New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Obregon Bends Fordney Stands
10 US. Wish On Against1ardingg g
Oil and Claims On Bonus Issue
Republican Stalwart of
House Asserts He Is Gun
convinced'' That Coun.
try Can't Pay Soldiers
Presidents Action Scored
Senate Fixes 3 O'clock To.
morrow as Time for Vote
OH Recommitfal Question

From The Tribune's Washington, Burecu
WASHINGTON, July 13.-An unex-
pected turn developed in Congress to-
day in the soldiers bonus situation
when Chairman Fordney of the House
Committee on Ways and Means de-
clared that he was "unconvinced" and
intended to begin hearings on the
House adjusted compensation bill i'm
mediately after tariff and tax revision
nave been disposed of.
Late this afternoon the Senate
reached an agreement by unanimous
consent to vote at o'clock FRIDAY
afternoon on the motion to recommio
the soldiers bonus bill to its Finance
Committee. as requested yesterday by
President Harding. The agreement is
broad enough to permit a vote on
amendments to the motion to instruct
the Finance Committee as to its course.
Democratic leaders intend to offer
one or more amendments, for the pur-
pose Of instructing the Finance Com
mIttee to make report at a compare
lively early date. While several in
structlons are proposed, it is probable
that the most important one will be a
direction to the committee to report
back the bonus bill after the taxation
and tariff bills have been passed. Some
favor an instruction which would di-
rect the committee to eliminate the
cash feature and report back to the
Senate at an early date
Fordney's Attitude
Republican leaders tonight con-
tinued to express confidence they
would muster a majority in favor of
recommitting the bill. On the other
hand, Democratic leaders said that If
the proposition of instructng the com
mlttee to report after the tariff and
tax bills had passed were put up to the
Senate Republican Senators would find
it difficult to refuse to support it.
Every sign of revolt against Presi-
dent Harding's death knell" for the
soldiers bonus was shown by Chair
man Fordney, and his stand is lent
additional significance by the failure
of Floor Leader Mondell and other Re-
publican stalwarts in the House to
make direct comment on the Pres-
dents address to the Senate.
II am still unconvnced and still am
VI |iS SdiiC OPihiOii nave always DeGQ
about the bonus for the boys" said Mr..
Fordney. "The Presidents speech has
made no difference with me and / in
tend to carry out our promise to begin
hearings on the compensation bill as
soon as we can get to it.
We must, of course, first get the
tariff and taxation measures out of the
way, but l do not think that will take
more than two months. The Committee
on Ways and Means will then take up
the bonus bill"
Mr.. Fordney's estimate of the cost
TO the government of bonus for the
war veterans was about a billion and
half dollars" 1--WE can find a way
to raise the money" he added.
Offers Five Propositions
The Fordney bonus bill, which was
the first measure introduced in the
House at this session, and on which il
is planned to hold the hearings, would
give each veteran the right to avail
himself Of any of FIVE options These
plans are:
/. Accept a cash payment of s1.25
day for each day of overseas service,
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