The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-03-29


Western members of congress-,
sadly in the minority in point
OF numbers, put up a splendid
fight this week for the three
year homestead bill, and in the
foreground We're Iessrs. Burke
and Martin of South Dakota
The matter of the disposition
OF the property of Indians thru
wills, is the subject of congress
sional legislation shortly to come
up. The act of June 25, 1910,
permitted Indians to will their al
lotments, subject to the approval
Of the secretary of the inferior.
AS it has been determined that
these wills may effect all other
property held by Indians, conse-
quently if the beneficiary is in
competent, the entire Indian pro-
perty interests may be and often
are squandered. NIr. Burke s mea-
sure specifically provides that the
Indian can will other property,
subject to the approval of the
secretary of the interior, but un-
der the new law the Secretary is
given one year after the death Of
the testator to disapporve any
will he may previously approx
ed.
Once upon time there was a
man named j. Adam Bede, who
sprang into prominence in north
ern Minnesota and secured the
appointment Of the United States
marshall from President Cleve-
land, largely owing to the fact
that his application for the job
was written on birch bark. The
big railroad strike swept over
Minnesota and Bede about that
time jumped his job, flopped
over to the republican party and
came to congress from the Du-
luth district. Owing to the fact
that he paid little attention to
the demands of his CONSTITUENTS,
he was bagged after he, ling &
single :erm; but Bede galed IN
that one term a iapuia''on a>
humorist aud a good fe'',4 and
this added to the fact that he
was a live country newspaper ed
itor has enabled him to keep in
the limelight down through the
years. Mr.. Bede made a speech be
fore the university club of Wash
ington the other night, and chose
as his subject "The Duties of
Citizenship" Bede always says
something good and upon this
particular occasion opined thusly
s'I will not touch upon concrete
politics, nor urge you voters to
sound your trunpets for my can
didate. Socrates, however, spoke
words never wiser than when he
said that the burdens of good
government must be carried up
on the shoulders of the men of
knowledge. Government control
must be wrested from the hands
of the grasping ruthless poll.
tician."
According to Speaker Champ
Clarke, "the democratic house OF
representatives when the session
Of this country more than 800
100000, which delightfully."- re
freshing statement may put down
as PLAIN bnncombe. the truth be.
ing that while there have been
some evidences Of deferred pay
ments, such as the tying up OF
river and harbor improvements
public building. the retrenchmen
in irrigation affairs, inflio.ine
hardships on poor people; ant
few things Of that kind; the
real legislation of this present
session Of congress will comprise
the passage of about the vilest
set of tariff laws ever put up te
president-,he purpose of these
measures not being intended te
remove any of the burdens whicl
rest heavily on the shoulders Of
the masses, but on the contrary
enacted by.a democratic house fol
the sole and selfish purpose OF
making things uncomfortable fo1
the republican administration
The democratic majority, which
has done wonderful things accord
ing to Speaker Clark, may Of
NAV not s11nnoad in nnttinn the