The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
NORTHERN STATES
HEAVILY TAXED
Much Talk Of SeCtiOnaIiSm In
Revenue Bill Debate.
LIKE CLAIMS ALWAYS MADE
Visit Of French Mission to House of
Representatives Revealed Fact That
Only Two Congressman Can Speak
Frsnch FiusntIy-Unele Joe Cannon
Made Great Speech on Draft Bill.


Made Great Speech on Draft Bill.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. May 1S.-[Special. i
There was a deal of talk OF sectional
ism In the revenue bill when Il was re.
ported to the house of representatives,
although IL was a unanimous report,
and "A majority of the committee are
actually from northern states. The
claim is made that northern states
have been taxed more heavily than the
Industries and products of the south.
In all revenue legislation a claim
similar TO this has been made. and
there are many southern men who will
assert that In all the legislation follow
Ing the civil war. when the Repub-
leans were In control-and of course
that meant control by northern men
the taxation burdens fell most heavily
upon the southern states In comparison
TO the north.
Probably we never will get over the
idea Of sectionalism In revenue legis-
lation.
knowledge OF French.
or the 435 members of the house
Speaker Clark selected General Es-
toplnal OF Louisiana and Medill Nc
Cormick OF Illinois to accompany the
members OF the foreign relations COM
mlttee as a reception delegation for
tho ErapRh mtra{nn vyhna ehnx ,4.tt.I
the house of representatives. He said
that he selected these two men be
cause they understood and could speak
the French language. Ii Is doubted
whether there were any other fluent
French linguists In the entire house of
representatives.
But this did not hinder the entire
membership OF the house from APP
%plauding M. Viviani during his adj
dress, which was delivered entirely In
the French language. It might have
been suspected by the casual onlooker
that the membership Of the house real
iy understood what the distinguished
Frenchman was saying, but there Is a
lurking suspicion that some one famil-
lar with the French language was Civ
ing the signal which enabled the house
to indulge in applause at the proper
time.
Uncle Joe and the Volunteers.
No man made "A better speech favor
ing the volunteer system than forme.
Speaker Cannon. Afterward some one
asked why 1t happened that Mr.. Can
non. who was eligible for service dur
Ing the civil war, was not a soldier I'm
that conflict and was not one of the
volunteers whom he commended SO
well. A friend of the ex-speaker ex-
planned the situation.
Mr.. Cannon became district attorney
at the beginning of the civil war for
a large strip of territory In the eastern
part OF his state. He rendered his
services, but old Dick Yates, who was
then governor, declined to accept Can.
o as a volunteer. saying that he was
more useful as a district attorney In
conducting the prosecutions OF those
: who were a~ntagonistic to the govern
ment In that large strip of territory
along the Wabash which was infested
with members of the Knights of tho
Golden Circle and where Copperhead
sentiments prevailed to a very large
extent.
Four Civil VA Veterans.
There are only a few members OF
the house Of representatives who par
ticipated in the civil war. General Sher
wood Of Ohio being the most notable
Congressman Talbot OF Maryland an(
Congressman Steadman of North Caro-
lima were soldiers on the Confederat,
side. Congressman Hollingsworth o
!. Ohio and Sherwood are the only mel
. who were soldiers Of the civil wal OF
the Union side who are now member,
of the house Of representatives.
The Two Colonies.
Congressman Austin of Tennessee,
was urging his amendment to TIT
I army bill permitting Colonel Roosevelt
! to raise a division Of volunteers to g
to Europe. He was interrupted b.
Congressman Burnett Of Alabama
' who asked:
. HAS not Colonel Bryan offered Il
! enlist and fight on the firing line as
0 private instead of being up on a hill
With a0Aldglasal"