The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-06
SENATE VOTES
DOWN REEDS
SOLDIER BONUS
Hot Partisan Fight Pre-
cedes Ballot on Tax
Amendment

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-After
hot partisan fight, bristling with
dramatic clashes, the senate, just
after midnight, voted down an at
tempt TO tack the soldier bonus
! feature 10 the pending tax bill.
BY a vote of % to 80 the senate
rejected an amendment by Scna-
tor Reed, Missouri, democrat, pro-
viding for payment of the bonus
out OF excess profits taxes.
The senate then recessed until
Monday when the Simmons Walsh
and Mex ellar amendments will be
taken up.
The proposal was supported by five
republicans and two democrats voted
against the amendment.
Republicans voting for the bonus
were Capper. Kansas; johnson. Call
fornia: Kenyon. Iowa. I.Add. North
Dakota and LRFo'lettc. Wisconsin.
Democrats voting against the
amendment were. Glass. Virginia,
and Myers, Montana.
The defeat OF Reeds amendment
fureshadowed a similar fate Monday
Tor the simmons Walsh and Mcclellan
bonus proposals which would pay the
bonus out of the interest ON the
foreign debt.
The vote came after one OF the most
dramatic night sessions the senate has
staged In years. Hot debate flared up
after dun routine period OF consider
alton Of the tax bill
Senator Reed flayed the Harding
administration mercilessly. Senator
Stanley and other democrats flocked
to his support drawing a hot answer
ing FIRE from the republican side.
Practically eve.y senator In town
was in his seat at the senate chamber.
Galleries were all jammed with Sat
| 'urday night signtscers. Vice Prcsi-
dent Coolidge had to rap for order
several times as the spectators broke
out into applause, forbidden Ia the
senate chamber.
In the fiery debate preceding the
vote. senator Reed welding his dead
| ~ aarcasm. pleaded for the "men who
barred their hrsaasa to German bullets
while the profitcers sucked the ma
I uuu's blood behind the battle lines, "
and big Tom Helm shot laundering
] challenges across the aisle 10 the re-
publiChns who he declared are "toady-
ing 10 the prOlitccrs at the soldiers
expense
Attack ON President.
Cno Of the most violent attacks ever
made ON the president came from SEN
ator stanley. kentucky, democrat. who
declared HurGing's course In the bonus
matter would have made Wilson'S
sius white as snow u sins tney were. '
There was no crowned head in
Europe who would have risked his
sCeptrc TO do what the prosidont did a
/ few weeks ago he said.
Knowing the presidents love OF
! approval viii not say applause. Il
realize that only one thing could have
/ made him turn his back upon four
mai ion soldiers" stanley said
THAT thing was the silent. insidous
. power Of MammOn the ring OF the
I dollar"
Previously he had excoriatod the re-
put Jeans us making political capital
"hy your silence, by your ineNcusnble
and abominilhle cowaTdiCe." The re-
| runlicans ae said, had proved sub
I Seryient TO the command Of Harding
and Mellon"
you are the most obcdicnt group
| that ever belonged to "A boss" he
! shouted, thereafter developing the
] idea that they had no will OF their
/ own and hardened absolutely To voices
| from higher up"
The democratic propose We're de-
| nuuucod by senator McCumhor. auth
| or Of the original bonus bill. as maxi
| ing the bonus measure IA political
! football" McCumber said he believed
! President tIu ding would veto the tax
/ bin with the bonus measure attached
| llc predicted that the bonus hin would
pass within 1 few months lie held
/ the adjustment OF the foreign debt az
essential before the bonus could b,
/ paid