The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-24

veto the bill in which case all effort
in this line will have been for naught
for it is not believed that the tariff
bill could be passed over . presidential
veto. When the Fordney act passed
the Senate it lacked several votes of
the necessary two thirds to do this and
it is doubtful whether the bill would
receive stronger endorsement upon
second test. Senator Underwood,
democratic floor leader, has stated re-
peatedly that Wilson would veto the
bill if it ever received the sanction of
Congress.
With the tariff bill out Of the way
for the time harmony has been re-
stored in the Senate, momentarily at
least, and with three of the large ap-
preparation bills already passed it
seems likely that the other six will re-
ceive attention before the March 4th
adjournment.
The soldiers bonus bill has been re-
ported to the Senate, and, in the opin-
ion of some senators, has chance of
enactment within the next few days.
However, if fight develops upon the
measure this will not be possible for
with but week or so left before the
end of the present session could cas-
lily be held up. However both Sen
ators Penrose and McCumber have
sponsored the bill before the Finance
committee and fresh from their sue
cess with the emergency tariff law
they are expected to make deter
mined effort to force the bill to vote.
Representatives Of the American
Legion, watching legislation here, are
confident that the bonus bill will pass
if record vote can be had, asserting
that few senators will care to go on
record as opposing adjusted-compen-
sation for the ex.service man. How
ever the Legion men have their atten-
ton diverted to some extent on ac-
count of the increasing seriousness of
the disqualification situation and in the
recent executive meeting here the case
of the disabled soldier was placed at
the end of the list and naturally this
has required the almost exclusive at
tention of the Legion's Legislative
committee.
Leaders in the House and Senate
have assured the Legion that the con.
diton of the disabled soldier will re.
ceive immediate attention. Chairman
Fordney, Of the Ways and Means com.
mittee, now in St. Augustine confer.
ring with Senator Harding, stated be-
fore his departure that a part of his
mission was to take up with the in
coming president the question of fill
ing the post of Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, who is in charge o.
tho soldier relief arancioS
Before leaving Washington for Flor
ida Congressman Fordney said:
"There is adequate law for the prop
er care of these boys. I want . MAJ
in the job of Assistant Secretary O.
the Treasury who will be courageou!
enough to ignore technicalities ant
carry out the law to relieve the con
dition Of these men. There will be NJ
opposition to such conduct 'of the of
fee"
Mr.. Fordney has been prominent il
all soldier relief legislation and, al
chairman Of the Ways and Mean
committee, reported the soldiers bonu
bill to the House in the last session.
Chairman Fordney left Washingto,
for his conference with Harding fol
lowing the ending of the public hear
: ings upon the new tariff law which
, will be presented to the new Congress
when it assemblies in 6pril. After as
pertaining the views of the incoming
President upon certain features Of tn
tariff Fordney will lay the Harding
views before the committee and com
mence at once to draw up the proposed
tariff law.
The flour millers were among tn
last Of the representatives Of tn
great industries to appear before tn
committee in regard to the new law
A number of prominent millers wer
slated to speak in the interests Of tn
flour industry, including j. F. Bell
editor of the Northwestern Miller
Minneapolis, but all yielded their tim
to Fred J. Lingham, member Of tn
New. York State Millers Association
Mr.. Lingham said that the miller
! of the United States ought to be give
an equal opportunity with the fou
I millers Of Canada, and to accomplish
this, he argued in favor Of draw
I back law with which the millers wer
to be permitted to export 100 pound
! of flour for every 100 pounds Of Can
( adian wheat imported. There ha
! been a general drawback provision il
I every tariff law, which permits tn
! remission of duties upon that portion
I of any article imported which is at
forwards exported.
Congressman George M. Young
I North Dakota, in answering the con
tentions of Lingham, said that tn
! flour millers could not be serious il
I their statement that they are willing
! to let the farmers have a protectiv
i! duty on wheat if at the same tim
they wanted to export not only tn
flour content Of the imported whea
but the entire content, including bral
and shorts. He stated that if thi
were permitted it would enable tn
millers to grind all Of the Canada,
wheat which would ever be offered il
any year, and that without duty, an.