Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-28
Measure Carries $3,662,-
367 More Than Ap-
proved by House.
MAY YET BE PASSED
Senator Kerns Leads Attack
on MOrmons in Support
of Bill.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-When the
house met today consideration was giY-
en- to a number of bills by unanimous
consent The following passed:
Providing for additional circuit
judges in the Seventh judicial cir
cult Indiana. Illinois and wisconsin,.
Appointment of an additional dis
trict judge for the northern district of
Illinois, creating a new district I'm Ill-
nois To be known as the eastern dis
trict, and providing for the appoint
ment of a Judge for said district.
Action ON QuarIes Postponed.
The nomination of Senator Quarles
to be United States judge of the east
ern district of Wisconsin will not be
acted upon at the present session of
congress. but will again be sent in by
the president when the senate con-
venes in special session
Columbian BnI Through.
Allison presented the final confer
ence report on the District of Colum-
bia appropriation bill and it was agreed
to.
A joint resolution accepting the in
vitation of the management of the Lew
is and Clark exposition at Portland.
Oregon, was adopted.
On AntI-PoIyEnmy.
The anti-polygamy resolution intro
duced by Dubois was then laid before
the senate and Kearns addressed the
senate.
Kearns reviewed Mormon conditions
in Utah and said the pledge given by
the people that the state law had been
broken wilfully and frequently. He
described the surroundings and pow
ers OF President Smith. who he said
had established himself with the dig
nifty of monarch his annual income
amounting to over $1.500,000.
Trying tO Resume Practice.
Kearns charged that the church
monarchy is trying to reestablish the
rule of the polygamous class over the
mass of the Mormon people.
Free Trade with Philippines.
Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 2S.-Chair-
man Payne of the house ways and
means committee has filed a report
favoring passage of the Curtis bill pro-
viding for free entry of products from
the Philippines except sugar and to-
bacco. on which % per cent of tho
Dingley tariff is to be collected.
Custom House Rental Omitted.
The sundry civil bill passed by the
house omits the usual appropriation OF
100000 for rental by the government
Df the old New York customs house.
an amendment striking out the appro-
priation having been adopted by th5
house last week I'm committee of tho
whole.
senate increases Appropriation.
The senate committee on commerce
the river and harbor bill, and
{ was reported to the senate. It car
res $3S S,01S. .3G7. an increase of 1862
I67 over the bill passed by the houGe.
Of the increase $2459,2S1 Is I'm direct
and $1.2O3. .Os6 for the
Of contracts. Among the
items OF increase adopted by
he senate are: Chicago river. IuI-
lOis. 100000: Mississippi river reseT-
,oirs in Minnesota, $134. 900: War
-oard harbOr. Mimi. $35 900: Missouri
liver. general. S25. 900; dams and reser-
'Oirs. Lake Kempeska s. D.. $525OO
To RePudInte Insurance Companies.
Senator Dryden. Of New Jersey, in
reduced bill to place insurance com
)anies under government control to
De in charge Of a superintendent in
he bureau Of corporations OF the de-
Jartment Of commerce
summer Inquiry Referred.
Washington. Feb. 2s-Immediately
after the senate convened today Kean.
rom the committee on Interstate com
nerce. reported a resolution authoriz-
ng that committee TO conduct an in
Iuiry into railroad rates during re-
;ess. IL was referred.
viii Force Measure.
Springfield. ILL.,. Feb. 2g.-Goy Den.