Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-03-07


vlduals in an effort to restore the
American merchant marine.
The Adamson eight-bOur railroad
law was enacted on the eve of adj,
j0urnment of the first session of the
last congress. The enactment 81
I the measure prevented nation
vide railroad strike. 1t, however,
has never become effective. Be
tween the time Of its enactment and
the time for the commencement Of its
| operation. January ! last, the coustitu-
tionality of the measure was chal-
| lenged by the railroads. and the whole
matter is now pending in the Supreme
| court.
Supplemental railroad legislation,
| proposed by President Wilson in his
annual message last December. failed
Of enactment. This legislation would
have provided for the prevention of
strikes by compulsory legislation. IL
was heartily opposed by all of the
bodies of organized labor which had
| previously sought the eight-h0ur rail
road law.
Child Labor and immigration.
/ The child labor law barred from in
terstate commerce all products OF chill
| dren under sixteen years of age In
mines or of children under fourteen in
factories.
The passage OF the immigration bill
with its literacy test was accomplished
over President Wilson's second veto.
The literacy feature had been a
subject of controversy between the ex-
ecutive and legislative branches of the
government for the past twenty years.
Presidents Taft and Cleveland botf We
toed immigration measures because
they carried the literacy feature,
which all three presidents thought was
not proper measure of the fitness Of
aliens for admission 10 the United
States
The federal farm-loan act, commonly
called the rural-creditS bill. created
/ l. federal land banks with S75OO,W
capital each. The bill provides a Sys-
TEN whereby loans may be made 10
/ farmers for productive purposes
through national tarm-loan associa-
| tons. 1t will meet more particularly
the needs of agrIcuIturistS In the West
aud South
Under the vocational educational act
the federal government on a gradually
increasing scale covers every state APP
preparation dollar for dollar for secon-
Diary school instruction in agriculture
and the mechanical and Industrial arts.
ON the eve of adjournment congress
passed the post-ofiice appropriation
bill with an amendment making bone
dry" all states having prohibitory laws
This measure was introduced in the
senate by Senator Reed of Missouri
Its unexpected enactment had the eff
feet Of absolutely prohibiting the ship
ment in interstate commerce of intoxi-
cants into states or territories which
forbid the manufacture or sale of
liquor,
It also closes the mails to all liquor
advertising, including newspaper ad-
vertising. Neither can letters solicit
ing liquor orders be carried in the
mails
Sixteen Senators Retire.
Sixteen senators have now discarded
their togas and pretixed their titles
with Eek" This disturbance of per
sonnet reduces but does not upset the
Democratic control of the upper house
The Democratic majority of rs is cut
10 -, leaving out of conSidera ton such
senators and senators-elect as La Fol-
lette. Hiram Johnson. Poindexter and
Norris officially classed as Republic
ans but not always voting according To
classification.
Among the nationally known senu-
tors now retired to private life are
Clarence y. Clark Of Wyoming. VITO
has served in the senate continuously
since January Is. 1895: Moses f. Clapp
Of Minnesota. one of the original Fro
gresSives Luke Lea of Tennessee. row
only thlrty-Seven years old, known as
the Baby Senator :" James f. MARITIME
of New Jersey. who acquired fame
early in his senatorial career by his
stanch defense Of appleiack as Dev-
erage. and John W. Kern of Indiana
who has been Democratic leader OF re
senate.
Needing no Introduction among the
new senators are Hiram Johnson of
California. Frank r. Kellogg, "trGst
buster" of Minnesota, and Philander
G. KnHx Of Pennsylvania. Unlike the
~cSt of he senators-elect. their repu-
tarfOrS ave madp. =" all they need to do