New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-16
Bitter Controversies and
Near Blows Between
Reed and McCurnber
Follow Recomnittal
Move to Instruct
On Revival Fails
Sponsor Declares Meas.
ure Is Not Dead; Will
Be Passed Within Year

WASHINGTON, July 15.-By vote
OF AZ to 20, the Senate this afternoon
adopted the motion of Senator Penrose
to recommit the soldiers bonus bill to
the Finance Committee, as suggested bv
President Harding in his recent spe-
cial message. No instructions wer.
given to the committee.
Final consideration of the bill WE.
marked by bitter controversy, in
which personalities were exchanged ana
in which Senator'S McCumber, of North
Dakota, and Reed, of Missouri, almost
came to blows. Senator McCumber in
vited Senator Reed outside, and Sem
ator Reed classified him as "black-
guard" Senators Robinson, of Arkan-
sas, and Watson, of Georgia, backed up
Senator Reed, and had it not been for
the pacific Intervention of Senator
John Sharp Williams there might have
been fistic encounter.
Strength of the movement to recon-
mt with instructions faded out over
night. Administration leaders opposed
instructions, and Democratic leaders
came to the conclusion it would be
better politics to have no instructions.
The result was that a motion of Sem
ator Kenyon to instruct the committee
to report the first Monday in January
got only smattering of votes.
Bill Not Dead, McCumber Says
Senator McCumber, in speech, de-
n q hn
be passed before the time named in it
to take effect, July /, 1922. But the
revival of it is generally deemed a mat
ter of much uncertainty. If the House
passes bill, as it will if Chairman
Fordney of the Ways and Means Com
mlttee has his way, the Senate NAV
feel forced to act In the regular ses-
sion.
Senators to-day were flooded with
kilograms from veterans urging that
the bill be not recommitted.
The following is the vote on the m
tion to recommit:
ndrob roT FeeomnittaE Lar
minis. Curtis. Dillingham;. Edge, Ernst
Fernald Frelinghuysen, Gooding. Hale,
Msogs Kenyon Ksyes Kn0x Loass
Nelson. New. Nicholson. Norbeck, Oddie,
Penrose. Poindexter. Shortridge. Smoot,
Stanheld. Sterling. Wadsworth, Warren,
Democrats-Dial, Glass. King, Myers,
Simmons, Swanson, Underwood and Will
liams-8.
Against: Republicans-Bursun Capper,
Elkins. Harreld. Jones (wash.). Ladd, La
Toilette Norris and sutherland-s.
way. Culberson, Fletcher, Gerry. Harris,
Harrison Hehn, Hitchcock, Jones IN. ny,
l!sS' lK!sendrick' MeKellar; Pittman. Robinson.
(Mont) and Watson (Ga.)-20.
Total against recommittal, 20.
Senator'S Phipps, Republican, Colo
rado, and Townsend, Republican, Mich
igan, who were absent, We're paired in
favor of recommittal. Senator'S Reed,
Missouri, and Trammell, Florida, Demo
Gratis, were paired against recommittal.
Motion to Instruct Killed
On the motion of Senator Kenyon to
amend by instructing the Finance Com
mittee to report back a bonus bill the
first Monday in January, the vote was
overwhelmingly against. The Kenyon
motion received support of only seven
Senator'S larreld, Kenyon, Shortridge,
Stanfield, McNary and Willis, Republi-
cans, and Kendrick, Democrat. No
other motions to instruct were at
tempted.
eHS NOSC AoO Uccu dIIi,OuUCGQ
on the motion to recommit Senator
McCumber, with no formal business
pending obtained recognition and
started on a speech in which he said
he wanted to correct the impression
the bill would have disastrous finan-
cial effect. He also denied that recon-
mitting meant the death of the bill.
II demand the regular order!" shout
ed Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, Dem
ocrat. III make the point of order there
is no business before the Senate.
Il decline to YIELD" said Senator
McCumber defiantly.
This precipitated heated contro-
versy and a tumult of angry discussion
revolving about the question whether
Senator McCumber could proceed with
out unanimous consent. Senator Rob-
inson moved an executive session, but
the Vice-President refused to put the
motion while Senator McCumber was
still striving to speak. The Vice. Presi-
dent finally held Senator McCumber
was in order. Senators Robinson, Reed
and Watson, of Georgia, shouted their
protests from the Democratic side.
Senator Norris tried to get up the farm
export financing bill and Senator Ster-
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