The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-18

been robust for several months. His
death. unexpected as it was came as
a shock to the city and his thousands
OF friends.
Mr.. Madison was attacked while eat
Ing breakfast with his wife She
fhastened to aid him but he died almost
instantly. her arms clasped about him.
He did not utter a word after the first
attack A physician reached the house
in a few minutes but death had preced-
ed him.
Mr.. Madison's two daughters are in
Washington D. c. No steps toward
the funeral arrangements will be taken
before tomorrow.
voted Against BaIlinger.
On September z. 1910 when the Bal
Iinger- -Pinchot Investigation committee
was in session at Minneapolis, Con
gresham Madison voted with the
Democratic members of the committee
in favor of a resolution providing for
the removal of Secretary Ballinger
from office. Senator Duncan w
Fletcher of Florida introduced a reso-
luton holding the secretary of the in
terror was an unfaithful public servant
and should be removed.
Representative Madison submitted a
substitute resolution, declaring that the
charges made by Clifford Pinchot and
Louis CLAWS. an eX-chief Of the field
division of the land office, had been
sustained. Representative James Of
Kentucky offered an amendment, pro-
viding for the removal of Secretary
BalIinger from office Mr.. Madison ac-
cepted the amendment and the Demo-
crat members Of the committee and
Representative Madison voted for it.
When the vote was taken Senator
George Sutherland of Utah and Con-
gresham Samuel w. Mccall of Massa-
chusetts left the room. Senator Nelson
of Minnesota, chairman of the commit
tee. put the question and voted on it.
bur declared that there was no quorum
present Four Republican members Of
the committee beside Mccall and Suth-
erland, were not present and the Re-
publican members of the committee
held the vote was not valid because the
full committee was not present
Representative Madison and the
Democrats opposed this view and
charged that the Republican members
were purposely delaying action on the
Ballinger Pinchot controversy
President Taft. now on his way west
stated only last week that one object
in making his present trip was to ac-
cept the invitation extended him to
Kansas. The president has been noti-
fed of his death.
He had worked hard at the recent
session of congress taking an active
rart in the recipr ocity debates. He was
? member of tn . special committee that
investigated the BaIlinger charges
Leader in the National House.
Washington. Sept. 1S.=Represen-
tative Madison was one of the strik-
ing figures in the strenuous fight
made over the rules in the last con-
gres5 which resulted in the curtail-
ment of the speakers powers and
ra dical changes in the code govern
ing the house. Madison and Murdock
of Kansas and other progressive Re
publicans under the leadership Of
Norris, of Nebraska, in the closing
hours of the sixty-first congress
ewaged and won the battle for reor-
Eanization OF the house methods. 1t
was a fight marked by bitterness and
parliamentary strategy for majority
control in place Of so called arbitrary
power of the speaker
Mr. Madison served through two
congresses. was reelected to the pres
ent one and was active in the work
OF she recent extra session. He was
member of the Ballinger- -Pinchot in