The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-16
RECOMN|T THE
BONUS MEASURE
IN THE SENATE
VOTE. Al TO % AFTER
PROLONGED DEBATE
Both Elkins and Sutherland
Among Nine Republicans
Opposing

Washington, July ls.-rhs soldier
bonus bill tnAily Was reeom-nieted
today to the finance committee BY
the senate a. requested BY Fresi-
don't Harding.
The vote for recommittAl vas ~
In favor To 2s against,
Ntne Repu ubneans voted against
rseomnittal. They wsre:
Bursum, ElkinE, Harold, JonoS.
Washington; Ladd, Lsroustts, Nor
rs And Sutherland. Another, sena-
tor johnson OF California, was paired
with MoCumbsr. North DAKOTA
against rocommtttai-
Eight Dsmocrats voted for recon-
INITIAL. rhsy were: Dial, GLASS, King,
Mysrr, Simmons, Swanson, Under
wood and williams. Three more Den-
ocrats, Pomsrsns, Shields and Smith
Of south Carolina, wsre paired IN
favor OF recomm1ttl.
Republican losses on the vote Hcre
offset rxartly by Democratic acc"sHi"us.
As two more Republicans wcr" paired
against rccommittal ana thrc" m"ie
Democrats for tn" motion.
Senator Flttrnap. Democrat A"",dt.
anr"unc-i that he would nahe = mo-
tion cvcry week hereafter ~ lTink ba"E
the hill from committee
Stormy Clashes.
Storm, clashes hrl~cen Democrats"
opponent and R"iuhl can advocates at
rccon;ntt.li marked the CLOSING debate.
Eut tho. we're mild as compared 10 IN.
scenes which fnllo" ell the roll call.
Among tn incidents Ma ChHilrrS"
~ Senator Mc''umber tRerl Hcrth
Il.,k"to. champion ~ tho r'!. 20 Srna'".'
riur "t ..-aci,y "nu,,id". and shout" "f
sit down" made TO Senator Met 'Hm
hYr hy senator Watson ,Dem.l Georgia.
S"nA :orial dignity and rules were los;
in the confusion. y half dozen senator's
w7crr speaking - "n"c. ,lau"rtrE FOR
rtccSni;ior hy -, c.vrcSid~nt. T"
St!d 20 tho din. - mid-sunsn'"r storm
broke oicr the capitol. pouring torrents
Of rain on tho glass roof OF n" :cnat'.
uhilc ushtninS Clashes Ntcd with ~
lisai,rg system. Senators Couh b
heArd raiy with diNicult$
The Storm Breaks.
Tho row h-"k" when Senator M"Cun-
Der Was recognized By the viCc-HreSidcn;
70 explain tho effect Of the bills -econ-
initial Senators Robinson (nemD Ar
kansas. and Reed dCclarrd that. there
being 30 bill cr other business before
the stnatV. Mr.. Mri'Imhc-'S ,NCe"h vas
not In order, but the yirc- prcS!ten; ruled
In favor Of Mr.. McCumbrr.
Tor NO hours the rarliamen'arT and
personal HranSlnS continued. Mr.. Nc
Cumhc- standing by his guns and finally
concluding his speech. 'Thc senate. ny
4 virtual party vote ot 81 10 q. Also
SUSTAINED the vice-pres!dcnt's rulings.
Thero were many tense moments. eNno-
cialiy when Senator's McCumhe- and
Reed walked toward each other IN Up
poSllc sides ot the aisle.
Nearly Came TO Blows.
Senator Robinson and "thcrs. how
cr.- stepped between them. This oc'
Cured when Senator Reed. referring 10
Mr.. Mc,,umher's invitation for discus
s!cr or their differences outside de-
clared.
Il never saw a blackEuArd yet WAC
did not want 10 go outside To settle.
The Itfunding operations at least as
10 The principal debtor nations, ought
TO bc completed In fcw months, and
tho bonus bill then proceeded ~. Sca-
ator MrCumber asserted.
II can say with absolute assurance
to the American people, and the AIneri-
can eolicr." he added. that this b.ll
uul b. enacted into law. and am :cr-
tain that it's effective date 'Juiy |.
1927 o. payments will no; have 70 y"
extended. Delay will not deprive vet
,. oT 9. eIpplo ri1hf under n" bill