The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
SENATE HALTS
BONUS measure
Service Mems Bill Sent Back to
Committee by Harding's
Order.
ACTION FOLLOWS HOT DEBATE
"Big Money" Gets Slap in the Contro,
versy-Senators Reed and Nc
Cumber Came Near Blows
During the Argument.

Washington, July 1S.-Acting ON the
request of President Harding the sem
ate recommitted the McCumber bill to
the finance committee. The vote was
AZ to %.
An amendment to the motion to re-
commit the soldier bonus bill, which
would have directed the committee to-
report out the soldier bonus legisla-
ton again by the first Monday in jan
uary, 1922, was defeated, 81 to ..
Following the vote, Senator McCum-
Der, Republican Of North Dakota, au-
thor of the measure, took the floor.
He started a speech in eXtenuation OF
the senate's action. Senator Robinson,
Democrat of Arkansas, objected on the
ground that McCumber's speech was
an apology for the senate's action. A
parliamentary tangle ensued, lasting
40 minutes, during which time the
senate was in an uproar most of the
time. Senator McCumber finally was
allowed TO continue.
During the turmoil it appeared at
one time as though Senator Reed,
Democrat of Missouri, and Senator
McCumber would come to blows. In
fact, there was a threat to settle it
outside" after the session adjourned.
In the course of his remarks, Sena-
tor McCumber stated that the soldiers
would get their bonus when Europe
pays her war debt to the United
States. Senator Reed retOrted that
that would be many years. Senator
MCCumber took issue with the fight
ing Missourian, and Senator Reed
jumped to his feet, saying:
~ am tired of senators on that side
of the aisle questioning me when | get
up to state a fact. 1t is going to hap
pen once too often"
Bah ~ replied Senator McCumber.
The senator does not know the char
acter of the man with whom he Is
dealing"
AS to the senator's courage and
physical prowess," replied Senator
Reed hes at liberty to parade them
right here and now"
Pounding his desk, Senator McCum-
Der shouted: Il accept the senator's
challenge, and I'll meet him outside
There was a momentary lull, then
the controversy broke again in all its
fury when Senator Reed said:
p,y,r .,,.- a bIa sly fst,o nj ,-at yr-bp
did not want to go outside to settle
something. But the outside is a big
place. There is usually safety in it,"
The roll call follows:
For recommittal-Repu Ball,
Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Cameron,
Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;, Edge,
Ernst, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Good
ing, Hale, Kellogg, Kenyon, keyes,
Knox, Lodge, Mccormick, Mckinley,
McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Nichol-
son, Norbeck, eddie, Penrose, Poin-
dexter, Shortridge Smoot, Stanfeld,
Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson
Qndiana). Weller and Willis-39.
Democrats: Dial, Glass, King, My
ers, Simmons, Swanson, Underwood.
and Wiliams-S Total for recon-
mttal-47.
Against - Republicans: Bursum,,
Capper, Elkins, Harreld, Jones (Wash-'
ington), Ladd, La Toilette, Norris and
Sutherland-9. Democrats: Ashurst,
Broussard, Caraway, Culberson,
INI,t.bnr Carrv IIorrie uorr;e,,, .
Helm, Hitchcock, Jones New Mex
ico), Kendrick, Mcclellan, Pittman,
Robinson, Sheppard, Stanley, Walsh
(Massachusetts), Walsh " NIontana)
and Watson (Georgia)-20. Total
against recOmmttal-29.
Senator Walsh (Dem., Mass.) in the
course of the four-hour debate that
preceded the vote on the bill asserted
that the recommittal would be "a hui
initiating spectacle"
ut VIII be hailed on every plat
form said Mr.. Walsh to the Repub-
lican side, "as an indication of your
stupidity, responsibility and evasive-
ness. You may think, senators, that
you are foOllng the American people,
but you are not fOoling these patri-
otto ex-service men"
"Big money-holding classes" he
said, were behind the fight against the
bill.
Supporting recommittal, Senator
New Rep., Ind), pleaded against
"rOCking the nations financial boat "
referring to widespread distress
among farmers and business men,
who, lie said, would have to bear the
hulk of bonus burden.
IF the banks would close i'm and
collect, the country would be in the
hands of receiyership in a few min
utes and everybody knows it," he said!
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