The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-28
WASHINGTON NEWS

sadly IN the mllIolLI' III pun"
bers. put up a splendid fight thi'
week for the ~three-year homeStea'
bill, and in the foreground were
Messrs. Burke and Martin OF Sour
Dakota.
The matter of the disposition OF the
n~roperty of the Indians through Wits
is the subject of Congressional leSlS
1ation shortly to come up. The ac'
of lime 25. 1910, permitted Indians to
will their allotments, subject to the
ounroval Of the Secretary of the IN
terror, As it has been determined
that these Wills may affect all other
nropertv held by the Indians, cohSe-
ouently if the beneficiary is incom-
netent the entire indian property IN
forests NAV be and often are, squah
dored. Mr.. Burke's measure specln-
caIIy provides that the Indian can
will other property, subject to the APP
proyal of the Secretary Of the inter-
ior but under the new law the Secre-
tarv is given II year after the
daath of the testator to dlsappro'e
anv will he may have previously ap-
proved.
once upon a time there was a man
named J. Adam Bede, who sprahg IN
10 prominence in northern MinneSo-
- and secured the appointment OF
United States Marshal from Presl-
dent Cleveland, largely owing to the
fact that his application for the job
was written on birch bark. The Dig
railroad strike swept over Minnesota
and Rade about that time jumped his
lob, Topped over to the Republican
party and came to Congress from Du-
Iuth district. Owing to the fact that
he paid little attention to the de-
mands OF his constituents, he was
bagged after holding a single term;
hut Bede gained in that one term a
reputation as a humorist and a good
fellow. and this added to the fact that
he was a live country newspaper edl-
tor. enabled him to keep in the m
light down through the years. Mr..
made a speech before h Uni
yersitv Club of Washington the other
night. and chose as his subject The
Duties of Citizenship" Bede always
say something good and upon this
particular occasion opined thusly: Il
will not touch upon concrete politics,
urge you voters to sound your
for my candidate. Socrates,
however, breathed words never wiser
when he said that the burden OF &
good government must be carried up
on the shoulders Of the men of knowl-
edge. Government control must be
wrested from the hands Of the grasp
ing, ruthless politician"
According to Speaker Champ Clark,
the Democratic House of Represen-
when the session ends will
have saved the people of this coun-
try more than $780, 00, O00," which
delightfully."- refreshing statement may
be put down as plain buncombe, the
truth being that while there have
been some evidences OF deferred
payments" such as the tying up OF
and harbor improvements, the
construction OF necessary public
building, the retrenchment in irriga-
ton affairs, inficting untold hard
ships on poor people; and a few
things of that kind; the real legisla.
ton Of this present session OF Con-
gress will comprise the passage OF
about the vilest set of tariff laws
ever put up to a President the pur-
pose of these measures o being in
tended to remove any Of the burdens
which rest ..eavily on the shoulders
of the masses, but on the contrary,
enacted by a Democratic House for
the sole and selfish purpose of max
ing things uncomfortable for the Re
publican Administration. The Demo
cratic majority, which has done won
derful things, according to Speaker
Clark, may or may not succeed in
putting the President "in q hole"
hut q thing Is equally certain, the
country is being placed Gin a hole"
by the tariff tinkerers.
The Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee died last week.
The Committee has been dead for
something over three years.
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