The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
Parties War in Senate.


oratory,
BY the minority party the country Is given to be-
lieve that the who saved civilization enduring
hardships Of the trenches for $50 month while
slackers fatened profits that made millionares
by the thousands" are being neglected and campaign
promises flung to the winds. Charges openly
made that the administration is trucking to the tariff
barohs and excess profits hogs in sdetracking the
soldier bill But Republicans including Senators Nc
Cumber, Kellogg, Edge and others supporting the
administration program declared the soldiers could
reap benefits from the proposed legislation before
October 1924 that II only temporarily laid aside,
that tax revision necessary to the country
from disaster that getting back to normalcy of
benefit to the soldier well the citizens generally
that Democratic soicitude for the returned soldiers
exceeded that of the party in power. and that relief
from taxation of first demand President Hard
ing's appearance Tuesday. when he delivered mes
sage in person. urging that the bill be laid aside until
the important tax legislation is out Of the way.
in keeping with the statement the previous week
of Secretary Of Treasury Mellon that the proposed
burden Of $ooooooooo to $sooooooooo was too great
strain for the nation to bear at this time.
Senator Penrose Immediately after the President
had spoken. offered motion to recomrnit the bill.
and Senator Robinson, Of Arkansas. started the at
tack that assumed the proportions of libuser with
in few hours. Senators Watson of Georgia, Jones,
of New Mexico Harrison, Helm, Mcclellan and other
partisans, spoke against recommitment drawing de-
nunciatons from the Republicans for their attempts
to influence public sentiment"
cENAToR KELLOGG told Senator HeAin his
y speech was disgusting, and the Alabama Sena-
tor released additional hour of TRADE on the
Republicans, charging that mionaires club existed
in the Senate for the protection Of the moned classes
In order thwart flibuster Of indefinite extent the
Republicans obtained consent for vote the PEN
rose motion not later than o'clock Friday When
the fight the attention of the upper branch
of Congress turned to the maternity and infancy
bill, which will be finally acted upon Monday in ac-
cordance with the agreement to vote on or. before
the tenth legislative day from July /, which would
have been July IS but for the taken during
the bonus bill fight Action farm legislation
probably the Norris bill for the formation of farm
export corporation, will follow If further attempt
is made to recess.
The annual naval appropriation BILL, carrying
$4rooooooo for Io22 supplies was finally agreed upon
Monday and immediately signed by the President
thus ending the technical lapse of naval funds exist
ing since July l. the beginning of the fiscal year.
The appropriations were made retroactive.
y A subcommittee of the Committee Education
and Labor, headed by Senator Kenyon, began nves-
tigation of the Mingo mine war situation in West
Virginia. The Joint Commission on Agricultural In
qury kept busy during the week, receiving many
complaints from farm organizations that financing
systems are unfair railroad rates too high and that
farmers are receiving inadequate attention from Con-
gress Investigation of railroad claims to $7oooooooo
for undermantenance, demanded by John A, Nc
Spartan, master Of the Pennsylvania State Grange.
DR.. w J.. Spiman. representing the National Board
of Farm Organizations, told the committee the Inter
state Commerce Commission should be stopped from
making the payment "a .c-.9
1TSHE Senate Finance Committee completed its
draft of the Sweet bin, consolidating the va
- rious government agencies dealing with sol
dier relief and the early passage Of this measure is
forecast in lieu of the bonus bill action
A majority Of the Senate has manifested approval
of the administration plan of bestowing broad dscre
tionary powers upon the Secretary Of the Treasury
for the refunding of the $IIooooooooo allied debt
Democratic opposition will be foresaiied by several
slight changes made during consideration of the
measure by the Finance Committee, clearing up ques-