Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-07-21
SENATE bUR|ES
SOLDIERS BONUS
Measure Sent Back to the Com
mittee, At to 20.
SENATORS NEAR FlSTICUFFS
Action Follows Hot Debate in Which
"Big Money'-Gets SJap-Physical
Conflict Is Near Before Vote
Is Taken.

Washington, July 16.-Acting on the
request of President Harding, the SEN
ate recommitted the McCumber bill to
the finance committee. The vote was
Al 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 9.
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.
parliamentary tangle ensued, lasting
45 minutes, during which time the
senate was in an uproar most Of the
time. Senator McCumber finally was
allowed to continue.
Reed Enters Battle.
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:
II am tired of senators on that side
of the aisle questioning me when 1 get
up to state 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"
GAS to the senator's courage and
physical prowess," replied Senator
Reed, "he's at liberty to parade them
right here and now"
Pounding his desk, Senator McCum-
Der shouted: II accept the senator's
challenge, and I'll meet him outside"
There's was a momentary lull, then
the controversy broke again in all it's
fury when Senator Reed said:
II never saw BLACKBOARD yet who
did not want to go outside to settle
something. But the outside is big
place. There is usually safety in it,"
How the Senate Lined Up.
The roll call follows:
For recommittal-Repu Ball,
Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Cameron,
Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;, Edge,
Ernst, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Good
ing, Hale, Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes,
Knox, Lodge, Mccormick, Mckinley,
McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Nichol-
son, Norbeck, Oddie, .Penrose, Poin-
dexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Stanfield,
Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson
Indiana). Weller and Willis-39.
Democrats: Dial, Glass, King, My
ers, Simmons, Swanson, Underwood
and Williams-8 Total for recon-
mittal-47
Against - Republicans: Bursum,
Capper, Elkins, Harreld, Jones wash
| ington) Laid, La Toilette, Norris and
! SutherIand-9. Democrats: Ashurst,
Broussard, Caraway, Culberson,
Fletcher, Gerry, Harris, Harrison,
Hef1in, Hitchcock, Jones New Mex
| ico), Kendrick, Mcclellan, Pittman,
Robinson, Sheppard, Stanley, Walsh
! Massachusetts,, Walsh (Montana)
and Watson (Georgia)-2O. Total
against recommittal-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
cit will 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 fooling 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
s'rocking the nations financial boat"
referring to- widespread distress
among farmers and business men.
! who, he said, would have to bear the
bulk of a bonus burden.
| eff the banks would close in and
| collect, the country would be In the
hands of a receivership in a few min
utes and everybody knows it, he said.