The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-05-20

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WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.
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The Tincher bill to regulate grain
exchanges and to tax contracts and
options for such contracts in grain
futures passed the House Saturday
by a vote Of ; 369 to 50. The bill
came to the House with the unani-
nous approval Of the Committee on
Agriculture.
The grain exchanges, by the Tin
cher bill, would be placed under. the
supervision. Of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture. although appeals from his
decisions may be made, as provided
in the act, to the United States Cir
cult Court.
Representative O. B. Burtness,
First District, spoke in favor Of the
bill and had two Of his amendments
adopted in the House. The most
important of these was the amend
ment including flax among the So
called "grains" which the bill. would
regulate on the exchanges. AS flax
futures are only dealt in on the
Minneapolis exchanges that grain
had been excluded in the original
bill. The Tincher bill now goes to
the senate where similar measure
was introduced some time ago by
Senator Capper.
The Young Emergency Tariff bill
was sent to conference Friday after
the adoption of a special rule which
was urged by Representatives
Young. Of North Dakota, Fordney of
Michigan, Longworth of Ohio and
Green of Iowa.
During the debate Mr.. Fordney
declared that the anti-dumping pro-
vision, as revised by the Senate, was
Ineffective and that in conference he
would insist that the House anti
dumping provisions be restored in
substance.
After the House had voted to
send the bill at once to conference,
Representative Young stated that in
his opinion the bill would be dispos-
ed of with but little further delay.
He also said that he had received as
surances that President Harding
would promptly approve the. act.
The bill to authorize the appoint
ment of an Associate United States
Judge for the district Of North Da-
kota is now in the hands of a sub
committee of the House Committee
on judiciary, of which Joseph Walsh
of Massachusetts is chairman.
Numerous kilograms relating to
the pending legislation have been
turned over to this committee, and
according to Mr.. Walsh, all of them
seem to admit the need of an -addi-
tional judge to take care of the ac-
'crmulating business before the
court. Many Of the letters and tele-
grams received from North Dakota,
it is stated, have to do with the
character Of the appointment to the
judgeship, and not with passage of
the bill itself.
It is understood that majority of
the members Of the Judiciary Com
mittee favor passage of the bill at
once and it is believed that final ac-
ton will be taken by the committee
some time this week, perhaps as
early as Tuesday. Action by the
House will probably follow shortly.
Speculation as to whom viii sbe
appointed to fill the new judgeship
still continues. Seth Richardson Of
Fargo, and Andrew Miller of Bis
marck, both of whom have been
connected by gossip with the ap-
pointment, have visited about the
Capitol for several days. Richard
son has left the city but Mr.. Miller
is still here. Of the various men
mentioned for the place the latter Is
understood to have the strongest
backing. The House Committee has
received protest against the ap-
pointment Of Miller from the w. G.
T. u, but on the other hand many
prominent attorneys over the state
seem to favor him over any Of the
other men mentioned.
Many well-known men from the
state have been in the city during
the past week or two but just how