Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-31
BOARD
BILL PASSED
First of Taft Measures Goes
Through House With Fly
ing Colors.
INSURGENTS ARE IN LINE
Commission to Consist of Five Mem.
bers With Not More Than
Three of One Party.

Washington, Jan. 31.-After consid-
ering the matter more than seven
hours under the special rule, the
house last night by a vote of 1S6 to 93
passed the bill providing for a per
manent tariff board of five members.
This is the first OF the legislation re-
commended by Taft to be adopted in
the house this session.
The democrats split on the passage
of the bill and although Champ Clark,
the minority leader, voted for the
measure. 90 OF his followers we're re
corded against it. Others who voted in
the negative were scattering republi-
cans. The democrats voted together on
various amendments to the bill but in
Zach instance they were defeated and
the bill went through in exactly the
shape that it came from the commit
tee
The insurgent republicans voted
with the regulars of their party in op-
position TO the amendments and for
the final passage of the bill.
BOTH PARTIES REPREsENTED.
The bill creates a permanent tariff
board which is a creature of a provis-
ion OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill. and which will expire by it's own
limitation on the Goth of June next
The board is to consist of five mem
bers, not more than three OF whom
shall be of the same political party.
The board is to have its principal of
fees in Washington, and is empower
ed there in any other place I'm the Unit
ed States or foreign countries.
DAVIS SHOCKS SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 31.-Senator
JEFF Davis of Arkansas yesterday af-
ternoon placed his colleagues on the
grill He paid his respects to Colo
mel Roosevelt, Senator Depew of New
York and Mr.. Lorimer, and succeed
ed in shocking the senate by tram
ping senatorial courtesy under
foot
Arising to discuss the bill propos-
ing to submit constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of
senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie, Mr.. Davis said.
THE senior senator from New
York, Mr.. Depew. need not fret him
self about the negroes of the south.
but rather may he betake himself
to the courts of the old world, there
to bow down in humble obeisance at
the shrine of royalty. This will be
a fitting close to the career of the
senior senator from New York"
PEOPLE sMITE ROOSEVELT.
Colonel Roosevelt had become
more dangerous than Napoleon to the
free spirit of the times" he declar-
ed. when the people, who can al
ways be trusted TO handle such crises
arose and smote him. driving him
into retirement"
Reaching the LoTimer case. Mr..
Davis asserted the people of "the
would not be witnessing the
spectacle that the senate
presents in an effort to purge itself
of corrupt and improper practices In
the selection of one of its members"
il senators were elected by the peo-
pie.
RIDICULEs PAINTERS STAND.
He said he could not agree with
oeHdLoI ray ubSi VI hcHluChyt WHO
recently declared the "self-confessed !
bribe takers could not be believed. |
because they admitted they had been !
bribed."
IF murder should occur tonight Z
in one of the disreputable places OF
this city" Senator Davis asked. do 4
you suppose we could call Sunday
school teachers and preachers In 10 .
prove the facts and circumstances re- I
Iating 10 that murder? Would Sen (
ators insist that IL a man we're TO I
engage in bribery he should cry out I
from the housetops and invite the !
people 10 behold these corrupt prac- 1
rices ?"