The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-15
TIME EXTENSION
TO H0MESTEADERS
BILL GRANTING EXTENSION OF
TIME FOR PAYMENTS IA.
voRAeLY REPORTED
DEMOCRATS RULE With IRON ROD
Republican Congressional Committee
Has Been R~eorganized for the
Coming Campaign

tFrom Our Washington Correspondent.)
The Gamble bill extending the time
of payment to certain homesteaders
on the Cheyenne River Indian Reser-
~yation, in the State of South Dakota
and on the Standing Rock Indian
Reservation, which passed the Senate
on January 22nd, and which has been
before the Committee on Indian At
fairs of the House, where it has been
pressed by Representatives Burke and
Martin, has been favorably reported.
An amendment by Mr.. Burke has been
included in the report, which is to the
effect that the homesteaders, after
they have resided upon their land for
fourteen months will be allowed to
submit proof and thereafter they will
not be required to live thereon and
may have the benefit of the extension
within 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 pro-
vided 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 or
der to make Communication proof, may
make proof, and if the same is ap-
proved further residence and cultiva-
ton will not be required, but patent
shall be withheld until full and final
payment of the purchase price is
made in accordance with the provi-
sions hereof"
The Democratic majority, which
laid considerable stress at the begin
ming of it's ~ascendency to power in
the fact that the House itself, rather
than the Speaker, would possess the
real power, has been amending it's
rules in order to offset any liberties
that the Republicans might enjoy.
Czarism, as it was described in the
days of Uncle Joe Cannon and Thorn
as B. Reed, has simply been trans
ferred from the holder of the office
of Speaker to Chairman Underwood
of the Ways and Means Committee,
and the gentleman from Alabama has
been running the steam roller quite
successfully for several months. How
ever, the l%oopholes permitting Repub-
lican leaders too free sway bothered
the Democrats.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee has been r~eorganized and is
preparing to handle the affairs of the
Republican Congressman for the CON-
ing few months Of political exercise
and excitement. Representative Will
liam B. Mckinley of Illinois, has been
reelected chairman, and notwith.
standing he is counted as a regular"
his nomination was pressed by the
progressive members of the committee
headed by Representative Frank p.
Woods of Iowa. In the organization
OF the Committee, Representative
Charles H. Burke OF South Dakota is
vice chairman and also a member Of
the Executive Committee, while Rep
resentative j. Hampton Moore Of
Pennsylvania is the committee secre-
tary; Representative George w. Fair
child of New York, treasurer; Repre-
sentative William j. Brown OF New
Jersey, auditor; Henry Casson of
Wisconsin, assistant secretary; John
c.. Eversman of Illinois, assistant
treasurer and Francis Curtis Of Massa-
chusetts, director of the literary
bureau.