The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-01-13

lantic, Gulf States, Central Southern,
Great Lakes, Central West, South
west, Northwest, Pacific Coast, and
Interior Central.
At the Office Of Senator Nelson it
was stated that the date had not yet
been set for hearings to be held by
the Judiciary Committee upon the
nomination Of Andrew Miller Of Bis
rnarck, for Judge Of the Federal BEN
ch in North Dakota. One man has
already asked to be heard in OPPOSE
tion but his name could not be learn
ed.
Senator Ladd, it is understood,
will not oppose the confirmation of
Mr.. Miller. Ladd stood out to the
last for his own candidate, Seth
Richardson Of Fargo, however, and
did not join Senator McCumber in
endorsing Miller.
A rumor, noted here for what it
may be worth, had it that a senator
from another state might object to
the appointment of Mr.. Miller. Such
an action would seem a breach Of
senatorial courtesy but some men
lack an appreciation of that and, if
the grounds for the action seem suf-
ficient, it might of course be done.
Why such an objection should be
made is not known.
It is generally believed that Mr..
Miller will be confirmed when his
name comes before the Senate in ex-
ecutive session. The White House
is satisfied with the situation and
the verdict now rests with the Sem
ate. The qualifications of such ap-
pointees are usually carefully inves-
tigated by the Department of JUS
tice and this was done very thoro-
ughlv in the case Of Mr.. Miller.
Confirmation by the Senate should
therefore follow as a matter of
course.
The soldiers bonus bill will gain a
new lease on life when Chairman
Fordney of the House Committee on
Ways and Means will call the COM
mittee together this Tuesday to be-
gin. consideration Of the bill. On
the proposition of adjusted compen-
sation legislation itself sentiment on
the committee is known to be favor
able. Mr.. Fordney, the chairman, is
the author of the bill and since it's
inception has been one Of it's most
steadfast advocates. Representa-
tives George M. Young and James A.
Frear, of Wisconsin, stood with
Fordney in his fight for the bill in
the last Congress and are today
among the leaders in the drive for
its enactment.
The chief questions to be settled
are as to the time when the first
payments shall be made, and as to
Tie methods Of raising the funds to
..:-et yhe demand. These questions
are closely related since if the mon
ey is to come from the interest upon
the foreign debt the payments could
not begin until January /, 1928, or
even thereafter, perhaps. Other al
ternatives are sales tax, as propo-
sed by strong group in the House,
or tax upon the sale Of light beer
and wines, which, of course, would
have to be legalized. While the eff
fectiveness Of the latter proposition
as money-raiser is unquestioned
such move would certainly draw
down the wrath of the drys. The
sales tax would also meet opposition
but it also. seems to have many
friends. &
The committee bill will pass the
House from all indications, if it is
once reported. In the last Congress
the real fight was in the committee.
When the bill came to vote in the
House It was but a short time prior
to the congressional elections and
this fact may have bolstered up the
wavering. The majority given the
bill was a comfortable one. This
year the situation will be much the
same. It is not long from January
to June and the House seems more
favorably inclined than before.
All of the North Dakota delega-
ton have been advocates Of adjusted
compensation throughout, and this
is true of the senators as we'll as
the congressman. Moreover North
Dakota is represented upon both the
House and Senate committees which.
will report the bill,, and North Da-
kota men are bound to have a heal
thy influence in the fight for this
legislation.