Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-06

The house meanwhile put in it's time
hearing political speeches. The SEN
ate. having nothing else to do, took up
the Owen corrupt practices bill, but
democratic leaders said it had no
chance of passing.
Representative Mann, republican
leader, declared the senate amendment
taxing print paper above certain prices
would tend to increase the price and
drive the industry to Canada. He said,
however, that an investigation would
doubtless show no justification for
raising the price.
The only important piece of work
now standing in the way of ad
journment, which probably Will occur
tomorrow, or possibly even late to-
night, was the smoothing out today of
house and senate differences on the ad-
ministratiOn emergency revenue bill,
providing for the raising of $205, 900, 900
annually, the creation of a tariff COM
mission and other important economic
/ principles.
This bill, passed last night in the
senate by vote of IL to 16, with five
republicans voting for it, went to con-
! ference today as soon as the house had
| gone through the fOrmality of naming
! it's conferees. 1t is believed their re-
! port will accept most senate amend
ments including those adopted yester-
day directed against allied interference
with American trade.
Final consideration of the measure
in the senate last night was marked by
vain fights of Senator Underwood to
eliminate the tariff commission section
Ill Il,
publicity Of income tax returns; and
by abandonment under Senator LaFoI-
Iette's threat to filibuster of the adj
ministration plan to include as an
amendment the Webb bill, which would
permit American exporters to organ
ize joint selling agencies for foreign
trade.
Senator Owen Persists.
While the conference committee was
at work on the revenue bill today, Sen
ator Owen expected TO make last at
tempt to call up the corrupt practices
bill. Senator Smith of South Carolina
wanted to get action on the immigra-
ton bill.
The senate expected to find time to
pass the Porto Rican citizenship meas
ure already passed by the house and
possibly several other minor bills on
the calendar.
The bill was called up at the out
set of the session of the house on a
motion by democratic Leader Kitchin
10 send the bill to conference. Repub-
lican Leader Mann wanted time to read
the bill and Mr.. Kitchin temporarily
withdrew the motion. With Represen-
tatives Rafney of Illinois and Dixon of
Indiana, democratic ranking members
Of the ways and means committee, he
went over to the senate for an infor-
NAL conference on the bill
Pending developments Mr.. Kitchin
withheld the concurrent resolution for
adjournment Of congress.
Senate Takes Up Bill
The senate today decided 80 TO IA
to take up Senator Owens corrupt
practices bill which would greatly cur
tail campaign expenditures and i'm
nose heavy penalties for violations of
it's terms.
More than 100000 Appointments.
During the administration OF Prest-
dents Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson, 16l
executive orders were issued giving
government positions to individuals
and more than AGO. 900 appointments
were made from the classified service
lists in competitive examinations.
This is shown in a report of the civil
service commission on file in the SEN
ate today. 1t was transmitted by Pres
ident Wilson in response to resolu-
ton by Senator Penrose. A conf1den-
tial communication accompanying the
report is being held for examination in
executive session.
Under Craftsmanship OF Senator Fall.
republican of New Mexico, an unotilc-
iai bureal for the investigation OF Mex
lean affairs has been established here.
No Time TO Nominate.
President Wilson decided today that
It would be impossible to nominate be-.
fore the end of the present session OF
congress the members of the shipping
board provided for by the shipping
bill the members OF the tariff COM
mission created by the revenue bill, or
the members of the board created by
the wSrkmen's compensation law