The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-21

By ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, July 81. - Especial. J.
Cloture is something OF a scarecrow,
but Ii has not been demonstrated that
1t can be made practicable In closing
debate in the United States senate and
at the same time secure effective legis-
lation. The threat Of cloture on the
food bin may have FASTENED the unan-
imous consent to vote upon II, but II
the cloture had been invoked II would
have resulted In a rather crude bill,
for 1t provides that after having been
once adopted no amendment can be
offered 10 a bin which has not beea
read OF course every senator with an
amendment has it read, and ii awaits
a vote after each senator has had an
opportunity to talk an hour. Almost
anything might be voted into a bill
under those conditions. 1t is supposed
that the senate is the body that delib-
crates and perfects legislation, but II
they get to working under cloture
there will be a great deal of legislation
to be perfected In conference.
Men Csn Be Heard.
Never before has there been any bet
ter opportunity for men to be heard
on legislation affecting their interests
than during this session. This has
been particularly true in regard to the
revenue bill. While hearings were not
granted by the house committee and
the hearings In the senate committee
were rushed, there have been ample
/ opportunities for people interested to
see individual members of both com
mlttees and also to see all the sen
ators and representatives who are like
liz to become interested In the subjects.
On this account IL is expected that
the debate on the revenue bill In the
senate win be somewhat prolonged, as
there are many divergent views to be
presented.
Employment In Washington.
Owing to the demand for efficient
clerical help in the many departments
fin Washington clerks have been drawn
from private employment TO a very
large extent. Any well trained stenog-
rapher or efficient clerk I'm almost any
line has bad no trouble I'm getting en-
ployment in the government service.
Another feature Of government EN-
ployment is that the newly created
bureaus, paying lump sum salaries,
and for the most part good salaries,
have drawn on the civil service for the
best clerks and d~isarranged the regu-
lar departments and bureaus TO a con-
siderable extent.
Loyal American Citizens.
The two words, "German-American."
these days, but we do hear a remark
about men Of German birth and par
entage. There is no disposition" re-
marked Congressman Dewalt of Penn
~sylvania. among the ten millions of
persons of German extraction to do
otherwise than stand Loyalty by the
country. They bought the liberty
bonds, and they have subscribed to
the Red Cross funds, doing as native
American citizens might be expected
to do"
"PitiIess Publicity"
The day the senate reversed itself on
the Cummins prohibition amendment
10 the food control bill Senator Sher-
man said during the course of a short
speech. Il am In hopes that at some
time the light of p~itiless publicity will
be applied TO what occurred between
the time OF adjournment last night and
the roll calls today which caused the
senate to reverse itself on this ques-
ton"
Frelinghuysen Made Good.
Making a set speech on an important
subject, Senator Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey gave a good impression. He
was listened to by many senator's, a
compliment that Is not paid to new
senators often. AS a man who partic-
ipated In the Spanish war ~Frelinghuy.
sen was able TO give the senate first
hand facts about that war, some OF
them being rather unpalatable. He as
serted that congress was responsible