Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-24

'N collar SOlQlerS UOnuS Dill Was
.4ssed tonight by the house by an over
eeeiminE majority. i now goes to the
mate where ils tate is regarded as IN
.ra.U.
The vote vas sas to 70. or 81 more
Lam the two-thirds majority necessary
.r- passage OF the measure under the
rErlamentary procedure selected by re-
publican leaders FOR the expressed pur-
r-~e Of preventing the democrats from
.Iarirg a motion to recommit.
Party lines disappeared both in the
-.1craI debate and on the final roll call,
-f- republicans, 90 democrats and one
-1ciaiist supporting the bill. and AZ re-
-l1lcans and 2s democrats voting
a-ain-- IT,
AS passed by the house the bonus bill
would provide for immediate cash pay
uents 20 veterans whose adjusted service
pay wc1ld not exceed $50. and would
s,e 90 other veterans the options of
irese four plans:
Adjusted service certificates, with pro-
sions authorizing loans by banks in
frr first three years after next October
b. and By the government thereafter; the
rertidcatss 10 run for 20 years and 10
have face value at maturity Of the
awcunt Of the adjusted service credit at
Pho rafe % 81 a day for domestic ser
vice and S1.25 a day for foreign service,
Increased by IS per cent, plus interest
or the rate OF 4 1-2 per cent. compound
rd annually.
Vocational training aid after January
n 1928. az the rate Of S1.75 a day, the
.1-al payments not 10 exceed, however.
if' per cent OF the adjusted service
credit.
Farm and home aid under which vet
f-1ns purchase or improve farms or
BONES would be paid after July l, 1923.
sum equal TO their adjusted service
--edit Increased by 25 per cent.
land settlement. under which lands
rruld be reclaimed under the s1pervis-
o1 of . special board and farm units
-7fah hLshed for sale TO the veterans at
--.ce fixed by the board less the amount
n ne adjusted service credit due the
purchasers
fn only two important particulars
does this measure differ from. the one
rssed by the house two years ago and
lt shelves IN the senate last July. The
-'sinai cash bonus option was eliminat-
and Tho bank loan provision Of the
adjusted service certificate title substi-
-utsd
Not sine. the war days had the
r0usc galleries been jammed as they
were today from the time Speaker Gil
e,ts gavei fell al IL a. m. until the last
.'te rad been cast as the shades OF eve
r.ns cnveioped the capitol And not in
many years had such scenes been enact
fi on the floor where there frequently
~7s an uproar with alternate applause,
Eu-rter and jeers.
Ike the house itself. the galleries
rFrr pro-honus and supporters Of the
hH were frequently appiauded despite
'.- 'rrrurement of the rules which this
'rlaned But the greatest applause was
hrrH
fe members and many of the specta-
Tors rising and rendering an ovation to
7c'r Joe Cannon as the grizled hold
Pr ~ the American record for length OF
'.-'E.ative service arose late in the day
deliver a two-minute speech in which
declared that the men who served in
-1e world war owed that service to their
sHutC.
ir ~ there was sIight-y more than
r.r hour of discussion with IS Of the
tf5 members taking part IN IT, Tran
--- pts NJ their remarks would fill about
.wa ordinary sized newspapers. Many
-f them were on their feet only a minute
-- two NJ three but the house gave IN
.r'mous consent tor all members to ex-
r-d thcir remarks IN the Congressional
Record dgriuE the next few days and
-.iou7 % that volume during that time
missed 90 be exceedingly bulky.
Arguments against the bill were more
'--q1ent :han those IN its favor due TO
- fsct .Ast many democrats who an
-rl--ed taai they would support It Wig
--r1eiy attached some OF its provisions,
rf Tho ways and means committee. for
allure to provide means Of financing the
.rrus in the course Of the debate the
.a-sure was referred to as gold
r..eE" @ bogus" bin. a "hoHus pokus'
.l @ "deformed and malformed crea-
a-e-
T-a vote ~ the New England and New
t.4.v members n the house Of repre-
.a.ivcs ou the soldiers bonus bill was
follows.
connect icut: Fem. republican
.-.lHst, Freeman, republican, against
s.n. republican. against. Merritt. re-
HHHIcsn. against; Glynn, republican
.sIIu-.
Maine. Eeedy, republican. for; White
ul.icau. for. Hersey. republican, for
massachusetts,. Treadway, republican
.-aiust. Page. republican. for; Winslow
publican. against; Rogers. republican
Andrew. republican, for Maloney
publican. for; Dallinger. republican
Cnlerhili republican. against
-Ga. democrat. for: Tinkham. repub
..aa. against; Gallivau, democrat. for
..e. republican. against. rockingham
..s ANI AfifEiFs Itllhhlltdllt lbi
...-r republican. against. Speake
ft d.d Dos vote.
N.N Uamlsllrc: Burroughs. republi
... against. Wason. republican. against
tofe Island, Burdicl. republican
stuass. republican. for: Kennedy
YlcEL for.
N.m-Ht. Greene. republican. against
republican. FOR.
.w Jersey. Patterson. republican
Eacharach. republican. for Apple
renubHcan. for, Hutchinson. repub
f1r- AcSerman. republican
Perkins. republican against
.-t.Inr. republican. for: Taylor. rcpub
Cos; Parser. republican. against
llcn republican. against Opp. re
car. rlr. O'Brien. democrat. fo-.
supporters OF Tie bin defended it ~
ue7t tlat could be obtained at TIL.
aad orr. %. them declared that 4
ta. even better than the original meas
Hth it7 cash bonus feature since &
t.'i enable veterans ,n need 60 obtai
immed ats.y and az the same tim,
rru."ctcl hy the government in theil
t-n's In the adjusted service certificates
i.-s were injected into the debate
r,eral times during the DAY and result