The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-04-29
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.
Exclusive to the Pioneer Expressly

' N5AO6OAt 1kOpOOAANaAS cAAO &S0SA4 hS SOSn-
ran, Democrat, of the same state.
\ The Johnson act provides that not
more than per cent of any national
ity now in the United States may be
admitted as immigrants, the census Of
1910 to be used as the basis for such
determination.
Both parties supported the bill rath-
Fer generally, chief opposition coming
\ from Representative from the large
Industrial centers like New York, Chi
cago, and Philadelphia. The bill was
\ supported by johnson, of Washington,
Il chairman, of the committee, on Immi-
grafton.
Ratification of the long pending
|, treaty with Columbia, settling the con-
trovefsy growing out of the insurrec-
tion of Panama, came last week in the
Senate after bitter and spirited de-
bate.
The Columbian treaty has been a
source of controversy since the days
of the Roosevelt administration.
Woodrow Wilson reopened the issue
when the Democratic party came into
power but the assent of the Senate
was refused. President Harding
therefore again sent the treaty to the
Senate with the! urgent request that it
receive favorable action, as the first
step of his administration toward the
establishment of a better understand
ing between the Government of the
United States and the Republics of
South America.
The irreconcilables of the League of
Nations fight lined up in opposition to
ratification, led by Borah, of Idaho, and
Reed, of Missouri, refusing to follow
the lead of Senator Lodge, the major
ity leader, who concurred with the de-
sire of the President. The Democrats
with one or two exceptions, also gave
their support to the administration.
The ratification of the Conclusion
pact was followed in the Senate by q
series of bitter attacks directed against
Colonel George Harvey, whose nomin-
alton as Ambassador to Great Britain
had been previously confirmed by the
Senate. Harrison, of Mississippi, and
Hefiin, of Alabama, figured chiefly ii
the attack upon Harvey, denouncing
the latter for his attitude toward Presi-
dent Wilson and his opposition to the
, League of Nations.
Western senators last week regis
tered a plea for early action by the
Finance Committee in reporting the
Young Emergency Tariff bill and
Chairman Penrose has announced that
the bill will be reported by his COM
mittee sometime this week.
Assurance has been given by men,
bers of the committee that everything
possible is being done to expedite ac-
tion upon the bill, but that the dis
ppted equalization of exchange and
anti-dumping provisions Of the mea-
sure presented difficulties which must
first be Strengthened out.
Hearings on these provisions have
already occupied several days, and ex-
perts are engaged in redrafting them
in an effort to meet the objections rails
ed. That they will be rewritten is
the committee plan, and even though
the bill is passed promptly by the
layed in conference.
If, however, the Knox Peace reso.
4 luton is taken up in the meantime the
tariff bill will certainly meet with even
further delay.
In the meantime the House Commit
tee on Agriculture is busy upon the
bills to regulate future trading on
grain exchanges, and for government
control of the packing industry. The
future trading bill was taken up by
the committee on Monday with assur-
a4ces that it would receive prompt
3 action. This bill was before the COM
mittee during the closing days Of the
Goth Congress-, at which time extensive
hearings we're held, and it is not be.
1 lieved that the committee will need
&much further time to report the bill
Mto the House. The packer control
8bill which is next in line in the CON-
&mittee is similar to the bill reported
kby Senator Gronna in the recent short
pession.
From subcommittee of the House
judiciary Committee it has been an
/ bounced by Chairman Dyer tina. i'm
v eachment charges against Federal
N Judge Lands, Of Chicago, growing out
saH& his acceptance of the post OF
upreme arbiter Of organized baseball
SE kill be dropped in the House unless
Jew charges are preferred ON the floor.
Representative Welty. of Ohio, who
rst instigated the charges against
andis, has since retired from Con.
ress.
The Senate Committee on Education
Id Labor is working upon legisla-
ph embodying the outlines Of the
Nv Department of Public Welfare. o.
4 Egested by General Sawyer. While
department will have ~ it, initial
M ction the care and training Of the
Abled veterans Of the war its &C
IVA ties will embrace much wider