Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-23
FLAY HARDING
FOR OPPOSING
SOLDIER BONUS
Appearance of President in
Sena te Last Month is
Attacked, Defended
BORAH JOINS IN FIGHT
Utah Senator Terms Actions
of His Colleagues Most
Pitiable Spectacle"

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - Presi-
dent Harding's appearance before the
senate last month in opposition to
passage of the soldiers bonus bill
started a storm of debate in the SEN
ate tonight when the shipping board
deficiency bill was being considered
during which his course was critic
lied and defended. The discussion
was started by Senator LaFollette.
Republican, Wisconsin, who referred
TO the resolution introduced in the
house by Representative Cochran,
Democrat, New York, criticising the
president for addressing one branch
of congress on pending legislation,
and drew many senators into the
fray.
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 the
American entrance into the war. and
his address on the suffrage amend
ment later.
setts senator said. for the republic
setts senate rsaid. for the republic
when any one of three branches of
the government could not confer with
another.
Borah Joins Debate
Declaring it was not necessary to
eulogize Harding, Senator Borah, Re-
publican, Idaho. said that on the ques-
tion of the bonus, 1--WE surrendered our
Judgment to his dictation." II the
. president wanted a precedent, there
were plenty, he declared. adding that
this did not change the situation.
EaFollette assailed the president
for what he described as executive in.
reference with the legislative brancn
of the government. He asserted that
the president was brought into the de-
bate to prevent passage of the bill,
and that his action was without au-
thority under the constitution.
1T were well If that black page in
the senate's history could be destroy
ed and forever forgotten" LaFollette
declared. "It was remarkable that
alarm sohuld seize the presidents
mind when the soldiers bonus bill
was pending. and appear at the senate
to rescue the nations finances from
utter destruction"
Lodge declared he saw mo reason
for debarring" the president from con-
gress and Senator Knox, Republican,
PENNSYLVANIA, interjected:
And see no reason why congress
should be barred from the White
House, as has occurred in the past
eight years"
Lodge also cited numerous consti-
tutional provisions which he said gave
the president full authority to ad-
dress either branch of congress at hss
pleasure, saving that it would be i'm
possible for the president to speak
to both houses IL only one were in
session. Asserting that he never
heard "such a violent denunciation OF
Wilson," has had been directed at
Harding. Senator Kellogg. Republican
Minnesota, said he was unable to un
derstand the reason for il.
Borah explained that he was in full
accord with the president on the bon
us question, but that his criticism was
aimed at the appearance OF the presi
dent, whether Wilson or Harding.
Says Pledge Violated
81 am unable to find anything IKE
1t prior to the Wilson administration.
he said with all due respect,
know of no more pitiable spectacle
ever presented to the people than tha
OF the senate in throwing down the
bonus bill after il had been reported
and the president had come here I,
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