New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-15
Senate Plans
q Months Delay
e - I
For Bonus Bill
Outlook That Recommittal
Vote To-day Will Cover.
Plan to Bring Up Issue.
in Next Regular Session
Exact Cost To Be Asked
Proposal Is Made Land
Offer Be Included in
Rewards for Soldiers

rom ne Teehnes Wdshtnpton Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 14.--Indicasions
are that when the Senate votes Friday
AFTERNOON on the question of recommit-
ting the soldiers bonus bill to its
finance committee it will instruct the
committee to report the measure back
az the regular session of Congress.
Senate leaders said tonight that while
they had an ample number of votes to
recommit the bill, as requested by
president Harding, there were enough
votes to carry an amendment to the
motion directing the reporting back of
the bill in six months.
Instructions to the Finance Commit
tee will be proposed in amendments.
One will be direction to the commit
tee to ascertain the exact cost of the
bonus measure. Senator Kenyon, Of
Iowa, to-day offered an amendment
directing the committee to report a
bonus bill to the Senate by the first
Monday in January, 1922, and include
in 1t a land plan under which the SOL
diers could get farms with aid of the
credit of the government.
day was marked by five hours of
sion was characterized by displays of
partisanship and personal feeling.
Senator Borah declared himself
against cash bonus as a matter of
principle. He said he would vote for q
bin which contained workable land
settlement plan.
Tax Burden Stressed
Senator Kellogg opened the debate
To-day with speech in support of the
motion to recommit the bonus bill.
This session of Congress was called
mainly to consider revision of the
taxes and the tariff" said Senator Kel-
TO have been revised by this time. The
country has been staggering under
taxes which are as great as, if not
greater than, those imposed by any
other country in this conflict.
He admonished Senators that if the
Senate took up two or three months
under its Anticipated rules" to con-
slider tariff and did not revise the taxes
this session they would "hear from
the country"
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi.
asked if there was any hope the bonus
bill would ever get out Of committee if
recommitted.
Senator kellogg denied that the
President and Republican Senators
were guilty of decit and that it was
their intention not to report the bill
again.
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, asked
if it would be reported again in the
near future
"That matter is in the hands of Con-
gress," replied Senator Kellogg.
In an exchange over the subject of
foreign loans and refunding them SEN
ator Kellogg pointed out that while the
Republicans had not brought about
payment of the interest and refunding
in three months. it was fact also that
the Democrats had not done it in the
period of about two years and half
following the armistice. Senator Glass
replied that under the Wilson Admin
istration the Assistant Secretary of the
Trfasury had nearly completed negotia-
tions for refunding when they were
suddenly broken off by the foreign
governments.
fsThe Senator may draw any infer
ezlce he likes" observed Senator Glass.
"Pretty Much of a Shame
Senator Mcclellan, of Tennessee,
spoke against recommitting the bonus
bill. He called attention to the fact
Senator Edge had said it would be
topostpone the bill. He did not believe
Senator Edge meant this.
Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa, said he
would vote to recommit the bill, but
would not do SO if he believed it meant
the death of the bill. Ee believed the
bill should be improved and that the
pending bill was pretty much of a
shame"
Senator Kenyon said President Har-
ding was within his rights in appear
ing before the Senate and recommends
ing the recommitting of the bill.