The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-05

VIII 'uu~t IIV1t HIttu ia putting
through legislation. Never before has
50 much time been consumed in The
consideration of appropriation bills
and other measures, some of which
will probably not become laws.
The time consumed in considering
appropriation bills Is entirely useless.
and II the committees which handle
these bills would leave out legislation
and simply provide for the payment
Of the current expenses Of the govern
ment the bills could be passed without
any difficulty. 1t is because these sup
ply bills are loaded with legislation,
which is contrary TO the rules, that
they occupy SO much time and cause
SO much discussion.
Different Opinions.
During discussion of the roads bill
Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia eX-
pressed an opinion that the work
which the government would do would
be a very small part Of the road build
ing throughout the country. but would
be an example which all communities
would follow when they saw the ben
efits which good roads mean.
On the other hand, Senator Lippitt
OF Rhode Island took the view that as
soon as the government made appro-
prtations the states and communities
would simply wait for the government
TO spend more money on roads. and in
stead of being an encouragement for
road building 1t would tend to make
local communities lax and Indifferent.
but hopeful for federal money to be
expended for their benefit.
Uncle Jim Of New Jersey.
They are beginning to call jim Mar.
tine Uncle Jim. Usually the title
uncle is not passed on to any one un-
I'll he has been quite n long while in
congress. We have had a number OF
uncles I'm the last few years. among
them Uncle Billy Allison. Uncle shell
by Cullom and Uncle Joe Cannon, but
all of them had seen the young men
come and 90 and had earned the title
by long service. 1t must be the good
fellowship Of MARITIME that gives him
the title OF uncle.
Jerry Rusk's Monument.
Never IN agricultural bill passes the
house but what contains a considerable
appropriation to print and circulate a
large supply of a book entitled Dis
eases of the Horse" Few men who
get this book realize that il was Jerry
Rusk. secretary Of agriculture in Har-
rison's administration. who first had
the book compiled and circulated. 1t
is a monument to him. Some time an
appropriation may be made to have
his picture printed in every copy.
More Paternalism.
Bills are introduced in congress to
fix the size of baskets. barrels, boxes
and every other container in which
the products of the farm and the or
chard are shipped To market. Ii does
rather strange that the federal
government should by act of congress
standardize these containers. but it is
that it has the power TO do so
under the interstate commerce clause
OF the constitution.
Will Have No Issue.
when we pass the tariff commission
bill the Republicans will be without
issue" remarked John Gardner to
Gussie Gardner.
When we Republicans nominate
Roosevelt we will not need an
was Gardeners response.
A Good Trader.
During discussion Of the distribution
OF political documents Congressman
Howard Of Georgia in his usual vigor-
Gus style spoke in favor OF liberality
and little restriction upon congressman
In the matter of documents. and he
said that he thought that congressman
their constituents. Some one asked
him how he managed when he did not
get enough documents to supply the
demand, and he replied: II am one OF
the best traders on the floor of this
house. l know of men who do not
want certain documents, and | go to
them. / trade those | do not want un-
til l get a sufficient supply for the
wants of my constituents"
Elmer Burkett For Vice President.
In nearly every campaign there are
who come out flatfooted and say
that they are candidates for vice presi-
dent. Somewhere the idea prevails
that a man should not be a candidate
for vice president, but that the nomina-
ton should go TO one of the candidates
for president. on the theory that the
who is elected vice president
to be of presidential size
However, there are quite a number
OF men who are perfectly willing to be
vice president. One of these is Elmer
Burkett of Nebraska, who was q val
ued member of the house and served
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