The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-27
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


Of the Land"
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 2J.-ISpeciaL III
is very doubtful if the corrupt prac-
tees act which has been pushed SO
law at this session of congress. The
bin has been before congress-. hen re-
ferred back to the committee and
again reported by Senator Reed of Mis-
souri,. As il stands there Is not very
much fault found with it, although
think 1t IL inadyisable to take up now a
subject involving such important con-
sequences as the regulation and ex-
penditure Of money In national and
congressional campaigns.
1t has already been said that a group
Of senators can defeat any legislation
at this session of congress-, and the
probabilities seem to be that a sufii-
cient number of senators are opposed
TO the corrupt practices act as it stands
TO prevent any action being taken at
this session.
Will Raise a Race Issue.
1t has already been shown that this
bill is going TO raise "a rae issue and
that northern Republicans are going to
point out the inequalities In the cleo
toral college caused by the disfran-
chisement of the negroes in the south
This is a very, very old subject, and a
great many people think hat it has
been settled forever save when 1t is
occasionally brought forward In a case
Of this kind.
There are a great many Republicans
who are willing To agree to let the ne
groes be DISTINGUISHED In the south If
the southern representation should be
reduced TO correspond with the mum
Der that are not allowed to vote.
Southern men have generally stated
that they were in favor of this, al
though it has never come anywhere
near a vote. So IL is hard TO say what
would happen In case a square issue
was presented. The net result will be.
however. to prevent any action on the
corrupt practices bin by reason of in
jecting this race and Acknowledgement
issue into the discussion.
A Long Time Ago.
There has been quite a lot of pub
lefty given to the fact that "A woman
has been made clerk of the commit
tee ON foreign relations. Some enter
prising man discovered that she was
the first woman who had the privilege
of the floor of the senate. That is not
true, for every woman employed by
the senate, and there are fifty or sixty
or more of them. has the privilege of
the floor whenever it is necessary for
her to see the senator for whom she
works.
That reminds me that there was a
great TODD when a woman was first
placed upon the rolls of the senate.
there was a good deal of hubbub, and
finally the name was allowed to go on
the rolls by using the initials SO as to
give no indication that it was a wo-
man.
A long time ago there were no WON.
en- employed In the capitol at all. Nov
there are swarms Of them.
McAdoo Successor of Longworth.
When l occupied the position so ably
held by the secretary of the treasury
remarked Congressman Longworth al
a dinner party one night do moi
mean the exalted position of secretary
OF the treasury. but that Of And
here he hesitated and smiled, and some
one injected, First son-in-law of the
land"
Well continued Longworth, "some
thing like that"
BY that time everybody was e~njoyin,
McAdoos embarrassment. Longwortl
declared that he was the first presiden
Of the son-in-law club, and Meade,
said that he could continue holdinl
that position for all of him, but Long
worth said that that was impossible
under the present conditions.
Talk of Extra Session.
There se q little more talk of an ex
va CNSSioh as ahN SAd apEiOoth CSs Oh
that depends entirely upon whethe
the president will insist upon the lee
islction he has recommended. liz b
wants all Of the important measure
that he has suggested enacted Their
win have to be an extra session, a
there is not sufficient time to do any
thing but pass bills to which there /
very little objection. The house |
pretty well along with the supply bill
and can do anything 1t pleases. but tn
senate is the stumbling block. How
ever. the upper house is trying to d.
its share toward pushing through bills
Plat as . Hunter.
During the discussion in the hous'
of preservation Of game Minority Lead
err Mann yielded time to Congressman
Plat Of New York. who. he said, knew