The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19

entire section was stricken out by
the house
Representative Graham opposed
another feature in the bill incIud-I
ing the $40 a year bonus in the
permanent base pay of government
clerks In Washington. 81 do not
think any of MS want to go to the
country today" Graham declared.
and say to the ex-seryice men
that we could not give a bonus to
them because of the state of the
finances of the country, and still
admit that we are giving to every
government clerk in a Washing
ton bureau a war bonus of $40"
Both Senator's Mccormick and
Mckinley of Illinois will support
the proposed four-power treaty
, governing the Pacific, according to
canvass of the senate by Repub-
Hcan leaders here
Senator Mccormick was one of
the "irreconcilables" against the
Treaty of Versailles, but with Sen
ators Poindexter, Moses, France
and other Republican "irreconcil-
ables" he will line UP behind the
treaty framed by the present ad-
mtnistration-
Senator Mccormick is now en-
gagged in a congressional inquiry in
Haiti and Santo Domingo. but his
| associates here assert that he fay-
ors the treaty and will speak in
its support soon after his re-
turn.
Senator Mckinley has already
announced that he will vote for
the ratification of the pact.
While the house will have no
part in the consideration of the
treaty. the proposed pact was the
most discussed subject in both
branches of congress this week.
Down-state congressman in the
house, all Republicans, are a unit
for ratification of the treaty. Dem
ocrats in house and senate have
cooled perceptibly in their original
friendliness to the document, fol-
lowing former President Wilson's
announcement here that he believ-
ed Democrats should await the final
action of the conference on the
question of disarmament before &C
cepting the treaty Illinois mem
bers are of the opinion that if a
considerable number of the Demo-
cratic senators revolt from the
leadership of Senator Underwood,
joining hands with Senators Reed,
LaFollette, Borah, and other cir
reconciliables, the country may
see a repetition Of the extended de-
bate provoked by the League of Ma
lions covenant
Half a dozen Illinois congress
men are now on board the U. S. s.
CristobeI which cruised out of
Hampton Roads Thursday night
bound ON a two weeks voyage to
Panama More than so members
of congress and their families made
the trip.
Illinoisans in the party included
the following: Representative Viii
liam A Rodenberg, Mrs. ROdel-
berg and sons, Wi and Rob
ert; Edwin B. Brooks, Newton;
Edward E Denison, Marion; Rep
resentatiVe and Mrs. Frank II
Funk, Bloomington, and Represent
alive Stanley II. KuntZ of Chicago.
TIL party will return to Wash
ingtDn Jan in time for the co5,-
vening of congress after the holi-
day recess
Representatives. Richard
Yates this week accepted an invita-
ton rendered him by Representa-
tive MaDes, Michigan, to address a
Lincoln memorial meeting at Grand
Rapids the evening of Feb. IL.
The former governor was also in
vited by Governor Preuss of Mime
sofa to speak at St Paul on Lin
coins birthday. bat declined in or
der to attend the exercises at
Springfield, Feb. II. at which Vice
President Coolidge and General
Pershing will be present Vice
President Coolidge this week was
forced to decline an invitation Of
fered him by the Rockford Cham
Der Of Commerce to speak at Rock
ford ON his way back to Washing
ton from Springfield. The vice
president announced that owing