Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-13
Senate Will Not be Long
in Passing Upon AID
rich Currency Bill.
CHAMP CLARK TALKS
Missouri Democratic Repressn-
tative Gives His Impressions
of the President.

Washington, Feb. 13-According to
| the program being arranged by the
senate republican leaders, a vote will
be had on the Aldrich bill in about
| two weeks. Indications are there will!
not be large number of republican
senators to speak on the measure and
that speeches by democrats will be ad-
dressed chiefly TO the objections raised
by the individuals to certain features
of the bill.
Champ Clark Talks.
! Washington. Feb. 12-Representa-
tive Champ Clark of Missouri occupied
the attention of the house today for
over an hour in an address upon the
presidents recent special message to
congress, the financial disturbance last
fall and the tariff question. 1t was a
characteristic talk and aroused the in
terest of the house to high degree.
In opening. Clark asserted reasona-
bic view should be taken in matters
touching the president. but that it had
not been done as a rule.
Least Word IA Challenge.
Hes such belligerent personage,'
he declared, 'and his lightest word is
a challenge 10 combat" The presi-
dents whole life. said Clark. has been
lone long succession of spectacular
lights. No man had been more vicious
ly assailed by his own party "and
none was ever, while still in the flesh,
so lavishly lauded by some of the op-
posing party But" he said, "the
truth is this Xtlaordinary man has
waxed stronger and stronger by wag-
ing his battles" Even defeat. he de-
clared, had made him a larger and
more commanding figure.
Has GIaring Faults.
Clark spoke OF his personal liking
for the president and said although.
after the manner of strong men. the
president had pronounced virtues and
glaring faults of character, he never
had abused him nor had he grown
lhysterical in admiration of him, but
he had supported him when he was
right and fought him "tooth and nail'
when he was wrong. He believed
that was the way the president wanted
to be treated.
Easy to Improve Upon Party.
Clark spoke on the claim Roosevelt
was better than his party which
fact" he estimated, easily could be
without running any imminent danger
of being translated after the manner
: of Elijah in q chariot of fire by reason
..'ssaupoos sIq 10
New Liability Act Presented.
: Washington, Feb. IA comprehen-
sive employers liability bill was intro
duced in the senate and house today
by Senator LaFollette and Repressn-
tative Sterling of Illinois. The author
lied bill has the endorsement of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen and Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, and is intended
to meet the recent decision of the su-
preme court in which the employers
= liability act was declared unconstitu-
tional.
House Opposes Officers Raise.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 13-An eff
> fort will be eXerted by the house COM
mittee on military affairs TO have the
!, proposition of the raise of pay for en-
y listed men and officers of the army
placed in the army appropriation bill
u and considered with it in the house.
1t is rumored that the rule will be
brought in and passed provided the
d terms of the pay clause are modified
; so that the officers will not figure in
, it to the extent enlisted men do. The
, house is not of temper to do much
= llegislating in the way of pay raising
for army officers.
Favor Rank and File.
|, 1t is different with the enlisted men.
II Leaders can almost see a way to toss
! the proposal in their behalf to the
e rank and file and have it stand some
% show of passing. AS for the officers,
ID the senate will look out for them when
the army appropriations bill goes to
Z, their end of the capitol.
d The action of the house military
al committee in rushing the army pay
lie proposal to the front by means of the
Al appropriation bill is looked upon as a
N move which, if it succeeds, will result
D in automatically raising the pay of the
III navy personnel, bills for which raise
~ have been introduced. There is q
IN statute which provides that the navy
or pay rate shall be based upon the pay
of like rank in the army