The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-21

&Bets and they resented what they
saad was the throwing on their shoul-
osss by the other representatives of the
beame for inaction. The committee
resolved to let the house fight the
natter out for itself and It has ~
Ported both amendments. although NO
Recommendation was made for pas
eaSe or for non-passage Of the tvo
proposals.
There is some humor in the sitna-
tSon in which the house finds itself
eo9ay There are plenty of members
q congress who think that prohibition
may be good thing and yet Who
fear that IL they vote for the amend
aasot all the forces Of the liquor In
teFests in the United States will -
used 10 compass their defeat On the
stAer hand they are afraid that II they
vote against the amendment all the
forces of prohibition and OF the tenn
Desance cause generally will b. used
asainst them at the polls.
On the proposed suffrage amend
0ent to the constitution the position
OF the representatives. is much like
that in which they hnd themselves
On the question Of prohibition. Won
On vote in q good many states a.
ready. and woman has a tremendous
inhuence in whatever state she lives.
Representatives. do not like the idea
OF having the suffrage influence
against them and they do not like the
t4ee of having the anti-sufYrage In
nusnce against them. They are In .
peculiar position and 1t seems to
some observers in Washington that
they will do shat all representatives
ought to do. vote a. they believe and
let the consequences be what they
may"
Recognition for Canal Work.
Congress apparently 10 prepared
finally to take action ON q bill 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 and
to whose hard and devoted service
the completion Of the waterway ID due.
The proposed legislation will give
the thanks OF congress to the army
and navy officers concerned and will
give authority for their promotion. II
the bill becomes . law George w.
Gosthals, chief engineer OF the canal
project, will be made a major general
OF the line. and Brig. Gen. William C.
Gorsas, sanitary expert of the zone.
will be made . major general In the
medical department. Lieut.. Col. WILL
liam L. sibert. the builder Of the Ga
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. will
be made brigadier generals In the en-
gineer corps. Commander H. H. 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 Al.
What doubtless will be more grste-
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
to avoid interfering with the promo
tion of officers Of the army and navy.
either senior or Junior In grade to the
men whom it is proposed TO advance.
The bin provides for the promotion
of Colonel Goethals and Brigadier Gen.
era Gorgas to the rank of major gen.
erals the one of the line and the other
in the medical department. but in or
der TO accomplish this without inter
fering with the promotion OF other
men the existing number of major gen.
erals Of the line and the number in
the medical department are increased
by one each. Thus 1t will be seen
readily that this not only will not In
terfere with the promotions Of men of
Junior grade. but actually will advance
the junior ohicers OF the engineer
corps one grade, because OF the va
cancy caused by the promotion of
Colonel Goethals, who is now an en-
gineer oficer.
In order that the promotion of
Colonels Sibert and Hodges shall not
interfere with the regular promotions
of junior Officers in the corps Of eng.-
neers. two additional brigadier gen.
eralships are provided in the corps
of engineers. The promotion Of Sibert
and Hodges to these ranks will pro-
mote every omcer Junior to them in
the engineer corps. one file.
Extra Grade 10 Temporary.
William c. Gorsas. now the sur
geon general Of the army with the
rank of brigadier general. has only
little more than four years to serve.
When he retires or leaves the service
from whatever cause the extra grade
which It Is proposed to provide for
him shall cease and determine" A
similar provision is made to fit the
cases Of the other officers Of whose
promotion the bill takes cognizance.