Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
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Bond Question in the Upper
House Of Congress.
FREE COINAGE MEN KEEP GUARD.

Insist That Resolutions to Investigate Ma
tIonsl bond Issues Shall Have Their
sDsy In Cour;"-ChandIer Draws an
Analogy In the Dupont Ca,e-House
Passes the Fertilization Bill, Involving
sMiiiions for Defense
wAsHIyGroS, April l5-It was made
apparent after n lively colloquy In the
senate yesterday that there was no dis.
position among the silver and Populist
senators to allow the resolution for SON.
nto inquiry into recent bond issues TO
llpso. by unanimous consent it had
been as for consideration n, 2:i5 p. m.
yesterday. but at that time Chandler was
proceeding with a speech on tho Dupont
case Gray was waiting to follow, and
Cullom hni nn appropriation bill In ro-
serve. Thi, prccipitatcd a clash In which
PETER. reinforced IL wolco.t, and Stewart
asserted with emphasis that the bond res-
oltslon could not be crowded out either
by design or by inaivertcnco. An agree.
mcnt was finally reached that the bond
resolution would como up Immediately
after Chandler ami Gray concluded tbe!r
speeches
Chandler Makes m Analogy.
Whllc discussing the Dupont case
Chandler presented n rucstion which he
sad covc-cd all the points in this con-
tested election rehttcr Chandlcr's qucs.
sion was AZ folldws: Can the vice pre5-
dent OF tho units 6kutcs bccomo prcsi-
dent upon the noonins of n vacancy;
take tho oath ofa&licc as president. and
perform his duties nt the executive man.
sion; Keep watch of the proceedings Of the
senate, and finding Nh important hous,
hill about TO b, defeated by tic vote,
como from tho executive mansion to tho
senate chamber. crowd from his seat tho
president pro tcmporo and preside him
s,lt declare the vote n ito. give his cnsting z
voto In tho Affirmative. securing the pass
ngc % tho bill, and then return to tho ex.
c'utivo mansion and sign tho bill and
make 10 n lnw!' Chandler passed to SON
ntors slips containing this question and
invited a reply tols.
House rsSses n Big Appropriation.
The house passed without amendment
thu fortiiicntlon appropriation bill carry.
ing appropriations and authorizations In
volving IN expenditure Of ell, 3si, 8l3 The
appropriations for Qualifications, since tho
Endicot commission In 1855 reported II,
plan for tho dcfonse OF twcnty-seven soa
ports as an approximate cost Of sl0o. O0O
V1D have averaged something over q, ,00D.
CD annually. During ths debate yoster.
day ,horo wcro q nuTnbos of references X
oar fnSyi,sn csnplications und the nocos.
lay u psrpSstng fos any possible smcr
tzrGy. Dolly onc via, VIVA raised sgsins
tls yassas~ u the bill. Boryy Of Eon
enky Thought n would 10 wisdom b
Luih ships o,Hpstas Of coping with th,
most powerful bastlosh.ps OF other ma
tiouS ynthay than cycet hxod fovtlfcaston
on our coasts.
Condition Of the Zee System.
Bingham presented tho conference re
port on the legislative, executive and ju
diclal appropriation bill and cxplainc,
with reference e. the paragraphs TO abol
ish tha fco system In tho case of marshals
attorneys and United States commission
crs. tha, the whole question had been re
fcrrcd to Joint committee of the judiciar
committees of the two houses. who wcr
to consule with the attorney general an
report 20 the conference committee. Tn
senate. no said, had added s,2p.0oo to tn
house bill. of which s59.O'o had been di.
posed OF by tho house agreeing to So, OK
the senate yielding tho balance.
vhe Ola Question of Ncmbrrs' Clerks.
Dockcry thought IL but fair that th,
house should understand that thc senat-
had insisted on an addition Of thirty-cigh
annual clerks to senators not chairma
oi committees and had also insisted o
the increase of the compensation Of thci
individual clerks from si,e0o to tl, ,JJl
Hartman caused n scattering OF applaus
h. tl,.t ha ...I 20, ,sf,r