The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-26
AFFAIRS AT
WASHINGTON

Matters Concerning; the Law
Makers and Events of Impor-
tance at the National Capital.
Washington, ID. c., April 25.-
Congressman Prouty, of Iowa,
is winning fame in his first term
through an attempt to regu!a e
lobbying. The gentleman from
Iowa has simply taken the posi-
tion that all persons engaged in
promoting legislation should be rc.
quired to register as is provided
in iihe different states. The sec
ond feature OF his bin restricts
the activity of employees OF
the government, including police
men and firemen. These latter
classes have organizations which
they support and which have be-
come quite a factor in ilawmak-
ing, and it lis proposed to clip the
wings of these minor officers in
order that they will not be able to
pursue their work by controlling
the legislation through high paid
attorneys.
The harvester trust people have
seen the hand writing, and are
going to succrlmb to the inevita-
ble by dissolving their orga'niza-
tions under the terms Laid down
by the Department of Justice. 1t
is claimed that the trust controls
50 per cent of the harvester
machinery business Of the coun-
try, Is per cent OF the moving
business, so per cent Of the bin
der twine business and 80 per
cent Of the farm Implements, and
it is alleged by the government
that the trust has bene guilty oh
unfair practices and unlawful and
coercive methods. The trust peo
pie have decided to be good, and
escape the righteous wrath Of the
indignant people.
There appear to be an unllsu-
: ally large army Of applicants for
appointive positions i'm Washing
ton at the present time, and some
dozens OF these We're hopeful OF
securing the place of chief Of the
new Children s Bureau. There is
smothered rage in the ranks of
these patriots who serve the gov
ernment over the fact that, ',he
president has appointed Miss Jul
liza G. Lathrop, of Chicago. Chi
valrous Washington thoroughly
agrees with the idea OF pre-
cedence given ladies in affairs
like that Of the 1'itanic, but have
little use of such principles of
preference when it comes to gi
ing out first-class government
jobs.
The statue of John Paul Jones,
who is described in American his
tory as the first great naval
hero, and in British history
as a pirate, has been unveiled !
Washington. Admiral Dewey per.
formed the simple ceremony
About the most aggravating
phase in the republican situation
to friends and foes alike is the
quiet calm that prevails at the
White House, where President
Taft smiles THE same old smile
and apparently beams with the
same old time admiration on the
enlarged photograph of Theodore
Roosevelt, which hangs in his pri
vate office.
IndicaI ions are that the labor
unions long fight for a uniform
government eight-hour day will
soon be realized, as the measu,,
which has already passed the
house has.been. favorably reported
to the senate by Chairman Borah
of the committee on education
and labor.
An Ohio congressman is try
ing to get the government to coil
three-cent pieces, urging as a
reason that this amount is the
price of street car fares in GER
tain places within his state.
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