The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-05
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER

ciilles IN front of the HANGAR 49,.
to be 1900 by $50 feet. Tn totaI
acreage covered by the hangar 80
landing field will be abopt ai-s.
acres Gigantic doors will he h,,it.
at each end of the hangar. weirb'
ing about three thousand tons
pair and requiring 10 minutes To-
opening by electric motor.
Oihcers in the air service how.
declared that the Illinois field =
better fitted by nature for dirigihis
purposes than any other field in ,hS
country. Flights of "blimps" acro 7so
the state will be commonplace az,
er the IA months required for bniIS
ing the hangar, ACCORDING 70 -
service officials. al
Attorney Frank J. Ouinn poo-,.
accompanied by Mrs. Quinn and
party OF relatives motored to wash
mgton this week on a trim tbrougb
the east. The Peoria attorney wbo
was one of the chief downstate aide
of the late Roger Sullivan. luncbe5
! wednesday with Bourke Cock,s,
one of the leading members of ha
Democratic side of the housa
Illinois congressman are m -
arms against an announcenent
which came from the postofice d.
partment this week to the effac+
that policy may soon be inangur-
ated of allowing present incumb-
ents to continue in office, in tha
more than three thousand fourth
class postoffices which have heen
advanced to third-class within the
past year.
Fourth-class offices have been
under the civil service for years
and many Democrats are included
in the fourth-class postmastershfn
roll. Third-class postmastershipg
are listed as presidential appoint.
ments and even under the new ex.
ecutive order are being distributed
for the most part to Republicans
who qualify under the special exam
nations given by the civil service
commission. Republican members
of congress protest that If present
incumbents are allowed to hold
over, scores of appointments il
Illinois will go by the boards ant
many Democrats will be allowed t
continue in office.
Included among the fourth-clas,
postomceS in Illinois which hay,
been recently advanced to third
class and will be effected by thu
new policy of the department ar
AIhpha. Hillsdale, Reynolds and Lit
tie York.
The above offices pay salarie
ranging from $1,000 to $500 pc
year.
On Monday, June 27, the hous
passed the WilIis-Campbell amend
ment to the VoIstead act, prohibit
ing the prescription and sale 0
beer as a medicine, by a vote OF 25
to 80, not voting SO. Illinois mem
bers voted as follows:
For: SprouI, German, Michael
son, Chindblom, COpley, Mckenzie
Graham, King, Ireland, Funk, Shaw
Wheeler, Brooks, Williams, DEM
son, Yates.
Against: Madden, SABBATH, Kun
Britten, Rodenberg.
Not voting: Mann, Rainey, Flu
Ter, Cannon, Moore.
On Wednesday, June 20, the sen
ate voted to recommit the Freling
huysen coal bill providing for sea
sonal freight rates on coal By a vot
of SO to &c, not voting, 80. Senate
Mckinley voted against sending tn
bill back to committee. Senate
Mccormick was recorded as absen
and not voting.
On Wednesday, June %, the hOus
passed the BOrah amendment to tn
naval appropriations bill, proVid
ing that the president be requeSte
by congress to call a conference be
tween Great Britain, Japan and tn
United States for the purpose Q
discussing reductions in naval arm
ament. The amendment passe
the house by a vote OF 1872 to (, nc
voting IS. Illinois members vote
as follows on the amendment:
For: Madden, Sproul, GOrmar
SABBATH, Michaelson, kunz, BritteE
Chindblom, Copley, Mckenzie, Ora
ham, King, ireland, Funk, Shaw
Wheeler, Rodenberg, Brooks, VII
liams, Denison.
Against: None.
Not voting: Mann, Rainey, Ful
Ter, Cannon, Moore.