Evening star., 1920-05-30
SOLDIERS BONUS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Members Vote 2ee to 81
After Tests Indicated
.BiII's Failure.

by the House late yesterday, 2S9 to so,
under a Legislative arrangement that
made two-thirds vote necessary, and
after series of test votes had indi-
Gated that the measure would fail
|, It now goes to the Senate, where it
u gentfsliy csneedsd that ttiwill tail.
There was a bitter aIl-day fight
upon this legislation.s While only the
direct vUtd on tiis 4bi1f va possible
under the suspension program. it was
preceded by three test votes. which
showed supporters Of the measure
gradually gaining strength.
The f1rst vote, OF 1872 to 1s9, coming
on a parliamentary question, indicated
that advocates Of the bill were short
by 81 votes Of the two-thirds majority,
while the second. by which the sus-
pension program was adopted 200 to
1s5. showed they lacked only 81 votes
The third. test was on, applying the
suspensions program ,to, the bill itself;
which wdss carried It's sto 81, or two
less than the required number for
passage.
Debate Is Heated.
Between roll, calls the debate was
heated: the democrats. aided by q
minority OF the republicans. attacked
the gag rule" Of the majority. Advo-
Gates of the suspension program de-
clared a, vote against it was a; vote
against the bill itself. and gradually
they wore down the opposition. the final
vote recording 40 republicans and 81
democrats lin opposition. ..-----.
Supporters Of the measure declared
that the bill was just to the ex-service
men for losses they suffered during the
war;. but its opponents denounced it as
a political trick to win the soldier
vote through an attempt to CONNER
cialize patriotism.
How Republicans Voted.
The roll. call follows:
Republicans for: Anderson, Am
drews. Maryland; Andrews. Nebraska;
Anthony. Bacharach. Baer, Barbour.
Begg. Benham, Bland. Indiana; Boies,
Bowers, Bntten. Brooks. Illinois:
Brooks. Pennsylvania; Browne. Bur
dick. Burke, Campbell. Kansas; chind-
blom. Christoperson., Classon. Cooper.
CopIey. cramton. Crowther. currie.
Michigan; Darrow. Davis. Minnesota;
Dempsey, Denison, Dickinson Iowa;
Dowen. Dunbar, Dunn. Dyes. Echols.
Elliott. Emerson. Esch. Evans, Ne
braska: Fairfield, Focht, Fordney,
Foster, Frear, French, Fuller. Illi-.
nois; Garland, Goodykoontz, Graham.
Illinois. Green, Iowa; Greene. Massa-
chusetts: Griest, .Hadiey. Hamilton.
Hardy, Colorado: Harreld, Haugen,
Hawley, Hays, Heasey. Hickey. Hill,
Hoch, Hull, Iowa; Hutchinson, Ire
land. James. Jefferjs, johnson, South
Dakota. johnson. Washington; Jones.
Pennsylvania; = JUL, Kearns, Kelley.
Michigan; Kelly. Pennsylvania: Ken,
nedy. Rhode Island. Kiess, Kins, Kin
kaid, Kleczka, Kraus. Knutson,s Krei-
der, Lanpert. Langley. Layton. Little,
Longsworth, Laihring.. Macarthur. Nc
Culloch. Mckenzie. Mckinley. Illinois;
Mclaughlin. Michigan; Mclaughlin,
= sMcPherson. MacCrate, Mac
Gresor.. Madden. Mapes.s Michener,
Miller, Monahan. Wisconsin: Mondel,
Moore. Ohio; Morgan. NORM. Mott,
Mudd. Murphy, Nelson, Wisconsin:
Newton. Missouri: Nolan. Ogden, os-
borne. Paige, Porter. : Purneu. Rad
eline. Ramseyer. Randall. Wisconsin:
Reavis, ,,Reber; Reed. New York; Reed.
West Virginia: Ricketts,. Ohio Rid
diek.s Montana; ;Rassion.e Kentucky:
Rode nberg. Rose Rennsylvania: San
ders; Indiana; Sander, New York:
Schall. Scott, Sells.se siegel, Sinclair.
Sinnott. Slemp. Smith, Idaho: Smith.
Illinois, Snriths Michigan Steenerson.
stephens. Ohio Shines. Stone. Kan
4as: Strong: Pepnsysvania;s Summers.
Wa&hipSton:-. 5. Sweet: swope, Taylor.
Tennassse:i 'Thonpson. rimberlske,
rfneher. Tovner. vatle. Ware. vestAl.
ystSt. vclz&sad, walters. Watson.
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