The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03

ly be called on or about April 4th, as
Chairman Fordney Of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means has an
nounced that he will be ready to re-
port the new tariff bill by that time.
The Ways and Means Committee
has been sitting throughout the past
three weeks in consideration of the
new law. Manufacturing interests
have had witnesses before the commit
tee all week and it is expected that
representatives Of the agricultural in
dustry will be called to testify quite
soon. Congressman Young is chair
man Of the subcommittee that will
revise the Agricultural schedules.
Minnesota has advanced candidate
for Secretary of Agriculture in the
Harding cabinet in the person Of F.
w. Murphy of Minneapolis. 1t is not
known just how much backing Mr..
Murphy will have but congressman
from the Northwest naturally prefer
man for the office coming from their
section of the country.
North Dakota has the distinction of
having the first chapter Of the Ameri-
can Indian War Mothers, according to
an announcement from the headquar-
tiers of the National American War
Mothers here.
The chapter name is Cannonball, and
the officers are: Mrs. Bear Ghost,
war mother; Mrs. Basil Two Bears,
secretary; Mrs. Fast Horst, treasurer.
* ii II
President-elect Harding will take
his oath of office without ceremony,
it has been announced, and a small
stand for the purpose will be con-
structed in front of the Capitol, sim
liar to the one used by Lincoln when
he began his second term in 1865.
President Wilson will view the adj
ministration of the oath from his car
raige, and then, if the President-elect
so desires, will accompany the latter
on his drive to the Whole House. The
Inauguration stand will be equipped
with sound amplifiers, so that the in
augural address will be easily audible
to all within reasonable distance. This
device has been used in Washington
with success upon numerous recent
occasions.
AS no official parade is to be held,
the North Dakota State Society has
definitely decided to drop all plans
for the states participation in the
proposed event. Senator McCumber
recently received official notification
from Chairman Mclean of the Inaug-
ural committee that all plans for an
official ceremony had been called off.
Previous press reports had announc-
ed abandonment of the contemplated
ceremonies, as was reported in this
column some weeks ago, but an effort
was made to arrange for an unofficial
parade. While there is still some pos
sibility of such action the occasion will
hardly warrant the expenditure of any
appreciable amount Of money by state
organizations.
AS was predicted in this letter few
weeks ago, Senator McCumber has
proposed a tariff of fifty cents a bush
ell on what to take tn place of the
rate Of thirty cents bushel, as agreed
upon in the House, in the Fordney
emergency tariff bill now before the
Finance committee.
In statement made by the senator
he charged that the American market
had been glutted by Canadian wheat
and that tariff of fifty cents would
be necessary to prevent further ex-
ports from Canada. Senator McCum-
Der declared that there yet remains
more than 150,O00,OO0 bushels of Can
adian wheat for export, and, consider
ing the difference in exchange between
the two countries, he feared the ruin
of the American wheat farmer unless
a "barrier is laid against further glut-
ting of ou1 markets"
just how soon vote can be had
upon the Fordney bill is still uncer-
tain. However, sentiment would seem
to favor its passage in spite of the
certain opposition Of some senator's
That some support is to be expected
from the south was recently empha-
sized by a resolution passed by the
Alabama division, American Cotton
Association, at Montgomery, which
requested the Alabama senators, IN
derwood and Heflin, to support and
vote for the Fordney emergency tar
iff bill.
With the emergency bill before a
senate committee the House commit
tee on Ways and Means has turned it's
attention to general and permanent
revision of the tariff to be made short
ly after the Inauguration Of the new
administration. Many congressman
seem to consider reenactment of the
old Payne-Aldrich act advisable, for
the time at least, to replace the Under
wood act now on the statute books.
Others prefer various changes in the
new legislation and in particular ten
dency for an increase in rates greatly
in excess of those in the Aldrich bill
upon certain manufactured articles, is
apparent, Judging from the testimony
Of witnesses appearing before the
House committee.
Certain American business interests
were rebuked by Congressman Young,
North Dakota, for asking for duties
which he charged would amount to IL
censing them to continue profteering.
Young stated that on this ground he
would strenuously oppose the granting
Of import duties ranging from 400
per cent to 400 per cent above the
Payne-Aldrich rates."
i Mr.. Young said: ut is time some