The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
HARDING ID APPEAR IN PERSON BEFORE THE SENATE TODAY
Holds Conference With Re- publican Leaders and De- cideS to Touch on the
 Bonus Bill Only
By AssoeIated Preaa

Washington, July 11.--President Harding plans to appear before the Senate tomorrow and ask for tenn porary postponement of the soldier bonus bill.
 Plans for the Presidents address to the Senate were discussed late to- day by the executive with Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, republican leader, and Senator Curtis, Kansas, republican whip. It Is understood that the bonus bill will be the only subject touched upon in the ad- dress and that suggestions for a joint address to the Congress or the transmission only of message have been abandoned.
 The President. it was said, had ex- pected to address the Senate today. but was prevented by pressure ot other business. He is now expected to speak in the Senate chamber to- morrow afternoon, but If delayed further, 1t is expected that he will do so not later than Wednesday.
 Presidents second Address
 It will be the second time Presl- dent Harding has addressed the Sen. late, the first time being immediately after he was inaugurated when he presented in person his cabinet nomi- nations at an executive session. He has addressed one joint session of Congress, when he read his message fat the opening of the special session.
 Decision to address the Senate on the bonus bill at the earliest op- portunity was reached %y the Presi dent in conference with the republi- can leaders at the White House while the Senate was debating the meas ure. Senators Lodge and Curtis were said to have given him assurance that motion to recommit the bonus bill would be adopted At the con ference the entire legislative situa- ton was said to have been discussed lit was added, that the President In speaking to the Senate would no' discuss tariff or tax legisuation. Delay Bonus Hill
 Plans to delay consideration of tre bonus measure were attacked by the | Legislative committee of the American 1 Legion in statement tonight. IL referred to the letter of Secretary | Mellon urging that consideration be deferred as Intellectually dishonest economically unwarranted and politi' leaily ludIerous.y
 "Postponement." 1t added, lis merely a subterfuge, a play for time, througN which it's enemies hope ultimately tt defeat the measure"
 Asserting that the bill lis meas ure to elemental justice" and vii mot affect disastrously or ever harmfuily the finances of the coun' l try, but will rather add to the na' tion's economic power by placing hundred of thousands of bread win ners back on their feet the state ment said that the legion lis ire vably committed to it, popular opinion is behind it and Congress should pass it and get 1t out of the way Secretary Melons "diauibe, th' statement said, is nothing more than "a mere rehash of the objections long ago interposed by his predeces- sor in office, former Secretary of the 1 Treasury Houston.
 There Is nowhere in the Mei'on | statement" it added. any reason able Justification for the theory tha a bill, not desig gned to become financi- ally operative until July l, ls2z would ruin the country if passed now but be safe and sound if passed m l November or December.