The Washington times., 1920-05-30
S)[O|ERBONUS
PASSES HOUSE
eill Adopted BY Vote OF 289 Io
92-Mow Goes to
! = Senate.
~ WlNDER II. HARRIS.
UntvesssI Service.

~ ~ SD1.h& W.
UaiverssI Service.
The soldier bonus bill was passed
~ the House late yesterday afternoon
~ a vote Of $50 to s2. 1t now goes TO
the Senate.
Long delay. 1t is expected. awaits
the soldier bonus bill in the Senate.
The upper house is not expected to
tAke up the bill until after the re-
oess for the national political con-
ventions.
Political observers here say there
u slight chance that the Senate will
pSss IL In anything like the form
passed by the House. The general
opinion Is that the Senate will make
drastic notifications In the bill which
lays new taxes over a period of three
years to gain 81 800 100000 for dis
trtbution among ex-service men.
The Affirmative vote was thirty-nve
Ia excess OF the two-thirds' majority
required under the suspension of the
rules procedure agreed upon by the
leaders to force action.
The political division was: For the
bill--l74 Republicans. 112 Democrats,
2 Independents, Prohibitionist:
against--4O Republicans aud 81 Dem
ocrats.
Debate Csuses Uproar.
Final action was had after a fight
which developed extreme bitterness
and three preliminary tests Of
strength. In which the bonus support
ers showed steady gains.
On the hrst test the bonus advo-
Gates were sixty-two votes short of
the necessary two-thirds. The second
roll call showed them only thirty
seven short and on the third lineup
the shortage had been cut to twenty
nine votes. Then came the vote which
put the members on record for or
against the bonus legislation. and
there were thirty-fve votes to spare.
The House was in a wild uproar and
confusion throughout the debate.
Speaker Giliett was unable to restore
order at any time. Several times the
House chamber was a veritable bed
lam. Cheers and applause were met
by jeers and boohs. However loud
speaker raised his voice there were
persistent cries of 'louder. louder,
come down front"
Victory For Hearut Papers.
Passage of the bonus bill by the
House, which is the second step to-
wards it's hnal enactment. marks a
distinct victory for the Hearst news
papers, which started the campaign
for q more adequate recognition Of
services OF the gallant American SOL
der. Presentation to both houses If
Congress of q petition circulated by
the Hearst newspapers and signed by
100000 citizens in all parts of the
country, urging Congressional as
sistance for the ex-service menS put
the movement definitely under way.
and support from the same sources
has kept 1t alive in face of the most
vigorous opposition brought againSt
any piece Of legislation in recent
years.
Spurred on by their victory in the
House, the friends Of the legislation
last night began consideration hf
plan to block adjournment of Con-
gress before the Senate has acted on
the bonus bill. Leaders in this move
ment said they would be willing To
agree to q brief recess for the con-
ventions, but that they would fight
with all their strength against an ao'
journment until next December, urt-
less the Senate shall dispose Of the
soldier legislation.
The fight started late yesterday
whom Chairman Campbell. Of the
rule suspending the rules for six days
~ q means Of paving the way for con-
sideration of the bonus bill. point
Of order against the rule by Con-
xreasman Garrett, Democrat OF Ten
nessee, and Mann, Republican, OF
Illinois, was overruled by Speaker
GfIlett, and Mr.. Garrett appealed.
Republican Leader Mondell moved tn
lay the appeal on the table, which
was adopted. 192 to 1S9.
Clarh's Vote CheereA.
The rule was debated for an hour
and adopted, 800 to 165. On demand
for n second to the motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill the vote
was 195 to 141. Forty minutes OF dis
cussion on the bill itself then was
had, at the end of which the bill was
passed. $50 to %.
The former Speaker declared the
charge that all of the Democrats were
against the bonus bill was lie All
the minority demanded, he said, was
an opportunity to amend the bill by
putting in more equitable and just
taxing provisions
He followed Chairman Campbell,
who, with Chairman Fordney. OF the
Ways and Means Committee, led the
fight for the bill. Mr.. Campbell said
the "time had come to unmask.' He
declared that votes against the sus-
pension program were really votes
against the bill, and that was where
the real opposition lay.
The proposed relief for the ex-serv-
roe man, said Mr., Campbell, is just and
but a meager recognition Of their
services to the country. Some of the
Democrats. ne charged, opposed the
bill because $4,000 negro boys would
be benefited.
Other opposition to the bill he
charged without naming 1t. was d.
rected against the sections which
would tax certain gamblers in Wall
Street This remark apparently was
aimed at the opponents OF the bill on
the Republican side.
The minority Republicans, led by
CONGRESSMAN Mann of Illinois, Joined
with the Democrats I'm charging
gag rule" practice in not permitting
consideration Of amendments to the
Liquidation.
Tho bill carries five plans of Fed
aral aid for the ex-service men, as
follows: Cash bonus, home and farm
aid, vocational training, land settle
ment, and paid-up Insurance. Under
the cash bonus feature, N.25 a day
will be paid for overseas service, with
a maximum of 1925. and 81 n day for
service In the United states. with a