Arizona republican., 1921-08-23
SENATE ACHES TO TAKE VOTE ON SHIPPING BOARD
 DEFICIENCY BILL TODAY
HARDING'S ADDRESS TO SENATE ON SOLDIER BONUS CALLS FOR BITTER DEBATE; SHIPPING BOARD LIMIT AMENDMENT KILLED
lRepubIIean A. P. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-After A continuous session of more than 12 hours, during which President Har- ding's course in recently addressing the senate. on soldier bonus legisla- tion was vigorously debated, the senate reached an agreement on all provisions of the shipping board de- ficiency bill carrying s4S.50o.000 and upon adjournment at 11:15 o'clock to- night arranged to take vote on passage of the bill upon reconvening at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Early in the day the senate elimi- mated an amendment to limit salaries paid to officials of the board and to- night on virtually straight party votes it rejected three separate amendments offered by Senator Trammell, Democrat of Florida. de- signed to prevent employment by the board of a lawyer recently connected with firms having claims against the board.
 Senator Lodge. the Republican leader. called attention to the peace without victory" speech of former President Wilson to the senate prior to the American entrance into the war and his address on the suffrage amendment later. It would be a sad day, the Ma massachusetts, senator said, for the republic when any one of the three branches of the government could not confer with another.
 Declaring it was not necessary to "eulogize MT. Harding" Senator Bor- ah. Republican of Idaho. said that on the question of the bonus I've sur | rendered our judgment to his dicta- tion." If the president wanted a precedent, there were plenty, he de- clared, adding that this did not change the situation
 Mr. LaFollette assailed the presi- dent for what he described as execu- tive interference with the legislative branch of the government He as- serted that the president was brought into the debate to prevent passage of the bill, and that his action was with out authority under the constitution. Tt were well if that black page in the senate's history could be de- stroyed and forever forgotten" MT. La Toilette declared Tt was re- | markable that alarm should seize the presidents mind when the soldiers' bonus bill was pending. and appear at the senate to rescue the nations finances from utter destruction"
 MT. Lodge declared he saw mo reason for debarring' the president |
 Republican of Pennsylvania. inter jected:
 And I see no reason why congres ss
 should be barred from the White House. as has occurred in the last eight years"
 MT. Lodge also cited numerous i constitutional provisions which he said gave the president full authority | to address either branch of congre = at his pleasure. saying that it would l be impossible for the president to | speak to both houses If only one were in session. Asserting that he never had heard "such a violent denuncia- | ton of Wilson," as had been directed at Mir. Harding, Senator Kellogg. Re- publican of Minnesota. said he was unable to understand the reason for it.
 MT. 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 MT. Harding.
 T am unable to find anything like it prior to the Wilson administra-
 tion," he said. With all due respect, l I know of no more pitiable spectacle
 ever presented to the people than
 that of the senate in throwing down
 the bonus bill after it had been re-
 ported and the president had come
 here to oppose it. It was because he
 came hera that we surrendered our
 judgment to his dictation-
 .The republican party had made a
 solemn pledge for enactment of the
 bonus legislation. There was not an
 item in the presidents message that was not before us. We had made the bill the unfinished business and had
 given the assurance it would be
 pushed and passed. It would have
 passed if it had been put to vote.
 While I 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 legislative body in the world? Senator New, Republican of ln-
 diana. suggested that the president
 speech had given senators courage to , change their position and MT. Knox said he took credit to himself when