The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-07
SENATE REJECTS.
.BONU 5 AS PART
OF TAX MEASURE
Simmons Amendment Lost
In Senate By Vote of
AZ to 20, Leaving
Two Revisions.
CONSIDERATION OF
TAX RETURNS NEXT
Lodge Opposes the Plan OF
Using Interest on Foreign
Debt for Bonus.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Another ef
fort to write the soldiers bonus bill
into the tax revision measure faile,
today the senate rejecting ~ to 2s
the Simmons amendment proposing
pay the bonus out Of the interest OF
the foreign debt.
Six republicans supported the Sim
mons amendment, and one democrat
Meyers, Montana, voted against IL
They We're Capper, Johnson, Ladd
Iafollette and Norris.
WASHINGTON. No. 7.-Refreshec
by an over Sunday rest, the senat,
returned today to what had develop
cd last week into IN endurance figh
over the tax revision bill Republicai
leaders fondly hoped however tha
the fall Of the gavcl at 10 a. m.
today had marked the beginning o,
the inal round OF sruelling contest.
This hopo apparently was based
largely upon the terms OF the unani
nous consent agreement. under whicI'
senate could speak once and ther
only tor ten minutes on any amend
ment aud On the bill itself. Whethc
the hope would be realized. depend
ed upon the number Of amendment
that would bc forthcoming.
Soldier bonus amendments stil ha.,
the right Of way. only one of thes1
amendments, that by Senator Reed
democrat Missouri, having been dis
posed of Saturday night It was RE-
iected 3S to IS, with five republican,
supporting it. and two democrats or'
/ posing it. The two amendments yel
TO be acted upon We're those ~
Senator Simmons, democrat. Nortf
Cargiina and NIcltcllar. democrat
Tennessee, proposing TO use the intel'
est on the foreign debt to finance III
bonus
After these are out Of the way
/ the SENATE will proceed with the cor
s.daration OF other proposed change.
with the program calling for tn
renewal Of fights for graduate
corpora ON income tax and fot tn
making public of income tax returna
Mon, than score Of other amend
mcuts have been suggested, but 4
was NOT certain that al! OF thes
would Doe pressed
in urging his amendment, Senate
I Simmons said he believed q was IN
intention OF President Harding to pa
the soldiers bonus out Of lhe interes
ON The foreign debt. This view wa
also taken by Senator McCumbor.
Nor.h Dakota, one Of those in charp
/ of The tax biil.
I Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,. IN
republican leader took the posltlo
I that the bonus should not be contit
gent upon 40 uncertain u propos
lion. Z
Whenever We pay the bonus. ,
| wc undoubtedly shall" said Scinit
Lole' "I want tho payment to be
real payment. This proposition. und,
tho prc,,nsc of giving a bonus. give
ouIy an uncertainty None can Il
. Whom $500 viii bce.n 20 get the interc.
ou the credits given TO the folloS
ing countries. We certainly are n,
I eoue to usc forcc to collect SC. III
promise tuot' We viii provide Il
bonus Gro mth interest is practical
/ siEur the soldiers nothing"
senator simmons told the sena
I tmI ho rarard.d os absurd the pr
pu.tl To- uny the bonus by means
u .'o. UN. Ho declared business
oI tHr country would not endorse thi
. proposition uul that the rcpubicai
. would not willingly enact lceisLilit
. uml tho n'g business interests did u.
/ wont
I Opposing tho bonus, senator Nolso Z
republican. Minnesota. clyil war vol
cru. Rd Boo would like To ste c
,ythur possible done Tor the wonn
,d and for ,no mon who fought ov,
sols. hut that he had no sympau
with the claims Of the 100000 m'
who remained in this country. ,
compared their experiences with tho
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