The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-06-09

IS 10 De expected CnaC que cOnSlUeFa-
ton will be given to all concerned be-
fore the appointment is made.
When this is done interest will prob
ably center upon district attorneyship
for North Dakota. That the Hill
dreth controversy might be viewed
with complete understanding visit
was made to the office of Attorney
General Daugherty last week and the
private secretary to the Attorney Cen
eral, Mr.. Gibbs reiterated his previ-
Gus statement to the effect that Mr..
Hildredth had been asked to resign.
He further added that Mr.. Hildreth
did not necessarily have to do this
since the confirmation Of new ap-
pointee would automatically vacate
the office. If this be the case it
would seem that the resignation of
the present incumbent is matter
of minor Importance.
1t was stated that in reply to Mr..
Hildredth's request for the grounds
upon which his retirement had been
based that the Attorney General had
replied that the demand was being
made wholly upon complaints recc:v-
ed at the office during the last adj
ministration. Mr.. Hildredth, it seems,
came back promptly with common
datory letter which he received from
Attorney General Palmer some time
prior to the latter's retirement. This
letter, according to Mr.. Gibbs, was
nothing more than a form letter sent
out by Palmer to officials all over
the United States thanking them for
their cooperation and did not apply
to specific cases at all.
In the mean time, of course, Mr..
Hildreth is still in office and Senator
Laid is standing out for his retention.
Reference was probably made to the
Senator when Mr.. Hildreth recently
spoke of the friends he had in Wash
ington. He certainly seems to have
one in the newly elected Republican
Senator. The why's and wherefores
of this may be open to conjecture but
the two have been fellow townsmen
for quite while and this may account
in measure for their evident at
tachment just now.
Just how an adjustment will be
made remains to be seen. 1t is un-
derstood that another man wants the
job; and that that other also has
friends. Speculations may not be in
order but the prediction is being made
that Mr.. Hildreth will not serve out
his present term. But that is a mat
ter of opinion.
Thus far Representative George NJ.
Young had been successful in his OPP
position to the adoption Of the Long
worth Resolution. Under this reso-
luton the rates in the new permanent
tariff bill would be put into effect with
the reporting Of the tariff bill by the
| Ways and Means Committee. In other
words, the members of the House
would be asked to put into immediate
effect rates which they themselves
would not yet have had an opportunity
to pass upon. The object of this, of
course, would be to prevent a flood of
imports in anticipation Of increased
tariff rates to be imposed by the new
legislation.
Mr.. Young opposed this upon the
grounds that such action by a COM
mittee was unconstitutional in that
Congress had no authority to delegate
legislative authority. He reasoned
that the resolution would not be al
lowed to pass the Senate, and that
if it did, it still would not stand since
it was unconstitutional. And all of
this would mean waste of time and
effort. When the matter came to
a vote in committee it drew the sup
port of the entire Republican major
ity with the exception Of Young. The
fight then was carried into confer
ence of the House Republicans and
here, however, the tide turned with
many Of the party leaders endorsing
the Young contentious. The resolu-
ton failed of an endorsement in the
conference and it is therefore probably
doomed if it is reported to the House
since, lacking full party support, ii
certainly would not command that of
the Democratic membership.
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From the Senate Committee on FL
nance comes the announcement, of in
terest to service men, that the pass
age of soldiers bonus act will soon
be an assured fact. The Senate Com
mittee is now working upon the draft
of a bill, which will, according to re-
ports, be reported and passed at this
session. Colonel F. w. Galbraith,
national commander OF the American
Legion, appeared before the commit
tee last week and was told that it
was the intention of Senate leaders,
irrespective of party or sectional af-
filiations, to pass bonus legislation as
quickly as proper bill could be draft
ed.
This stand Of the committee was
predicted several days ago after Sen
ators Penrose and McCumber, leading
Republicans on the committee, had
given out. press interviews to the eff
feet that it was their desire that such
legislation be enacted at once.
Senator McCumber, who went on
record in favor Of bonus legislation
during the last session, is chairman
of the subcommittee that will have
charge Of drafting the soldiers bonus
bill In this position, to settle the
bonus question to the full satisfaction
Of tho Sorvico mon He haS a Sa,,rod