The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-08
Provisions May Stop Some
Objectionable Practices.
HAS SHOWN PERSEVERANCE,.
Complaints Have Been Frequent Since
the Beginning Of the War, but the
Climax Came In Blacklisting OF Amer
lean Firms-Power to Retaliate Civ
en- President.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Sept. Especial. !
Congress has at last asserted Itself and
has taken action which. If followed by
executive action. Will mean that Great
Britain must respect some of the rights
" Americans ana American neutrality.
Congress has put in two different
bills provisions which ought to stop
the blacklisting of American citizens 10
the extent of denying them the right
to ship their goods from American
ports and also to stop the -monopolizing
of great American products by orders
i'm council and embargoes.
Almost from the beginning of the
war complaints have beer made about
the treatment OF Americans ana Ameri
can commerce 10y Great Britain. Never
was there a time when this country
showed SO much forbearance as ii has
during the great war. But the pres
sure upon congress has been growing
and finally resulted in legislation
which empowers the executive to call
a halt by retaliatory measures.
Salaries and Wages.
This question was asked and some
times answered one way and some
times another, IF congress can fix the
hours of labor on railroads can II not
also fix the wages Of employees and the
salaries of the officers of the roads,
Senators had diverse views on that
question. but it was the consensus Of
opinion that If congress can say that
the eight hour day shall prevail 1t can
do almost anything.
kaleidosoopical Politics.
or all sorts, of all varieties and of
many colors are the politics of the
time. No one man, unless he is a good
deal of a partisan. will agree on any
one opinion as 10 the result and stick
TO IL long. The situation seems to
have its ups and downs. Everybody is
watching to see what effect the words
and acts Of the leading men will have
upon the different situations as they
arise.
No one il quite sure of what Is GO
ing to happen. Perhaps Maine will
give the country a pointer.
often Called Down..
Senators who continue TO talk among
themselves while others are trying 10
make a speech are often called down.
particularly near the close of a SEES
sion. Most of the senators pay little
- - ~ III - n,,aL I.v-xt
times merely to hear the sound of
their voices.
I Nothing Escapes Him.
There was a provision in rne District
of Columbia appropriation bill relat-
ing to the price of gas. Did Jim Mann
let 1t alone? Not much. He started
right In by saying that he did not know
ANYTHING about the manufacture of
:. gas.
There was q little exclamation from
a number of members who seemed to
take exception TO that remark, and
! Mann qualified his first words, saying.
Il do not know much about the man.
ufacture of gas except in this chamber.
, and that is partly from experience
partly from observance and partly
from performance"
But he talked about the gas question
: just the same.
Men who are the most voluminous
manufacturers of some commodities
know the least about them was the
/, comment of Fitzgerald of New York
= who likes TO hand one to Jim Mann.
Smoot's Long Distance Record.
Senator Smoot is not going to have
any n cut down his long distance
: speechmaking record. Referring tC
: that effort, made against the ship pur
/, chase bill, Senator Reed of Missouri
!, yaid that Smoot had talked for seven
teen hours.
: "Twenty-six hours" interrupted
Owen of Oklahoma.
"Thirty-six.' corrected Smoot.
1T sounded longer" asserted Reed
Il know my nervous system was shat
tered TO an extent that | have never
fully recovered"
Keep Texans Apart.
Congressman Moore of Pennsylvania
n was talking about the 100000 vote
,e cast in Texas for former Governor Col
20 quit. which he insisted were anti
IT Wilson votes. His statement brough
two Texans, Hardy and Eagle, III
IS with demands to say something.
"To whom does the gentleman
yield?" asked the speaker.
ITO both gentlemen from Texas.
= replied Moore.
= when two men from Texas star
= at the same time" remarked Eagle
= lit is a good deal like a couple of XII
= kenny cats"
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