The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-07

CHICAGO May THE Herald's Washing
ton City correspondent says: at seems at
this writing that only one thing can beat
Blaine, and that is that his rivals and enc
mics will succeed in convincing the conserva-
tive, earnest, unpledged and uninstructed
delegates that lie would be an unsafe man to
nominate The bitter feeling against him in
Massachusetts, and in some parts of the vital
state of New York, will be used for all it is
worth. The Evening Post charges and the
Phelps defense will be much talk of, and
every thing possible done to create senti
ment of doubt and fear in regard tU Blaines
candidacy. What success will attend these
efforts no man can foretell. If he could, he
could also tell whether Blaine would be nolA-
mated or not This is his danger, all tbs
greater from the fact that he will be this
leading candidate against whom all the othei
fellows will unite There will be two great
questions with those not at first avowedly
for the Maine man. Anything to beat
Blaine and Who is going to winF"
Mr. Blackburn then made a speech
favoring the bill, and Mr.. Kasson closed
the debate on the negative side.
Mr.. Morrison closed the debate with a
rapid review of the objections made to the
bill, and equally rapid and brief answers
to those objections. Should the motion
| to strike out the enacting clause be agreed
| to, it would be a declaration that tariff
taxation be continued, and the democratic
party would appeal to congress, to the
| people. and the people would understand
it, He referred to the fact that democrats
from Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Cal
ifornia had been elected on tariff reform
| platform, and expressed the fear that il
the bill was defeated they would be sue.
ceeded by Page, Burrows, Hazelton and
s'my dear Hubbell." He then turned to
Mr.. Randall and said: You claim to have
the power to strike out the enacting
clause of this bill If you have that power
you have power to amend the bill anc
make it what it should be. cloud ap
plause on the democratic side). After 6
| few more cursory remarks on the genera
subject of tariff reform Mr. MorrsOn's
time expired.
A murmur of expectancy ran through
the ranks on both sides as the chairman
directed the clerk to read the bill The
audience, which throughout the day
crowded the galleries almost to suffoca-
ton, hushed its hum of conversation al
watched with intense interest. AS the
clerk began Mr. Converse left his seat il
the last row of seats, and walking dowr
to the bar of the house, stood nervously
lingering piece of paper, which he helt
in his hand. When the reading of thu
first paragraph was completed there wa
an embarrassing pause, and Mr.. Converst
was engaged in earnest conversation witt
Mr.. Hunt and did not appear to know tina
all eyes were fixed upon him. Mr.. Kasson
fearful that the time when the motion t.
strike out would be in order might expirt
before Mr.. Converse's attention was at
tracted, arose and inquired of the chai
whether the proper time had come to maxi
the motion. Before the chair could re
spond Mr.. Converse; pushing to the front
moved to strike out the enactng clause
This was signal for volley of hisse
and groans from the democratic side ant
lrounds of applause from the republican