The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-23
PARTIES TO UNITE
IN THE new HOUSE
No Bitter Contest Is Expected
In Choosing Speaker.
FOREIGN TROUBLE IS CAUSE
Public Will Severely Condemn Any
Long Drawn Out Election In These
Critical Moments-Does Not Care
What Methods Are Employed to Ao-
complish Desired Results.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

comptlsn DebiTeu resuits'
BY ARTHUR W.. DUNN.
Washington, March 21.-lSpecial. i
Under normal conditions, with no for
eign or domestic problems confronting
the country, there might be a protract-
ed deadlock over the organization OF
the house OF representatives In the ok
ira session. But there is SO much
more at stake than who shall be speak
er or whether one party or the other
shall have the offices and chairman
ships that any long drawn out dead
lock will be severely condemned.
Leaders on both sides understand
this, and 1t is more than likely that
they will arrange a compromise for
the organization soon after the house
meets.
On this account 1t Is quite probable
that the independents, holding the bal
ance OF power. will seek to make the
most advantageous terms with one of
the parties at the very beginning Of the
session
Not Concerned About Methods.
1t has been demonstrated time and
again that the people are not In the
least concerned about methods of do
ing business I'm either house of con-
gress. They do not care whether 1t Is
by unanimous consent, by cloture or 10y
the iron hand of a majority with In
flexible rules. What they want in nc
ton when action Is necessary, and
quick action.
1t was not the Reed rules that de-
feated the Republicans In 1890 and
1892. Under the same rules the Re
publicans continued I'm power for six
teen years. Ii was not the Cannon
rules nor Cannon rulings that defeated
the Republicans IN 1910 and In every
campaign since. 1t was the legislation
that the people rejected. not the meth
cd of its making or the rules of the
house of representatives.
Clark or Mann.
And so the people are not going to
be concerned whether Champ Clark or
Jim Mann Is speaker nor whether the
old rules are restored, which make
the speaker all powerful, or the new
rules remain, which lodge the great
power In the chairman of the ways
and means committee.
And the people are going to be con
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or Republicans hold the offices and the
chairmanships. But they will become
impatient Ii these differences In the
house delay the organization any
length of time.
AS the congressman realize this fact,
1t is probable that the organization
will not be long delayed.
A Senatorial Nuisance"
Senator Thomas OF Colorado was
talking In the last congress enc day on
his favorite topic of economy, and
there was so much confusion that no
one could hear him. Senator yarda.
man of Mississippi asked for order,
which caused the senator from Colo
RADIO to remark:
II do not expect to receive much at
tention upon the floor. Indeed, | know
l am becoming a sort of senatorial
nuisance and particularly to my own
side of the chamber. l realize that
fully. 1t is not a pleasant task. !
know that my friends In the cloak
room are waiting with great impa-
tiencc until | get through, when they
will come In and ask the chairman
what particular amendment is under
consideration and cast their votes ac-
c~ordingly."
Gardner Hits Back.
Several times during the last con
gress Minority Leader Mann was Sc
verely critical OF Congressman Gard
ner of Massachusetts, and occasionally
Gardner retaliated. On one occasion
ne was rather vicious. 1t was over a
provision In the naval appropriation
bill. A year before congress had In
serted a provision declaring that 1t
was the policy Of the United States to
settle all disputes by arbitration. OF
course 1t was IN absurd thing to In
corporate into law, but 1t was a rap at
those who had been forced by the ad-
ministration to vote for such a large
naval program.
This year Mann had the same provi-
sion incorporated In the naval bin for
a purpose of his own The senate
promptly eliminated 1t, and Mann as
vailed the house committee on naval
affairs, particularly the conferees, for
wabbling on this matter.
Who's the Wsbbler7
1t was at this point that Gardner
took up the matter, saying, Nov, the
gentleman from Illinois is not always
right, and, while 1t is true that the
president wabbles and congress wab-
bles, there is n person who has wab-
bled more than either, and that Is the
minority leader, both as to his position
on preparedness and in this very con.
gress as to the question whether We
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