New-York tribune., 1920-05-03
Congress Still Deadlocked
Over How to Raise the
Money for the Bonus;
Republicans to Caucus
H. w. Buxton, Recently
Elected County Chairman,
Has Assumed New Duties
With Marked Enthusiasm


House Of Representatives on the ques-
ticn Of soldier relief legislation or the
bonus program has ended with that
body still apparently hopelessly dead
locked over the question Of how the
money necessary to put the program
through shall be raised.
II had been originally planned to
pass the bonus bill in the House to
day, but such bitter opposition arose
in the Republican caucus that the
other caucus will be held late this
week IN an effort to reach compro-
mise. The elimination Of the proposal
to raise the revenue by sales tax Is
certain, It appears, and the House and
the Republican caucus may turn to the
"war profits" tax as the solution.
Representative H. c. Pell jr., Of the
18th New York District, served notice
Saturday on the House that he would
vote against. the measure, although he
knew he was committing political
entiously support it. Charges of play
ing politics" in the consideration Of the
bonus have been made by both fac
tions Of the House, but 1t is believed
in the capital that some agreement
will be reached before the session ends,
with the recommendations Of the ma
tional executive committee Of the
Legion carried out to great extent.
The New County Chairman
Henry w. Buxton, who recently was
selected to succeed George Brokaw
Compton as county chairman, has as
sumed his new duties with an enthusi-
asm that forecasts big things for Man
haitian legionnaires. He has planned
an active administration, during which
he will fraternize with his posts and
consult with them on all vital ques-
tions. He already has taken steps to
draft declaration Of principles for
submission to the county committee at
its next meeting, Friday night. at the
rooms Of the Automobile Club Of
America.
He has proven himself fair and
square in the matter Of committee sp~
pointments and an able executive, and
the county posts arc back Of him to q
man, 1t would seem.
At the meeting Friday evening the
county committee will be asked to in
dorse q resolution Offering the services
Of the legionnairos in the vent Of walk
outs from public utilities by radical
workers, with the proviso that the
volunteers be called TO active duty only
when the emergency Is clearly estab-
lished to be Of radical nature, in
spired and melted by radicals and d.
rected against the public welfare"
County Headquarters Moves
County headquarters is now located
IN the Commonwealth Theater building,
Fffty-first Street and Lexington Avenue.
Captain Brooks Post Scores
Members of the Captain Belvidere
Brooks Post "put one over" last week
when they persuaded National Com
mander Franklin d'Olier, who was
visiting in New York, to attend their
meeting. The executive spoke on the
bonus issue and thanked the post and
Francis M. Fallon, its president, for it's
mittee's program.
A post standard and the national
colors, the gift Of Mrs. Florence M.
Craft, of Breton Hall, were presented
10 the post by Colonel H. B. BaketeI,
Of Argonne Post, President Fallon re-
spending. Lorillard Spencer, chairman
of the county's Americanism commit
tee, also spoke.
Belvidere Brooks Post, with q
membership Of 500, is growing rapid
ly, with applications from veterans all
over the country, some OF Whom were
schoolmates Of Captain Brooks. The
post is particularly anxious to enroll
veterans in the territory bounded by
Eighty-sixth and Ninety-sixth streets
and Riverside Drive and Central Park
West Applications should be made to
Charles Niese, of 220 Broadway. In a
short time the post will float bond
issue for the purpose of procuring
funds with which to acquire a per-
manent headquarters.