The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-30

was made for pas
sage or for non-passage Of the two
There is some humor in the situa-
ton in which the house finds ltseil
today. There are plenty OF members
of congress who think that prohibition
may be a good thing and yet VINO
fear that if they vote for the amend
ment all the forces of the liquor In
terests in the United States will be
used to compass their defeat. On the
other hand they are afraid that II they
vote against the amendment all the
forces of prohibition and of the tenn
perance cause generally will be USED
against them at the polls.
On the proposed suffrage amend
ment to the constitution the position
of the representatives is much ike
that in which they find themselves
on the question of prohibition. Nom-
en- vote in a good many states al
ready, and woman has tremendous
influence in whatever state she ives
Representatives do not like the IDEA
of having the suffrage influence
against them and they do not ike the
idea of having the anti-suffrage III
fiuence against them. They are In
peculiar position and it seems 10
some observers In Washington that
they will do what all representatives
ought to do, vote as they believe ana
let the consequences be what they
may"
RECOGNITION for Canal Work.
Congress apparently is prepared
| finally to take action on a Dill which
makes provision for the recognition
of the services Of the officers OF the
army and navy who held membership
on the Isthmian canal commission ana
to whose hard and devoted service
| the completion of the waterway Is due.
| The proposed legislation Will give
the thanks of congress to the army
and navy officers concerned and VIII
give authority for their promotion. III
the bill becomes a law George w.
Cocktails, chief engineer OF the canai
project, will be made major general
of the line, and Brig. Gen. William Z.
Gorgas, sanitary expert of the zone.
will be made a major general In the
medical department. Lieut.. Col. VIII
liam l.. Sibert, the builder or the ia
tun dam, locks and spillway and the
creator of the Gatun lake, and Lieut.
Col II. F. Hodges, the designer OF the
operating machinery of the canal, VIII
be made brigadier generals In the en-
gineer corps. Commander II. II. Rous-
seau, the civil engineer OF the navy
who did constructive work on the sea
approaches to the canal. will be ap
pointed to the grade Of rear admiral
of the lower nine in that corps.
Thanks Of Congress to All.
. What doubtless will be more crate
, full to all these officers than promotion
is the provision in the bill which gives
to all of them the thanks of congress
(, for their distinguished service In con
structing the Panama canal.
- Care was taken in framing the bill
q to avoid interfering with the promo
o ton of officers Of the army and navy
o either senior or junior in grade to tn
o men whom it is proposed to advance
a The. bill provides for the promotion
;, of Colonel Goethals and Brigadier Ger
= eral Gorgas to the rank of major ger
y erals, the one of the line and the othe
% in the medical department, but in Of
- der to accomplish this without intel
a fering with the promotion OF othe
men the existing number of major gel
70 erals of the line and the number
- the medical department are increase
nv one each. Thus it will be see
u readily that this not only will not II
=. terfere with the promotions of men I
Junior grade, but actually will advant
:, tie Junior officers of the engines
CORPS one grade, because Of the v
.. cancy caused by the promotion
Colonel Goethals, who is now an e
% gineer officer.
% In order that the promotion
IN Colonies Sibert and Hodges shall n
40 interfere with the regular promotion
m of Junior officers in the corps of en-,
neers. two additional brigadier &c
eralships are provided in the cor
20 of engineers. The promotion Of Sioe
an and Hodges to these ranks will pl
Cd mote every officer Junior to them
Nh the engineer corps. one file.
Ire Extra Grade is Temporary.
Use William C. Gorgas, now the 81
we geon general Of the army with t
he rank of brigadier general. has only
ed little more than four years to SER
m When he retires or leaves the servi
lge from whatever cause the extra gra
which 1t is proposed 10 provide
ad- him shall cease and determine"
re- similar provision is made to mt
to cases of the other officers Of who
yht promotion the bill takes cognizan
the In the past when junior officers WI
re- promoted to general rank there wa
cry good deal of criticism Of the acts.
the uuestionably the trainers OF the pr
ju- ent measure had this matter In m
and when they gave consideration to 7
ess motion as a reward.
The services of Lieut. Col. Da
the Du B. Gaillard. the digger of the
the Zebra cut, who died as the result
hey his devotion to duty, were recogni