The Ward County independent., 1921-05-26
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
(By PARKER LaMOORE)

(By PARKER LaMOORE)
The political pot is simmering mer-
rily with the plums falling and at
least one official head threatened in
the federal realignment in North Da-
kota.
Gunder Olson, Republican National
Committeeman, and long prominent
in in North Dakota politics, has been
nominated by President Harding as
collector of internal revenue for the
state. The recommendation has gone
to the senate for confirmation and it
is believed that this will come without
friction. Olson has been considered
the leading candidate for the position
for sometime.
At the same time from the circles
of officialdom has come the rumor
that M. A. Hildreth, United States
| district attorney for North Dakota,
has been requested to turn in his res
ignation by Attorney General Daugh-
erty. Such rumors have been prevel-
ant for several days but they have
! acquired considerable persistency of
| late. So far as is known no reason
for the request has been given, hints
to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr..
| Hildreth, Fargo attorney, it will be
| recalled, was appointed to the posi-
ton he now holds by President Will
son. His term will not expire until
sometime next year but if present
gossip has founda ton his tenure of
office may end before that time.
In case Of the retirement of Hill
dreth there will be, it is said, an in
teresting scramble for the appoint
ment as it is known that number Of
prominent attorneys in the state con-
slider themselves available for the job.
No names have as yet been connected
with the place however and who the
lucky man will be may remain mat
ter of speculation for some little time.
The bill creating an associate fed
eral judgeship for the district of
| North Dakota, matter that seems to
have created quite furore in the
state, will probably be reported out
Of the house committee on the judici-
ary sometime this week as Chairman
| Volstead expects to report the bill to
the House on Tuesday according to
tentative plans. This may mean that
the bill will not receive final action
by the house for perhaps a month. A
vast amount Of legislative matter is
now on the legislative calendar, much
of it considered exceedingly import
ant, and the judicial bill will probably
have to await its regular term. A
number of similar measures effecting
other states are also in the House. Ac-
cording to those familiar with legis-
lative procedure bills of this char
acter are not likely to be reported
under special rule and this would be
the only method by which prompt
action could be assured. There seems
to be no precedent for such rule and
considering the legislative situation
tablished in this instance.
Speculation is still rife as to whom
the new judgeship will go. Various
candidates have been mentioned in
this column during the past two
weeks and the situation in this re-
gard remains unchanged. Andrew
Miller, of Bismarck, former attorney
general of the state, and Seth Rich
ardson, Nonpartisan candidate for
the state supreme court in the last
general election, continue to be con-
sidered candidates of potential
strength by many people interested in
the matter but still others in believ-
ing that the appointment will go to
some outsider not mentioned promin-
emily for the place heretofore.
The Young emergency tariff bill,
of interest to farmers of the North
west, has been agreed to in confer
ence and should go to the president
this week. Action was delayed few
days last week owing to the adjourn
ment Of the two houses out of re-
spect to the late Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, Douglas White. Con-
gressman George NJ. Young, second
district, author Of the measure,
states that he is confident that the
act will be of material benefit to the
farmers of the country.
bill proposing the modification of
grades for spring wheat as prescribed
by the Secretary of Agriculture has
been introduced by Halvor Steener-
sno, of Crookston, Representative for
the ninth district, Minnesota. This is
a matter that has provoked consider
able agitation for the past two years
and it is hoped by Mr.. Steenerson
and others interested in the wheat
growing question that the bill may be
passed and thus settle a controversy
that has been in existence since the
passage of the national grain grading
act.
On the other side of Capital Hill
the Senate Committee on Agriculture
has ordered a favorable report on the
Lenroot-Strong resolution authoriz-
ing general survey of agriculture
and related matters by joint con
gressional commission. The resolution
was introduced in the Senate by Len
root, Republican, of Wisconsin.
The War Finance Corporation, re-
established during the last Congress
by Senator Stanfield, of Oregon.
People in North Dakota will be in
terested in the proposed visit Of Sec
retary Of Agriculture Wallace to the
state upon the occasion Of the North
Dakota State Fair which opens at
Grand Forks July 1S. A committee
composed Of Representative 0. B.
De- Il g.