Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
TALK ABOUT ROACH
Occupies the Time Of the Sen.
ate Session.
NO DEFINITE CONCLUSION REACHED

NO DEFlNITECONOLUS REACHED
Rckeis Reported FavorabIy From Com
mlttee. hut Laid Over for Another Day
An Illinois Man Made Indian Com mn,is-
sioner-TreasuryP Places Filled-Steven-
son. Palmer and Springer Presented
With Gavels OF Historic Wood-Am-
bassador Pauncefote Presented-Inter-
state Commerce Decision.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Roach case
came prominently to the front yesterday
In executive session of the senate and was
the cause of some rather plain talk from
both sides of the chamber. The senate
only went into secret session after yea
and nay vote, in which it was developed
that the Democrats had big majority
and enough members present, added to
the Republicans, to make a voting quorum.
AS soon as the doors were closed the Re-
publicans propounded an inquiry as TO
what the other side meant by refusing to
permit the committee on privileges and
elections to report the resolution relative
to the contest OF Martins seat by Ady,
resolution that had been agreed upon in
the committee at the meeting Saturday;
and further, why they had exhibited what
appeared to be bad faith in the Roach reso-
luton, a resolution which Republicans
contended had been agreed to by Demo-
Gratis on the floor of the senate.
Republicans Say Lay on MacDuff."
This at once precipitated discussion in
which it was developed that the Demo
Gratis were opposed to taking up the Roach
case at this time and wanted to postpone
any further action until the next session
of congress. 1t was declared by the Demo
cratic leaders, as had been stated by them
before, that if the Roach case was to be
gone into there were others that should be
taken up as we'll The Republicans re-
torted that they were afraid of no investi-
cation concerning any of their members,
but they insisted that some positive action
should be taken in this particular case.
The Democrats said that they were willing
the resolution should be modified so as to
instruct the committee to report whether
or not they had the authority to make
an investigation concerning the previous
acts of a senator.
The Point of Friction.
But the Republicans urged that this did
not go far enough, and insisted that the
committee should be still further author
lied to go ahead and make the investiga-
tion if they found they had the authority.
1t was this counter proposition that the
Democrats opposed, and after a long dis
cuSsion of the two views so vehemently
adhered to by the respective sides the
question was laid aside without any definite
action being taken. The Martin case was
given its share of the debate, the Republic
ans contending that the committee on priv
ileges and elections should report the
resolution as adopted at its meeting, and
that the work contemplated under the
resolution should be prosecuted during the
recess of the senate.
Eckeis Reported Favorably.
The nomination of Eckels to be comptrol
Ter of the currency was reported favorably,
but confirmation did not follow, it going
over for A day under the rules, there being
an objection to its present conderation-
This objection found expression in some
very caustic remarks by Republican sena-
tors in regard to what they called lack of
wisdom manifested in the selection for so
important an office of a man who by his
own admission knew absolutely nothing
of the business of banking.
Appointments Sent in Yesterday.
A number of important nominations
were made yesterday, among them the fol-
lowing: Daniel w. Morgan, of Connect
cut, treasurer of the United States; ex-
Treasurer Conrad n. Jordan, assistant
treasurer at New York city. Illinois was
again reconized in the person of Daniel NJ.
browning, VINO Is ndUleu lOr COumlSSlOn-
er of Indian affairs. Others were: Frank
c. Armstrong, of Washington, assistant
commissioner of Indian affairs; Edward H.
Strobel of New York. third assistant secre-
tary of state.
The Lucky Ones Sketched.
Morgan is a leader at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
socially, financially and politically; Jor-
dan is we'll known as United States treas
urer under Cleveland's first administra-
tion: Browning is resident of Benton,
Ill, so years old, a lawyer, and has been
district Judge; Strobel served through Mr..
Cleyeland's first term and a part of the
succeeding Republican administration as
secretary of the legation at Madrid; Arm
strong was originally appointed an in
spector in the Indian bureau from Louis
lana in President Clhveland's first admin
istration. He was an officer in the old
army and left it to Join his fortunes With
the Confederacy. 81
Men Who Have Been Confirmed.
The senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: Min.
isters-Eben Alexander. North Carolina,
to Greece. Servia, and Roumania; Joseph
o. Brcadhead, Missouri, to- Switzerland
Consuls-David N. Burke. New York, at
Pernambuco: James E. Neal, Ohio, at
Liverpool; Q. o. Eckford, Mississippi. at
Kingston, Jamaica; James Dobbs, Georgia,
at Valparaiso; Edgar Whidden, Maine, at
Saint Stephen. N. B. Tobe consul general,
William I. Towns. Virginia. at Rio De
Janeiro
PAUNcEFOTE is THE DEAN.