Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-02-15
Homesteaders Given More Time
to Make Payments on Their
Homesteads. "A
TAFT FORCES ARE ORGANIZING
William B. Mckinley, Of Illinois,
to Have Charge Of Taft's
Training Quarters.

Gamble bill extending the time of
payment to certain homesteaders on
the Cheyenne River Indian Reserva-
ton, in the state of South Dakota and
on the Standing Rock Indian Reser-
Walton which passed the Senate on
January 22nd, and which has been
| before the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs of the House, where it has been
pressed by Representatives Burke and
| Martin, has been tavorably reported.
An amendment by Mr.. Burke has been
included in the report, which is to the
effect that homesteaders, after they
have resided upon their land for four
teen months will be allowed to sub
nit proof and thereafter they will not
be required to live thereon and may
have the benefit of the extension with
in which to make payment at five per
cent interest, patents to be withheld
until the last payment is made. The
exact wording of the amendment is
as follows: "And provided further
that any entryman who has resided
upon and cultivated the land embraced
in his entry for the period of time
required by law in order 10 make COM
mutation proof, may make proof, and
if the same is approved lurther resi-
dence and cultivation will not be rs-
quired, but patent shall be withheld
until full and final payment Of the pur-
chase price is made in accordance
with the provisions hereof"
The Democratic majority, which at
the beginning Of its ascendency to
y power, laid considerable stress in the
fact that the House itself, rather than
& the Speaker would possess the real
power, has been amending its rules OF
late in order to offset any liberties that
the Republicans might enjoy. Gear.
ism, as it was described in the days
OF Uncle Joe Cannon and Thomas B
Reed, has simply been transferred
from the holder Of the office of Speak
er to Chairman Underwood of the
Ways and Means Committee, and the
gentleman from Alabama has been
running the steam roller quite success
fully for several months. However
the loopholes permitting Republican
Headers too free sway bothered the
Democrats. Representative Campbell
of Kansas, Republican member OF the
Rules Committee, declared that thu
proposed change in the rules would
undo in forty minutes all the goot
that was accomplished in two-yeal
fight
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee has been re-organized ana
preparing to handle the affairs OF tn
Republican congressman for the com
ling few months of political exercis
, and excitement. Representative WI
. liam B. Mckinley of Illinois, has bee
/. reelected chairman, and notWithstant
J ing he is counted as a regular hi
nomination was pressed by the Pro
sressive Members Of the Commute
= headed by Representative Frank !
; Woods Of Iowa. In the organlzatio
). Of the Committee, Representative Cha
i. RI. Burke Of South Dakota Is VIC
g chairman and also a member OF u
b Executive Committee, while Repf
2 sentative J. Hapton Moore OF Pen
d sylyania is the committee secretary
= Representative George W. Fairchiid
- New York, treasurer; Representatl'
i, William J. Brown of New Jersey, a
he ditor; Henry Casson OF Wisconsin,
sistant secretary; John G. Eversm'
Is OF Illinois, assistant treasurer Y a.
n Tr.ncis Curtis OF Massachusetts, d
9 ector Of the literary bureau.
= Renewed interest is felt In the cit
ing developments OF the Lorimer ca ca
and the people with views as % whe
~ er the Senator should retain his %
4, or be rejected, are yoieing them Them. y
q. opinion seems TO have be ONE unlv
in sal that the Hines Interests slb o''
ms iy controlled the Illinois senatofsh ?
ats and the question is as to how far
M Senate Is willing TO go IN pnnis s.li
w Mr.. Lorimer for whatever may ha
- - been the commissions and indisc
T.. tions of his friend Hines, who Y
his crew appear TO have made ast
Is mess Of the entire contest,
ter President Taft Speaker Clark. .
on ator cuilom, former Speaker Cam
~ y and Representative Mccall have !
M tied The question Of the site fo q.
Ia Lincoln Memorial and g great mo
81 ment 10 cost s2,Ooo,ooo will be err
rue ed within q stones throw q
The Washington Monument The prop
in ton for q great national highway
2 many friends IN the Capital but 4