Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-12
BONUS BILL NOT LIKELY
To PASS The SENATE
House Seems to Have Decided to
Pass Relief Measure for
x-Soldiers.

Washington, MAY 12.--Passage Of the
soldier bonus bill the latter part ct thus
week under a special rule, or on Monday
under the suspension of rules program,
practically was assured in the House To-
day when Republican insurgents an-
nounced their intention to support the
. wavs and means committee compromise
bill Democratic leaders said If forced to
vote on the committee bill, undoubtedly
majority OF the Democrats would JON
with the Republicans and give their sup
port Co the measure
Representative Joseph W. tordney'
chairman of the WAYS and means COM
mittee. said last night, after another meet
ing Of his committee. that he hoped 10
have the hill ready for consideration the
latter mart of this week. He already has
approached members of the rules COM
mittee as to the obtaining of . special rule,
hat it is the general opinion that the
measure will be brought into the House
next Monday under suspension Of rules.
which procedure would not permit ci any
amendments to the committee bull
With assurance that the legislation Will
be adopted in the House proponents ot
the soldier bonus measure urncd thelr
attention TO the Senate. II Is known that
senators favoFing the legislation nave been
asked bv House members to make ah
effort 10 force the measure through inc
Senate.
That the legislation can be pushed
through the Senate Is not heheNed pos
sihle Only about two weeks oi TINS st'S-
sion remain if the Republican program
for a recess on May 20 Is carried out ne
bill must go before the Senate finance com
mittec and be considered aS an entirety
1 |. ,.Ifvs blS Will take
more than week. Then the measure
must take its chance in the senate, ana
in the final hours when there Is 2 con-
cestion Of legislation on the iioor- there
i every proba ability the soldier bonus
measure will moi Get through, that Is
unless some special consideration y gwen
it, And with n great many Senators nos
tile To either The House blii or TO any
bonus legislation. there does not seem 70
be any probability that the Senate VIII be
driven into submission ON this question
The House insurgents according to
Renrescntativc ROYAL Johnson, their
.cadcr. will support the committee hil
rather than see the entire bonus legs-
lation defeated in another House smart
Johnson saws the insurgents nave won
then fight for the elimination q iaN
IN sales and that. though they still wish
nat tlNtlitBH tl VII tsA''f'N S''-
.nad they will forego a fight on this sub
iect "a permit some legislation to he
enacted. Later in the wear, during con
sjderation of revenue legislation. be pre-
Iicted another fight would be made by
:Ie inSurgent group for taxation OF war
profits
rf the measure Is brought III undcr a
spccial rule. program gwen some ron
sideration bv the Republican Louise lead
rrS. an opportunity undoubtedly Will he
hal to amend the committee measure
vt that time Representative Henry
Rainey. Democrat. of Illinois, said the
Democrats would endeavor 70 have the
bill recommitted and the taxation of war
profits substituted for the taxation on
real estate transfers. higher incomes.
stock exchange transactions and tobacco
products Johnson said that gwen such
an opnortunitv the insurgents might make
an effort 10 have the Democratic motion
for recomnittal adopted
IF brought in under suspension ct TuicS.
no opportunity will be had 10 amend the
committee bin and Rainev said in that
event having Won their fight for elimina
ton of the tax on sales aud having COM
united the Republicans IN opposition 10
TAXATION of war profits The Democrats,
Is individuals. and undoubtedly as d
majority. would not make further efforts
to have the bill defeated.