The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-12

Seth Richardson, A. w. Fowler,
Judge Palda and Francis Murphy,
with number of, other prospective
candidates looming up in the offing.
So far as is generally known at least
no particular man seems to hold an
advantage as yet. Perhaps by the
time the bill has passed the House
the field will have been narrowed
down considerably.
Colonel Frank White, former gov
ernor of North Dakota, and we'll
known as national guard officer,
was sworn in as treasurer of the
United States in the office of the
secretary last Monday. Senator'S
McCumber and Ladd were among
those present when Mr.. White took
his oath of office.
John Burke, the retiring treasurer,
and also a former governor of the
state, was in Washington the day Mr..
White assumed office but returned to
New York late in the week where he
is partner in brokerage firm.
BY unanimous consent the Senate
agreed to Senator Penrose's request
that the Young emergency tariff and
anti dumping1 bill should come to a
vote on Wednesday. 1t was agreed
that speeches be limited to ten min
utes after noon of that day at which
time voting upon amendments will
begin. Thus it is probable that the
tariff bill will pass the, Senate We'd
nesday evening or sometime on
Thursday.
The bill has been amended in some
particulars, including the elimination
Of the currency revaluation clause, by
the Finance committee since its pas
sage by the House and will there
fore have to 60 to conference before
it can be sent to the President. The
tariff bill proper however remains in
substantially the same form as draft
ed by the Young subcommittee and
any changes made in the bill either in
the Senate or conference will have
but little effect upon Northwestern
agriculturists.
Senator McCumber and Chairman
Penrose of the Finance committee are
leading the fight for the passage Of
the bill and it is expected that it
will command the united support OF
the Republican majority with perhaps
the addition of few Democrat votes.
The President is known to favor the
passage of the emergency act and
and there should be but little delay in
the final enactment of the law after
vote is had in the Senate.
The national budget bill, introduce
ed by Good, Republican, of Iowa, has
passed the House and gone to con-
ference. The Good bill differs in GER
tain fundamental particulars from
that of Senator Mccormack, which
had previously passed the Senate, and
these differences will have to be rec
onciled before the enactment of ma
tional budget is fact. Such an ad-
justment, however, in the opinion OF
congressional leaders, will not delay
the final enactment of the Jaw for
any appreciable time.
The johnson immigration bill has
passed the Senate and should soon be
law. In the meantime the Knox
Peace resolution is in the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs where it
will remain, it is understood, pending
the adjustment of certain inter-
national difficulties abroad arising
from the reparations problem. Sen
timent in the House however seems
overwhelmingly in favor of the peace
proclamation and it should meet with
but little delay when finally pushed
for passage.
In various congressional committees
attention now seems to be turning to
an adjustment Of the bonus and other
problems effecting the ex-service men.
A resolution by Senator Norris, Re-
publican, of Nebraska, directs the i'm
mediate collection Of interest on the
foreign government loans now due,
approximating $75O,0O0,0O0, and its
use and that of all such interest here
after collected toward the payment
of bonuses to former service men.
Before a senate committee Richard
S. Jones, editor Of the Stars and
Stripes, and Commissioner Spry, of
the General Land Office, Endorsed the
McNary bill to provide Western re-
clamation fund of $3.50, 100000, as the
most workable system Of land aid yet
proposed in behalf Of soldiers. 1t
will be recalled that Gland aid" was
one of the features of the Fordney
soldiers bonus bill that passed the
house during the last Congress. only
to die before action could be had up
on the measure in the Senate.
Sentiment in Congress Sc M S
strongly in favor of the passage of
some sort Of legislation in the ma
ture of veterans bonus, probably sim
liar in the main to the Fordney bill.
First however it is the desire of all
concerned that the disqualification and
vocalizational training bureaus hav-
ing to do with the care Of the disabled
men be placed upon an efficient foot
ing, and this, coupled with the crying
need for legislation of much import
ance to the entire country, and in
some instances Of an emergency char
acter, will necessitate the delay in the
consideration Of an adjusted COM
pensation act for some time.
Senator E. F. Ladd made his initial
bow to the Senate on last Monday
when he rose to take issue with form
err President William Howard Taft
in regard to a recent newspaper state
ment accredited to the ex-president in