The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-03-01
AFFAIRS AT
WASHINGTON
Matters Concerning the Law
Makers and Events of Import
ance at the National Capital.
(U. S. Press Association)

Gu. S. Press Association)
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 29.-
The princi pal function of the
house democrats appears to be
that of playing horse with any
thing concerning the tariff, and
every effort is being put forth
to farme up bunk legislation tha
will pass muster before the coun-
try, and brin g about renewal
of "unholly alliances" in the
senate. The exact purpose un-
doubtedlv is to ''put President
Taft in a hole", along about con-
vention time. Every possible eff
fort is being made to discredit
the tariff board, which has been
doing splendid work, and which
came into existence through
demand of the people Of the
country who had become tired Of
the process of making football
of the tariff. Unless the dem
ocrats in Congress comes to the
rescue Of the board, it will pass
out Of existence on June Both.
There seems to be a determine
ton to refuse an appropriation
to carry on the work. The tariff
board in their Statistics concern
ing the wool, did splendid work,
and submitted to Congress fig
ures upon which decent. tariff leg
islation might rest. By the same
process it is plain to those who
have watched the process of the
work, that. .this.institu+ion of the
government is in position to per-
form further invaluable service
but the democrats who are not
at all particular about scienti-
>fic revision. are selling every
opportunity to play politics with
the issue, and part of the game
has been to belittle the board.
The republicans in Congress pro-
pose to let the country know the
real motive behind the democratic
movement.
In an effort to transfer the
place.of receiving filings from. the
Gergory land. office, in South Oak
ota, which is one hundred miles
from the lands to be opened i'm
Bennett and Mellette counties,
delegations have been in Wash
ington representing the CONNER
cial organization of the towns
of Murdo, White River, Winner
and Gregory. The representatives.
suggest that the department
should settle the place at which
the filings are to be received up
on tn merits of the candidates,
and while this is all we'll and pro.
per, yet it has developed, that the
Milwaukee Railroad is further
ing the interests of Murdo, while
the Northwestern is advocating
Winner. In view of the claims
made that the filings should be
ceived at a place near enough to
the land so that the claimants
could see the property, the land
office. did not hesitate to.take the
matter under serious considera-
ton. According. to. information re-
ceived here, it is probable that
300 filings can be received in a
day, and as there are six thou
sand numbers to be called. it will
be readily seen that it with take
some time to complete the work.
The claimants to these lands,
which are in the Rosebud Indian
agency, are from every state in
the union.
There are varying opinions in
the national capital regarding
legislation for the District of Col
umbia; the city of Washington,
which constitutes the principal
part Of the territory feeling thai
the legislation received at the
hands of congress is always in
sufficient for affairs of a great
city like the capital. However
it is a fact that a majority of
the members are not familiar
with the needs of a metropolitan
district like Washington, and the
upshot that there is persis-
tant and steady demand for To-
cal form of government which
will permit the citizens of Wash
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