The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-01-03
NORTH DAKOTA
SENATOR WILL
!. BE ADVANCED



following the deatl. of Senator Boies
Penrose will INCLUDE the elevation Of
Senator Porter j. McCumber, Of North
Dakota, to the head Of the finance
committee. Edgar Markham, writing
in the st. Paul Pioneer Press, says the
following:
Washington. The expect ed
death Of Senator Boies Penrose brings
to the Northwest The Craftsmanship
of the most important committee Of
the senate-the finance committee,
which has charge of all revenue leg
islation. Senator H'orter j. McCum-
bar of North Dakota Is ranking Re-
publican member ard under the SEMI
0rity rule of the senate Will advance
to the chairmanship.
During the long illness of Senator
Penrose. Senator McCumber served as
acting chairman. AS a matter of fact,
except for the consideration OF the
tax revision bill ira the senate and
on the floor, the Nforth Iakotan has
directed most OF the committees
work for two years. Senator PenrOse
had been at the Catitul nearly every
day since his returh a year ago, but
the state Of his health did not per
nit the hard work required Of the
chairman Of such ais important COM
mittec.
Watson Link Win White House
Senator Watson OF Indiana, men,
Der of the finance committee; has been
sort OF : link between, the Whit.
House ana the tinanfe committee. He
relieved Senator Pdlrose iof some of
the many. respOns7blll deVolvlng
on man so high n the party cOun'
cils. There is no thought, however,
of advancing Senatar watson to the
chalrmanship over senator McCum-
Der. In fact. ahead ,of Watson on ths
committee are Sm0ot La fOllette ana
two or three others. Whlle well up
among the party chleftalns, the maj
ana Senator is near Inc DottOm OF the
list on the finance committee.
The administration has shown q dis.
position to helm Senator McCumber at
every turn The fart ne has q very
hard fight ahead of him for renom--5
inatjon in North Dakota would prompt
the administrataon,yY lit necessary, to
use its influence in his behalf should
there be any move to select anotnei
senator chairman.
Aid to Farm Bloc Indicated
As chairman Of the finance com.
mittee Senator McCnmber will be re-
sponsible for the tariff bill, which the
administration is very anxious to have
passed4at an early date. The switch
from Renrose to MdCumber probably
will result in the agrarian bloc getting
Just what it desires in the way OF in
creased agricultural tariffs. While
Penrose had made many promises to
the farm senators, he also did much to
hold down their demands. McCumber
is in full sympathy with helping the
farmer and likely will go the full
length desired by the bloc.
Except for the agricultural sched-
ules, the change from Penrose 10 NC
Cumber probably will not make mucn
difference in the duties. However
the farm organization protest on the
question of American valuation pro
visions of the Fordley bill may be
more effective now. President Hard
ing has asked to have the valuation
machinery left flexipls and there is
big row on in the party on TINS Ques-
tiOn.
Nav Speed Soldier Pay
Senator McCumbef rs ascendancy to
the chairmanship of the hnance COM
mittee probably will speed consldeIa'
ton OF soldier bonus Legislation by inc
senate once the tariff bill is out OF
tho way II will be recalled that Sen.
ator McCumber brought forward MS
hin last summer and was on the verge
Of getting it passed wnen tns fIesl-
+, dent stepped in and matted consloera'
! tion because Of the state OF tne ma
tion's treasury. Senator McCumDef
Is very ANXIOUS to Necover from this
setback and can be uepended on uo
push the legislation as soon as the op-
portunity comes
At present Senator McCumper is
chairman of the, pensions committee
and will resign to become cnalrlhall
oS <hn fuon1o romTrltfe6,