The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-31
SENATORS PLAN
new DELAY FOR
The BONUS BILL
May Be Reported by Committee
This Week.
Anxious for Recess Little Group
Plans New FiIibuster.
RECEIVED BIG VOTE IN HOUSE
President Wilson May Make Ef-
fort to Prevent Recess.
House Resolution Calls for Ad-
iOurnment on June 5.
Anxious for Recess Little Group
Plans New FiIibuster.
RECEIVED BIG VOTE IN HOUSE

Washington, May s1.-Congress
plans to quit Washington in order that
its members may attend the two DO
litical conventions after five more
working days. Whether or not the
senate will in that time rush action on
the soldiers relief bill, is now prob
lematical, according to the leaders
1t is expected that a report on the
bill passed by the house Saturday will
be brought before the senate this
week, but there is an inclination on
Keep from vote on it, even If
fillibuster during the last hours be-
fore the recess is necessary.
Want Adjournment june 5.
Representative Mondell. house Re-
publican leader, has introduced a
resolution for adjournment June 5.
Senate leaders are against IN ad-
journment and favor a recess of a
month or six weeks.
According to present indications,
appropriation bills and a few minor
conference reports are likely to be the
only business transacted during the
five remaining days.
Many members would not be sur
prised to have President Wilson ask
congress to stay in session to act on
high cost of living measures which he
has recommended.
Fear of some such action by the
president is the reason some of the
senators favor a recess instead of ad-
journment. Another reason for sem
ate opposition to adjournment is the
demand of the senate progressive
group for action at this session on on
the packer regulation bill and other
cost of living measures. The packer
regulation bill is to be taken up di-
rectly after the recess.
Bonus Bill Passed House.
The soldier bonus bill with benefits
approximately 3 Il million of the ex--
service men. was passed and sent to
the senate Saturday
1t received a majority of more than
to l. after a special rule was adopt
ed blocking all amendments The
votes more than necessary thirds
majority required under the parlia-
mentary procedure to keep out amend
ments.
VIII Get SIPS or ST a Day.
The bill provides that beginning
April 1, 1921, every man or woman
who served overseas during the war
will receive S125 a day and every man
or woman who served on this side will
receive 81 a day as extra compensa-
ton for his or her services. The maxi
mum which any one can receive for
overseas service is $625 and the maxi
mum for home service. $500. Pay
ments are to be made quarterly over
period of three years.
Adds to the Income Tax.
Additional taxes of approximately
1850 million dollars, the payment of
which would be started next Decem-
Der and continued for three years, are
imposed by the bill. None of the bene-
fits will be available until June 1, 1921.
AS means of raising the necessary
revenue, the bill imposes increased sur
taxes on incomes in excess of $4,000,
provides a tax on payment on real es-
tate sales, on stock exchange transac-
tions, on dealings in futures on pro-
duce exchanges, an increased tax on
tobacco and an excise tax on corpora
tions issuing stock dividends.
The service men are given the op-
tion of cash bonus, home aid, land set
tlement, paid up insurance or voca-
tional training and the taxes are i'm
posed upon real estate transfers, stock
and grain exchange transa ctions, with
increases over the present surtaxeS
and tobacco levies.
The charge was made frequently in
the house that it will be killed
in the senate. 1t is virtually certain
that no action will be taken before the
proposed adjournment or recess the
latter part of this week.
Forty Republicans and fifty-two
Democrats voted against the bill.
Southern Democrats Against 1t.
Several of the prominent men of the
house opposed the bill. including I'm
Gle Joe" Cannon, Representative Fess,
chairman of the Republican congress
siona1 committed; Representative
Flood. Virginia. chairman of the Dem
ocratic congressional committee; Rep
resentative Garner, Texas, Democrat
ic whip; Chairman Good of the ap-
propriations committee; Chairman
Kahn, California. of the military af-
fairs committee. and Chairman Butler
of the naval affairs committee.
Southern Democrats voted practical
ly solid against the bill, fearing that
negroes would draw their bonus in
cash and quit work until the money
was spent.