Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-23

Senator Lodge the Republican lead
er. called attention to the peace with
out victory speech of former Presi
dent Wilson to the senate prior to
American entrance into the war and
his address on the suffrage amendment
later.
1t would be sad day, the Massa
chusetts senator said. for the Repub-
ilcan when any one of the three
branches of the government could not
confer with another.
Declaring it was not necessary to
"eulogize Mr.. Harding" Senator Borah
Republican. Idaho. said that on the
question of the bonus. 1--WE surrender
ed our Judgment to his dictation.' II
the president wanted a precedent. there
were plenty, he declared. adding that
this did not change the situation.
Calls It Interference.
Mr.. LaFollette assailed the presi-
dent for what he described as execu-
tive interference with the legislative
branch of the government. He assert
ed that the president was brought into
the debate to prevent passage of the
bill and that his action was without
authority under the constitution.
1T were we'll if that black page in
the senate's history could be destroy
ed and forever forgotten" Mr.. La
that alarm should seize the president $
mind when the soldiers bonus bill was
pending. andappear at the senate to
rescue the nations finances from utter
destruction"
Mr. Lodge declared he saw mo rea-
son for debarring' the president from
congress. and Senator Knox. Repub-
lican, Pennsylvania. interjected:
''And / see no reason why congress
should be barred from the White
House. as has occurred in the past
eight years
Asserting that he never had heard
''such a violent denunciation of Viii
SON. as had been directed at Mr.. Hard
ing. Senator Kellogg, Republican. Min
nesota. said he was unable to under
stand the reason for it.
Mr.. Borah explained that he was in
full accord with the president on the
bonus question, but that his criticism
was aimed at the appearance of a
president whether Mr.. Wilson or Mr..
Harding.
Senate Scored.
II am unable TO find anything like it
prior to the Wilson administration he
said With all due respect I konw
of no more pitiable spectacle ever pre-
sented to the people than that of the
senate in throwing down the bonus bill
after it had been reported and the
president had come here to oppose 1T.
1t was because he came here that we
surrendered our judgment to his dicta-
ton.
The Republican party had made
solemn pledge for enactment of bonus
legislation. There was not an item in
the presidents message that was not
before u.s. We had made the bill the
unfinished business and had given the
assurance it would be pushed and pass
ed. 1t would have passed if it has been
put up to a vote.
while / think the president was
right on his attitude on the bonus, the
moment he left this chamber the bill
was as dead as julius Caesar. Now
what becomes of the greatest legisla-
tive body in the world!'
Gave Them Courage.
Senator New, Republican. Indiana.
said that the presidents speech had
given senator's courage to change their
position and Mr.. Knox said he took
credit to himself when his views were
changed by the superior argument of
another
Later in the argument, Senator Stan
ley, Democrat, Kentucky, chided the
Republicans for 1.-The squabble' and
added:
''You on that side are to be congrat-
ulated. There was a time when you
could not say too much or too ill about
President Wilson. Now you make him
the standard by which to judge the
present occupant of the White House."
BY a vote of 80 to "a. the senate re-
iected an amendment to the deficiency
bill which provided that no officer en-
ployed by the shipping board in any
should receive salary ex-
ceeding $4,000.
The limitation, proposed by Senator
Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, was
designed to prevent use of any part of
the S4S.5OO.O00 carried in the bill for
the board in payment Of salaries of
heads of departments and lawyers en-
gagged by Chairman Lasker.
As passed by the house, the measure
stipulated that not more than three Of
ficers should be paid more than S12,5OO
annually, but this was stricken out by
The senate appropriation committee
which reported the bill.