The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
ILLINOIS WILL
MAKE DRIVE ON
POSTAL FUNDS
Dozen Cities Want Erection or I'M
provement of BuildingtSet
for Ran Fight.


Leader Mondell gave out a state
ment indicating that action might
be deferred until the regular ses-
sion beginning in December 1t is
likely, however, that within the
next few weeks the house commit
tee on public buildings and grounds
may begin holding hearings and in
struct the treasury department to
render report on all the Illinois
projects, some of which have al
ready been investigated.
The Illinois cities for which new
postoffices have been provided in
bills now pending in the house are
the following: Bloomington, Peru,
Galva, Rockford, Lewistown, Men
dota, Wilmette and Harvey.
! Extension of the present postof-
flee facilities are asked for Gales
burg and Geneseo.
| In addition to the above bills. sew
eral other projects are to be press
ed by Illinois members. Repre-
sentative Loren E. Wheeler, Spring
/ field, has announced that he will
| ask 100000 or 100000 for a new
postoffice at Springfield as soon as
/ there is any likelihood of obtaining
Representative Funk's bill intro
duced at the last session asks s4OO.-
600 for the Bloomington office and
Senator Mckinley introduced a sim
/ liar bill in the senate which has
been pending since last May. Rep
resentatlVe Charles l.. Fuller, Belvi-
dere, introduced a bill last session
asking $50O,000 for the postoffice
at Rockford.
The bill providing for the extern
sion of the postoffice at Galesburg.
introduced by Representative Ed
ward j. King of that city, calls for
an appropriation of 100000.
The little town of Hartford. in
Madison county, near Alton, has
won its fight with inspectors for the
postoffice department to retain its
present name.
Assistant Postmaster General
Hubert Work has advised Repre-
sentative Rodenberg that if it is de-
clded to establish a fourth-class
postoffice at Hartford, the name
Hartford will be used as the post
office address. Inspectors for the
department had reported adverse
ly on the use of the name on the
ground that it would cause con-
fusion with towns and cities of the
same name throughout the country.
with the departure of Represent
alive King, Galesburg, by motor
this week, Representative William
j. Graham, Aledo, and Uncle Joe"
cannon, Danville, were the only |
members of the Illinois delegation |
remaining in Washington. Many |
o. those now home, however, will |
return within the next ten days. |
representative Rodenberg. East st. |
Louis, Will be one of the earliest |
arrivals, returning about Sept. 10. |
Representative Williams, Louisville, !
and Wheeler, Springfield, are also
expected back week in advance |
OF the converting of the house.
Attorney Clarence ]. Rosebery, !
Peorla, has resigned as secretary |
TO Representative Clifford Ireland |
and will not return to Washington
Tor the remainder of the special |
session. A successor has not vet
been announced for the place.
Charles w. LaPorte, Peoria at
torney, and member of the general
assembly. spent most of the week in
washington on business for the
keystone Steel and Wire company,
OF which he is general counsel. 9th
er Illinoisans visiting in Washing
ton included Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Stotlar, Benton; Miss Gertrude
Crockett, Wiimette, and Miss Eliza
beth A. Pulsipher, Peoria, and Mr.
Justine.
A bitter fight against the Wins
low railroad funding bill which NAV
oeiay the advance of $500, 900. 900
10 the roads for weeks after con-
gress reconvenes this month, is in
prospect, in the opinion of Illinois
members who are spending the re-
cess in Washington.
The bill passed the house lust
before adjournment with the solid =,
of Illinois Republican con- /;
gressmen, with the exception of
representative Edward J King !
Galesburg, and Representative N :,
"A: mlchaelson, Chicago, who voted }
with two Chicago Democratic mem
bill &c "-n'' 'lie
Opposition to the Winslov hill 7
"a the senate is coming from Sena-i
-oT LaFollette of Wisconsin. andl {
! handful of Republican members :
VINO nave Joined with Democrats n
against the legislation =
both Senators Mckinley and Nc 4
1ormlck, of Illinois, will line IN
'ith the administration forces in
support OF the BILL Senator Nc a
1ormlck was one of the supporters r.
u the Esch-Cummins law of 1920. 8
lnder which the roads were return, a
"a to private operation, and with 7,
lls colleagues, Senator McKinlav /
Vno entered the senate in March p
SZl, has favored all supplementary .,
abroad legislation brought for. +
yard in congress. =
The agricultural "bloc" in the n
enate, which includes Capper of n
KANSAS, Kenyon of Iowa. and h
core of other senators from the 81
vest and south, are understood to n
g opposing the Winslow bill IN is
ne ground that freight rates sbouId &
e reduced before railroad claims n
gainst the government are adjust n,
q. Senators in this group have an $,
ounced that they will read during c
ne debate testimony recently heard Y
y the interstate commerce. conn sf
iisslon, on the proposed reduction
freight rates on grain and hav in N
llddle and western states. inciud- 81
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