The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-03-25
WASHINGTON NEWS !? LETTER.


this session Of Congress will pass
wishes that have been expressed
this, morning for the senator from
Colorado, Mr.. Thomas, and the sena-
tor from Oregon, Mr.. Chamberlain,
but I wish to say word about a Re-
publican senator who is going out Of
this chamber today"
For many years I was a member
of the Committee on Agriculture in
the House of Representatives. The
Senator to whom refer has been
chairman Of the Committee on Agri-
culture and Forestry of the Senate.
We have been drawn together on a
number of occasions in the discus
sion of matters pertaining to agri-
culture"
want TO say Tor TINS great ana
good senator as he retires from this
chamber that in my services of 161a
years in Congress ] have known no
man who was a better friend to the
farmers of the country or who has
devoted more Of his time and his
splendid talent to the welfare of ag-
riculture than has the senator from
4NO'ba s1kOGC, NlI. 9IEOIluH.
whether a measure effected the
formers of the North or the farmers
OF the S1,lth, he was always enthusi-
astic in his sunnort of it. NY good
wishes po with him and I am sure
the good wishes of the Senate will
follow him into nrivate life back in
the. State of North Dakota. In his
retirement the whole agricultural
industry Of the United States has
lost an able and faithful friend"
In acknowledging the tribute paid
his colleague bv the Alabama sena-
tor Senator McCumber said in part:
"I am more than gratified to have
this tribute paid to NV colleague.
Mr.. Gronna. bv 2 member of the
other side Of the Chamber. Senator
Gronna during his service in the
House and in the Senate for all of
these years has been a most faithful
and earnest laborer for the interests
of the great Northwest, of which he
was a nroduct, and which he. has
most faithfully represented. Ours
is a purely agricultural state: the
entire Northwest. the section in part
represented bv him, is purely an ag-
ricultural section. and I know of no
senator or representative in the
Congress of the United States who
has given more faithful and earnest
and, to my mind. effective service for
the interests of the great agricultur-
al Northwest than has my colleague.
Preparatory to :re-organizing the
committees of the Senate the Re
publican members of the Senate
have made their selections for the
Committee on Committees, and to
this body will fall the responsibility
of selecting the majority members Of
the various committees Of the Sen
ate for the Sixty-seventh Congress.
The Senate passes upon the nomina-
, tions of this committee but action by
the Committee on Committees is
practically final. Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts,, ae Republican. floor
leader, is chairman of the commit
tee. Senator McCumber is also a
member. McCumber was also elec-
ted to membership on the steering
committee, which functions in exued-
iting action upon important legisla-
ton.
Senator Cummins, Iowa, was re.
elected president protein of the Sem
ate, and Senator Lodge was continu-
ed as floor leader for the majority.
Pittman, of Nevada, was the Demo.
cratic, nominee. for president pro.
tempore. Oscar Underwood, Ala
bama, was reelected minority leader
which position he has held since. the
death Of Senator Martin of Virginia,
during the last session. /;
The House of Representatives will
re-organize as soon as Congress is
called into special session by Presi-
dent Harding. The Committee on
Committees met recently and passed
upon the majority members Of the
Ways and Means, now in session
and will continue its work soon.
Young, representative from the Sec
ond district, is member Of the
House Committee on Committees.
If Frederick H. Gillett is reelected
Speaker of the House, as it is con-
ceded he will be, both presiding Of
ficers Of Congress will be from the
state Of Massachusetts, as is Sena-
tor Lodge, Republican floor leader
President prp-tempore Of the Senate
Cummins is from Iowa, Representa-.
tive Mondell, majority leader in the
House, from Wyoming, the only
member Of the House from that
state, while the Democratic hoo1
leader will, in all probability, be
Claude Kitchin Of North Carolina
Kifchin acted aa the noinritv Ann,