese it is claimed in Washington
was in a double sense ungrateful and
close upo the discourteous.
Sherman's West Point Search.
The officers of the Naval Academy
have had some trouble because a few
OF the midshipmen under their charge
recently succeeded in purchasing lilo.
uor in Annapolis. 1t means dismissal
at both of the government schools
West Point and Annapolis. for anv
cadet to be found under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or to be found
drinking 1t or having it in his posses.
sion. An old army officer in Wash.
ington tells story about a visit
which Gen. William T. Sherman. when
he was in command of the army. maid
to West Point
sherman wanted to look through
the cadet quarters and while he was
in one of the rooms he turned to the
conmandant of cadets and said.
when | was a cadet We used TO hide
contraband articles up the chimney.
wonder if the boys do It now" Saw.
ing this the general stopped down
and ran his arm up the chimney. His
hand struck board which had been
wedges in and down fell a pack OF
cards and pint bottle of whisky.
The general turned to the com
nandant and looked a little shame
faced. Il didn't have any idea this
would hapepn," he said. land as il
happened as it did, request that yo,
dc hot report the cadet who occupies
this room. No report was turned in
/ against he boy, but It is unnecessary