Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-04
Representative Williams
Says He Hopes to See
Rebellion in House.
SOME. E.THINGS ARE GOOD
Filipino Representative Seat
ed---Move for a Tariff Com
mission Up to President.

washington, Feb. 4-The senate IN.
day passed the urgent deficiency an
preparation bill, carrying a total of
s24,0S1 900.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Tbe borso
coHiIhlttee on appropriations TODAY re-
ported favorably-the pension bill. The
Oil carries total pension appropria-
tlons OF $15O,S69, GOO, which is STA 600
less than the aggregate estimate.
Nllllams of Mississippi, taking for
his text the presidents message. which
was so thoroughly discussed yester.
uay' said he disagreed with Hepburn's
statement of yesterday, that the mes.
sage met with the approval of the en-
TIRE American people. Indeed" he
SAID, there are things in it sensation.
al federalistic and dangerous to the
American public"
Big Four Threatened.
Hepburn, he declared, had threaten.
ed the big four" of the house-tba
speaker, Messrs. Payne, Dalzel and
Sherman-when he asserted that tbe
mouse would pass the remedial Ieeis-
iatlon the president had recommended
he hoped to see the standard of re.
beilion raised by Hepburn, and he said
he hoped 10 see some of the things
sAken OF in the message enacted into
law
would Disregard Autborsb;n
He was not a hero worsbina- end
therefore he would consider the mes
sage without any regard to Hon.
theodore Roosevelt" from whom the
message emanated. Il shall consider
1t, he said amid loud democratic an.
plause. Just as if it had been mes
sage emanating in the past from
Grover Cleveland or William Mckinley
{ or message which more nearly re-.
Sembles in its substance. one to eman-
ate IN the future from the Hon. Will
lam ]. Bryan"
Williams declared he was not one
OF those who were afraid of a radical
in the White house.
Want Tariff Commission.
Washington, Feb. 4-President
Roosevelt will be urged tomorrow by
representatives of 40 or 80 leading
/ commercial bodies of the country to
send special message to congress in
favor of legislation to establish a tar
/ iff commission. Arrangements for
their reception were made today.
| House Adopts Resolution.
| Washington, Feb. "A resolution of
sorrow was adopted by the house to-
day in connection with the assassina-
tion of the king and crown prince of
Portugal
| Filipino Delegates Seated.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The house to-
day accorded the privileges of the
floor and the right of debate to Benito
Legardo and Pablo Ocampo. resident
commissioners of the Philippine
islands.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
payment of Catholic church claims in
the Philippines was reported favorably
by the house committee on insular af-
fairs today.
| General debate on the Indian appro
lpriation bill was extended so as to
permit its continuance until the close
Iof the session tonight.
Hits Telegraph Combine.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Representative
Cary of Wisconsin yesterday offered a
joint resolution authorizing the pres
ident to at once appoint commission
to inquire into the charges that the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies are maintaining "commun
| ity of interest in restraint of trade and
contrary TO law and that during the
recent strike of the union teIegraphers
these companies transmitted kilograms
, by mail and delivered them under pre-
tense that they mad been transmitted
by wire.
Yukon Exposition Up In senate.
Senator Piles of Washington deliv
cred an eloquent appeal in the senat,
in favor of an appropriation bill il
congress of $780, 900 for government
exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-P Pacifi,
exhibition to be held in Seattle mex
year. The day was chiefly devoted t
consideration of bills on the calendar
several of which were presented. A
> 1857 the senate adjourned.
New Postm sster of Omaha.