New-York tribune., 1922-06-24
Would Make
$4,000 Income
i Bar to Bonus
Senator Williams Offers
Amendment Aimed To
Cut OFF a Large Number
,of Veterans From Benefit
Va shington Dispute Up
porah Contends General
Received Nc Cratuiiies
for His War Services

= Tt~ T.fbure's Washington bureau
vAeHl NGTON. June %. - Senator
x,,,;.m.. Of Mississippi. introduced IN
-. senate to-day an amendment to the
..,5,er.' bonus bill. under the terms Of
49, any :former soldier whose income
:. 60 600 year or more shall be in
.u.,ble 20 tlAe benefits OF the bill. The
e., Of the amendment would be 10
-, a lar1'e percentage OF INC vet
.s,s from the benefits of the bonus
80 Greatly tO decrease the cost OF the
t.Sys measuns 20 the Treasury. sen
sssr Williams will discuss the ameno-
rsnt later 49,
"a new move was made in the sen.
.,s to-day 10 fcTse 'he confederation OF
~. bonus measnre ahead OF the tarin.
idvocates OF the bonus, however, are
~atehing legislative developments ana
vii bring up the controversy again az
The first opportunity
Controversy oven whether George
Washington upheld the principle OF
he bonus and receiy ed bonus himseH'
mich has been on IN the Senate Tor
zone days. was renewed today "neh
serator Borah read excerpts from dli-
f.rent lives Of Washington TO show tnat
/. received no bonus for his keVoiu-
tiorsry War services. and IN fact, de
,l;ns5 any. Senator Be rah said state
m,rt previously male by Senator Wat
son. Of Georgia. that he did get bonus
for his Revolutionary War services was
IN error.
Urged Aid, Says Watson
r., ied Senator Watsc 20 say that
a uas true Washington declined com
p,rsation for his services. save his eN-
re-,es. hut that he WORKED for bonus
~ his soldiers in the French and In
Sisp War and that such q bonus was
srasted bv the Virginia Legislature.
Washington himself received bonus
Of several hundred pounds. Senator
Watson read from "Sparks.s Life Of
Wsrhing,on' and other authorities 20
sustain this. and said il demonstrated
conclusively that Washington was not
opposed 20 the principle Of tho bonus
s,nate and House learers. confronted
b. badly tangled legislative situation,
see no end 10 the present session. Pre-
die,ions 20 day were freely made that
the session would not be concluded
until September or October
When the tariff bill will be enacted
Is recognized by Senators who have
followed the developments from day
n dav as coniectural More than two
morths of discussion have served 10
sisposo of only one-fourth OF tho
amendments TO the bill. and while II
sv no means follows that 70 will take
three times as long 70 finish the rcSt,
.ev 'ook FOR 'he bill 90 pass the SEN
ate before August and many believe
II viii be nearer 20 September j. ~
forts 10 bring the bonus bill up for
cons deration before the tariff bill IS
passed will be repeatedly made and
tsis will tend 20 slow down the progress s
or tariff
Special Aid For Bonus
Once the tariff bill passes the Sen
ate a long wrangle in conference Is
iootod for Moreover, the Senate will
ske up the bonus bill under a special
order Immediately following passage
Al .arif. provided bonus is not passed
,head Of tariff, which now seems un-
Enemies Of the bonus bill threaten
4, long discussion over IL after the
Senate settles down TO its considera
tior
While the subsidy bill has been de-
ferred In the House. 70 is expected "a
mass later in the summer, after the
House has taken a series OF three day
rseesses Senator Jones, Of Washing
io- chairman Of the Commerce Com
mi.tee. has said he will not attempt
~ bring subsidy up in the Senate until
after the bonus bill IS passed, when
,mplies after both tariff and bonus
Eject Of this is 10 throw subsidy owe,
until so late that 10 8 generally doubted
here whether 1t can be forced through
rho Senate this session. II the tarit
nri bonus consume the time prae-
'tieslly 10 September !. as seems prob
al .. Senators are expected 20 be un-
wiling 10 enter into a long contro-
versy over subsidy However. II Pres
idert Harding insists on the Senate
remaining in session 20 pass subsidy
there Is no telling when the session
will close or when subsidy will be dis
posed or
Appropriation bills and a number Of
other measures add further 10 the com
plicstions Decision Of the House, "a
indicated by adoption Of a rule to-day
70 pass the grain futures bill and de-
msrd Of agricultural Senators that IL
pass the Senate has not tended to
simplify matters.