The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-06-29
DEFEAT PLAN TO
TAKE UP BONUS
Senate Adopts Motion 10 Consid-
er Soldiers Bill After Tariff
is Passed.


mediate consideration 20 the soldiers
bonus bill the senate resumed discus
si0u of the iarln measure New re
duetous IN duties on claims made
OF iron and steel were proposed By
the Finance Committee when the sen
ate went back 20 the tariff bin after
deFoilng four days to the naval ap-
preparation bin Previously the III
nance Committee 10 reporting the
McCumber bin had approved most Of
the House rates on chains. represent
ing large increases over the duties
OF the Underwood Act and Of the for
mer Payne Aldrich law. The commit
tee recommended that the duties be
cut 10 approximately the level Of the
Payne Aldrleh law No action was
taken on the proposed changes
The Senate " vote Of 81 10 -
tabled a motion by Senator Walsh OF
Massachusetts,. Democrat. 10 take up
the bonus bill The motion 10 table
was made by Senator Watson Of In
diana. Republican Senator Walsh In
offering bis motion declared hat IL was
his purpose 10 force a record vote to
determine Just who favored the sol
diers bonus bill
Senator McCumber OF North Dakota.
chairman OF the Finance Committee.
replying 10 Senator Walsh declared
that while be had favored going ahead
with the bonus bill. he preferred to
have the majority party members act
together as much 5 possible and the
action Of the Republican conference
pledglng the passage OF the bOnus bill
following action on the tariff was sat
isfactory 20 him.
With two exceptions the Republl-
cans stood by the conference agree
ment 70 defer action on the bonus.
Senators La Toilette Of Wisconsin and
Norris OF NebraslA we're the only
Republicans 10 vote with the Demo
Gratis in favor OF lmmediate action.
Eight Democrats voted with the Re
publicans against taking up ,e bonus.
Following the tabling OF the Walsh
motion, Senator Watsos moved thar
the soldiers bonus bill be mace a
special order for consideration imme-
diately following the passage OF tn
tarin bill. This motion caused sew.
eral hours discussion. but was finally
adopted by a vote Of SO 10 s. The
motion was amended so that II does
not preclude a mo IN to consider the
bonus bill at an early date.
Several Democrats. including Sena.
tors Robinson OF Arkansas. Hefiin OF
Alamaba and Ashurst Of Arizona, Sc
verely scored q Republicans Cor de
laying action on the bonus Senator
La Toilette accused his party col.
leagues OF "shllly-shallying on the
bonus
During the debate .'enator Jones OF
Washington. chairman OF the Commit |
tee on Commerce. which is In charge |
OF ship subsidy legislation, annoul ed |
that he would not seek 10 pct thi. |
legislation ahead the soldiers ,onus
bill The Democrats had CHARGED that
this would be done. further delaying |
action on the bonu measure.
Not less than H. se-fourths Of one
inch In diameter-seNen eighths Jf j 4
per cent per po9l, IN. tead u ! ce'
as n the Ordney and McCumher bills I
Less than three-fourtLs and not less .
than three elghths OF one inch In a. 7
ameter, ~ cents per found, Instead 1
OF /. cent. as In the Fordncy and Nc
Cumber bills
sprocket ana machine chalns-SS .
per cent ad yalorem instead OF 30 per /
cent as In the McCumbe- bill and 80 \
per cent as in the Fordney bill.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. I
Democrat. declared that even the new I
rates we're too high He said that i'm
ports had been negligible, and that
this was another case Of protecting /
against Germany without due cause
He described the German competition
a. 4 myth. and said the high rate
were 10 the interest Of a few manu-
facturers.