The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-03
NATIONAL CONGRESS-
Committee Reports Out Soldiers Bon
us Bill but Leaves Financing
to New Congress-.
House and Senate Approve Confer.
ence Report on Dillingham;
Immigration Bill.

ence Report on Dllhngham
Immigration Bill.
The senate financial committee has
reported out the soldiers bonus bill,
but left to the future the problem of
obtaining the money. The tax pro-
visions contained in the house bill
passed at the last session were stricken
from the measure by the senate COM
mittee. The bonus benefits would not
become available until January 1,
1921, under the senate action, and be-
fore that time leaders hope to de-
wise plans for obtaining the necessary
income. A new revenue plan may be
worked out when it is determined ex-
actly what the total Of bonus pay
ments will be. The cash bonus sys-
TENS, it is estimated, would call for
an outlay of nearly 100000
while cost of other plans is estimated
at sums as high as $10,0oo,oo0,o0
The cash provision would pay $1.25
for each day of overseas service and
81 a day for domestic service. Over
seas veterans could receive no more
than 1925. The limit for home ser
vice is $500. The other optional
plans are the adjusted service GER
tifcates," a form of insurance; voca-
tional training, farm or home aid and
land settlement. Service men must
apply for the bonus not, later than
July i, 1922, under THE bill.
The house and senate on Saturday
approved the conference report on the
Dillingham; immigration bill. mas
much as the conferees accepted the
percentage scheme senate bill this ac-
ton meant that the bill will go to the
president, who, it is now believed, will
sign it. The vote on the conference
report in the house was 294 to 40. Ac-
ton followed debate in which Rep
rcsentative A. J. SABBATH of Illinois
and Isaac Siegel of New York fought
the measure. Representative Albert
johnson of Washington, chairman of
the house immigration committee, led
the fight for the bill. The senate ap-
proved the report without a record
vote. The bill restricts immigration
from April l, 1921, to July l, 1922.
During that period immigration is
limited to per cent of the number of
each nationality in the United States,
according to the 1910 census. The
bill as passed originally by the house
was a fiat prohibition on immigration
for period of one year, the only ex-
ception being blood relatives Of those
now in this country.
President Wilson has signed the
Winslow bill making available to the
railroads $37O,OO0,00O in payments
from the government guarantee fund.
Senator A. B. Cummins predicted
government ownership of railroads un-
less they reduce operating costs with
in year. He proposes legislation to
consolidate the roads into IA or 18
systems as a means of effecting
economies and preventing government
ownership.
By a vote of 22O to 121 the house
voted an appropriation of $1,250,O00
for the aerial mail service.
Judge X. M. Lands will not be i'm
peached by the house of representa-
tives. It is probable, however, that
he will be censured by the house ju-
dietary committee for holding two
jobs, that appeal will be made to pub
lie sentiment to force him to give up
one or the other, and that the commit
tee will recommend a law prohibiting
federal judges in future from accept
ing other .munerative positions while
on the bench.
A compromise agreement, fixing
the tariff on wheat at 35c bushel,
has been reached by senate and house
conferees considering the Fordney
emergency tariff bill. The wheat
schedule was one of the principal
stumbling blocks of the conferees. The
house rate was 80 cents bushel and
the senate rate was 40 cents. The
agreement on IS cents was said to in
volve the question Of the difference
in the rate of exchange. The duty on
sugar was reduced and a senate pro-
vision for duties on leather and hides
eliminated.
The Hearst injunction has caused
the government to pocket loss of
millions of dollars by preventing the
sale of the former German liners on
a favorable market, and the new ship
ping board will be compelled to scale
down prices Of all ships to get the
government out of the shipping bust
ness. President-elect Harding, it is
renOrted favors tho d;snosol ~ %ho>