The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-16
Revenue Bill, HuHledIy Passed,
Had Many Faults.
BODY GROWING UNWIELDy
Often Presents III Considered and Half
Baked Measures, Which Have TO Be
Revised by the Senate-South's Pref
ty Women Made a Great Hit In
Washington.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, June l0.-tSpecial If
the house ways and means committee
had given the same ARE aud consid-
GRAFTON to the revenue bin which has
been given by the senate committee
there would not have been so much
complaint about 1t.
Following the %precedents In the Brit
ish parliament, the house of represent
atives originates revenue bills ana gen
orally originates appropriation bills.
At least all the regular supply bills
originate I'm the house. But both rev
enue and appropriation bills are scarce
ly recognized when they 20 back from
the senate. The senate has taken In
hand the subject of legislation not only
In regard to appropriation bills, but
also as to revenue bills.
House Losing Ground.
1t Is unfortunate that the house is
allowing its power to be taken away
and is losing ground In the matter of
control of important legislation. This
Is because the house makes mistakes
and presents I'll considered measures.
Take the revenue measure as an ex
ample. Voting blindly, as a leader
put it-voting for what they were told
was all right In getting the bill pass
ed, but they put through il bin which
aroused fierce opposition throughout
the country. The most %stupendous
blunder I'm that connection was the zone
rate increasing second class postage.
The house has lost much ground be
cause II is so large. Its membership
makes IL unwieldy.
Made q Hit In One Respect.
The south made a hit In one respect
during the reunion Of the Confederate
veterans In Washington. They brought
with them many Daughters of the Con-
fedetacy, also state sponsors. aud that
meant that the beauty of the south
was present. The daughters of the
south have the reputation for being
fair, but when the pick of them Is as
sembled In one city they make n
mighty good showing. Il never saw
SO many pretty women In Washington
before" remarked a northern man
who happened to be I'm the city.
Nothing the Matter With Kansas.
It's a lie, an outrageous lie" re
marked former Governor Stubs Of
Kansas when he was told that there
were reports to the effect that Kansas
was infested with paciists and slack
ers. He pointed out that Kansas had
furnished it's full quota OF volunteers
and her people were eminently patri-
otto. kansas believed" continued
Governor Stubs, that Colonel Roose-
Welt should have been permitted to
raise a division for service I'm France.
In that event a great many Kansans
would have gone with him. for he has
many followers I'm our state"
King Cotton the Cause.
More than twice as many people
came to the Confederate reunion as
was expected by those having II In
charge. The Capital City was taken
by surprise. And this Is why: There
was a large crop OF cotton last year
and better prices than ever before
known. Good crops and good prices
for the great southern staple enabled
many southerners to take advantage
of the trip to Washington.
Buchanan Monument.
There are quite a lot of men In con-
gress who do not take very kindly To
the idea Of placing Il monument In
Washington to commemorate james
Buchanan. who is known to fame as
one of the presidents of b United
states. and not a popular president
either. Possibly IL there was TO be a
vote as to who was the most unpopu-
lar president the country ever had Blu
chanan would be well near the top.
So far the proposition has been block
ed. although one Of Buchanan's rela-
tives by win left 100000 to pay for
the monument.
War Presidents.
There are people who believe that
only war presidents will live In the
history of the country. Well, they
have TO be great war presidents, nnd
they have to be connected with big
wars. OF course we "a say right on
the bat hat Mckinley was president
during the Spanish war, but who can
answer quickly, Who was president
during the Mexican war; and Who
was president during the war OF 1922
You see 1t is not SO easy TO connect
wars with administrations. The adj
ministrations must be OF Importance.
Answering a Questioner.
Congressman Gordon of Ohio inter
rupts and asks questions more than
any other man In the house. When
Miller Of Minnesota vas opposing
the Buchanan monument bill Gordon