The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-08-18

lish glee!
But:
Representative Johnson glanced
about the legislative chamber and then
exclaimed in indignation:
81 call attention to the fact that
today, while there are two Nonpar-
tisan League Representatives in this
House from North Dakota, Mr.. Baer,
and Mr.. Sinclair, neither one of them,
nor any person connected with the
Nonpartisan League seems anxious to
give this Bill any assistance, or is will
ing to answer any questions, but the
fight for this bill devolves upon the
the gentleman from North Dakota,
Mr.. Young, and the gentleman from
Montana, Mr.. Riddick, both Of whom
have been advocating sound ~legisla-
ton for years!
"And the question should be asked
by the people Of North Dakota: Where
were their Representatives of the
Nonpartisan League when this ques-
ton came before the House of Repre-
sentatives for action upon this partic-
ular day."
Johnson waited for a moment in
silence but no one answered. John
NJ. Baer was not to be seen. Not
that day nor for many days thereafter.
He answered to but two roll calls out
Of the one hundred and fifty-five in
the last session of the Sixty-Sixth
Congress.
Mr.. SINCLAIR, however, did take the
floor little later and spoke and voted
for the bill.
And yet some Townley editors con-
slider it a crime to call attention to
such things as this. Refusing to sad-
NIT, with those of us who choose to
be charitable, that as Congressman,
Baer was fair cartoonist.
Perhaps it is equally out of order
to compare Baer, present one day,
with Gronna, present every day, of
the last session Of the Sixty-Sixth
Congress, adding that one was Non
partisan, the other a Republican.
With recess Of both Houses prob
able on or about August 26th, it is
now considered likely that the enact
ment Of the permanent tariff bill will
be delayed for sometime. To meet
this emergency Congressman George
M. Young has introduced bill to
extend the application of the present
Young bill, now in effect, for period
of two months beyond November 81,
the time limit set in the original bill.
| Almost simultaneous with this action
came the move upon the part of West
ern Republicans in the Senate in or.
ganizing themselves into a Western
tariff "bloc". This bloc is from with
in the recently organized unofficial
agriculture group and includes only
Republican members. 1t is under
stood, however, that several Western
Democrats will lend their votes to an
extension like that proposed by Mr..
Young.
"The West has not been treated
fairly in the past" said Senator Good
ing of Idaho, chairman of the new
organization. "We plan to stand to-
gether to obtain fair treatment for
Western interests in the new bill.
This applies principally to agriculture
products and livestock"
AS working committee of the bloc
Senator Gooding has appointed SEN
ators Johnson, California, Capper, of
Kansas, McNary, Oregon, and Nichol-
son, of Colorado.
AS the Finance committee is official
body that will report the tariff bill to
the Senate none of the members of
that committee have been asked to
join the Tariff "bloc". Senator Me-
Cunber is member of the Finance
Committee.
In the House Western members,
particularly those from the North
west, are already well organized. On
matters of NATURAL concern the Min
nesota, Montana and North and South
Dakota delegations work almost as a
unit. The Minnesota congressman
form an active and exceedingly able
delegation, composed as it is largely
Of veteran members like Stevenson,
Anderson, Volstead, Knutson, and
other men of like prominence. In the
North Dakota delegation Young is a
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee and therefore in strategic
position to aid the friends of farmer
protection. Burtness has supported
both the Young and Fordney bills and
while Mr.. Sinclair voted against the
permanent tariff revision he lined ur
with the other westerners in favor OF
the emergency bill earlier in the ses.
sion and will probably vote for the
extension asked for by Mr.. Young il
the bill is reported.
House and Senate leaders have
agreed upon a months recess, with
August 26th set as the tentative date
However, number of bills are still or
the calendar that have such strong
followings that filibuster against thu