The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
SOLDIER BONUS
WINS IN HOUSE
BY 26o TO 92

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transactions. with increases over the
present surtaXes and tobacco levies.
The measure is the greatest
peace-time revenue bill in the his
tory of the country, but debate on
ii was limited to forty minutes
over the protests of the Democrats
and insurgent Republicans. who
ing the debate the House was in
an Uproar.
senate May XIII II.
No immediate action on the
measure is contemplated in the
Senate and the charge was made
frequently in the House that IL
will be killed there. II is virtually
certain that no action will be taken
before the proposed adjournment
or recess the latter part of next
week.
Forty Republicans and fifty-two
Democrats voted against the bill
on the final roll call.
The fight over the bonus opened
with an effort to prevent the sun
mission of rule suspending the
rules for. six days. Representative
Mann. of Illinois, who led the Re-
publican bonus opponents. and Rep
resentative Garrett OF Tennessee
claimed that the rule was not In
order because it prevented a mo-
tion to recommit the bill. After a
sharp debate this was overruled by
Speaker GilIett. The first test vote
came on the motion OF Republican
Leader MondeR TO lay on the table
an appeal from the decision of the
chair. made by Garrett
Bonus Opponents Weaken.
The bonus came through by a
margin Of three on this vote, the
count being 1872 to lS9., Had this
motion been defeated the bill prob
ably would have been thrown open
TO amendments. with a. fiHbuster
likely.
Then the bonus opponents began
bate. the rule suspending the rules
was adopted by a vote of 22O TO
.l65. Chairman Fordney Immediately
called up his bill and after the short
bedlam debate. in which about
twenty members participated, he
made a motion to pass the bill un-
der a suspension of the rules. 1t
was on this vote that the opposition
weakened. and the bill received the
necessary two-thirds majority.
Only thirteen Democrats voted ia
bring up the bill on the first test
vote, but on final passage nearly
100 more swung away and voted
aye" A group Of forty Republi-
cans stood pat against the measure
through the entire fight.
Cannon AEainst IL.
Several Of the prominent men oi
the House opposed the bill includ-
ing Uncle Joe" Cannon, Represen-
tatIve Fess. chairman of the Repub-
Iican Congressional Committee;
Representative Flood. Virginia,
chairman OF the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee: Representa-
tive Garner Texas. Democratic
whip: Chairman Gobd. of the Ap-
propriatioons Committee; Chairman
Kahn. of the Military Affairs Com
mittee and Chairman Butler, of the
Naval Affairs Committee.
Cannon. after stating the measure
would mean a hi gincrease in the
cost of living, said that he had re-
ceived far more protests than re-
quests for the measure.
Those Against IL.
Those voting against the bill
were:
Republicans - Ackerman. Bur.
roughs. BHtIer. Cannon. Crago, Dal.
linger. Fess, Freeman, Fuller, Mas.
'sachusetts; Glynn. Goode.' Greene
Vermont; Hicks, Husted, Kahn
Lehlbach. Luce. Lufkin. McFedden
Magee. Mann. illinois,. Merritt
Moores, Indiana: Newton. Mime
sofa; Parker, Peters, Plat. Ramsey
Rogers, Rowe. New York; Sanford
Smell. Temple. Tilson, Tinkhain
TreadwRy, Walsh, Ward. Wason,
Winslow. Total, 20.
Democrats = Bee. Black. Black
mon; Bland. Virginia: Box. Bucn-
anan, Brynes, South Carolina
Campbell, Pennsylvania; |oady
Collier, Connolly, Dent, Dewait
Dominick. Doremus, Drewry. Dupre
Eagle. Flood, Garner, Garrett
Hardy. Texas; Hersman. Holland
Humphries. Johnston. Mississippi
Johnston. New York: Jones. Texas
'Lanham. Lea. California: McDuffie.
Mann. South Carolina: Martin. Mon
tague, Moon. Tennessee; Moore
Virginia. Oliver, Overstreet. Pad
gett. Parrish. Pell. Rayburn, Sisson,
Steele. Stephens. Mississippi; Steven
son. St9lI. Summers. Texas: Venable
Whaley. Woods. Virginia: Young
Texas Total 80