Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
MONEY FOR RIVER.
Assured by Passage of Appro-
priation Bill by United
States Senate.
HOUSE FIGURES INCREASED
Naval Bill Also Goes Through at Even
ing Session-Details of Smoot
Vote.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The senate,
at the night session last night passed
the naval and river and harbor appro-
priation bills. The former carries
S100,727.SO7 and the latter $92, ,120,472.
All the committee amendment TO botn
measures were agreed to. The only
amendments added TO the naval bill
during its consideration by The senate
increased by $250,000 the item for coal
and coal transportation and added
$l30,000 for a power plant at the Nor.
folk navy yard.
During the debate on the measure
Senator Stone said the navy used
about 100000 pounds of powder an.
nually. which costs 10 cents a pound,
and he thought the government could
manufacture it at about half thai
amount.
PO~tOfiicc Bill is Passed.
Washington. Feb. 21-The pOatOffice
appropriation bill, the largest ever re-
ported from the committee on post
Offices and post roads. passed the
house yesterday. All the provisions
relating TO increase pay affecting 90
per cent Of the postal employees. which
Tuesday were stricken out on points Of
order, We're restored 10 the bill. This
action was accomplished by a rule pre-
scented by the committee on rules af-
ter the bill had been reported TO the
house by the committee of the whole
seven Grades Established.
BY the terms of the amendments re
ported from the committee on rules
seven grades of clerks are established
in first and second class offices. with
salaries ranging from 5000 TO $1,000.
City letter carriers are divided into
five grades. with salaries ranging from
5000 to $1.10O. the $700 salaries being
omitted. Railway mail clerks are di-
yided into six grades below that of
chief clerk salaries in each grade be
| ing increased 500 and ranging from
$500 to $1.700. The maximum salary
of rural carriers is fixed at $50.
Relief for Railway Clerks.
An order was adopted directing the
insertion in the bill by the enrolling
clerks of the recommendations of the
postal commission relating to the re,
adjustment of railway mail pay by r.e
| postmaster general. beginning July l
| next
Smoot Vote IL To rs.
Washington. Feb. 21.-The end OF
the four years struggle to drive Reed
, Sr,nn+ ,,fI Of hD mi
| senate because he is a Mormon ended
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. when
the senate. by a vote or A. to 2S, de
cided he should retain ais seat.
The Utah senator sat unmoveG
through the final debate, in which his
conduct was alternately defended anC
/ condemned. When the voting begaT
he retired to the cloak room.
Al the conclusion of the voting there
was a rush of republican senator's Il
the cloak room To congratulate Mr.
Smoot. \ large number of member:
Of the house followed, and the Utal
senator's hands were shaken in heart,
fashion by the men who eXpresse,
their admiration of his bearing in tn,
trying ordeal through which he hGi
Ipassed.
| Final Vote i'm Detail.
OF the ~ votes in favor of Mr. Smoo
three were cast by democrats. The!
were Messrs. Blackburn. Clark of Mon
tana, and Daniel. Senator Teller wa
Ipaired in favor of Mr.. Smoot. OF tn
2S votes against Mr.. SmOot nine wer
republicans. They were Messrs. Bun
rows. Clapp, Du Pont. Hale. Hans
brough. Hemenway, Kittredge, La FoI
lette. and Smith.