The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-03-24

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WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.
Exclusive to the Pioneer Express)
The soldiers adjusted compensa-
tion bill is before the House Of Rep
resentatives with favorable report
from the Committee on Ways and
Means. 3,
Congressman George M. Young Of
North Dakota, a member Of the COM
mittee and a strong friend of the bill,
predicts that The bonus bill will be
promptly passed by the House.
Congressman Burtness and Sin
clair, other members Of the North
Dakota delegation in the House, win
both support the bill.
The House passed bonus bill in
May Of 1920 but it died in the Sem
ate Finance committee when the
Sixty-Sixth Congress passed into
history. Press reports have limited
that such will be the case again
should the bill pass the House, as
there is every indication that it will.
Senator McCumber, chairman Of
that committee, is on record as
an advocate of adjusted compensa-
ton and it is not believed that he will
allow the present session to end with
cut bringing the soldiers bill on the
Aoor of the Senate for genuine test
Of strength. -
In the meantime a strong effort
will be made to force the bill to- an
immediate vote in the House. This
may be done either through a sus-
pension Of the rules or under speci-
The members Of Congress who SER
ssd sed in I, the late MaEsome vs.Sa twenty
members Of the House who are in
favor of immediate action will de-
nand p Republican caucus in the
event that the bill is not called up
within the next few days. It is un-
derstood that sufficient signatures
have aready been had to insure such
a meeting.
While leaders in the administra-
tion have opposed the bill as report
ed by the committee the exact posi-
tion Of President Harding may not
be known until he returned to the
capitol from his vacation in Florida.
Bonus advocates, however, are de-
sirous Of putting the bill through
both houses of Congress and then
squarely before the president regard
less of his present attitude.
A bill by Congressman Harold
Knutston of Minnesota would create
a Crop Stabilize Commission,
composed Of ithe Secretaries of Ag-
riculture, Commerce and Labor, with
power to-. revive the United Grain
Corporation, and TO fix guaranty
price for wheat, corn and cotton.
This commission would also have
discretionary power to fix prices up
on farm products should necessity
demand, such prices in all instances
to be not lower than the cost Of pro-
The Khutson bill has been referred
to the House Committee on Agricul-
ture. The committee also has under
consideration the crop stabilization
bills introduced by Congressman SIN
clair of North Dakota and Christ
opherson Of South Dakota.
The congressional primaries will
get underway with the first test Of
the year to be held in South Dakota
on March %. Illinois will follow suit
April II, when House members will
be nominated. Chief interest will
center upon the successors to "Uncle
Joe" Cannon and Representative
Rodenberg, two veterans, both Of
whom are, to retire.
Of more national importance, how
ever will be the fight in Indiana on
May 2 when Senator New will come
to scratch with former Senator Al
bert j. Beveridge, progressive and
friend Of Theodore Roosevelt. New
is ranked as 4 strong administration
man and the Indiana election will In
a sense be q test Of the party
strength.
Pennsylvania will nominate two
senator's as both Of the present in
cumbents are filing seats by appoint
ment. This will be decided May 16.
OF the primaries to be held in June
those Of, most local interest will be
filled on the 9Th. Minnesota where
Senator Frank B. Kellogg will face
z fight the Goth; and our own North
Dakota primary on the 28th, when
fore the electorate.
Kellogg will further test the popu-
larity Of the Harding administration.
Kellogg has to oa}5be considered 9 re-
- Z.