Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-06
Officers Get $500 and Enlist
ed Men 35 Per Cent
More a Year.
LIGHTHOUSES APPROVE
Republicans Try In Vain to
Arrive at Some Sort
Of Agreement.

Washington, May 6.-Senator War
ren today reported to the senate a
complete agreement in conference to
the army appropriation bill, and it
was adopted. 1t makes fiat increase
of $500 year in the pay of officers
and So per cent in the pay of enlisted
men of the. army. The bill as finally
agreed carries $95,3S2,00O.
Republican Caucus Held.
Washington, May 6-Republican
members of the house were in caucus
three hours last night to effect a plan
for current legislation, but adjourned
until tonight without the definite re-
suit being known. The discussion was
based on the following resolution:
Resolved, That the conference ap-
proves the underlying principles of the
Vreeland bill, namely, the recognition
of the commercial report through clear
ing house associations, as a safe and
logical asset for an emergency cur
rency, and also approves the PROPOSE
| tion for a currency commission.
Resolved. That committee of five
be appointed to perfect the BILL such
committee to report the perfected bill
at the adjourned meeting to be held
| in five days"
| A number of speeches for and
against the resolution were heard, no.
tably one by Speaker Cannon warmly
supporting it.
COnfers with President.
Washington, May 6.-Speaker Can
non was in conference with the presi
dent at the White house late yester.
day regarding the legislative program
| for the closing days of the session
Beyond admitting the object of the
visit to the executive offices related
to matters the president was particu
larly interested in, Cannon would say
nothing of the conference.
A bill for the establishment of q
central bank of issue of the United
States with capital of $10,000,00(
and the creation of bank district as
sociations and for the issuance ant
redemption of credit notes guaranteed
by the United States, was introduced
in the house by Burton of Ohio.
Says Government Has Lost Much.
Washington, May 6-That the gov
lernment, through "gross misinterpre
tation of an act of congress-" has beer
! deprived in the last seven years o
S57, 100000 to which it was entitle,
was the charge made yesterday in tn
house of representatives by Mr.. Hitch
cock of Nebraska. In his attack ol
the officials of the department of tn
interior Mr.. Hitchcock was referring
to the stone and timber act, whicl
fixed a minimum price on certain tin
ber land of $3.50 per acre. He declal
ed that 100000 acres had been sol
for $20,C00,00O, while the department
in all its branches has admitted, an
in writing, that the actual aggregat
value of that land was $77,0O0,OO0."
These lands, he asserted, had passe
into the hands of the lumber trus
and were sold to the people of tn
+ United States at an advance of 20 pc
cent.
Joke Keeps House Late.
Washington, May GA practic;
joke, perpetrated on the democrat
lkept the house in session until IA
last night. The chief plotters wei
Representatives Rodenberg and M
! Gavin of Illinois and Watson of Ind
ana, although it was whispered tn;
Speaker Cannon knew about it in q
r vance. So carefully was the NOV
o ment concealed from Mr.. Payne, tt
9 majority leader, that he was astoun
q led when republicans began to vo
i against the usual motion by him mac
!, shortly after o'clock to take recei
a until 1880 this morning. When Il
: whole thing was explained to him
$ voted against his own motion alor
!, with his colleagues.
III The object was to turn the tables {
v tEe democrats for their tactics recei
r ly and keep the chamber until abo
r. the@hour of the republican caucus al
is then put them out" as one of t
: iplotters said The program was ST
q cessfully carried through with the {
ception that in order to do it, the
pubiicans forced Mr.. Clark of Nilsson
to vote favorably ON his motion
!, take a recess.
at Veteran Found Drowned.
ty Quincy, H., May Crank Best
er aged 55, inmate of the soldiers hon
e was found drowned in the lake at
n home Yesterday. 1t is thought he CO
United suicide.