The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-23

rescue the nation finances rom ut ter destruction"
 Tit for Tat
 MT. Lodge declared he saw 'no req son for debarring" the President from Congress, and Senator Knox, re- publican, Pennsylvania, interjected with: And I see no reason why Con- gress should be debarred from the White House as has occurred in the past eight years"
 Mir. Lodge also cited numerous con- stitutienal provisions which he said gave the President full authority to address either branch of Congress at his pleasure, saying it would be inn possible for the President to speak to both houses if only one were in session.
 Asserting that he never had heard "such violent denunciation of Wilson ''as had been directed at MT. Harding. Senator Kellogg, repub- lican. Minnesota, said he was unable to understand the reason for ,t. Me, Borah explained that he was in full accord with tae Pres dent "n the bonus cue stion, bat that his criticism President. whether MT, Wilson or MT. Ha, ding.
 Throws Down Bonus
 But I am unable to find anything like it prior to the Wilson admiuis- tration," he said. With all due re- spect, know of no more pitiable spectacle ever presented to the peo- rle than that of the Senate throw ing down the bonus bill after 1t had been reported and the President had come here to oppose 1t. It was be- cause he came here that we sur rounded our judgment to his dicta- ton.
 "The republican party had made a solemn pledge for enactment of bonus legislation There was not an item in the Presidents message that was not before us. We had made the bill the unfinished business and had given the assurance it would be pushed and passed. It would have passed if 1t had been put to vote.
 "While I think the President was right on his attitude on the bonus, the moment he left this chamber the bill was os dead as Julius Caesar. Now, what bectmes of the greatest legislative body In the world?' Senator New, republican. Indiana suggested that the Presidents speech had given senators courage to change Vn6fr pOSlllOH, anu Aui. iNhOHt eAhN i'~ took credit to himself when his. views were changed by the superior argu- ment of another.
 Guides Republicans Later in the argument, Senator Stanley, democrat, Kentucky, chideo the republicans flor the squapple' and added;
 you on that side are to be con gratulated. There was time when you could not say too much or too III about President Wilson. Now you make him the standard by which to judge the present occupant of the White House"
 Bv a. vote of a2 to 24 the Senate re- Ejected an amendment to the shipping hoard deficiency appropriation bill which provides that no officer em- ployed by the board in any capacity should receive a salary exceeding $12,000.
 The limitation. proposed by Sena- to- Harrison, democrat, Mississipp' was designed to prevent use of any lrart Of the $4s,500.000 carried in the i bill for the board in payment O. salaries of heads of departments and lawyers engaged by Chairman 1 Lasker.
 ssExtravaRnnt Sums- l As passed by the House, the meas l ure stipulated that not more than three officers should be paid nor
 than $12,5O0 annually, but tins was 1 stricken out hy the Senate appro- priations committee which reported the bill. Throughout the all-day de- bate on the amendment Senat ), Rorah, republican. Idaho. Senators McKeiiar, democrat, Tennessee, and
 Harrison. denounced the alleged payment of 'extravasant sums"
 Tt has been stated that there
 no politics in this shipping board question:" said Senator Borah, but
 there will be vast amount of 1t six months hence. The administrator will be responsible then when we
 get into the open field and ask for l re- election to Congress. These sala Tries cannot be defended anywher .
 Senator Mccormick, republican Illinois, declared that the subject ci the amendment was to deprive tn.
 board of the services of men trying to help in the worA of liquidation
 and that 1t was intended to cripple the efforts of those who had in. hreited . bad legacy which Chairman 4. x.-